| 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: | 30 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: | 31,013,240 | 5.36% | 948,844 | 0.16% | |||
| (2) Cash-settled derivatives: | 461,618 | 0.08% | 30,080,112 | 5.20% | |||
| (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||
| | 31,474,858 | 5.44% | 31,028,956 | 5.36% | |||
| (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 | 329,345 | 1.7788 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 300,000 | 1.7800 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 296,735 | 1.7779 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 194,802 | 1.7770 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 101,351 | 1.7771 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 67,770 | 1.7832 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 35,877 | 1.7766 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 30,742 | 1.7881 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 18,882 | 1.7769 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 8,807 | 1.7900 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 8,754 | 1.7879 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 7,127 | 1.7888 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 5,534 | 1.7891 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 2,773 | 1.7810 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 624 | 1.7835 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 419 | 1.7886 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 145 | 1.7890 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 601,937 | 1.7792 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 411,357 | 1.7770 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 15,459 | 1.7880 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 4,833 | 1.7891 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 4,640 | 1.7875 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 3 | 1.7910 GBP | ||||
| (b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions | ||||||
| Class of | Product description | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 47,393 | 1.7883 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 38,689 | 1.7769 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 22,083 | 1.7771 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 1,704 | 1.7891 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 18,614 | 1.7885 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 151,657 | 1.7770 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 140,657 | 1.7770 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Long | 7,688 | 1.7887 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 7,871 | 1.7766 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 446 | 1.7888 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,773 | 1.7810 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 7,127 | 1.7888 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 7 | 1.7791 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 15,459 | 1.7880 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 143,552 | 1.7770 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,339 | 1.7882 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 8,150 | 1.7900 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,640 | 1.7875 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,978 | 1.7884 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,169 | 1.7885 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 34,270 | 1.7775 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 33,500 | 1.7891 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 13 | 1.7802 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 110,741 | 1.7770 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,534 | 1.7891 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 944 | 1.7930 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 6,883 | 1.7772 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: | 02 Sep 2024 | ||||||
| Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
| Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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