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 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:

29 Aug 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:

28,690,456

4.96%

997,518

0.17%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

521,517

0.09%

27,758,802

4.80%

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

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL: 

29,211,973

5.05%

28,756,320

4.97%

(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

2,194,295

1.7858 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

1,500,058

1.7860 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

290,346

1.7699 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

55,754

1.7813 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

53,419

1.7827 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

40,617

1.7824 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

38,689

1.7840 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

31,064

1.7755 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

21,113

1.7751 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

19,743

1.7806 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

19,000

1.7700 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

18,515

1.7829 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

17,706

1.7832 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

14,707

1.7752 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

9,167

1.7771 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

7,935

1.7807 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

5,895

1.7640 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

3,603

1.7839 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

3,246

1.7870 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

1,900

1.7841 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

1,655

1.7720 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

474,049

1.7733 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

42,292

1.7840 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

32,328

1.7653 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

12,156

1.7664 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

11,413

1.7656 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

5,800

1.7650 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

SWAP

Decreasing Short

22,649

1.7655 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,558

1.7817 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

38,689

1.7840 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

10,876

1.7768 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

786

1.7793 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

38,689

1.7840 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

58

1.7860 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

18,823

1.7783 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

920

1.7788 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

4,232

1.7851 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

421

1.7865 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,800

1.7650 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,900

1.7841 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

32,328

1.7653 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

17,706

1.7832 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

16,221

1.7840 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

656,437

1.7858 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

450,000

1.7860 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,843

1.7882 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

538

1.7870 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,351

1.7777 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,128

1.7797 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

18,515

1.7830 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

15,138

1.7840 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,369

1.7844 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,531,687

1.7858 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,050,000

1.7860 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,167

1.7610 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:

30 Aug 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213