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:

06 Nov 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:

42,120,340

7.28%

1,158,987

0.20%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

739,519

0.13%

41,078,091

7.10%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

42,859,859

7.41%

42,237,078

7.30%

(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

186,042

1.7094 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

132,143

1.7050 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

111,824

1.7071 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

39,134

1.7025 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

31,296

1.7040 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

11,813

1.7099 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

10,919

1.7167 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

6,184

1.7058 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

5,500

1.7109 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

5,150

1.7060 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

1,911

1.7310 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

1,314

1.7100 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

941

1.7000 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

893

1.7070 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

7

1.6970 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

110,287

1.7049 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

101,362

1.7078 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

75,086

1.7040 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

16,045

1.7041 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

12,375

1.6991 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

11,728

1.7044 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

10,234

1.7104 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

6,986

1.6970 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

6,015

1.7076 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

4,817

1.7079 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

4,215

1.7055 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

3,057

1.6968 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

1,546

1.7000 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

890

1.7066 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

483

1.6969 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

265

1.7004 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

49

1.7099 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

41

1.7075 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

13

1.7070 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

11

1.7086 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

2,702

1.6960 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

483

1.6969 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,979

1.6970 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,375

1.6991 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

17

1.7000 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

355

1.7030 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

75,092

1.7040 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

11,728

1.7044 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,026

1.7045 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

109,981

1.7049 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,215

1.7055 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

289

1.7059 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,377

1.7076 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

101,250

1.7078 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,817

1.7079 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

389

1.7093 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

49

1.7099 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,234

1.7104 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

941

1.7000 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

100

1.7010 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

39,134

1.7025 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

111,334

1.7040 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,273

1.7062 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

111,824

1.7071 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,435

1.7081 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

526

1.7090 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

186,042

1.7094 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,813

1.7099 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

759

1.7100 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,500

1.7109 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,297

1.7112 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,919

1.7167 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

31,864

1.7080 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:

07 Nov 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213