Form 8.3 - Spirent Communications plc Amend

FORM 8.3 Amendment to 2aReplaces form Released at 04/07/2024 15:04 RNS Number : 2187V

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 relevant securities this form relates:

SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS PLC

(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:

03 Jul 2024

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

NO

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:

24,407,417

4.22%

821,852

0.14%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

389,732

0.07%

24,023,601

4.15%

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL: 

24,797,149

4.29%

24,845,453

4.29%

(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 PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Purchase and sales

Class of relevant security

Purchase/sale

Number of securities

Price per unit

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

400,000

1.8213 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

42,589

1.8177 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

40,366

1.8126 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

25,272

1.8186 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

22,739

1.8194 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

20,074

1.8171 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

16,901

1.8200 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

16,859

1.8119 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

7,000

1.8129 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

3,993

1.8172 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

3,526

1.8162 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

1,781

1.8188 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

597

1.8155 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

365,735

1.8120 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

61,005

1.8140 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

58,087

1.8135 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

27,333

1.8138 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

16,901

1.8200 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

10,502

1.8204 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

7,263

1.8111 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

7,165

1.8190 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

5,909

1.8133 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

4,669

1.8149 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

4,037

1.8124 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

3,732

1.8134 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

3,658

1.8160 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

3,484

1.8139 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

1,719

1.8210 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

1,639

1.8180 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

1,505

1.8150 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security

Product description

Nature of dealing

Number of reference securities

Price per unit

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

12,802

1.8150 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,681

1.8181 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

280

1.8194 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,000

1.8130 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,909

1.8133 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

27,333

1.8138 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

21,778

1.8120 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,526

1.8162 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

14,026

1.8171 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

42,589

1.8177 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,263

1.8111 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,781

1.8188 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,781

1.8175 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,251

1.8180 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

52,258

1.8141 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

12,567

1.8120 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,638

1.8171 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

25,272

1.8186 GBP

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security

Product description

Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc

Number of securities to which option relates

Exercise price per unit

Type

Expiry date

Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii)

Exercising

Class of relevant security

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if 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 person 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:

23 Jul 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213