10th Apr 2025 15:01
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 |
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(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 |
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| offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of | ||||||
| offeror/offeree: | ||||||
(e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 09 Apr 2025 | |||||
(f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making | NO |
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| disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? |
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2. | POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
(a) | Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree |
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| to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any) |
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Class of relevant security: | 3 1/3p ordinary | ||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | |||||
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(1) | Relevant securities owned |
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| and/or controlled: |
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| 42,603,026 | 7.33% | 2,455,422 | 0.42% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 1,543,757 | 0.27% | 42,306,403 | 7.28% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| and agreements to purchase/sell: |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| TOTAL: |
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| 44,146,783 | 7.60% | 44,761,825 | 7.70% |
(b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive |
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| options) |
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Class of relevant security in relation to |
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which subscription right exists |
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Details, including nature of the rights |
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concerned and relevant percentages: |
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3. | DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER | ||||||
(a) | Purchases and sales |
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Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit | ||||
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3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 109,738 | 1.7380 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 109,562 | 1.6999 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 91,173 | 1.6867 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 69,848 | 1.7399 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 45,960 | 1.7358 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 32,351 | 1.6700 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 27,850 | 1.7112 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 21,663 | 1.7460 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 9,270 | 1.7462 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 8,600 | 1.7374 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 6,256 | 1.7075 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 5,937 | 1.7554 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 4,800 | 1.6830 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 3,836 | 1.7454 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 2,741 | 1.7250 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 2,731 | 1.7313 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 2,597 | 1.7500 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 2,400 | 1.7450 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 2,242 | 1.7408 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 1,873 | 1.7440 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 1,740 | 1.7256 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 1,166 | 1.7470 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 1,142 | 1.7468 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 1,094 | 1.7499 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 705 | 1.6920 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 684 | 1.7433 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 92 | 1.7160 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 228,299 | 1.7332 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 120,000 | 1.6691 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 100,000 | 1.7441 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 91,173 | 1.6867 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 84,377 | 1.7091 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 74,980 | 1.7103 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 43,363 | 1.7078 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 36,800 | 1.7464 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 32,351 | 1.6700 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 32,223 | 1.7285 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 29,634 | 1.7447 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 13,076 | 1.7205 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 11,275 | 1.7187 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 10,569 | 1.7358 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 9,278 | 1.7395 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 8,807 | 1.7312 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 8,555 | 1.6753 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 7,629 | 1.6781 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 5,633 | 1.7379 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 5,567 | 1.7015 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 5,498 | 1.7380 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 4,470 | 1.7476 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 3,682 | 1.7352 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 2,746 | 1.6732 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 2,490 | 1.6823 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 1,466 | 1.7469 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 1,166 | 1.7470 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 1,094 | 1.7500 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 893 | 1.6780 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 748 | 1.7460 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 705 | 1.6920 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 281 | 1.7440 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 92 | 1.7160 GBP | ||||
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(b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions |
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Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
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3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 120,000 | 1.6691 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 22,313 | 1.6767 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 5,567 | 1.7015 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 43,363 | 1.7078 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 84,377 | 1.7091 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 74,980 | 1.7103 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 11,275 | 1.7187 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 15,998 | 1.7251 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 10,671 | 1.7286 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 10,569 | 1.7358 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 566 | 1.7378 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 5,870 | 1.7379 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 95,173 | 1.7380 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 100,000 | 1.7441 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 29,634 | 1.7447 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,466 | 1.7469 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,557 | 1.7486 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,800 | 1.6830 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 109,562 | 1.6999 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 6,256 | 1.7075 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,731 | 1.7313 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 13,963 | 1.7327 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 8,600 | 1.7374 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 68,961 | 1.7380 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 69,848 | 1.7399 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,836 | 1.7454 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 826 | 1.7471 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,937 | 1.7554 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 75,275 | 1.7319 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 33,968 | 1.7326 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 6,931 | 1.7353 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 21,259 | 1.7311 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 34 | 1.7441 GBP | |||
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(c) | Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) |
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(i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying |
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Class | Product | Writing, | Number | Exercise | Type | Expiry | Option |
of | description | purchasing, | of | price |
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(ii) | Exercising |
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(d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) |
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Class of relevant | Nature of Dealings | Details | Price per unit (if | ||||
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4. | OTHER INFORMATION | ||||||
(a) | Indemnity and other dealings arrangements |
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Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, |
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formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal |
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or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party |
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to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: |
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NONE | |||||||
(b) | Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives |
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Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between |
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the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to: |
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(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or |
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(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which |
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any derivative is referenced: |
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(c) | Attachments |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
Date of disclosure: | 10 Apr 2025 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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