29th Jan 2025 15:06
FORM 8.3 | |||||||
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY | |||||||
A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR | |||||||
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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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| 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 |
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| offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of | ||||||
| offeror/offeree: | ||||||
(e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 28 Jan 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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| 43,820,867 | 7.57% | 793,354 | 0.14% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| and/or controlled: |
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| 435,622 | 0.08% | 43,443,774 | 7.51% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 44,256,489 | 7.65% | 44,237,128 | 7.64% |
(b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive |
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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 | 128,973 | 1.8120 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 62,890 | 1.8116 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 40,803 | 1.8111 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 14,029 | 1.8082 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 8,175 | 1.8044 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 3,887 | 1.8115 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 3,139 | 1.8041 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 2,949 | 1.8034 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 2,238 | 1.8040 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 2,224 | 1.8100 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 1,334 | 1.8080 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 1,303 | 1.8070 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 833 | 1.8109 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 457 | 1.8050 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 105,022 | 1.8089 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 67,352 | 1.8082 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 44,690 | 1.8122 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 24,084 | 1.8120 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 20,674 | 1.8113 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 16,680 | 1.8090 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 11,542 | 1.8109 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 9,280 | 1.8052 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 6,869 | 1.8067 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 5,860 | 1.8065 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 3,642 | 1.8087 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 2,973 | 1.8123 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 2,949 | 1.8036 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 2,752 | 1.8119 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 2,597 | 1.8037 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 2,238 | 1.8040 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 1,142 | 1.8057 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 499 | 1.8080 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 457 | 1.8050 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 140 | 1.8070 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 | 100 | 1.8059 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 127 | 1.8062 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,680 | 1.8075 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 16,228 | 1.8082 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,642 | 1.8087 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 43,120 | 1.8088 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 148,962 | 1.8089 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 15,142 | 1.8090 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 11,542 | 1.8109 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 16,361 | 1.8120 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,139 | 1.8041 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,912 | 1.8062 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2 | 1.8065 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,103 | 1.8074 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 538 | 1.8079 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1 | 1.8080 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 88 | 1.8081 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 8,200 | 1.8096 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,887 | 1.8115 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 99,759 | 1.8120 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 33,071 | 1.8121 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 6,872 | 1.8122 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 5,920 | 1.8073 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 8,032 | 1.8089 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: | 29 Jan 2025 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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