Form 8.3 - Spirent Communications plc

FORM 8.3

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

SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS PLC

relevant securities this form relates:

(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:

02 Jan 2025

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making

NO

disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

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:

44,630,469

7.71%

1,488,907

0.26%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

1,195,890

0.21%

44,495,101

7.69%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

45,826,359

7.92%

45,984,008

7.95%

(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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Purchases and sales

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

securities

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

82,909

1.7700 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

32,169

1.7699 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

28,273

1.7698 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

8,822

1.7690 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

2,912

1.7697 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

2,718

1.7714 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

1,263

1.7707 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

900

1.7704 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

654

1.7654 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

499

1.7720 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

458

1.7692 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

435

1.7680 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

331

1.7689 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

1

1.7750 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

27,524

1.7697 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

22,507

1.7694 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

16,057

1.7674 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

15,320

1.7700 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

8,808

1.7687 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

8,195

1.7689 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

7,011

1.7691 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

4,353

1.7699 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

3,491

1.7693 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

2,911

1.7688 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

1,881

1.7710 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

393

1.7708 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

291

1.7709 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

163

1.7658 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

20

1.7690 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

1

1.7750 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

163

1.7658 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16,057

1.7674 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,808

1.7687 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,911

1.7688 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,195

1.7689 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

540

1.7690 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,011

1.7691 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

21,447

1.7694 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

27,524

1.7697 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

500

1.7699 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,334,344

1.7700 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,881

1.7710 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3

1.7666 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,019

1.7688 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6

1.7690 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,802

1.7695 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,912

1.7697 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

28,273

1.7698 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

527

1.7699 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,431,440

1.7700 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,194

1.7702 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

900

1.7704 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

468

1.7721 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

100

1.7691 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

5,882

1.7693 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

3,609

1.7703 GBP

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class

Product

Writing,

Number

Exercise

Type

Expiry

Option

of

description

purchasing,

of

price

date

money

relevant

selling,

securities

per unit

paid/

security

varying etc

to which

received

option

per unit

relates

(ii)

Exercising

Class of relevant

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

Exercise price per

security

securities

unit

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if

security

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 exempt principal trader 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:

03 Jan 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213