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:

31 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:

41,526,921

7.18%

934,303

0.16%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

506,691

0.09%

40,478,400

7.00%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

42,033,612

7.26%

41,412,703

7.16%

(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

158,874

1.6794 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

140,378

1.6800 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

67,294

1.6801 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

14,257

1.6808 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

6,105

1.6907 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

4,879

1.6772 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

3,821

1.6805 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

1,453

1.6841 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

201

1.6825 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

192

1.6817 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

42

1.6743 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

29

1.6870 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

27

1.6830 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

19

1.6770 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

13

1.6920 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

13

1.6650 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

12

1.6840 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

12

1.6720 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

5

1.6890 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

4

1.6780 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

4

1.6810 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

98,947

1.6802 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

67,767

1.6800 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

34,940

1.6762 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

13,600

1.6795 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

8,449

1.6759 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

4,884

1.6778 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

3,267

1.6750 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

2,913

1.6839 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

1,980

1.6742 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

1,686

1.6736 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

955

1.6820 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

950

1.6749 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

278

1.6899 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

177

1.6812 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

141

1.6809 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

90

1.6849 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

64

1.6859 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

29

1.6870 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

27

1.6830 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

22

1.6781 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

19

1.6770 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

13

1.6650 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

12

1.6720 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

12

1.6840 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

7

1.6920 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

5

1.6890 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

4

1.6780 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

4

1.6810 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

4,821

1.6745 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

950

1.6749 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,449

1.6759 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16,004

1.6762 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,016

1.6777 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,600

1.6795 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

29,661

1.6800 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

177

1.6812 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

327

1.6835 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

278

1.6899 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

187

1.6731 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

158,874

1.6794 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

72,624

1.6800 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

960

1.6803 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

201

1.6825 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,763

1.6829 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,453

1.6841 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,792

1.6862 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,105

1.6907 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

2,976

1.6847 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

278

1.6841 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,488

1.6847 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:

01 Nov 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213