Form 8.3 - Spirent Communications plc

Barclays PLC

01 November 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:				31 Oct 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:			41,526,921	7.18%	934,303	0.16%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			506,691	0.09%	40,478,400	7.00%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			42,033,612	7.26%	41,412,703	7.16%
(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		158,874		1.6794  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary		Purchase		140,378		1.6800  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary		Purchase		67,294		1.6801  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary		Purchase		14,257		1.6808  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary		Purchase		6,105		1.6907  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary		Purchase		4,879		1.6772  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary		Purchase		3,821		1.6805  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary		Purchase		1,453		1.6841  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary		Purchase		201		1.6825  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary		Purchase		192		1.6817  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary		Purchase		42		1.6743  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary		Purchase		29		1.6870  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary		Purchase		27		1.6830  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary		Purchase		19		1.6770  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary		Purchase		13		1.6920  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary		Purchase		13		1.6650  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary		Purchase		12		1.6840  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary		Purchase		12		1.6720  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary		Purchase		5		1.6890  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary		Purchase		4		1.6780  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary		Purchase		4		1.6810  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary		Sale		98,947		1.6802  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary		Sale		67,767		1.6800  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary		Sale		34,940		1.6762  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary		Sale		13,600		1.6795  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary		Sale		8,449		1.6759  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary		Sale		4,884		1.6778  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary		Sale		3,267		1.6750  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary		Sale		2,913		1.6839  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary		Sale		1,980		1.6742  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary		Sale		1,686		1.6736  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary		Sale		955		1.6820  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary		Sale		950		1.6749  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary		Sale		278		1.6899  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary		Sale		177		1.6812  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary		Sale		141		1.6809  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary		Sale		90		1.6849  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary		Sale		64		1.6859  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary		Sale		29		1.6870  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary		Sale		27		1.6830  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary		Sale		22		1.6781  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary		Sale		19		1.6770  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary		Sale		13		1.6650  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary		Sale		12		1.6720  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary		Sale		12		1.6840  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary		Sale		7		1.6920  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary		Sale		5		1.6890  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary		Sale		4		1.6780  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary		Sale		4		1.6810  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		4,821	1.6745  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		950	1.6749  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		8,449	1.6759  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		16,004	1.6762  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,016	1.6777  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		13,600	1.6795  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		29,661	1.6800  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		177	1.6812  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		327	1.6835  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		278	1.6899  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		187	1.6731  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		158,874	1.6794  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		72,624	1.6800  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		960	1.6803  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		201	1.6825  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,763	1.6829  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,453	1.6841  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,792	1.6862  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,105	1.6907  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		2,976	1.6847  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		278	1.6841  GBP
3 1/3p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		1,488	1.6847  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:				01 Nov 2024
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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