19th Feb 2026 14:57
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: |
| Barclays PLC. | ||||
(b) | Owner or controller of interest and short |
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(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: | 18 Feb 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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| 2,573,963 | 0.64% | 3,023,519 | 0.75% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 2,552,133 | 0.63% | 829,880 | 0.21% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 5,126,096 | 1.27% | 3,853,399 | 0.96% |
(b) | 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. | 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 | 221,038 | 2.0250 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 137,741 | 2.0100 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 68,085 | 2.0382 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 66,615 | 2.0377 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 60,297 | 2.0255 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 31,973 | 2.0326 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 19,852 | 2.0424 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 16,737 | 2.0302 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 12,992 | 2.0296 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 10,422 | 2.0144 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 8,732 | 2.0396 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 6,363 | 2.0450 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 6,358 | 2.0311 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 4,826 | 2.0459 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 4,744 | 2.0325 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 4,684 | 2.0472 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 4,222 | 2.0253 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 3,435 | 2.0675 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,877 | 2.0050 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,373 | 2.0422 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,054 | 2.0200 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,765 | 2.0700 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,447 | 2.0000 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,358 | 2.0568 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,315 | 2.0600 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,195 | 2.0150 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,122 | 2.0300 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,111 | 2.0550 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 948 | 2.0500 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 944 | 2.0662 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 848 | 2.0400 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 398 | 2.0350 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 373 | 2.0125 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 304 | 2.0154 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 301 | 2.0444 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 150 | 2.0058 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 36 | 2.0075 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 12 | 2.0385 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 7 | 2.0188 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 75,820 | 2.0355 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 49,472 | 2.0250 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 20,636 | 2.0298 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 20,002 | 2.0486 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 18,496 | 2.0100 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 9,305 | 2.0550 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 6,144 | 2.0680 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 2,894 | 2.0050 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 2,714 | 2.0650 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,739 | 2.0200 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,447 | 2.0000 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,363 | 2.0450 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,315 | 2.0600 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,249 | 2.0599 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,195 | 2.0150 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 948 | 2.0500 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 848 | 2.0400 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 400 | 2.0300 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 398 | 2.0350 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 373 | 2.0125 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 299 | 2.0270 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 294 | 2.0215 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 36 | 2.0075 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 | 14,444 | 2.0100 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 294 | 2.0215 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 13,915 | 2.0249 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 12,225 | 2.0250 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 299 | 2.0270 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 20,636 | 2.0298 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 412 | 2.0319 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 9,000 | 2.0547 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 134,758 | 2.0100 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 304 | 2.0154 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 7 | 2.0192 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 315 | 2.0200 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 47,486 | 2.0250 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 9,582 | 2.0251 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 29,000 | 2.0311 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 31,973 | 2.0326 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 68,085 | 2.0382 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 12 | 2.0389 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 4,862 | 2.0441 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 41,613 | 2.0444 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 100 | 2.0600 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 187 | 2.0651 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 650 | 2.0201 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 121,200 | 2.0250 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 8,751 | 2.0396 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 |
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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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(c) | Attachments |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
Date of disclosure: | 19 Feb 2026 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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