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 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:

22 Aug 2024

(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:

24,924,298

4.31%

1,044,795

0.18%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

521,517

0.09%

23,964,976

4.14%

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

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL: 

25,445,815

4.40%

25,009,771

4.32%

(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

59,749

1.7764 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

38,689

1.7800 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

33,361

1.7792 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

11,744

1.7630 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

10,127

1.7727 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

6,906

1.7614 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

5,728

1.7593 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

4,250

1.7650 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

2,126

1.7589 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

1,916

1.7560 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

1,678

1.7563 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

1,630

1.7600 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

1,364

1.7590 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

721

1.7596 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

350

1.7565 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

225

1.7580 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Purchase

123

1.7610 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

60,966

1.7800 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

46,489

1.7801 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

37,910

1.7798 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

9,781

1.7706 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

9,324

1.7610 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

6,694

1.7563 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

4,897

1.7573 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

1,855

1.7728 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

1,328

1.7590 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

721

1.7598 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

641

1.7600 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

639

1.7570 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

333

1.7650 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

225

1.7580 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

195

1.7627 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

164

1.7654 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sale

59

1.7611 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

Opening Short

11,724

1.7707 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,755

1.7642 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

38,689

1.7800 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,199

1.7651 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

5,928

1.7739 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

38,689

1.7800 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,063

1.7613 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

27,295

1.7797 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

348

1.7579 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

835

1.7650 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,906

1.7614 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,094

1.7801 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,694

1.7563 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,865

1.7800 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,728

1.7593 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

195

1.7627 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

639

1.7570 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,897

1.7573 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,750

1.7800 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,057

1.7600 GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,164

1.7650 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:

23 Aug 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213