27 Mar 2024 13:07
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: | 26 Mar 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: |  |  | 16,350,187 | 2.83% | 359,726 | 0.06% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
 | and/or controlled: |  |  | 321,117 | 0.06% | 16,184,346 | 2.80% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
 | and agreements to purchase/sell: |  |  | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | TOTAL: |  |  | 16,671,304 | 2.88% | 16,544,072 | 2.86% |
(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 | 100,000 | 1.7698 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 52,123 | 1.7645 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 21,560 | 1.7667 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 20,686 | 1.7621 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 18,192 | 1.7660 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 16,148 | 1.7628 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 15,608 | 1.7620 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 13,525 | 1.7630 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 3,384 | 1.7647 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 1,553 | 1.7680 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 205 | 1.7619 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 45,698 | 1.7617 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 45,091 | 1.7647 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 33,558 | 1.7664 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 6,356 | 1.7650 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 6,284 | 1.7676 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 5,074 | 1.7630 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 3,818 | 1.7627 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 2,974 | 1.7633 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 2,937 | 1.7638 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 2,560 | 1.7691 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 2,072 | 1.7620 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 1,518 | 1.7623 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 1,011 | 1.7660 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 777 | 1.7680 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 440 | 1.7788 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 302 | 1.7632 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 285 | 1.7624 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 | 440 | 1.7788 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 451 | 1.7644 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 470 | 1.7660 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 707 | 1.7652 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 777 | 1.7680 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,369 | 1.7660 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,560 | 1.7691 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,771 | 1.7698 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,998 | 1.7669 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,400 | 1.7641 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,631 | 1.7668 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 6,356 | 1.7650 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 7,823 | 1.7664 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 8,285 | 1.7660 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 16,412 | 1.7656 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 45,698 | 1.7617 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 437 | 1.7630 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 470 | 1.7660 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 14,055 | 1.7620 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 17,738 | 1.7630 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 17,826 | 1.7643 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 20,545 | 1.7635 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 21,560 | 1.7667 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 100,000 | 1.7698 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: | 27 Mar 2024 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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