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FORM 8.3 - Amendment - this form replaces RNS number 1343Z
published at 13:25 on 03/03/2025, changes made to section
2a.
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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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28
Feb 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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45,113,838
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7.80%
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1,645,987
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0.28%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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279,859
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0.05%
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44,768,660
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7.74%
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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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45,393,697
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7.84%
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46,414,647
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8.02%
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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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139,660
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1.8549 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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95,542
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1.8550 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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31,720
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1.8553 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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14,228
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1.8530 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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13,583
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1.8551 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,101
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1.8529 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,272
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1.8510 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,685
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1.8552 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,332
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1.8560 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,045
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1.8520 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,668
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1.8545 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,542
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1.8540 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,447
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1.8565 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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779
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1.8600 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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689
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1.8539 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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300
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1.8518 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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475,528
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1.8549 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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123,931
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1.8550 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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96,704
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1.8542 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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31,727
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1.8530 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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28,982
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1.8535 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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18,781
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1.8517 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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17,249
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1.8525 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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9,677
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1.8528 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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9,282
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1.8534 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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8,984
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1.8539 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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8,102
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1.8541 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,786
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1.8526 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,464
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1.8510 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,211
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1.8560 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,922
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1.8538 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,329
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1.8519 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,260
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1.8529 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,121
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1.8565 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,120
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1.8523 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,612
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1.8520 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,339
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1.8532 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,165
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1.8540 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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770
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1.8555 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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607
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1.8515 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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51
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1.8567 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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49
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1.8509 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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2,700
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1.8510 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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5,436
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1.8515 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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100
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1.8519 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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17,499
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1.8530 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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39,561
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1.8532 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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11,800
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1.8535 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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6,788
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1.8539 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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9,764
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1.8540 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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67,538
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1.8549 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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2,522
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1.8550 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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75
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1.8600 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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2,986
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1.8510 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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300
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1.8518 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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5,101
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1.8529 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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7,883
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1.8536 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,668
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1.8545 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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37,444
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1.8549 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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130,526
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1.8550 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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255
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1.8551 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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31,720
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1.8553 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
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1.8560 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,447
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1.8565 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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779
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1.8600 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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7,524
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1.8548 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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816
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1.8551 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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06 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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