15 Apr 2024 13:25
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: | 12 Apr 2024 | |||||
(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: |  |  | 14,512,122 | 2.51% | 353,372 | 0.06% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
 | and/or controlled: |  |  | 288,207 | 0.05% | 14,304,060 | 2.47% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
 | and agreements to purchase/sell: |  |  | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | TOTAL: |  |  | 14,800,329 | 2.56% | 14,657,432 | 2.53% |
(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 | 98,674 | 1.9626 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 80,014 | 1.9645 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 62,406 | 1.9638 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 57,676 | 1.9634 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 33,388 | 1.9651 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 32,406 | 1.9653 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 30,293 | 1.9646 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 27,864 | 1.9660 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 25,015 | 1.9612 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 22,082 | 1.9663 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 20,218 | 1.9630 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 14,817 | 1.9656 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 14,340 | 1.9631 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 13,552 | 1.9628 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 12,517 | 1.9623 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 10,324 | 1.9664 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 5,257 | 1.9650 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 3,289 | 1.9620 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 3,275 | 1.9661 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 2,333 | 1.9618 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 1,551 | 1.9686 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 1,304 | 1.9680 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 627 | 1.9666 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 92 | 1.9598 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 191,570 | 1.9636 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 49,750 | 1.9630 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 42,860 | 1.9660 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 42,630 | 1.9643 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 25,905 | 1.9650 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 15,192 | 1.9661 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 7,627 | 1.9665 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 5,041 | 1.9656 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 4,821 | 1.9666 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 3,949 | 1.9653 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 3,103 | 1.9662 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 3,086 | 1.9645 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 2,967 | 1.9640 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 2,095 | 1.9642 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 1,551 | 1.9688 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 1,304 | 1.9680 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 1,000 | 1.9664 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 105 | 1.9669 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 92 | 1.9600 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 | 105 | 1.9669 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 633 | 1.9656 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,470 | 1.9660 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,840 | 1.9654 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,967 | 1.9640 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 4,358 | 1.9663 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 5,378 | 1.9670 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 11,614 | 1.9650 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 15,154 | 1.9660 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 18,793 | 1.9636 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 38,107 | 1.9644 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 38,480 | 1.9644 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 627 | 1.9666 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,366 | 1.9663 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,658 | 1.9630 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,679 | 1.9629 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 8,872 | 1.9662 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 11,466 | 1.9658 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 13,623 | 1.9660 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 25,015 | 1.9612 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 30,293 | 1.9646 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 98,674 | 1.9626 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 116,572 | 1.9654 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: | 15 Apr 2024 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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