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RNS Number : 3962V
Barclays PLC
14 August 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:

13 Aug 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:

 

 

22,397,590

3.85%

1,441,835

0.25%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,348,210

0.23%

22,302,468

3.84%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

23,745,800

4.09%

23,744,303

4.09%

(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 PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Purchases and sales

 

 

 

 

 

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

 

securities

 

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

944,687

1.9520  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

115,574

1.9573  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

37,750

1.9381  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

20,028

1.9560  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

18,176

1.9484  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

10,424

1.9680  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

9,679

1.9545  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

9,178

1.9553  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

4,294

1.9400  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

3,206

1.9570  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

2,472

1.9420  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

2,190

1.9440  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

1,580

1.9620  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

1,561

1.9460  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

1,454

1.9580  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

1,431

1.9500  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

1,340

1.9371  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

843

1.9380  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

637

1.9600  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

459

1.9480  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

426

1.9660  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

426

1.9700  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

343

1.9540  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

223

1.9640  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

184

1.9360  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

141

1.9590  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

100

1.9594  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

51

1.9515  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

173,416

1.9592  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

115,574

1.9573  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

67,367

1.9562  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

45,678

1.9560  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

43,500

1.9538  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

35,696

1.9544  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

19,390

1.9600  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

14,792

1.9504  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

9,760

1.9511  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

5,851

1.9580  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

5,000

1.9526  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

4,454

1.9455  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

4,294

1.9400  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

4,048

1.9471  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

3,944

1.9477  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

3,404

1.9559  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

2,472

1.9420  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

2,392

1.9460  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

1,700

1.9652  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

1,580

1.9620  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

1,413

1.9380  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

904

1.9440  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

673

1.9500  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

482

1.9497  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

459

1.9480  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

426

1.9700  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

426

1.9660  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

424

1.9680  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

343

1.9540  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

322

1.9520  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

223

1.9640  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

184

1.9360  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

141

1.9590  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

4,445

1.9480  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,171

1.9381  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

831

1.9460  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

73

1.9499  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

14,792

1.9504  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

137

1.9525  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,000

1.9526  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

435

1.9533  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

43,500

1.9538  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,404

1.9559  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

17,882

1.9560  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

43,500

1.9562  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,996

1.9580  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

173,416

1.9592  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

21,250

1.9602  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,340

1.9371  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

37,750

1.9381  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

131

1.9454  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,084

1.9471  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

613

1.9480  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,312

1.9516  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

944,365

1.9520  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

387

1.9529  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,832

1.9560  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,206

1.9570  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

100

1.9594  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

213

1.9603  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

16,012

1.9485  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

7,481

1.9519  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

4,999

1.9561  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)

Exercise

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

14 Aug 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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