RNS Number : 7002N
Barclays PLC
05 January 2026
 

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

SPIRE HEALTHCARE GROUP 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:

02 Jan 2026

(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:

1p ordinary

 

Interests

Short Positions

 

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

1,107,803

0.28%

4,335,967

1.08%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,732,041

0.92%

502,247

0.12%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

4,839,844

1.20%

4,838,214

1.20%

(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

 

1p ordinary

Purchase

226,524

1.6902  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

79,821

1.6900  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

57,500

1.7011  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

53,717

1.6936  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

46,728

1.6957  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

39,908

1.7031  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

28,750

1.6888  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

25,169

1.6795  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

24,334

1.6980  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

17,106

1.6920  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

14,402

1.6940  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

11,553

1.6889  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

9,035

1.6960  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,378

1.6903  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,914

1.6937  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,518

1.6990  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,994

1.6897  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,680

1.6982  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,128

1.7006  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

620

1.6860  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

557

1.6800  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

300

1.6880  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

299

1.6820  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

291

1.6840  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

156

1.6660  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

153

1.7040  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2

1.6740  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2

1.7020  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

74,013

1.6941  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

60,894

1.6906  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

45,566

1.6940  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

25,370

1.6851  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

24,604

1.6917  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

23,568

1.6842  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

22,330

1.6860  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

20,637

1.6900  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

20,418

1.6849  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

19,916

1.6898  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

17,535

1.6928  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

15,833

1.6830  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

11,553

1.6889  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,126

1.6901  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,715

1.6839  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,025

1.6903  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,000

1.6700  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,666

1.6892  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,571

1.6962  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,447

1.6843  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,322

1.6870  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,085

1.6884  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

611

1.6910  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

557

1.6800  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

441

1.6920  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

328

1.6990  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

306

1.6960  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

300

1.6880  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

299

1.6820  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

297

1.6980  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

291

1.6840  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

156

1.6660  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

153

1.7040  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

56

1.6812  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2

1.7020  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2

1.6740  GBP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

 

reference

unit

security

 

 

securities

 

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

6,991

1.6873  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

612

1.6800  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

7,303

1.6807  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

56

1.6813  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

15,833

1.6830  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

23,568

1.6842  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

20,418

1.6849  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

25,370

1.6851  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

10,316

1.6863  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

7,500

1.6875  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,568

1.6880  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

11,821

1.6887  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,586

1.6889  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,666

1.6892  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

7,991

1.6899  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

23,426

1.6900  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

7,046

1.6913  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

25,169

1.6795  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

28,750

1.6888  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,994

1.6897  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

10,559

1.6900  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

226,524

1.6902  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,424

1.6948  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

24,037

1.6980  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

336

1.6981  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,344

1.6982  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

7,500

1.7001  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

57,500

1.7011  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

38,484

1.7035  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

231

1.7078  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

8,984

1.6873  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

13,498

1.6900  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

3,930

1.6960  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

2,087

1.6970  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

24,699

1.6900  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:

05 Jan 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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