26th Aug 2026 12:08
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 |
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| positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): | ||||||
(c) | Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | SPIRE HEALTHCARE GROUP PLC | |||||
| relevant securities this form relates: | ||||||
(d) | If an exempt fund manager connected with an |
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| offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of | ||||||
| offeror/offeree: | ||||||
(e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 25 Aug 2026 | |||||
(f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making | NO |
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| disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? |
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2. | POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
(a) | 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: | 1p ordinary | ||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | |||||
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(1) | Relevant securities owned |
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| 6,333,965 | 1.57% | 6,409,941 | 1.59% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 6,391,571 | 1.59% | 6,264,924 | 1.56% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| TOTAL: |
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| 12,725,536 | 3.16% | 12,674,865 | 3.15% |
(b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive |
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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. | DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
(a) | Purchases and sales |
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Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit | ||||
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1p ordinary | Purchase | 121,097 | 2.3700 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 55,238 | 2.3568 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 42,032 | 2.3451 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 21,688 | 2.3450 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 12,363 | 2.3609 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 12,328 | 2.3605 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 7,037 | 2.3604 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 6,500 | 2.3323 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 4,277 | 2.3589 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 4,252 | 2.3637 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 3,768 | 2.3571 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 3,040 | 2.3490 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,270 | 2.3500 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 890 | 2.3558 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 839 | 2.3525 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 632 | 2.3375 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 454 | 2.3475 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 453 | 2.3650 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 344 | 2.3550 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 35 | 2.3599 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 165,631 | 2.3500 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 32,835 | 2.3700 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 27,995 | 2.3669 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 22,959 | 2.3452 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 19,548 | 2.3704 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 14,864 | 2.3568 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 10,798 | 2.3450 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 10,420 | 2.3476 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 5,682 | 2.3447 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 4,941 | 2.3435 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 4,654 | 2.3445 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 4,488 | 2.3470 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 2,176 | 2.3472 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 2,020 | 2.3637 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 704 | 2.3475 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 665 | 2.3650 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 589 | 2.3525 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 314 | 2.3400 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 188 | 2.3375 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 160 | 2.3437 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 100 | 2.3608 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 63 | 2.3600 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 4 | 2.3542 GBP | ||||
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(b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions |
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Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
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1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 63 | 2.3437 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 474 | 2.3559 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 8 | 2.3599 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,526 | 2.3456 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,054 | 2.3437 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 103 | 2.3498 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 657 | 2.3700 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Short | 31,389 | 2.3500 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Short | 70,861 | 2.3500 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,464 | 2.3688 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,933 | 2.3450 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 12,181 | 2.3593 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 5,303 | 2.3605 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 2,602 | 2.3417 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Short | 54,385 | 2.3500 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 10,420 | 2.3476 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,277 | 2.3589 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,141 | 2.3450 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 201 | 2.3559 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 4,941 | 2.3435 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 40 | 2.3437 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 57 | 2.3437 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 215 | 2.3559 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 7,880 | 2.3627 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 41 | 2.3608 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 230 | 2.3450 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 16,450 | 2.3520 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 29,333 | 2.3701 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 30 | 2.3700 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 15,431 | 2.3505 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 27,995 | 2.3669 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 29 | 2.3608 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 30 | 2.3608 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 5,492 | 2.3689 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,198 | 2.3700 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 11,814 | 2.3671 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,163 | 2.3700 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,177 | 2.3700 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,850 | 2.3500 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 51,953 | 2.3700 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 9,680 | 2.3700 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 5,340 | 2.3450 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 302 | 2.3475 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 6,613 | 2.3700 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 12,328 | 2.3605 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 4,451 | 2.3612 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 11 | 2.3700 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 7,544 | 2.3450 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 186 | 2.3500 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 188 | 2.3375 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 12,363 | 2.3609 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 7,146 | 2.3500 GBP | |||
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(c) | Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) |
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(i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying |
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Class | Product | Writing, | Number | Exercise | Type | Expiry | Option |
of | description | purchasing, | of | price |
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(ii) | Exercise |
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(d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) |
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Class of relevant | Nature of Dealings | Details | Price per unit (if | ||||
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4. | OTHER INFORMATION | ||||||
(a) | 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 | |||||||
(b) | 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 | |||||||
(c) | Attachments |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
Date of disclosure: | 26 Aug 2026 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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