21st Apr 2026 13:43
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: | 20 Apr 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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| 2,194,589 | 0.54% | 4,618,676 | 1.15% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 4,506,369 | 1.12% | 668,550 | 0.17% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 6,700,958 | 1.66% | 5,287,226 | 1.31% |
(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 | 151,686 | 1.6560 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 87,036 | 1.6620 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 57,000 | 1.7112 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 54,576 | 1.6931 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 44,826 | 1.6729 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 38,161 | 1.7053 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 23,290 | 1.6567 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 22,149 | 1.6556 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 10,000 | 1.6960 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 5,349 | 1.6908 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 4,077 | 1.7095 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 3,979 | 1.7000 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 3,265 | 1.7011 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 3,000 | 1.7139 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,954 | 1.6999 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,943 | 1.6812 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,742 | 1.6831 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,544 | 1.7009 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,540 | 1.6707 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,372 | 1.7020 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,017 | 1.6820 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 685 | 1.6822 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 362 | 1.6672 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 350 | 1.7100 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 255 | 1.6900 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 195 | 1.7040 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 167 | 1.6980 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 165 | 1.7083 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 162 | 1.6919 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 157 | 1.7140 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 150 | 1.6674 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 147 | 1.7160 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 143 | 1.7120 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 137 | 1.7060 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 51 | 1.6940 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 232,832 | 1.6560 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 136,240 | 1.6662 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 101,342 | 1.6872 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 100,000 | 1.7030 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 48,891 | 1.6559 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 30,000 | 1.6766 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 27,546 | 1.7100 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 26,422 | 1.6909 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 21,925 | 1.6818 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 21,842 | 1.6971 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 19,495 | 1.7081 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 18,522 | 1.7120 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 18,336 | 1.6956 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 10,240 | 1.6892 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 8,612 | 1.7130 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 5,739 | 1.6798 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 3,567 | 1.7127 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 3,284 | 1.6762 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 3,060 | 1.6802 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 2,908 | 1.6973 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 2,108 | 1.7000 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 746 | 1.6700 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 697 | 1.7140 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 579 | 1.7180 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 561 | 1.6720 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 446 | 1.6900 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 237 | 1.7060 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 195 | 1.7040 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 181 | 1.6960 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 167 | 1.6980 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 153 | 1.6830 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 147 | 1.7160 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 51 | 1.6940 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1 | 1.6760 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 | 8,729 | 1.6858 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 14,270 | 1.6558 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 48,891 | 1.6559 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 117,468 | 1.6560 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,924 | 1.6781 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 23,251 | 1.6872 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 13,355 | 1.6873 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 62,812 | 1.6874 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 10,240 | 1.6892 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 727 | 1.6893 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 26,422 | 1.6909 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,560 | 1.6911 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 18,336 | 1.6956 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 21,842 | 1.6971 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 10,234 | 1.7073 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 8,940 | 1.7099 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 94 | 1.6560 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 292 | 1.6576 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 25,582 | 1.6602 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,017 | 1.6820 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 56 | 1.6866 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 2,204 | 1.6908 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 5,587 | 1.6912 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 8,986 | 1.6913 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 105 | 1.6948 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 10,000 | 1.6961 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 1 | 1.6800 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: | 21 Apr 2026 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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