22nd May 2026 11:02
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: | 21 May 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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| 5,137,854 | 1.28% | 2,602,392 | 0.65% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 2,566,075 | 0.64% | 2,903,519 | 0.72% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 7,703,929 | 1.91% | 5,505,911 | 1.37% |
(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 | 264,008 | 2.2250 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 82,340 | 2.2301 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 51,007 | 2.2275 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 34,070 | 2.2323 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 22,500 | 2.2000 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 19,422 | 2.2299 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 19,245 | 2.2285 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 18,716 | 2.2286 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 12,187 | 2.2271 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 11,250 | 2.2010 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 11,250 | 2.2060 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 11,250 | 2.2080 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 11,250 | 2.1910 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 5,625 | 2.2050 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 4,295 | 2.2276 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 3,635 | 2.2248 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,320 | 2.2302 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 983 | 2.2300 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 433 | 2.2260 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 175 | 2.2350 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 106 | 2.2249 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 48 | 2.2366 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 31 | 2.2200 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 2 | 2.2325 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 310,390 | 2.2250 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 90,285 | 2.2280 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 75,468 | 2.2298 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 46,462 | 2.2260 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 26,700 | 2.2340 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 15,528 | 2.2269 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 10,762 | 2.2334 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 10,760 | 2.2309 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 8,411 | 2.2200 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 8,020 | 2.2275 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 6,378 | 2.2270 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 5,600 | 2.2350 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 5,560 | 2.2314 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 3,364 | 2.2249 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 3,281 | 2.2286 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 2,678 | 2.2300 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 2,008 | 2.2425 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 983 | 2.2400 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 683 | 2.2301 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 228 | 2.2307 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 117 | 2.2288 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 2 | 2.2296 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 | Decreasing Short | 1,411 | 2.2200 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 5,811 | 2.2240 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 28,563 | 2.2248 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 10,016 | 2.2249 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 152,191 | 2.2250 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 14,613 | 2.2264 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 11,740 | 2.2268 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 20,724 | 2.2269 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 377 | 2.2273 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2,678 | 2.2300 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 69,657 | 2.2303 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,703 | 2.2310 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 5,600 | 2.2347 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 5,625 | 2.1915 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 5,625 | 2.2079 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 5,625 | 2.2088 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 5,625 | 2.2104 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 97,128 | 2.2250 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 4,518 | 2.2251 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 5,625 | 2.2254 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 12,529 | 2.2270 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 51,679 | 2.2275 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 4,295 | 2.2276 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 13,582 | 2.2283 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 4,128 | 2.2290 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 983 | 2.2300 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 11,250 | 2.2304 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 45,000 | 2.2315 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 100 | 2.2350 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 334 | 2.2355 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 31,810 | 2.2250 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 2,423 | 2.2270 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 2 | 2.2300 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 27,594 | 2.2250 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 3 | 2.2266 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 19,422 | 2.2299 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 2,320 | 2.2302 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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(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: | 22 May 2026 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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