18th May 2026 15:23
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: | 15 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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| 5,020,695 | 1.25% | 2,269,227 | 0.56% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 2,235,961 | 0.56% | 2,859,513 | 0.71% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 7,256,656 | 1.80% | 5,128,740 | 1.27% |
(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 | 576,686 | 2.2602 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 431,526 | 2.2750 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 237,142 | 2.2580 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 173,379 | 2.2478 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 150,377 | 2.1860 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 136,805 | 2.2440 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 113,318 | 2.2609 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 97,236 | 2.2633 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 91,439 | 2.2060 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 70,970 | 2.2628 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 68,785 | 2.2529 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 43,337 | 2.2665 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 42,508 | 2.2463 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 33,787 | 2.2422 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 32,539 | 2.2445 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 19,848 | 2.2569 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 18,771 | 2.2749 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 15,051 | 2.2500 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 13,502 | 2.2393 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 13,293 | 2.2471 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 10,576 | 2.2394 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 8,833 | 2.2483 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 8,538 | 2.2452 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 7,298 | 2.2400 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 7,055 | 2.2687 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 6,471 | 2.2372 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 5,929 | 2.2392 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 4,773 | 2.2679 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 3,635 | 2.2350 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 3,223 | 2.2551 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,024 | 2.2550 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,822 | 2.2375 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,294 | 2.2657 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,027 | 2.2626 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 952 | 2.2597 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 757 | 2.2673 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 423 | 2.2300 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 181 | 2.2466 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 25 | 2.2475 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 436,531 | 2.2693 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 434,080 | 2.2400 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 190,552 | 2.2750 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 173,379 | 2.2466 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 83,528 | 2.2694 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 57,496 | 2.2479 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 56,946 | 2.2700 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 56,020 | 2.2469 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 55,941 | 2.2637 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 46,782 | 2.2489 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 32,890 | 2.2498 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 27,843 | 2.2512 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 21,949 | 2.2731 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 15,713 | 2.2450 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 12,713 | 2.2599 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 10,000 | 2.2800 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 6,616 | 2.2508 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 4,822 | 2.2557 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 4,128 | 2.2500 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 3,300 | 2.2521 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 3,037 | 2.2427 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 3,011 | 2.2565 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 2,756 | 2.2600 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 2,665 | 2.2381 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 2,561 | 2.2676 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 2,516 | 2.2339 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,448 | 2.2751 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,443 | 2.2374 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,194 | 2.2250 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 939 | 2.2350 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 760 | 2.2650 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 350 | 2.2575 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 236 | 2.2675 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 25 | 2.2475 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 | 3,444 | 2.2375 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 431,984 | 2.2400 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 3,877 | 2.2504 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2,121 | 2.2550 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 13,128 | 2.2561 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 6,517 | 2.2562 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 3,017 | 2.2570 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 760 | 2.2650 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 53,157 | 2.2748 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 44,000 | 2.2749 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 58,745 | 2.2750 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 150,377 | 2.1868 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 2,001 | 2.2375 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 22,377 | 2.2387 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 13,502 | 2.2393 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 5,202 | 2.2400 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 10,543 | 2.2463 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 181 | 2.2466 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 288,758 | 2.2478 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 6,354 | 2.2500 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,664 | 2.2527 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 2,758 | 2.2591 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 98,792 | 2.2606 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 2 | 2.2617 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 91439 | 2.2063 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 97,236 | 2.2633 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 11,667 | 2.2644 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 87 | 2.2648 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 11 | 2.2649 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 10,492 | 2.2657 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 757 | 2.2673 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 2,982 | 2.2675 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 108,349 | 2.2683 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 7,055 | 2.2687 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1 | 2.2709 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 11,717 | 2.2739 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 246,473 | 2.2750 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 1,731 | 2.2319 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 64 | 2.2515 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 73,243 | 2.2750 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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(c) | Attachments |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
Date of disclosure: | 18 May 2026 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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