Form 8.3 - Spirent Communications plc Replacement

FORM 8.3 - Amendment - this form replaces RNS number 1343Z published at 13:25 on 03/03/2025, 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:

28 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:

45,113,838

7.80%

1,645,987

0.28%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

279,859

0.05%

44,768,660

7.74%

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

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL: 

45,393,697

7.84%

46,414,647

8.02%

(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

139,660

1.8549 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

95,542

1.8550 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

31,720

1.8553 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

14,228

1.8530 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

13,583

1.8551 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

5,101

1.8529 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

4,272

1.8510 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

3,685

1.8552 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

2,332

1.8560 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

2,045

1.8520 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

1,668

1.8545 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

1,542

1.8540 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

1,447

1.8565 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

779

1.8600 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

689

1.8539 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

300

1.8518 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

475,528

1.8549 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

123,931

1.8550 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

96,704

1.8542 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

31,727

1.8530 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

28,982

1.8535 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

18,781

1.8517 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

17,249

1.8525 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

9,677

1.8528 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

9,282

1.8534 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

8,984

1.8539 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

8,102

1.8541 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

4,786

1.8526 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

4,464

1.8510 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

4,211

1.8560 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

3,922

1.8538 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

3,329

1.8519 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

3,260

1.8529 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

2,121

1.8565 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

2,120

1.8523 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

1,612

1.8520 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

1,339

1.8532 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

1,165

1.8540 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

770

1.8555 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

607

1.8515 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

51

1.8567 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

49

1.8509 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,700

1.8510 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,436

1.8515 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

100

1.8519 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

17,499

1.8530 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

39,561

1.8532 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

11,800

1.8535 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,788

1.8539 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,764

1.8540 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

67,538

1.8549 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,522

1.8550 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

75

1.8600 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,986

1.8510 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

300

1.8518 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,101

1.8529 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,883

1.8536 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,668

1.8545 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

37,444

1.8549 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

130,526

1.8550 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

255

1.8551 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

31,720

1.8553 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1

1.8560 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,447

1.8565 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

779

1.8600 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

7,524

1.8548 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

816

1.8551 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