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:

29 Oct 2024

(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:

41,160,019

7.11%

1,157,046

0.20%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

724,585

0.13%

40,088,275

6.93%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

41,884,604

7.24%

41,245,321

7.13%

(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

13,711

1.7088 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

13,278

1.7089 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

12,807

1.7009 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

5,748

1.6969 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

5,294

1.7073 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

4,392

1.6952 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

3,907

1.7065 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

2,656

1.7022 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

2,373

1.7100 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

1,203

1.7020 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

920

1.7099 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

834

1.7110 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

830

1.7030 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

599

1.6940 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

523

1.7098 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

167

1.6971 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

62

1.7000 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

8

1.7130 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

5

1.7120 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

229,829

1.6951 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

40,545

1.6970 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

32,283

1.6956 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

22,671

1.7014 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

17,105

1.7100 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

11,800

1.6974 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

8,294

1.7078 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

6,969

1.6969 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

6,287

1.7084 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

5,746

1.7069 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

3,793

1.6986 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

3,563

1.7018 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

2,509

1.7087 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

1,664

1.7071 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

1,087

1.7025 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

834

1.7110 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

830

1.7030 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

793

1.6950 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

581

1.6980 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

418

1.7140 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

299

1.7010 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

288

1.6977 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

110

1.7026 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

793

1.6950 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

229,829

1.6951 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

32,283

1.6956 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

47,514

1.6969 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

11,800

1.6974 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,793

1.6986 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,129

1.7014 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,563

1.7018 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

248

1.7029 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,720

1.7065 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,430

1.7072 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,294

1.7078 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,509

1.7087 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

14,710

1.7100 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

17,104

1.7113 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

63,368

1.7130 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3

1.6950 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,748

1.6969 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,270

1.6987 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,967

1.6992 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

251

1.6994 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,203

1.7020 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,656

1.7022 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,048

1.7028 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,040

1.7036 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,167

1.7049 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,928

1.7055 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

489

1.7071 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,711

1.7088 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,277

1.7089 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

16

1.7091 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

339

1.7100 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,086

1.7115 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

8,850

1.6992 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

9,676

1.7009 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

110

1.7026 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

442

1.7100 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:

30 Oct 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213