Form 8.3 - Spirent Communications plc Amend

FORM 8.3 - Amendment to section 3b

Replaces form released on 14:06 14/03/2024

RNS Number : 9248G

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:

13-Mar-24

(f)

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

NA

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:

14,568,429

2.51%

356,311

0.06%

-2

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

328,362

0.05%

14,451,920

2.49%

-3

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

14,896,791

2.57%

14,808,231

2.55%

(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

113,775

1.7830 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

54,198

1.7851 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

11,349

1.7979 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

7,225

1.7885 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

5,438

1.7847 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

4,605

1.7829 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

3,468

1.8017 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

3,276

1.7868 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

2,743

1.7850 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

1,679

1.7906 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

1,550

1.7855 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

1,209

1.7909 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

117

1.7836 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

149,879

1.7838 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

16,264

1.7915 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

12,691

1.7831 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

10,967

1.7830 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

7,900

1.7914 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

6,736

1.7829 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

6,676

1.7863 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

2,403

1.7870 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

1,998

1.7886 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

1,792

1.7890 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

117

1.7837 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

35

1.7855 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

CFD

Opening Long

5,750

1.7830 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Opening Long

6,878

1.7847 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,520

1.7868 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,998

1.7886 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,694

1.7849 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,982

1.7872 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,247

1.7865 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,535

1.7877 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,900

1.7914 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16,264

1.7915 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

20,526

1.7867 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

116,051

1.7830 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,349

1.7979 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

62,575

1.7862 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

6,736

1.7829 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Opening Short

5,750

1.7830 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Opening Short

6,064

1.7850 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

10,539

1.7883 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Opening Short

104,704

1.7831 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:

03-Apr-24

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213