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:

24 Jun 2025

(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:

28,958,100

4.98%

2,023,225

0.35%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

1,922,844

0.33%

28,815,518

4.96%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

30,880,944

5.31%

30,838,743

5.31%

(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

384,590

1.9240 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

86,112

1.9250 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

66,296

1.9239 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

41,275

1.9235 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

11,329

1.9243 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

10,078

1.9234 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

5,680

1.9247 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

5,383

1.9227 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

5,285

1.9249 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

1,583

1.9254 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

1,006

1.9225 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

936

1.9260 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

350,000

1.9168 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

83,200

1.9260 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

65,458

1.9240 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

60,601

1.9217 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

33,313

1.9241 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

2,006

1.9219 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

1,022

1.9215 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

388

1.9200 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

350,000

1.9168 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5

1.9180 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

388

1.9200 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

111

1.9218 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,006

1.9220 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

648

1.9223 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,718

1.9233 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

33,198

1.9234 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,682

1.9238 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

387,044

1.9240 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,871

1.9241 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,066

1.9244 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,680

1.9247 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,285

1.9249 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,581

1.9253 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,583

1.9254 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

896

1.9258 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

200

1.9260 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

7,141

1.9207 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

16

1.9200 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

50,000

1.9218 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:

25 Jun 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213