Form 8.3 SPIRE HEALTHCARE GROUP PLC.


    27 May 2026 13:56:39
  • Source: Sharecast
RNS Number : 9282F
Barclays PLC
27 May 2026
 

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

 

 

positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):

(c)

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

SPIRE HEALTHCARE GROUP PLC

 

relevant securities this form relates:

(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:

26 May 2026

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making

NO

 

 

 

disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

 

 

2.

POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(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:

1p ordinary

 

Interests

Short Positions

 

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

4,690,726

1.16%

2,647,213

0.66%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,613,138

0.65%

2,520,292

0.63%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

7,303,864

1.81%

5,167,505

1.28%

(b)

Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive

 

 

options)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class of relevant security in relation to

 

 

 

 

which subscription right exists

 

 

 

 

Details, including nature of the rights

 

 

 

 

concerned and relevant percentages:

 

 

 

 

3.

DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Purchases and sales

 

 

 

 

 

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

 

securities

 

1p ordinary

Purchase

224,326

2.1700  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

44,564

2.1796  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

26,774

2.1798  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

26,041

2.1870  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

24,000

2.1831  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

21,470

2.1964  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,660

2.2225  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,894

2.1829  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,115

2.1834  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,928

2.1893  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,072

2.1698  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,507

2.1864  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,598

2.1947  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,420

2.1780  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,031

2.1696  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,904

2.2000  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,700

2.1975  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,609

2.2142  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,022

2.1984  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

881

2.1750  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

34

2.1916  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

16

2.1800  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10

2.1695  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3

2.2300  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1

2.2051  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

140,193

2.1780  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

108,765

2.1716  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

69,713

2.1700  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

48,225

2.2232  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

25,968

2.2201  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

25,719

2.1905  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

13,661

2.1872  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

13,339

2.1973  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

12,804

2.1767  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

11,429

2.1831  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

9,110

2.1900  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,044

2.1715  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,765

2.1847  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,155

2.1812  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,374

2.1810  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,316

2.1964  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,210

2.1864  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,865

2.1804  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,569

2.1950  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,249

2.1975  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,800

2.1726  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

881

2.1750  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

492

2.1969  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

16

2.2018  GBP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

 

reference

unit

security

 

 

securities

 

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

33,288

2.1695  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,543

2.1696  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

19,834

2.1698  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

36,578

2.1700  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

8,029

2.1713  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

115,388

2.1760  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

12,804

2.1767  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,490

2.1842  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,210

2.1864  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

13,661

2.1872  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

6,967

2.1876  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,366

2.1877  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

7,488

2.1898  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

25,719

2.1905  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

753

2.1976  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

13

2.2016  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3

2.2017  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

48,225

2.2232  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

15

2.2298  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

54

2.2300  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

189,051

2.1700  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,420

2.1780  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

8,115

2.1834  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,507

2.1864  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

39,338

2.1924  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,022

2.1984  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1

2.2052  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

244

2.2300  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,368

2.2115  GBP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

 

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 

Class

Product

Writing,

Number

Exercise

Type

Expiry

Option

of

description

purchasing,

of

price

 

date

money

relevant

 

selling,

securities

per unit

 

 

paid/

security

 

varying etc

to which

 

 

 

received

 

 

 

option

 

 

 

per unit

 

 

 

relates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(ii)

Exercise

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class of relevant

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

Exercise price per

security

 

 

securities

unit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

 

Class of relevant

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if

security

 

 

applicable)

 

 

 

 

4.

OTHER INFORMATION

(a)

Indemnity and other dealings 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 exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party

 

to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:

 

 

 

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 of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which

 

 

any derivative is referenced:

 

 

 

 

 

 

NONE

(c)

Attachments

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:

27 May 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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