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Form 8.3 SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS PLC Replacement

8 Sep 2025 16:52

RNS Number : 4659Y
Barclays PLC
08 September 2025
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FORM 8.3

Amendment this form replaces RNS number 4601Y published at 15:20 on 08/09/2025, changes made to section 3B

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:

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Barclays PLC.

(b)

Owner or controller of interest and short

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positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):

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Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS PLC

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relevant securities this form relates:

(d)

If an exempt fund manager connected with an

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offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of

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offeror/offeree:

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Date position held/dealing undertaken:

05 Sep 2025

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In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making

NO

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disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

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POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree

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to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any)

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Class of relevant security:

3 1/3p ordinary

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Interests

Short Positions

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Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

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and/or controlled:

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21,381,001

3.68%

7,372,159

1.27%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

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7,251,863

1.25%

21,300,671

3.67%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

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and agreements to purchase/sell:

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0

0.00%

0

0.00%

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TOTAL:

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28,632,864

4.93%

28,672,830

4.93%

(b)

Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive

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options)

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Class of relevant security in relation to

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which subscription right exists

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Details, including nature of the rights

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concerned and relevant percentages:

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3.

DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Purchases and sales

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Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

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securities

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3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

490,793

1.9520 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

189,394

1.9517 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

83,917

1.9500 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

69,693

1.9501 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

4,857

1.9511 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

1,791

1.9540 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

206

1.9480 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

233,842

1.9454 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

190,684

1.9520 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

100,000

1.9457 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

83,269

1.9463 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

33,949

1.9498 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

12,839

1.9500 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

6,344

1.9499 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

2,765

1.9540 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

2,751

1.9535 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

206

1.9480 GBP

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(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

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Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

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reference

unit

security

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securities

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3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,730

1.9502 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

233,842

1.9454 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

100,000

1.9457 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

78,553

1.9460 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

34,040

1.9498 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,344

1.9499 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,080

1.9500 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

301

1.9511 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,316

1.9512 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

251

1.9518 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,500

1.9537 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

78,951

1.9500 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

69,693

1.9501 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,857

1.9511 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,448

1.9512 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

487,104

1.9520 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

7,078

1.9513 GBP

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(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

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(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

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Class

Product

Writing,

Number

Exercise

Type

Expiry

Option

of

description

purchasing,

of

price

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date

money

relevant

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selling,

securities

per unit

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paid/

security

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varying etc

to which

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received

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option

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per unit

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relates

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(ii)

Exercise

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Class of relevant

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

Exercise price per

security

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securities

unit

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(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

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Class of relevant

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if

security

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applicable)

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4.

OTHER INFORMATION

(a)

Indemnity and other dealings arrangements

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Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding,

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formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal

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or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party

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to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:

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NONE

(b)

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

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Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between

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the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:

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(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or

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(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which

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any derivative is referenced:

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NONE

(c)

Attachments

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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:

08 Sep 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

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