| 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 |
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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: | 27 Aug 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: | 24,940,624 | 4.31% | 1,082,865 | 0.19% | |||
| (2) Cash-settled derivatives: | 521,517 | 0.09% | 23,927,454 | 4.14% | |||
| (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||
| | 25,462,141 | 4.40% | 25,010,319 | 4.32% | |||
| (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 | 60,466 | 1.7749 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 26,658 | 1.7736 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 16,452 | 1.7719 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 14,288 | 1.7804 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 11,669 | 1.7779 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 9,446 | 1.7726 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 8,530 | 1.7796 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 2,851 | 1.7802 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 2,505 | 1.7770 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 2,432 | 1.7698 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 1,665 | 1.7855 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 1,589 | 1.7955 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 1,547 | 1.7850 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 1,327 | 1.7781 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 209 | 1.7660 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 178 | 1.7800 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 58,709 | 1.7797 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 55,153 | 1.7736 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 43,664 | 1.7620 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 38,689 | 1.7800 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 18,365 | 1.7722 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 14,972 | 1.7617 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 6,859 | 1.7743 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 2,757 | 1.7814 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 2,599 | 1.7770 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 2,026 | 1.7750 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 635 | 1.7798 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 504 | 1.7779 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 209 | 1.7660 GBP | ||||
| (b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions | ||||||
| Class of | Product description | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 11,669 | 1.7781 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 38,552 | 1.7745 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 38,689 | 1.7800 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 178 | 1.7801 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 21,696 | 1.7761 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 58,707 | 1.7797 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 12,588 | 1.7681 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 568 | 1.7771 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 18,365 | 1.7722 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 635 | 1.7798 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2 | 1.7600 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 43,664 | 1.7620 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,252 | 1.7810 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,558 | 1.7800 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,851 | 1.7802 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,010 | 1.7813 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 504 | 1.7779 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,432 | 1.7698 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 6,203 | 1.7760 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,825 | 1.7767 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 14,972 | 1.7617 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 41,655 | 1.7734 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,505 | 1.7818 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 461 | 1.7800 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 11,691 | 1.7805 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: | 28 Aug 2024 | ||||||
| Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
| Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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