| FORM 8.3 Amendment to 2a | |||||||
| 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 |
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| (c) | Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS PLC | |||||
| (d) | If an exempt fund manager connected with an |
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| (e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 03 Jul 2024 | |||||
| (f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making | NO | |||||
| 2. | POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
| (a) | Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree | ||||||
| Class of relevant security: | 3 1/3p ordinary | ||||||
| | Interests | Short Positions | |||||
| Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||||
| (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: | 24,407,417 | 4.22% | 821,852 | 0.14% | |||
| (2) Cash-settled derivatives: | 389,732 | 0.07% | 24,023,601 | 4.15% | |||
| (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||
| | 24,797,149 | 4.29% | 24,845,453 | 4.29% | |||
| (b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and | ||||||
| Class of relevant security in relation to | | ||||||
| Details, including nature of the rights | | ||||||
| 3. | DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
| (a) | Purchase and sales | ||||||
| Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 400,000 | 1.8213 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 42,589 | 1.8177 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 40,366 | 1.8126 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 25,272 | 1.8186 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 22,739 | 1.8194 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 20,074 | 1.8171 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 16,901 | 1.8200 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 16,859 | 1.8119 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 7,000 | 1.8129 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 3,993 | 1.8172 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 3,526 | 1.8162 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 1,781 | 1.8188 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 597 | 1.8155 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 365,735 | 1.8120 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 61,005 | 1.8140 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 58,087 | 1.8135 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 27,333 | 1.8138 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 16,901 | 1.8200 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 10,502 | 1.8204 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 7,263 | 1.8111 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 7,165 | 1.8190 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 5,909 | 1.8133 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 4,669 | 1.8149 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 4,037 | 1.8124 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 3,732 | 1.8134 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 3,658 | 1.8160 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 3,484 | 1.8139 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 1,719 | 1.8210 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 1,639 | 1.8180 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 1,505 | 1.8150 GBP | ||||
| (b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions | ||||||
| Class of | Product description | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 12,802 | 1.8150 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 5,681 | 1.8181 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 280 | 1.8194 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 7,000 | 1.8130 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 5,909 | 1.8133 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 27,333 | 1.8138 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 21,778 | 1.8120 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,526 | 1.8162 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 14,026 | 1.8171 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 42,589 | 1.8177 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 7,263 | 1.8111 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,781 | 1.8188 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,781 | 1.8175 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,251 | 1.8180 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 52,258 | 1.8141 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 12,567 | 1.8120 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 10,638 | 1.8171 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 25,272 | 1.8186 GBP | |||
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| (c) | Stock-settled derivative transactions | ||||||
| (i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying | ||||||
| Class | Product | Writing, | Number | Exercise | Type | Expiry | Option |
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| (ii) | Exercising |
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| Class of relevant | Product description | Exercising/ exercised against | Number of | Exercise price per | |||
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| (d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for | ||||||
| Class of relevant | Nature of Dealings | Details | Price per unit (if | ||||
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| 4. | OTHER INFORMATION | ||||||
| (a) | Indemnity and other dealings arrangements | ||||||
| Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, | |||||||
| NONE | |||||||
| (b) | Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or | ||||||
| Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between | |||||||
| NONE | |||||||
| (c) | Attachments |
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| Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
| Date of disclosure: | 23 Jul 2024 | ||||||
| Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
| Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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