RNS Number : 4679K
Barclays PLC
28 May 2025
 

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR

MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.

KEY INFORMATION

(a)

Full name of discloser:

 

Barclays PLC.

(b)

Owner or controller of interest and short

 

 

positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):

(c)

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS PLC

 

relevant securities this form relates:

(d)

If an exempt fund manager connected with an

 

 

offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of

 

offeror/offeree:

(e)

Date position held/dealing undertaken:

27 May 2025

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making

NO

 

 

 

disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

 

 

2.

POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree

 

 

to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any)

 

Class of relevant security:

3 1/3p ordinary

 

Interests

Short Positions

 

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

45,732,827

7.87%

2,036,433

0.35%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

1,883,008

0.32%

45,420,205

7.82%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

47,615,835

8.19%

47,456,638

8.17%

(b)

Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive

 

 

options)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class of relevant security in relation to

 

 

 

 

which subscription right exists

 

 

 

 

Details, including nature of the rights

 

 

 

 

concerned and relevant percentages:

 

 

 

 

3.

DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Purchases and sales

 

 

 

 

 

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

 

securities

 

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

30,316

1.9388  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

21,088

1.9280  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

6,469

1.9323  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

2,170

1.9477  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

1,134

1.9430  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

1,023

1.9447  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

964

1.9381  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

914

1.9463  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

752

1.9380  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

581

1.9460  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

500

1.9408  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

393

1.9412  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

126

1.9500  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

20,414

1.9346  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

4,410

1.9328  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

1,700

1.9439  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

1,674

1.9384  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

1,311

1.9410  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

1,249

1.9454  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

1,200

1.9338  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

940

1.9426  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

913

1.9351  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

600

1.9380  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

493

1.9280  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

124

1.9498  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

79

1.9360  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

10

1.9500  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

4

1.9400  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

2

1.9420  GBP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

 

reference

unit

security

 

 

securities

 

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,163

1.9342  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,200

1.9338  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

913

1.9351  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

783

1.9369  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

336

1.9378  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,429

1.9429  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,700

1.9439  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,249

1.9453  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

124

1.9498  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,007

1.9280  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,842

1.9353  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

198

1.9360  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,739

1.9388  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

500

1.9408  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

393

1.9412  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,789

1.9421  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,134

1.9430  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

384

1.9456  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,170

1.9477  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

4,088

1.9281  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

17,842

1.9429  GBP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

 

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 

Class

Product

Writing,

Number

Exercise

Type

Expiry

Option

of

description

purchasing,

of

price

 

date

money

relevant

 

selling,

securities

per unit

 

 

paid/

security

 

varying etc

to which

 

 

 

received

 

 

 

option

 

 

 

per unit

 

 

 

relates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(ii)

Exercising

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class of relevant

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

Exercise price per

security

 

 

securities

unit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

 

Class of relevant

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if

security

 

 

applicable)

 

 

 

 

4.

OTHER INFORMATION

(a)

Indemnity and other dealings arrangements

 

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding,

 

 

formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal

 

 

or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party

 

to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:

 

 

 

NONE

(b)

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

 

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between

 

 

the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:

 

 

(i)  the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or

 

 

 

(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which

 

 

any derivative is referenced:

 

 

 

 

 

 

NONE

(c)

Attachments

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:

28 May 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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