Form 8.3 - Spirent Communications plc Replacement

FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a and 3aReplaces form Released at 06/01/2025 14:24 RNS Number : 2878S

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:

03 Jan 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:

44,602,537

7.71%

1,154,770

0.19%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

855,629

0.15%

44,445,725

7.68%

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

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL: 

45,458,166

7.86%

45,600,495

7.88%

(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

226,348

1.7631 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

65,402

1.7665 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

48,972

1.7620 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

31,733

1.7740 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

20,000

1.7685 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

11,714

1.7671 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

5,484

1.7660 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

2,794

1.7618 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

1,614

1.7670 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

1,500

1.7677 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

909

1.7651 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

697

1.7650 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

371

1.7630 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

343

1.7699 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

207

1.7610 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

184

1.7621 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

37,325

1.7618 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

21,724

1.7615 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

19,370

1.7645 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

17,384

1.7629 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

9,421

1.7650 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

3,590

1.7672 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

1,869

1.7646 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

538

1.7670 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

475

1.7620 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

371

1.7630 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

1,000

1.7605 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

21,724

1.7615 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

20,713

1.7618 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

834

1.7621 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

17,384

1.7629 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

19,370

1.7645 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,869

1.7646 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,421

1.7650 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

15,320

1.7700 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,756

1.7735 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

207

1.7611 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

34,071

1.7620 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

184

1.7621 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

226,751

1.7631 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6

1.7636 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3

1.7646 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,330

1.7658 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

963

1.7665 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

72,500

1.7666 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,278

1.7701 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

31,733

1.7740 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

5,250

1.7645 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

20,000

1.7685 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:

16 Jan 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213