Form 8.3 - Spirent Communications plc Replacement

FORM 8.3 - Amendment - this form replaces RNS number 4227A published at 14:32 on 12/03/2025, changes made to section 2a and 3a

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 relevant securities this form relates:

SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS PLC

(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:

11 Mar 2025

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

NO

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:

46,708,854

8.03%

1,348,185

0.23%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

193,661

0.03%

46,525,654

8.04%

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL: 

46,902,515

8.07%

47,873,839

8.23%

(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 PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Purchase and sales

Class of relevant security

Purchase/sale

Number of securities

Price per unit

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

66,669

1.8943 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

56,949

1.8938 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

23,496

1.8950 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

18,893

1.8928 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

14,961

1.8920 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

14,676

1.8906 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

9,882

1.8922 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

9,193

1.8930 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

7,892

1.8900 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

7,500

1.8980 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

5,237

1.8936 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

4,549

1.8918 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

3,898

1.8905 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

2,180

1.8910 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

1,201

1.8925 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

1,032

1.8899 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

976

1.8945 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

546

1.8915 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

530

1.8890 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

502

1.8970 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

8

1.8990 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

2

1.8965 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

99,089

1.8950 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

44,976

1.8912 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

40,462

1.8917 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

23,686

1.8925 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

20,742

1.8944 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

16,996

1.8926 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

14,057

1.8941 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

7,500

1.8980 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

7,283

1.8930 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

5,236

1.8900 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

4,647

1.8919 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

3,898

1.8905 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

3,200

1.8932 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

3,174

1.8928 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

2,082

1.8887 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

2,026

1.8890 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

1,952

1.8945 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

1,835

1.8958 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

1,798

1.8916 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

1,635

1.8910 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

873

1.8920 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

607

1.8908 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

546

1.8915 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

543

1.8935 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

502

1.8970 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

476

1.8949 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

8

1.8990 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security

Product description

Nature of dealing

Number of reference securities

Price per unit

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

39,293

1.8900 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,694

1.8908 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

44,976

1.8912 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,164

1.8915 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,032

1.8921 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,053

1.8925 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16,996

1.8926 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,333

1.8934 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

66,973

1.8948 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

476

1.8949 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,854

1.8950 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2

1.8900 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,076

1.8902 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,874

1.8906 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,692

1.8920 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,470

1.8922 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,144

1.8924 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

149

1.8925 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,045

1.8930 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

26,026

1.8934 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

42,207

1.8939 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

19,227

1.8950 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,227

1.8922 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

4,633

1.8937 GBP

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security

Product description

Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc

Number of securities to which option relates

Exercise price per unit

Type

Expiry date

Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii)

Exercising

Class of relevant security

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if 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 person 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:

17 Mar 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213