Form 8.3 - SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS PLC

Barclays PLC
14 August 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:

13 Aug 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:

 

 

24,187,094

4.18%

1,056,014

0.18%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

521,517

0.09%

23,258,817

4.02%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

24,708,611

4.27%

24,314,831

4.20%

(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

385,453

1.7500  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

41,047

1.7453  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

33,985

1.7485  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

25,226

1.7499  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

12,325

1.7455  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

11,201

1.7449  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

10,239

1.7403  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

8,580

1.7450  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

6,037

1.7423  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

5,168

1.7380  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

4,726

1.7436  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

3,545

1.7481  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

2,084

1.7457  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

1,992

1.7451  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

1,132

1.7425  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

792

1.7490  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

697

1.7430  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

662

1.7400  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

3

1.7390  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

371,992

1.7500  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

38,272

1.7491  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

30,578

1.7392  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

16,300

1.7456  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

11,201

1.7448  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

7,006

1.7401  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

6,587

1.7377  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

5,168

1.7380  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

5,026

1.7412  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

3,697

1.7483  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

2,759

1.7436  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

2,643

1.7493  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

1,856

1.7400  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

1,730

1.7340  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

1,408

1.7417  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

896

1.7505  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

792

1.7490  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

584

1.7540  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

282

1.7460  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

210

1.7430  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

142

1.7350  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

3

1.7391  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 Short

47,087

1.7420  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,850

1.7375  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

2

1.7500  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

4,928

1.7432  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

38,689

1.7500  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,142

1.7391  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

8,725

1.7384  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

837

1.7394  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

10,090

1.7469  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,026

1.7412  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,161

1.7467  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,239

1.7403  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,809

1.7479  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,533

1.7500  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,759

1.7436  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,105

1.7423  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

332

1.7456  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

142

1.7350  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,596

1.7407  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,037

1.7423  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,874

1.7452  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

43,773

1.7483  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,490

1.7500  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:

14 Aug 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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