Form 8.3 SPIRE HEALTHCARE GROUP PLC

Barclays PLC
02 September 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:

01 Sep 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:

 

 

7,157,097

1.78%

5,556,832

1.38%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,553,798

1.38%

7,091,763

1.76%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

12,710,895

3.16%

12,648,595

3.14%

(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

580,306

2.3600  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

70,581

2.3663  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

42,664

2.3700  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

28,273

2.3607  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

25,165

2.3489  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

12,134

2.3418  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,527

2.3503  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,583

2.3501  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,778

2.3500  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,625

2.3650  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,826

2.3504  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,670

2.3425  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,651

2.3527  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,067

2.3542  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,038

2.3660  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,912

2.3523  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,459

2.3488  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,408

2.3469  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,335

2.3679  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,228

2.3528  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,096

2.3495  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,053

2.3509  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

899

2.3532  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

851

2.3427  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

796

2.3475  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

493

2.3435  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

375

2.3450  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

362

2.3566  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

336

2.3380  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

306

2.3494  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

228

2.3531  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

79

2.3699  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

64,219

2.3594  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

46,579

2.3700  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

34,536

2.3600  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

22,805

2.3656  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

20,337

2.3500  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

20,330

2.3581  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

13,195

2.3704  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

11,808

2.3513  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

11,668

2.3481  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,560

2.3699  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,851

2.3400  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,616

2.3497  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,008

2.3516  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,980

2.3399  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,833

2.3615  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,670

2.3425  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,620

2.3490  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,739

2.3394  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,674

2.3450  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,942

2.3475  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,277

2.3650  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

598

2.3549  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

587

2.3350  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

582

2.3512  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

486

2.3412  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

418

2.3630  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

201

2.3535  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

1,593

2.3394  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

967

2.3679  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

548

2.3527  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,982

2.3489  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,428

2.3487  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

248

2.3448  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

469

2.3512  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

12,912

2.3700  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

6,617

2.3698  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,878

2.3488  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,969

2.3517  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

506,099

2.3600  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

9,211

2.3539  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

20,330

2.3581  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,560

2.3699  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

179

2.3679  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

295

2.3394  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

851

2.3394  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

189

2.3679  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,159

2.3589  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,892

2.3589  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,134

2.3615  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

639

2.3487  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

4,455

2.3487  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,309

2.3667  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,297

2.3642  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

74,135

2.3600  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

11,668

2.3481  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

437

2.3615  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,262

2.3615  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

1,444

2.3588  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,299

2.3700  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

175

2.3474  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,551

2.3701  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

7,541

2.3492  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

1,156

2.3527  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

587

2.3350  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

69

2.3700  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

9,831

2.3700  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

362

2.3566  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,332

2.3700  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,980

2.3399  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

486

2.3412  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

11,808

2.3513  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

20,337

2.3500  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,778

2.3500  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

10,527

2.3503  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:

02 Sep 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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