Form 8.3 - Spirent Communications plc

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

positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):

(c)

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS PLC

relevant securities this form relates:

(d)

If an exempt fund manager connected with an

offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of

offeror/offeree:

(e)

Date position held/dealing undertaken:

06 Sep 2024

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making

NO

disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

2.

POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree

to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any)

Class of relevant security:

3 1/3p ordinary

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

and/or controlled:

33,535,843

5.80%

897,369

0.16%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

512,333

0.09%

32,772,201

5.66%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

34,048,176

5.88%

33,669,570

5.82%

(b)

Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive

options)

Class of relevant security in relation to

which subscription right exists

Details, including nature of the rights

concerned and relevant percentages:

3.

DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Purchases and sales

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

securities

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

300,000

1.7348 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

117,865

1.7470 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

106,761

1.7310 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

72,007

1.7352 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

70,000

1.7340 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

43,915

1.7328 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

40,384

1.7387 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

32,941

1.7349 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

30,361

1.7330 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

10,708

1.7344 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

6,079

1.7385 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

5,218

1.7337 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

4,594

1.7490 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

3,493

1.7403 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

3,429

1.7367 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

2,887

1.7445 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

2,500

1.7300 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

1,856

1.7420 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

1,762

1.7591 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

1,704

1.7402 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

826

1.7401 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

467

1.7430 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

376

1.7360 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

367

1.7390 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

344

1.7460 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

186,847

1.7438 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

100,000

1.7312 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

74,309

1.7378 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

67,505

1.7308 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

42,958

1.7330 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

17,323

1.7309 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

13,264

1.7411 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

6,529

1.7338 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

5,218

1.7337 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

3,070

1.7344 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

1,961

1.7354 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

1,189

1.7403 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

1,031

1.7326 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

584

1.7380 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

16

1.7540 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

67,505

1.7308 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

17,323

1.7309 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,798

1.7311 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,031

1.7326 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,471

1.7330 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,592

1.7354 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

37,344

1.7389 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,264

1.7411 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16

1.7538 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

43,915

1.7328 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,408

1.7330 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

70,000

1.7340 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

300,000

1.7348 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

32,941

1.7349 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

376

1.7360 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

826

1.7401 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,704

1.7402 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,637

1.7405 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

18,567

1.7409 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,535

1.7413 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,583

1.7415 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

182

1.7424 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

344

1.7461 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,762

1.7591 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

4

1.7325 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

5,251

1.7329 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

2,075

1.7409 GBP

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class

Product

Writing,

Number

Exercise

Type

Expiry

Option

of

description

purchasing,

of

price

date

money

relevant

selling,

securities

per unit

paid/

security

varying etc

to which

received

option

per unit

relates

(ii)

Exercising

Class of relevant

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

Exercise price per

security

securities

unit

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if

security

applicable)

4.

OTHER INFORMATION

(a)

Indemnity and other dealings arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding,

formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal

or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party

to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:

NONE

(b)

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between

the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:

(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or

(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which

any derivative is referenced:

NONE

(c)

Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:

09 Sep 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213