RNS Number : 2354W
Barclays PLC
06 February 2025
 

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:

 

Barclays PLC.

(b)

Owner or controller of interest and short

 

 

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

 

 

offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of

 

offeror/offeree:

(e)

Date position held/dealing undertaken:

05 Feb 2025

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making

NO

 

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

44,781,741

7.74%

778,531

0.13%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

459,572

0.08%

44,344,259

7.66%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

45,241,313

7.82%

45,122,790

7.80%

(b)

Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive

 

 

options)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class of relevant security in relation to

 

 

 

 

which subscription right exists

 

 

 

 

Details, including nature of the rights

 

 

 

 

concerned and relevant percentages:

 

 

 

 

3.

DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Purchases and sales

 

 

 

 

 

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

 

securities

 

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

198,266

1.8591  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

57,308

1.8507  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

36,356

1.8494  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

31,348

1.8583  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

30,657

1.8506  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

16,745

1.8600  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

10,326

1.8496  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

8,397

1.8602  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

5,932

1.8515  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

5,464

1.8546  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

3,649

1.8513  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

2,856

1.8558  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

2,470

1.8531  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

1,871

1.8492  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

1,516

1.8521  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

1,210

1.8530  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

1,170

1.8598  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

1,052

1.8485  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

975

1.8508  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

806

1.8545  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

780

1.8490  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

762

1.8518  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

679

1.8495  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

429

1.8480  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

396

1.8450  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

396

1.8448  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

329

1.8520  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

133,138

1.8600  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

121,044

1.8587  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

29,843

1.8506  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

23,633

1.8597  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

11,509

1.8514  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

7,786

1.8493  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

6,768

1.8519  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

4,327

1.8490  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

3,367

1.8527  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

3,029

1.8522  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

832

1.8479  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

823

1.8495  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

780

1.8491  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

685

1.8500  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

396

1.8450  GBP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

 

reference

unit

security

 

 

securities

 

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,786

1.8493  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

100

1.8499  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

130

1.8505  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,367

1.8527  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

74,856

1.8556  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

89,728

1.8561  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

84

1.8600  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,898

1.8442  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

496

1.8453  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,024

1.8493  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

36,356

1.8494  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,326

1.8496  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,109

1.8501  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,325

1.8505  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

34,943

1.8506  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

57,932

1.8507  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,516

1.8521  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,220

1.8527  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,470

1.8531  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3

1.8550  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,402

1.8571  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

25,946

1.8586  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

50,634

1.8600  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,397

1.8602  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

23,184

1.8598  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

734

1.8461  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

4,976

1.8526  GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

9,274

1.8535  GBP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

 

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 

Class

Product

Writing,

Number

Exercise

Type

Expiry

Option

of

description

purchasing,

of

price

 

date

money

relevant

 

selling,

securities

per unit

 

 

paid/

security

 

varying etc

to which

 

 

 

received

 

 

 

option

 

 

 

per unit

 

 

 

relates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(ii)

Exercising

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class of relevant

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

Exercise price per

security

 

 

securities

unit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

 

Class of relevant

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if

security

 

 

applicable)

 

 

 

 

4.

OTHER INFORMATION

(a)

Indemnity and other dealings arrangements

 

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding,

 

 

formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal

 

 

or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party

 

to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:

 

 

 

NONE

(b)

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

 

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between

 

 

the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:

 

 

(i)  the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or

 

 

 

(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which

 

 

any derivative is referenced:

 

 

 

 

 

 

NONE

(c)

Attachments

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:

06 Feb 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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