Form 8.3 - Spirent Communications plc

Barclays PLC
02 April 2024
 

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:

28 Mar 2024

(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:

 

 

13,665,140

2.36%

334,243

0.06%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

288,216

0.05%

13,493,459

2.33%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

13,953,356

2.41%

13,827,702

2.39%

(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

450,077

2.0005  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

351,025

1.9980  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

338,706

1.9893  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

310,428

2.0020  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

283,641

1.9892  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

154,499

2.0000  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

109,739

2.0040  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

81,706

2.0008  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

58,198

1.9739  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

25,379

1.9795  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

22,939

2.0105  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

20,975

2.0056  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

13,736

1.9899  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

11,753

2.0058  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

11,643

2.0100  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

10,584

2.0033  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

7,765

2.0077  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

5,073

1.9800  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

5,048

1.9810  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

3,344

2.0049  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

2,315

1.9913  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

1,660

1.9990  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

36

1.9798  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

1,476,131

2.0139  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

500,000

1.9848  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

450,000

1.9930  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

405,609

1.9914  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

350,000

1.9757  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

310,572

1.9990  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

300,000

1.9793  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

250,000

2.0029  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

216,787

1.9972  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

80,119

1.9945  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

38,877

1.9982  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

36,799

2.0091  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

36,658

2.0049  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

35,521

1.9906  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

32,872

1.9956  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

30,092

2.0028  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

28,156

2.0149  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

27,348

1.9992  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

27,110

1.9997  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

24,596

1.9922  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

23,355

1.9897  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

19,973

2.0011  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

16,703

2.0000  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

14,125

1.9904  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

11,963

1.9975  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

10,921

2.0050  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

10,326

2.0063  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

10,121

1.9806  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

9,527

1.9812  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

9,118

2.0117  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

9,072

2.0009  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

6,619

2.0033  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

5,224

2.0008  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

5,103

1.9800  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

5,048

1.9810  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

4,187

2.0040  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

4,129

1.9954  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

4,050

2.0001  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

3,933

1.9928  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

3,635

2.0038  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

3,300

1.9798  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

2,995

2.0140  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

2,137

1.9973  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

594

1.9850  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

473

2.0060  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

81

1.9809  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

Closing Short

1,602

2.0043  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

9,180

1.9989  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

138,049

2.0000  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

167,570

1.9997  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

300,000

1.9793  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

350,000

1.9757  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

500,000

1.9848  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

22,939

2.0105  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

594

1.9850  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,221

2.0001  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,173

1.9955  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,300

1.9798  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,504

1.9979  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,492

1.9911  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,939

1.9800  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

8,529

2.0000  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,326

2.0063  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

11,509

1.9992  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

16,490

1.9798  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

27,348

1.9992  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

28,156

2.0149  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

250,000

2.0029  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

308,912

1.9990  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,476,131

2.0139  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,315

1.9913  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

63,872

2.0053  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

109,739

2.0040  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

203,985

2.0000  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

351,025

1.9980  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

37,000

2.0020  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:

02 Apr 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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