Form 8.3 - Spirent Communications plc Replacement

FORM 8.3 - Amendment - this form replaces RNS number 9378Y published at 14:12 on 28/02/2025, changes made to section 2a

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:

27 Feb 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:

45,022,218

7.78%

1,010,256

0.17%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

234,818

0.04%

44,674,049

7.72%

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

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL: 

45,257,036

7.82%

45,684,305

7.89%

(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

51,899

1.8602 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

24,727

1.8607 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

7,908

1.8600 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

5,790

1.8556 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

2,204

1.8593 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

1,996

1.8580 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

1,854

1.8594 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

1,835

1.8625 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

1,831

1.8553 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

1,208

1.8612 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

924

1.8570 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

901

1.8670 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

540

1.8630 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

535

1.8550 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

223

1.8590 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

143

1.8530 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

51,070

1.8601 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

46,622

1.8600 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

13,264

1.8590 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

7,163

1.8599 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

5,792

1.8567 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

5,138

1.8610 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

4,701

1.8605 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

2,124

1.8581 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

2,086

1.8593 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

2,004

1.8613 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

1,500

1.8580 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

1,238

1.8617 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

1,166

1.8640 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

901

1.8670 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

759

1.8649 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

672

1.8620 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

540

1.8630 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

143

1.8530 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

13,041

1.8590 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,355

1.8592 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,246

1.8596 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

56,729

1.8599 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,367

1.8600 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,512

1.8602 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,004

1.8613 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

759

1.8649 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

12

1.8540 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,790

1.8556 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,603

1.8580 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,466

1.8593 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

623

1.8600 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

28,284

1.8605 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

88

1.8611 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

182

1.8615 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

661

1.8641 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,899

1.8635 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:

06 Mar 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213