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FORM 8.3
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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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23
Aug 2024
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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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24,981,704
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4.32%
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1,040,616
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0.18%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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521,517
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0.09%
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24,025,122
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4.15%
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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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25,503,221
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4.41%
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25,065,738
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4.33%
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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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56,058
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1.7788 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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40,128
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1.7780 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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15,622
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1.7781 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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8,277
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1.7766 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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6,318
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1.7779 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,603
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1.7767 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,253
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1.7800 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,191
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1.7718 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,563
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1.7708 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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206
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1.7789 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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188
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1.7756 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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38,689
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1.7780 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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15,196
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1.7770 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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8,910
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1.7741 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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7,021
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1.7790 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,191
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1.7720 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,156
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1.7749 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,563
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1.7710 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,074
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1.7735 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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22
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1.7740 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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Opening
Short
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8,277
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1.7767 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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10,065
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1.7765 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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2,417
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1.7791 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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38,689
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1.7779 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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2,662
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1.7771 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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38,689
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1.7779 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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272
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1.7797 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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26,060
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1.7791 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1,361
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1.7774 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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20,559
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1.7781 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,258
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1.7800 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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5,603
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1.7767 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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797
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1.7781 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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2,156
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1.7749 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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2,517
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1.7775 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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263
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1.7750 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,774
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1.7780 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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206
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1.7790 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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188
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1.7756 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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13,943
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1.7790 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1,988
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1.7728 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1,074
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1.7735 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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8,900
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1.7764 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,218
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1.7780 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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2,710
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1.7800 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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27 Aug 2024
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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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