29 Apr 2024 12:57
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 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: |  |  | 15,891,428 | 2.75% | 5,409,718 | 0.93% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
 | and/or controlled: |  |  | 288,207 | 0.05% | 15,575,288 | 2.69% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
 | and agreements to purchase/sell: |  |  | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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 | TOTAL: |  |  | 16,179,635 | 2.80% | 20,985,006 | 3.63% |
(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 | 115,362 | 1.9471 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 49,376 | 1.9468 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 19,913 | 1.9494 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 14,914 | 1.9493 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 9,412 | 1.9487 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 8,161 | 1.9470 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 6,799 | 1.9461 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 4,524 | 1.9488 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 3,619 | 1.9466 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 2,254 | 1.9436 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 1,404 | 1.9460 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 68 | 1.9458 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 104,825 | 1.9497 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 80,327 | 1.9470 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 39,758 | 1.9464 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 24,729 | 1.9490 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 16,145 | 1.9477 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 15,998 | 1.9480 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 2,300 | 1.9428 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 1,685 | 1.9413 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 843 | 1.9465 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 206 | 1.9449 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 | 338 | 1.9449 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,685 | 1.9413 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,300 | 1.9428 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,709 | 1.9479 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 7,002 | 1.9470 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 7,992 | 1.9452 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 8,606 | 1.9470 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 9,220 | 1.9468 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 15,998 | 1.9480 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 16,145 | 1.9477 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 24,226 | 1.9490 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 100,000 | 1.9498 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 139 | 1.9460 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 1,922 | 1.9429 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 14,914 | 1.9493 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 16,988 | 1.9494 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 102,865 | 1.9474 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: | 29 Apr 2024 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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