4th Sep 2026 13:07
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: | 03 Sep 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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| 7,411,781 | 1.84% | 5,615,723 | 1.39% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 5,617,068 | 1.39% | 7,350,731 | 1.83% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 13,028,849 | 3.23% | 12,966,454 | 3.22% |
(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 | 500,000 | 2.3835 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 228,169 | 2.3916 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 140,977 | 2.3961 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 59,958 | 2.4038 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 49,808 | 2.3753 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 47,469 | 2.4100 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 12,832 | 2.3964 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 12,481 | 2.4023 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 11,079 | 2.3995 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 10,880 | 2.4099 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 10,798 | 2.4095 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 7,644 | 2.3986 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 6,961 | 2.4044 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 6,441 | 2.4022 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 5,220 | 2.4027 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 5,003 | 2.4040 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,656 | 2.4013 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,616 | 2.4150 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,111 | 2.4014 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 775 | 2.3947 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 357 | 2.4021 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 271 | 2.3979 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 170 | 2.3975 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 95 | 2.3969 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 84 | 2.3900 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 76,148 | 2.4013 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 60,404 | 2.4100 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 57,077 | 2.3946 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 47,844 | 2.4018 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 31,228 | 2.4004 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 30,938 | 2.4027 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 29,036 | 2.4010 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 27,741 | 2.4099 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 27,596 | 2.4007 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 14,675 | 2.3954 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 9,792 | 2.3981 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 8,039 | 2.4020 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 7,520 | 2.3992 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 7,174 | 2.3972 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 6,767 | 2.3900 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 5,695 | 2.3990 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 5,158 | 2.4029 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 4,524 | 2.3955 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 3,531 | 2.3964 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,767 | 2.4000 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,616 | 2.4150 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,400 | 2.3575 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,374 | 2.3975 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,093 | 2.3950 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 648 | 2.3925 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 206 | 2.3943 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 153 | 2.4016 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 140 | 2.4012 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 | 781 | 2.3975 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 140 | 2.4012 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,206 | 2.4015 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 670 | 2.3977 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2,447 | 2.3947 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,994 | 2.3940 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 334 | 2.3949 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 19,750 | 2.4100 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,111 | 2.4014 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,828 | 2.3998 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 10,840 | 2.4101 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 11,905 | 2.4004 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 27,846 | 2.3992 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 228,169 | 2.3916 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 29,036 | 2.4010 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 15,509 | 2.4100 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 14,675 | 2.3954 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 220 | 2.4015 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 143 | 2.3975 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 407 | 2.3975 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 230 | 2.4015 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 3,105 | 2.4024 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 3,027 | 2.4029 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 666 | 2.4025 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 29,953 | 2.3999 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 169 | 2.4100 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 124 | 2.3903 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 27,741 | 2.4099 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 3,518 | 2.4100 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 553 | 2.4029 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,578 | 2.4029 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 3,336 | 2.4025 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 301 | 2.3944 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 26,991 | 2.4095 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 4,114 | 2.4100 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 500,000 | 2.3835 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,093 | 2.3950 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 6,402 | 2.4100 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 12,832 | 2.3963 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 20,625 | 2.4027 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 5,455 | 2.4000 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,368 | 2.4100 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 6,961 | 2.4044 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 10,313 | 2.4027 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 232 | 2.4045 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 7,722 | 2.4013 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 6,050 | 2.4011 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 8,019 | 2.4100 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 27,596 | 2.4007 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 5,003 | 2.4040 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 596 | 2.3924 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 7,814 | 2.3985 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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Class of relevant | Product description | Exercising/ exercised against | Number of | Exercise price per | |||
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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: | 04 Sep 2026 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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