RNS Number : 8244N
Barclays PLC
20 June 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:

19 Jun 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:

 

 

29,575,664

5.09%

1,825,368

0.31%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

1,744,399

0.30%

29,431,748

5.06%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

31,320,063

5.39%

31,257,116

5.38%

(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

434,538

1.9120  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

24,309

1.9121  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

13,065

1.9126  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

6,644

1.9110  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

1,891

1.9211  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

1,595

1.9169  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

864

1.9190  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

823

1.9180  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

739

1.9140  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

729

1.9160  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

604

1.9157  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

250,000

1.9108  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

96,990

1.9129  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

48,002

1.9045  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

48,001

1.9177  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

17,030

1.9120  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

14,608

1.9111  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

12,129

1.9137  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

10,220

1.9142  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

9,175

1.9133  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

1,660

1.9060  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

1,297

1.9140  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

976

1.9194  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

908

1.9180  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

678

1.9099  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

674

1.9040  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

582

1.9187  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

363

1.9193  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

7

1.9160  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

674

1.9040  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

48,002

1.9045  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

678

1.9099  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

250,000

1.9108  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

14,608

1.9111  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16,791

1.9120  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,175

1.9133  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,446

1.9142  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,365

1.9148  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

916

1.9150  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

48,001

1.9177  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

418

1.9186  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

582

1.9187  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

363

1.9193  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

382,753

1.9120  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

21,923

1.9121  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,386

1.9125  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

506

1.9152  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

102

1.9156  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

502

1.9157  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

632

1.9176  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,891

1.9211  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

6,360

1.9118  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

19,767

1.9154  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

7,053

1.9133  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

220

1.9194  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:

20 Jun 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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