Form 8.3 - Spirent Communications plc

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- 

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:	Qube Research & Technologies Limited
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	Spirent Communications plc
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure	30-05-2024
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state “N/A”	N/A

2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

Class of relevant security:	3 1/3p ordinary
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	0	0	0	0
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	8,627,408	1.49	0	0
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0	0	0
TOTAL:	8,627,408	1.49	0	0

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors’ and other employee options)

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:	0
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:	0

3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

(a) Purchases and sales

Class of relevant security

Purchase/sale

Number of securities

Price per unit

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position	Number of securities	Exercise price per unit
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	10	183.09
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	14	183.30
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	35	183.40
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	38	183.20
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	73	183.10
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	100	183.40
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	137	183.10
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	197	183.50
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	200	183.30
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	200	183.30
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	218	183.30
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	353	183.20
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	374	183.30
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	514	183.20
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	559	183.30
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	628	183.30
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	633	183.50
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	671	183.09
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	702	183.30
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	702	183.09
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	718	183.30
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	769	183.10
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	770	183.10
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	805	183.40
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	857	183.20
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	870	183.10
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	886	183.40
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	890	183.30
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	1045	183.20
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	1058	183.20
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	1154	183.20
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	1167	183.30
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	1208	183.20
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	1271	183.20
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	1421	183.50
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	1456	183.09
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	1504	183.30
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	1544	183.10
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	1635	183.50
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	1692	183.09
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	1819	183.30
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	1861	183.20
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	1878	183.30
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	1952	183.20
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	1993	183.10
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	2021	183.20
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	2021	183.20
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	2021	183.20
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	2112	183.30
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	2137	183.50
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	2186	183.20
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	2248	183.20
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	2255	183.10
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	2319	183.20
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	2359	183.50
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	2359	183.50
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	2605	183.20
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	2806	183.20
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	2946	183.50
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	3433	183.09
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	4000	183.50
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	4500	183.20
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	60000	183.19
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	125000	183.19
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	125000	183.19
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	140000	183.19
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	decreasing a long position	1	183.00
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	decreasing a long position	597	183.00
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	decreasing a long position	633	183.50
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	decreasing a long position	823	183.10
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	decreasing a long position	996	183.00
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	decreasing a long position	1549	183.00
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	decreasing a long position	1549	183.00
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	decreasing a long position	1767	183.00
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	decreasing a long position	1767	183.00
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	decreasing a long position	1895	183.00
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	decreasing a long position	1944	183.00
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	decreasing a long position	2004	183.20
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	decreasing a long position	2320	183.00
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	decreasing a long position	2387	183.00
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	decreasing a long position	2500	182.90
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	decreasing a long position	2519	183.00
3 1/3p ordinary	Equity swap	decreasing a long position	4140	182.90

(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security

Product description e.g. call option

Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.

Number of securities to which option relates

Exercise price per unit

Type e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Exercising/ exercised against	Number of securities	Exercise price per unit
0	0	0	0	0

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security	Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion	Details	Price per unit (if applicable)
0	0	0	0

4. OTHER INFORMATION

(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”

None

(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to: (i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or (ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced: If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”

None

(c) Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:	31-05-2024
Contact name:	Stuart Brown
Telephone number:	00442070722969

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s disclosure requirements on [phone]. The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

Category Code: RET

Sequence Number: 1230679

Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20240531T124608+0100