Form 8.3 SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS PLC

Barclays PLC

06 May 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  relevant securities this form relates:			SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS PLC
(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 May 2025
(f)	In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making  disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?			NO
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:				42,145,443	7.25%	2,356,016	0.40%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				1,631,971	0.28%	41,687,786	7.17%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				43,777,414	7.53%	44,043,802	7.57%
(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)	Purchase and sales
Class of relevant  security	Purchase/sale	Number of  securities	Price per unit
3 1/3p ordinary	Purchase	96,514	1.8628  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	Purchase	92,083	1.8591  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	Purchase	110,779	1.8658  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	Purchase	59,456	1.8489  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	Purchase	44,510	1.8729  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	Purchase	35,845	1.8682  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	Purchase	35,543	1.8703  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	Purchase	24,611	1.8658  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	Purchase	12,358	1.8440  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	Purchase	10,064	1.8484  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	Purchase	9,865	1.8559  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	Purchase	4,136	1.8672  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	Purchase	3,239	1.8686  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	Purchase	3,096	1.8620  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	Purchase	3,089	1.8441  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	Purchase	2,844	1.8600  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	Purchase	2,617	1.8740  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	Purchase	1,683	1.8711  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	Purchase	1,648	1.8653  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	Purchase	1,358	1.8717  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	Purchase	1,262	1.8720  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	Purchase	590	1.8654  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	Purchase	573	1.8780  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	Purchase	530	1.8640  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	Purchase	432	1.8700  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	Purchase	361	1.8487  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	Purchase	318	1.8730  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	Purchase	151	1.8480  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	Purchase	86	1.8710  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	Sale	490,339	1.8668  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	Sale	75,878	1.8440  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	Sale	18,192	1.8652  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	Sale	8,043	1.8633  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	Sale	2,194	1.8509  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	Sale	2,092	1.8741  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	Sale	1,489	1.8686  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	Sale	1,021	1.8696  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	Sale	821	1.8620  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	Sale	746	1.8603  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	Sale	573	1.8781  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	Sale	530	1.8640  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	Sale	527	1.8720  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	Sale	508	1.8690  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	Sale	508	1.8480  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	Sale	432	1.8700  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	Sale	173	1.8660  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	Sale	86	1.8711  GBP
(b)	Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of  relevant  security	Product  description	Nature of dealing	Number of  reference  securities	Price per  unit
3 1/3p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	44,481	1.8440  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	248	1.8478  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	746	1.8603  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	13,878	1.8651  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	3,017	1.8662  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	490,339	1.8668  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	1,049	1.8677  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	36,334	1.8440  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	3,089	1.8441  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	59,456	1.8488  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	9,424	1.8541  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	9,865	1.8559  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	2,673	1.8620  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	76,214	1.8628  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	3,658	1.8630  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	24,611	1.8658  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	35,845	1.8682  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	2,360	1.8698  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	35,543	1.8703  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	44,510	1.8729  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	525	1.8740  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	2,103	1.8601  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	20,300	1.8628  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	45,487	1.8668  GBP
(c)	Stock-settled derivative transactions  (including options)
(i)	Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class  of  relevant  security	Product  description	Writing,  purchasing,  selling,  varying etc	Number  of  securities  to which  option  relates	Exercise  price  per unit	Type	Expiry  date	Option  money  paid/  received  per unit
(ii)	Exercising
Class of relevant  security	Product description	Exercising/ exercised against	Number of  securities	Exercise price per  unit
(d)	Other dealings (including subscribing for  new securities)
Class of relevant  security	Nature of Dealings	Details	Price per unit (if  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 person 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:				06-May-25
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

END