1 Aug 2025 13:10
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: | Â | Barclays PLC. | ||||
(b) | Owner or controller of interest and short | Â | |||||
 | 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 | Â | |||||
 | offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of | ||||||
 | offeror/offeree: | ||||||
(e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 31 Jul 2025 | |||||
(f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making | NO | Â | Â | |||
 | 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 | Â | |||||
 | 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 | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
 | and/or controlled: |  |  | 23,095,091 | 3.97% | 1,149,084 | 0.20% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
 | and/or controlled: |  |  | 1,069,771 | 0.18% | 22,816,449 | 3.93% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
 | and agreements to purchase/sell: |  |  | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | TOTAL: |  |  | 24,164,862 | 4.16% | 23,965,533 | 4.12% |
(b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive | Â | |||||
 | options) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of relevant security in relation to | Â | Â | Â | Â | |||
which subscription right exists | Â | Â | Â | Â | |||
Details, including nature of the rights | Â | Â | Â | Â | |||
concerned and relevant percentages: | Â | Â | Â | Â | |||
3. | DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER | ||||||
(a) | Purchases and sales | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit | ||||
security | Â | securities | Â | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 1,016,299 | 1.9560 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 99,495 | 1.9531 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 63,610 | 1.9509 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 28,713 | 1.9530 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 27,854 | 1.9500 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 19,357 | 1.9491 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 9,996 | 1.9544 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 9,468 | 1.9567 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 7,285 | 1.9538 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 6,614 | 1.9480 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 5,042 | 1.9501 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 4,426 | 1.9534 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 4,281 | 1.9515 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 4,201 | 1.9540 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 4,175 | 1.9539 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 2,624 | 1.9520 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 2,591 | 1.9510 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 2,547 | 1.9570 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 1,939 | 1.9580 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 904 | 1.9541 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 547 | 1.9559 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 125,953 | 1.9500 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 44,477 | 1.9545 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 17,351 | 1.9493 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 10,504 | 1.9560 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 8,912 | 1.9480 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 4,713 | 1.9547 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 3,755 | 1.9568 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 3,706 | 1.9546 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 3,573 | 1.9519 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 3,380 | 1.9540 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 3,281 | 1.9535 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 2,624 | 1.9520 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 2,424 | 1.9559 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 2,115 | 1.9499 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 1,863 | 1.9580 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 387 | 1.9570 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 230 | 1.9510 GBP | ||||
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(b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions | Â | |||||
Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
relevant | description | Â | reference | unit | |||
security | Â | Â | securities | Â | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 17,351 | 1.9493 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,115 | 1.9499 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 28,114 | 1.9500 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 6,649 | 1.9511 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 25,916 | 1.9521 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 14,879 | 1.9523 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 8,209 | 1.9525 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,161 | 1.9555 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,424 | 1.9559 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 19,357 | 1.9491 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 19,357 | 1.9499 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,132 | 1.9500 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 21,147 | 1.9501 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 525 | 1.9515 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 830 | 1.9518 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 7,429 | 1.9524 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 26,850 | 1.9530 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 19,464 | 1.9531 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,785 | 1.9541 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 17,573 | 1.9555 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,007,622 | 1.9560 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,100 | 1.9561 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 990 | 1.9580 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 2,222 | 1.9508 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 36,822 | 1.9550 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 10,756 | 1.9555 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 54,432 | 1.9536 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 47,972 | 1.9553 GBP | |||
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(c) | Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) | Â | |||||
(i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying | Â | |||||
Class | Product | Writing, | Number | Exercise | Type | Expiry | Option |
of | description | purchasing, | of | price | Â | date | money |
relevant | Â | selling, | securities | per unit | Â | Â | paid/ |
security | Â | varying etc | to which | Â | Â | Â | received |
 |  |  | option |  |  |  | per unit |
 |  |  | relates |  |  |  |  |
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(ii) | Exercising | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Class of relevant | Product description | Exercising/ exercised against | Number of | Exercise price per | |||
security | Â | Â | securities | unit | |||
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(d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) | Â | |||||
Class of relevant | Nature of Dealings | Details | Price per unit (if | ||||
security | Â | Â | applicable) | ||||
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4. | OTHER INFORMATION | ||||||
(a) | Indemnity and other dealings arrangements | Â | |||||
Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, | Â | Â | |||||
formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal | Â | Â | |||||
or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party | Â | ||||||
to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: | Â | Â | Â | ||||
NONE | |||||||
(b) | Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives | Â | |||||
Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between | Â | Â | |||||
the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to: | Â | Â | |||||
(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or | Â | Â | Â | ||||
(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which | Â | Â | |||||
any derivative is referenced: | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
NONE | |||||||
(c) | Attachments | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
Date of disclosure: | 01 Aug 2025 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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