4 Apr 2024 14:48
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: | 03 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: |  |  | 13,550,356 | 2.34% | 335,454 | 0.06% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
 | and/or controlled: |  |  | 288,216 | 0.05% | 13,370,804 | 2.31% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
 | and agreements to purchase/sell: |  |  | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | TOTAL: |  |  | 13,838,572 | 2.39% | 13,706,258 | 2.37% |
(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 | 186,242 | 1.9729 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 160,366 | 1.9800 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 116,322 | 1.9763 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 115,150 | 1.9734 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 80,070 | 1.9730 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 36,761 | 1.9712 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 23,921 | 1.9694 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 14,273 | 1.9731 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 11,454 | 1.9765 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 9,170 | 1.9780 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 8,954 | 1.9733 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 8,237 | 1.9642 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 7,228 | 1.9670 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 6,023 | 1.9710 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 5,391 | 1.9732 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 5,136 | 1.9757 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 3,941 | 1.9760 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 2,820 | 1.9850 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 2,577 | 1.9790 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 2,279 | 1.9700 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 1,984 | 1.9750 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 1,933 | 1.9610 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 1,857 | 1.9630 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 1,303 | 1.9600 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 991 | 1.9770 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 303 | 1.9794 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 291 | 1.9791 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 261 | 1.9620 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 183,306 | 1.9845 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 171,490 | 1.9800 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 113,078 | 1.9746 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 93,663 | 1.9715 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 19,654 | 1.9752 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 14,053 | 1.9710 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 8,754 | 1.9739 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 8,600 | 1.9727 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 7,428 | 1.9780 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 6,104 | 1.9626 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 5,114 | 1.9670 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 4,953 | 1.9718 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 3,514 | 1.9760 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 3,382 | 1.9735 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 3,362 | 1.9717 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 3,291 | 1.9650 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 2,820 | 1.9850 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 2,577 | 1.9790 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 2,279 | 1.9700 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 2,079 | 1.9665 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 2,032 | 1.9720 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 1,984 | 1.9750 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 1,933 | 1.9610 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 1,857 | 1.9630 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 1,842 | 1.9635 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 1,732 | 1.9777 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 1,303 | 1.9600 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 991 | 1.9770 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 713 | 1.9660 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 546 | 1.9680 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 409 | 1.9560 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 378 | 1.9614 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 348 | 1.9705 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 | 546 | 1.9680 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,188 | 1.9714 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,178 | 1.9741 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,382 | 1.9735 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,155 | 1.9707 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,380 | 1.9712 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 8,030 | 1.9710 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 8,600 | 1.9727 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 11,476 | 1.9680 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 19,312 | 1.9695 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 34,568 | 1.9737 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 42,563 | 1.9800 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 93,663 | 1.9715 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 108,263 | 1.9898 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 121,137 | 1.9746 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 261 | 1.9620 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 427 | 1.9760 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,136 | 1.9757 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,391 | 1.9732 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 8,092 | 1.9800 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 80,070 | 1.9730 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 88,088 | 1.9734 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 160,952 | 1.9724 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 167,361 | 1.9725 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 1,292 | 1.9694 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 62,927 | 1.9763 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: | 04 Apr 2024 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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