Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Spirent Communications Replace

UBS AG (EPT)

12 March 2024

 

This announcement replaces the previous RNS announcement 3662G released at 11:56 on the 11^th March 2024. Amendments to sections 2a and 2b. All other information remains unchanged

FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)

PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY

Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the Code)

1.         KEY INFORMATION

(a) Name of exempt principal trader:	UBS Investment Bank, London
(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:      Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	Spirent Communications plc
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:	Spirent Communications plc
(d) Date dealing undertaken:	08 March 2024
(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to this offer?      If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"	NO

2.         DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

(a)        Purchases and sales

Class of relevant security	Purchases/ sales	Total number of securities	Highest price per unit paid/received	Lowest price per unit paid/received
3 1/3p ordinary	Buy	77559	1.77202        GBP	1.76120        GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	Sell	313851	1.77600        GBP	1.75094        GBP

(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. CFD	Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position	Number of reference securities	Price per unit
3 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Long	19790	1.776        GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Long	4911	1.770318        GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Long	1452	1.75412154        GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Long	1530	1.75093872        GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Long	6363	1.7751407        GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Long	7500	1.77549493        GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Long	11469	1.77599965123376        GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Long	134373	1.77180718224643        GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Long	3588	1.770652        GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Long	8886	1.757369        GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Long	59248	1.77180745341615        GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Long	24055	1.7677773331        GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Long	134	1.775896        GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Short	15361	1.7612        GBP
3 1/3p ordinary	CFD	Short	41810	1.75131    GBP

(c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.	Number of securities to which option relates	Exercise price per unit	Type e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date	Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii)        Exercise

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Exercising/ exercised against	Number of securities	Exercise price per unit

(d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security	Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion	Details	Price per unit (if applicable)

3.         OTHER INFORMATION

(a)        Indemnity and other dealing 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: Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none "

None

(b)        Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the exempt principal trader 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 or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced: If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

None

Date of disclosure:	12 March 2024
Contact name:	Richard Howard
Telephone number:	[phone]

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at [e-mail]

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's dealing disclosure requirements on [phone].

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

 

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