Spirent Regulatory News (SPT)

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:

15 Apr 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:

14,608,377

2.52%

366,720

0.06%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

288,207

0.05%

14,371,612

2.48%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

14,896,584

2.57%

14,738,332

2.55%

(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

159,253

1.9611 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

159,252

1.9583 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

115,573

1.9540 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

35,198

1.9589 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

28,993

1.9625 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

27,346

1.9618 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

23,508

1.9613 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

21,983

1.9616 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

19,368

1.9605 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

17,412

1.9600 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

10,040

1.9614 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

8,532

1.9643 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

5,335

1.9609 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

2,653

1.9594 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

2,462

1.9630 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

337

1.9534 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

388,354

1.9605 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

58,421

1.9572 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

29,391

1.9540 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

23,857

1.9561 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

22,341

1.9613 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

14,051

1.9600 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

6,687

1.9555 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

5,925

1.9622 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

1,485

1.9603 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

1,404

1.9620 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

1,149

1.9610 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

666

1.9608 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

256

1.9599 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

17

1.9670 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

174

1.9540 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

256

1.9599 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

666

1.9608 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,485

1.9603 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,175

1.9618 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,520

1.9610 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,805

1.9617 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,687

1.9555 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,183

1.9620 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

7,411

1.9597 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,853

1.9612 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,730

1.9615 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,651

1.9600 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

22,341

1.9613 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

388,354

1.9605 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

173

1.9539 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,462

1.9630 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,653

1.9594 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

3,017

1.9540 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,335

1.9609 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

17,413

1.9638 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

27,346

1.9618 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

30,491

1.9540 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

30,948

1.9606 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

105,517

1.9614 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

159,252

1.9583 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

159,253

1.9611 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:

16 Apr 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213