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:

01 Nov 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:

41,498,779

7.17%

934,678

0.16%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

504,373

0.09%

40,444,406

6.99%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

42,003,152

7.26%

41,379,084

7.15%

(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

54,339

1.6980 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

17,974

1.6971 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

13,770

1.6922 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

5,500

1.6981 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

5,302

1.6953 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

5,179

1.6985 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

3,721

1.6979 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

1,973

1.6937 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

1,433

1.6932 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

998

1.6945 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

837

1.7000 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

655

1.6960 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

582

1.6904 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

142

1.6860 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

18

1.6910 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

67,450

1.6978 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

30,614

1.6980 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

17,434

1.6924 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

5,302

1.6953 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

4,717

1.6968 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

3,601

1.6971 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

3,000

1.6913 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

1,775

1.6888 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

1,335

1.6790 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

1,324

1.6889 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

1,136

1.6900 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

851

1.6970 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

701

1.6935 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

643

1.6932 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

439

1.6910 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

436

1.6950 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

181

1.6927 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

1

1.6930 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

18,936

1.6762 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,335

1.6790 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,775

1.6888 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,324

1.6889 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

439

1.6910 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,000

1.6913 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

17,434

1.6924 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

643

1.6932 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

701

1.6935 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,601

1.6971 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

56,018

1.6980 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,879

1.6772 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

142

1.6860 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

511

1.6915 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,957

1.6917 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,558

1.6935 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,993

1.6953 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

17,974

1.6971 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

14

1.6977 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

29,980

1.6980 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,500

1.6981 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,179

1.6985 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

2,450

1.6914 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

181

1.6927 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,426

1.6943 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

2,450

1.6914 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

2,450

1.6915 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:

04 Nov 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213