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:

24 Apr 2025

(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:

40,498,100

6.97%

2,374,198

0.41%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

1,495,420

0.26%

40,200,932

6.92%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

41,993,520

7.23%

42,575,130

7.33%

(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

260,286

1.8240 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

99,265

1.8237 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

27,333

1.8217 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

13,205

1.8239 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

12,982

1.8180 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

10,890

1.8200 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

9,965

1.8220 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

8,781

1.8204 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

6,755

1.8224 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

6,684

1.8192 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

4,053

1.8218 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

3,750

1.8241 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

3,687

1.8223 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

3,436

1.8197 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

2,846

1.8209 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

2,574

1.8140 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

1,807

1.8230 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

535

1.8210 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

169,588

1.8236 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

12,862

1.8213 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

12,683

1.8194 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

10,372

1.8208 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

5,726

1.8200 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

2,982

1.8193 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

2,604

1.8240 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

1,347

1.8220 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

594

1.8210 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

231

1.8182 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

12

1.8083 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

5

1.8230 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

12

1.8079 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

452

1.8139 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,098

1.8189 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,683

1.8194 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,772

1.8208 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,862

1.8213 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,857

1.8219 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

34,718

1.8240 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3

1.8080 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,434

1.8180 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,781

1.8204 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,352

1.8216 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

27,333

1.8217 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

15,962

1.8219 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

296

1.8224 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

99,265

1.8237 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

137,561

1.8240 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,750

1.8241 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

6,090

1.8200 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:

25 Apr 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213