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FORM 8.3 - Amendment - this form replaces RNS number 2340A
published at 13:31 on 11/03/2025, changes made to section 2a and
3a
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PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE
BY
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A
PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1%
OR
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MORE
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Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code
(the "Code")
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1.
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KEY
INFORMATION
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(a)
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Full name of discloser:
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Barclays PLC.
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(b)
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Owner or controller of interest and short
positions disclosed, if different from
1(a):
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(c)
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Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
relevant securities this form relates:
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SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS PLC
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(d)
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If
an exempt fund manager connected with an
offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of
offeror/offeree:
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(e)
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Date position held/dealing undertaken:
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10
Mar 2025
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(f)
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In
addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making
disclosures in respect of any other party to the
offer?
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NO
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2.
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POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE
DISCLOSURE
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(a)
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Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of
the offeror or offeree
to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if
any)
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Class of relevant security:
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3
1/3p ordinary
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Interests
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Short
Positions
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Number
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(%)
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Number
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(%)
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(1)
Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
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46,780,887
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8.04%
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1,361,161
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0.23%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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195,921
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0.03%
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46,608,440
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8.05%
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(3)
Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to
purchase/sell:
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0
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0.00%
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0
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0.00%
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TOTAL:
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46,976,808
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8.08%
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47,969,601
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8.25%
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(b)
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Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors
and
other executive options)
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Class of relevant security in relation to
which subscription right exists
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Details, including nature of the rights
concerned and relevant percentages:
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3.
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DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE
DISCLOSURE
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(a)
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Purchase and sales
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Class of relevant
security
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Purchase/sale
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Number of
securities
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Price per
unit
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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37,632
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1.8900 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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21,258
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1.8905 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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18,886
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1.8884 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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18,322
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1.8896 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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7,169
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1.8909 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,485
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1.8895 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,095
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1.8891 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,100
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1.8893 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,393
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1.8892 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,344
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1.8908 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,344
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1.8910 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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775
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1.8842 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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170,653
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1.8898 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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55,747
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1.8900 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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29,800
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1.8899 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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19,918
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1.8882 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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17,543
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1.8903 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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13,679
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1.8897 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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9,352
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1.8887 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,846
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1.8884 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,728
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1.8886 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,930
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1.8911 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,499
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1.8910 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,103
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1.8905 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,629
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1.8913 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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845
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1.8920 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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2
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1.8802 GBP
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(b)
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Cash-settled derivative transactions
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Class of
relevant
security
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Product
description
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Nature of
dealing
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Number of
reference
securities
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Price per
unit
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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6,146
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1.8881 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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13,772
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1.8883 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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5,846
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1.8884 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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2,692
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1.8885 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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6,660
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1.8887 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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13,679
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1.8897 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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170,653
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1.8898 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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29,800
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1.8899 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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27,629
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1.8900 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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17,390
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1.8901 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1,594
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1.8905 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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12,165
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1.8881 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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2,231
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1.8889 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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27,375
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1.8898 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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31,925
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1.8900 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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17,390
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1.8901 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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2,514
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1.8905 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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7,169
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1.8909 GBP
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(c)
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Stock-settled derivative transactions
(including options)
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(i)
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Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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Class
of
relevant
security
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Product
description
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Writing,
purchasing,
selling,
varying etc
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Number
of
securities
to which
option
relates
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Exercise
price
per unit
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Type
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Expiry
date
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Option
money
paid/
received
per unit
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(ii)
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Exercising
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Class of relevant
security
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Product
description
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Exercising/ exercised
against
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Number of
securities
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Exercise price per
unit
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(d)
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Other dealings (including subscribing for
new securities)
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Class of relevant
security
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Nature of
Dealings
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Details
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Price per unit (if
applicable)
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4.
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OTHER INFORMATION
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(a)
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Indemnity and other dealings arrangements
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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:
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NONE
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(b)
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Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options
or
derivatives
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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:
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NONE
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(c)
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Attachments
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Is
a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?
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NO
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Date of disclosure:
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17 Mar 2025
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Contact name:
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Large Holdings Regulatory
Operations
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Telephone number:
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020 3134
7213
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