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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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(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: | 25 Mar 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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| 42,775,595 | 7.36% | 1,147,642 | 0.20% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| and/or controlled: |
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| 409,049 | 0.07% | 42,513,156 | 7.32% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| and agreements to purchase/sell: |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| TOTAL: |
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| 43,184,644 | 7.43% | 43,660,798 | 7.51% |
(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 | 223,821 | 1.8906 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 201,695 | 1.8917 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 124,877 | 1.8964 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 81,326 | 1.8958 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 75,243 | 1.8967 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 50,983 | 1.8905 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 32,755 | 1.9020 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 14,837 | 1.8988 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 14,589 | 1.8979 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 14,316 | 1.8995 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 7,316 | 1.8952 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 6,435 | 1.8982 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 6,400 | 1.8973 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 6,347 | 1.8990 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 5,905 | 1.9019 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 5,840 | 1.8946 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 5,083 | 1.8961 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 4,818 | 1.8996 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 3,808 | 1.8918 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 3,533 | 1.8991 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 3,326 | 1.8930 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 2,435 | 1.8994 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 2,139 | 1.9025 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 1,644 | 1.8954 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 1,510 | 1.9047 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 905 | 1.9040 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 611 | 1.8910 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 536 | 1.9010 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 262 | 1.8992 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 90 | 1.9030 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 22 | 1.9000 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 535,291 | 1.9020 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 164,529 | 1.8902 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 144,038 | 1.8900 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 123,860 | 1.8898 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 67,815 | 1.8963 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 15,909 | 1.8916 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 12,186 | 1.8954 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 10,688 | 1.8997 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 8,689 | 1.8973 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 7,739 | 1.8912 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 5,093 | 1.9005 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 4,227 | 1.8980 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 4,207 | 1.8978 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 4,169 | 1.9023 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 4,007 | 1.9008 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 2,392 | 1.8950 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 2,139 | 1.9025 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 1,743 | 1.8981 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 1,734 | 1.8890 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 1,718 | 1.8975 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 1,633 | 1.9003 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 1,272 | 1.9000 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 1,222 | 1.8910 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 1,206 | 1.8925 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 419 | 1.8899 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 290 | 1.9030 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 274 | 1.9010 GBP | ||||
3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 15 | 1.9199 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 | Increasing Short | 14,239 | 1.8971 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,734 | 1.8890 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 123,860 | 1.8898 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 419 | 1.8899 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 60,343 | 1.8900 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 17,792 | 1.8908 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,639 | 1.8939 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 8,248 | 1.8940 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 257 | 1.8949 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 12,186 | 1.8954 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,718 | 1.8975 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,700 | 1.8978 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 14,665 | 1.8995 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 8,874 | 1.9000 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,633 | 1.9003 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 5,093 | 1.9005 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 400,000 | 1.9020 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 13 | 1.9039 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 15 | 1.9199 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 63,910 | 1.8900 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,574 | 1.8909 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 722 | 1.8918 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 80,736 | 1.8947 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 81,326 | 1.8958 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 124,877 | 1.8964 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 24,601 | 1.8966 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 16,867 | 1.8967 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 24,254 | 1.8969 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 15,435 | 1.8979 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,413 | 1.9000 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 739 | 1.9001 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 12,607 | 1.9016 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,139 | 1.9025 GBP | |||
3 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 8,970 | 1.9032 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: | 26 Mar 2025 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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