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FORM 8.3
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PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE
BY
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A
PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1%
OR
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MORE
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Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code
(the "Code")
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1.
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KEY
INFORMATION
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(a)
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Full name of discloser:
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Barclays PLC.
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(b)
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Owner or controller of interest and short
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positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
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(c)
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Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
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SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS PLC
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relevant securities this form relates:
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(d)
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If
an exempt fund manager connected with an
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offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity
of
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offeror/offeree:
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(e)
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Date position held/dealing undertaken:
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12
Dec 2024
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(f)
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In
addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser
making
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NO
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disclosures in respect of any other party to the
offer?
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2.
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POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
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(a)
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Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of
the offeror or offeree
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to
which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if
any)
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Class of relevant security:
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3
1/3p ordinary
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Interests
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Short
Positions
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Number
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(%)
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Number
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(%)
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(1)
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Relevant securities owned
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and/or controlled:
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44,052,571
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7.61%
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1,401,444
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0.24%
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(2)
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Cash-settled derivatives:
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and/or controlled:
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1,074,422
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0.19%
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43,212,297
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7.47%
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(3)
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Stock-settled derivatives (including
options)
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and
agreements to purchase/sell:
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0
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0.00%
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0
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0.00%
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TOTAL:
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45,126,993
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7.80%
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44,613,741
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7.71%
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(b)
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Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors
and other executive
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options)
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Class of relevant security in relation to
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which subscription right exists
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Details, including nature of the rights
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concerned and relevant percentages:
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3.
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DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL
TRADER
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(a)
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Purchases and sales
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Class of
relevant
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Purchase/sale
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Number of
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Price per
unit
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security
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securities
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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137,818
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1.7909 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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19,954
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1.7938 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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11,891
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1.7930 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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8,279
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1.7970 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,894
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1.8018 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,862
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1.7935 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,287
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1.7985 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,109
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1.7926 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,037
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1.7983 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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360
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1.7955 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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309
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1.7910 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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94
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1.8020 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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33
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1.7950 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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26
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1.7960 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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45,700
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1.7977 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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30,131
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1.7930 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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13,868
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1.7976 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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11,333
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1.7921 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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8,737
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1.7935 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,758
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1.7942 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,533
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1.7929 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,346
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1.7884 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,919
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1.7948 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,447
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1.7915 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,854
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1.7999 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,230
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1.7870 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,216
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1.7937 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,938
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1.7965 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,912
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1.7934 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,563
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1.7914 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,389
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1.7951 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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624
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1.7950 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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592
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1.7939 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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295
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1.7927 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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199
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1.7960 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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178
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1.7970 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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44
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1.8005 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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23
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1.7956 GBP
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(b)
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Cash-settled derivative transactions
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Class of
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Product
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Nature of
dealing
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Number of
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Price per
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relevant
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description
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reference
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unit
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security
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securities
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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3,283
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1.7936 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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4,889
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1.7873 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1,865
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1.7904 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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3,447
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1.7915 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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10,901
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1.7921 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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5,533
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1.7929 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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49
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1.7930 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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34,828
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1.7932 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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5,758
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1.7942 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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3,919
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1.7948 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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45,700
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1.7977 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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2,356
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1.7990 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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4
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1.8025 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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137,818
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1.7909 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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127
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1.7911 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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14,809
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1.7930 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,862
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1.7935 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,200
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1.7949 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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2,719
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1.7960 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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566
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1.7961 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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2
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1.7980 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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290
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1.7961 GBP
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(c)
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Stock-settled derivative transactions (including
options)
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(i)
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Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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Class
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Product
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Writing,
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Number
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Exercise
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Type
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Expiry
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Option
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of
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description
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purchasing,
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of
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price
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date
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money
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relevant
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selling,
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securities
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per unit
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paid/
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security
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varying etc
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to which
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received
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option
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per unit
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relates
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(ii)
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Exercising
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Class of
relevant
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Product
description
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Exercising/ exercised
against
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Number of
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Exercise price
per
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security
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securities
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unit
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(d)
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Other dealings (including subscribing for new
securities)
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Class of
relevant
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Nature of
Dealings
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Details
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Price per unit
(if
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security
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applicable)
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4.
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OTHER
INFORMATION
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(a)
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Indemnity and other dealings arrangements
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Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any
agreement or understanding,
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formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may
be an inducement to deal
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or
refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader
making the disclosure and any party
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to
the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the
offer:
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NONE
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(b)
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Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options
or derivatives
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Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal
or informal, between
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the
person making the disclosure and any other person relating
to:
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(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under
any option; or
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(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of
any relevant securities to which
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any
derivative is referenced:
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NONE
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(c)
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Attachments
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Is
a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?
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NO
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Date of disclosure:
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13 Dec 2024
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Contact name:
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Large Holdings Regulatory
Operations
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Telephone number:
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020 3134
7213
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