Form 8.3 SPIRE HEALTHCARE GROUP PLC

Barclays PLC
11 March 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:

10 Mar 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:

 

 

2,698,837

0.67%

2,565,263

0.64%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,318,339

0.58%

926,802

0.23%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

5,017,176

1.25%

3,492,065

0.87%

(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

488,776

1.8560  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

52,393

1.8628  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

28,943

1.8640  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

17,900

1.8848  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,123

1.8945  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,965

1.8858  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,591

1.9080  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,897

1.8866  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,524

1.8800  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,118

1.8840  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,930

1.8977  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,269

1.9000  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,148

1.8732  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

915

1.8900  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

811

1.9120  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

683

1.8851  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

661

1.8899  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

353

1.8960  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

228

1.8820  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

221

1.8980  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

187

1.8930  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

183

1.8940  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

181

1.8780  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

179

1.9040  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

173

1.9100  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

170

1.9060  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

167

1.8880  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

90

1.8600  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

68

1.9020  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

25

1.8620  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

18

1.8660  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

13

1.8580  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4

1.8578  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

193,467

1.8560  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

40,206

1.9060  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

29,686

1.8654  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

12,084

1.8624  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

9,400

1.8998  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,899

1.9016  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,361

1.8965  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,108

1.8924  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,876

1.8780  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,517

1.8729  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,269

1.9000  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,264

1.8900  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

982

1.9020  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

811

1.9120  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

438

1.8920  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

228

1.8820  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

184

1.8640  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

183

1.8940  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

179

1.9040  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

173

1.9100  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

173

1.8840  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

167

1.8880  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

166

1.8960  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

165

1.8980  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

136

1.9080  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

90

1.8600  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

43

1.8818  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

25

1.8620  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

18

1.8660  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

13

1.8580  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

96

1.8559  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

63,388

1.8560  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

29,660

1.8654  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

43

1.8818  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

914

1.9020  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,000

1.9058  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

36,165

1.9060  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

65,467

1.8560  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4

1.8581  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,263

1.8605  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,524

1.8800  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,965

1.8858  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,206

1.8882  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

22

1.8899  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,255

1.8924  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

187

1.8930  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,914

1.8943  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,048

1.8946  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

187

1.8960  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,455

1.9079  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

438

1.8920  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

1,101

1.8932  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

7,899

1.9016  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

372,779

1.8560  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

1,945

1.8840  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

17,900

1.8849  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:

11 Mar 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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