| FORM 8.3 | |||||||
| PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY | |||||||
| A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR | |||||||
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| 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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| positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): | ||||||
| (c) | Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS PLC | |||||
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| relevant securities this form relates: | ||||||
| (d) | If an exempt fund manager connected with an |
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| (e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 21 Jan 2025 | |||||
| (f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making | NO |
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| 2. | POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
| (a) | Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree |
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| to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any) |
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| Class of relevant security: | 3 1/3p ordinary | ||||||
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| (1) | Relevant securities owned |
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| 44,804,748 | 7.74% | 899,472 | 0.16% |
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 583,858 | 0.10% | 44,611,978 | 7.71% |
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 45,388,606 | 7.84% | 45,511,450 | 7.87% |
| (b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive |
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| which subscription right exists |
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| Details, including nature of the rights |
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| concerned and relevant percentages: |
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| 3. | DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER | ||||||
| (a) | Purchases and sales |
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| Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit | ||||
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| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 90,571 | 1.7747 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 78,073 | 1.7757 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 38,337 | 1.7716 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 20,487 | 1.7804 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 15,808 | 1.7745 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 9,521 | 1.7722 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 9,458 | 1.7720 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 7,870 | 1.7705 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 7,792 | 1.7787 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 6,560 | 1.7742 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 6,226 | 1.7710 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 6,113 | 1.7724 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 4,495 | 1.7760 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 4,443 | 1.7738 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 3,465 | 1.7709 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 2,408 | 1.7773 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 2,156 | 1.7775 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 2,075 | 1.7735 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 1,811 | 1.7824 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 1,799 | 1.7771 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 1,749 | 1.7714 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 1,620 | 1.7686 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 1,177 | 1.7810 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 1,095 | 1.7844 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 942 | 1.7748 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 901 | 1.7680 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 776 | 1.7712 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 775 | 1.7820 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 512 | 1.7899 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 512 | 1.7900 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 395 | 1.7690 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 232 | 1.7800 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 104 | 1.7725 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 73,729 | 1.7675 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 59,639 | 1.7760 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 42,759 | 1.7758 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 23,370 | 1.7762 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 16,732 | 1.7766 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 10,293 | 1.7763 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 5,557 | 1.7710 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 4,611 | 1.7751 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 4,173 | 1.7759 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 4,082 | 1.7764 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 1,435 | 1.7730 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 950 | 1.7761 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 942 | 1.7750 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 775 | 1.7820 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 512 | 1.7900 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 232 | 1.7800 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 224 | 1.7810 GBP | ||||
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| (b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions |
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| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 33,399 | 1.7753 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 34,240 | 1.7756 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 234 | 1.7758 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,173 | 1.7759 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 61,634 | 1.7760 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 6,068 | 1.7775 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 368 | 1.7820 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 156 | 1.7870 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,620 | 1.7686 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,511 | 1.7707 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 72 | 1.7711 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 6,788 | 1.7718 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 6,113 | 1.7724 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 145,804 | 1.7731 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,443 | 1.7738 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 888 | 1.7741 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,032 | 1.7744 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 15,808 | 1.7745 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,543 | 1.7760 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 61,413 | 1.7761 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3 | 1.7770 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 7,792 | 1.7787 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1 | 1.7810 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 15,976 | 1.7832 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 4,497 | 1.7758 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 5,673 | 1.7707 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 7,287 | 1.7762 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 6,504 | 1.7765 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 73,729 | 1.7676 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 5,743 | 1.7764 GBP | |||
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| (c) | Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) |
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| (i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying |
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| Class | Product | Writing, | Number | Exercise | Type | Expiry | Option |
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| (d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) |
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| 4. | OTHER INFORMATION | ||||||
| (a) | Indemnity and other dealings arrangements |
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| Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, |
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| formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal |
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| or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party |
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| NONE | |||||||
| (b) | Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives |
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| Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between |
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| the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to: |
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| (i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or |
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| (ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which |
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| (c) | Attachments |
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| Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
| Date of disclosure: | 22 Jan 2025 | ||||||
| Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
| Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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