5 Apr 2024 13:22
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: | 04 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: |  |  | 12,740,078 | 2.20% | 335,108 | 0.06% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
 | and/or controlled: |  |  | 288,216 | 0.05% | 12,560,568 | 2.17% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
 | and agreements to purchase/sell: |  |  | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | TOTAL: |  |  | 13,028,294 | 2.25% | 12,895,676 | 2.23% |
(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 | 588,669 | 1.9902 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 90,457 | 1.9900 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 55,940 | 1.9907 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 41,899 | 1.9899 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 37,202 | 1.9932 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 33,922 | 1.9948 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 32,478 | 1.9905 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 30,355 | 1.9901 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 26,757 | 1.9940 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 19,177 | 1.9937 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 12,003 | 1.9952 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 2,103 | 1.9910 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 1,662 | 1.9915 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 1,117 | 1.9809 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 280 | 1.9850 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 611,928 | 1.9899 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 250,000 | 1.9790 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 249,837 | 1.9890 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 229,476 | 1.9909 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 187,673 | 1.9903 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 83,321 | 1.9901 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 78,903 | 1.9925 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 36,381 | 1.9924 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 20,494 | 1.9936 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 12,930 | 1.9926 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 10,400 | 1.9907 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 5,212 | 1.9915 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 4,763 | 1.9919 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 1,697 | 1.9895 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 488 | 1.9920 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 404 | 1.9850 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 59 | 1.9900 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 | CFD | Decreasing Short | 404 | 1.9850 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 470 | 1.9920 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 684 | 1.9923 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,662 | 1.9915 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,990 | 1.9935 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,374 | 1.9914 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,763 | 1.9919 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 6,051 | 1.9916 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 9,403 | 1.9908 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 10,400 | 1.9907 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 13,328 | 1.9914 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 14,140 | 1.9899 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 15,488 | 1.9915 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 17,487 | 1.9903 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 23,629 | 1.9938 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 26,093 | 1.9900 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 92,896 | 1.9901 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 100,000 | 1.9948 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 200,163 | 1.9898 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 249,837 | 1.9890 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 250,000 | 1.9790 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 59 | 1.9900 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 280 | 1.9850 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 372 | 1.9910 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,117 | 1.9809 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,662 | 1.9915 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 6,105 | 1.9913 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 12,003 | 1.9952 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 16,111 | 1.9905 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 26,757 | 1.9940 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 46,994 | 1.9948 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 121,566 | 1.9927 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: | 05 Apr 2024 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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