| FORM 8.3 - Amendment - this form replaces RNS number 2340A published at 13:31 on 11/03/2025, changes made to section 2a and 3a | |||||||
| 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: | 10 Mar 2025 | |||||
| (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: | 46,780,887 | 8.04% | 1,361,161 | 0.23% | |||
| (2) Cash-settled derivatives: | 195,921 | 0.03% | 46,608,440 | 8.05% | |||
| (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||
| | 46,976,808 | 8.08% | 47,969,601 | 8.25% | |||
| (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 | 37,632 | 1.8900 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 21,258 | 1.8905 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 18,886 | 1.8884 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 18,322 | 1.8896 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 7,169 | 1.8909 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 3,485 | 1.8895 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 3,095 | 1.8891 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 2,100 | 1.8893 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 1,393 | 1.8892 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 1,344 | 1.8908 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 1,344 | 1.8910 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 775 | 1.8842 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 170,653 | 1.8898 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 55,747 | 1.8900 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 29,800 | 1.8899 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 19,918 | 1.8882 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 17,543 | 1.8903 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 13,679 | 1.8897 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 9,352 | 1.8887 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 5,846 | 1.8884 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 5,728 | 1.8886 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 2,930 | 1.8911 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 2,499 | 1.8910 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 2,103 | 1.8905 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 1,629 | 1.8913 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 845 | 1.8920 GBP | ||||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 2 | 1.8802 GBP | ||||
| (b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions | ||||||
| Class of | Product description | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 6,146 | 1.8881 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 13,772 | 1.8883 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 5,846 | 1.8884 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,692 | 1.8885 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 6,660 | 1.8887 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 13,679 | 1.8897 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 170,653 | 1.8898 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 29,800 | 1.8899 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 27,629 | 1.8900 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 17,390 | 1.8901 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,594 | 1.8905 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 12,165 | 1.8881 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,231 | 1.8889 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 27,375 | 1.8898 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 31,925 | 1.8900 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 17,390 | 1.8901 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,514 | 1.8905 GBP | |||
| 3 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 7,169 | 1.8909 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: | 17 Mar 2025 | ||||||
| Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
| Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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