Form 8.3 - Spirent Communications plc Amend

FORM 8.3 - Amendment to section 3b

Replaces form released on 11:56 15/03/2024

RNS Number : 0797H

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:

14-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:

14,752,729

2.54%

363,363

0.06%

-2

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

328,362

0.05%

14,634,701

2.52%

-3

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

15,081,091

2.60%

14,998,064

2.59%

(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

143,077

1.7811 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

41,798

1.7844 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

29,989

1.7824 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

28,016

1.7840 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

25,021

1.7828 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

22,861

1.7833 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

8,711

1.7805 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

7,902

1.7831 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

6,357

1.7815 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

5,092

1.7827 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

1,768

1.7859 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

1,738

1.7830 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

1,645

1.7845 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

818

1.7990 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

284

1.7850 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

91,970

1.7800 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

27,545

1.7834 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

9,337

1.7829 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

5,647

1.7832 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

4,693

1.7845 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

2,700

1.7853 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

2,204

1.7862 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

1,464

1.7830 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

1,400

1.7801 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

867

1.7819 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

54

1.7789 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

Opening Short

9,392

1.7847 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

19,931

1.7800 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

5

1.7800 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

775

1.7845 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

867

1.7819 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,400

1.7801 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,700

1.7853 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,778

1.7832 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

6,897

1.7851 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,337

1.7841 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,337

1.7829 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

18,766

1.7830 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

818

1.7989 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,645

1.7845 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

2,192

1.7822 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,519

1.7800 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

14,732

1.7830 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

41,798

1.7844 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

89,868

1.7823 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

91,610

1.7821 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