Form 8.3 - Spirent Communications plc Amend

Barclays PLC
03 April 2024
 

FORM 8.3 - Amendment to section  2a, 3a and 3b

 



Replaces form released on 14:01 20/03/2024

 




RNS Number :  6474H

 














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-Mar-24

(f)

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

NA

 



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:



15,411,252

2.66%

376,875

0.06%

-2

Cash-settled derivatives:






and/or controlled:



327,149

0.05%

15,281,100

2.64%

-3

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)






and agreements to purchase/sell:



0

0.00%

0

0.00%










TOTAL:



15,738,401

2.71%

15,657,975

2.70%

(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

250,000

1.7608  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

125,364

1.7600  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

80,314

1.7626  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

23,625

1.7614  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

7,071

1.7630  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

2,826

1.7661  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

1,554

1.7610  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

1,500

1.7612  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

1,447

1.7649  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

895

1.7639  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

800

1.7586  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

171

1.7723  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

111

1.7680  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

64

1.7656  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

64

1.7631  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

40

1.7603  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

5811

1.7629  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

100,364

1.7600  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

58,961

1.7656  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

57,121

1.7658  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

28,269

1.7621  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

26,485

1.7640  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

9,725

1.7627  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

2,171

1.7603  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

2,072

1.7748  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

1,195

1.7793  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

906

1.7635  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

886

1.7610  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

866

1.7643  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

40

1.7605  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 Long

4

1.7680  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

11

1.7655  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

53

1.7657  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

171

1.7723  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1

1.7600  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

106

1.7639  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

906

1.7635  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,747

1.7642  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,557

1.7647  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,977

1.7636  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

18,300

1.7657  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

19,085

1.7640  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

22,769

1.7680  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

57,121

1.7658  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

107

1.7680  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,447

1.7649  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,112

1.7630  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

80,314

1.7626  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

250,000

1.7608  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,811

1.7629  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:

03-Apr-24

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

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