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Form 8.3 SPIRE HEALTHCARE GROUP PLC.

    25 August 2026 13:03:23
  • Source: Sharecast
RNS Number : 1056S
Barclays PLC
25 August 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:

24 Aug 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:

 

 

6,389,527

1.59%

6,432,242

1.60%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,414,132

1.59%

6,320,746

1.57%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

12,803,659

3.18%

12,752,988

3.17%

(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

69,376

2.3450  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

35,583

2.3451  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

33,687

2.3570  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

16,243

2.3445  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

15,831

2.3537  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

11,164

2.3544  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,827

2.3556  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,700

2.3608  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,626

2.3593  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,859

2.3572  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,000

2.3500  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

939

2.3511  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

794

2.3600  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

759

2.3555  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

314

2.3599  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

91

2.3604  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10

2.3575  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4

2.3550  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

135,811

2.3450  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

21,627

2.3459  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

13,288

2.3598  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

10,005

2.3643  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

9,031

2.3519  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,038

2.3596  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,596

2.3612  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,475

2.3600  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

973

2.3561  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

780

2.3601  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

759

2.3555  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

632

2.3500  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

550

2.3513  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

526

2.3484  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

399

2.3595  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

329

2.3517  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

288

2.3583  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

247

2.3625  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

188

2.3525  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

114

2.3562  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

206

2.3484  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

473

2.3511  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,034

2.3556  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,696

2.3573  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

346

2.3612  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

10,854

2.3450  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

81,468

2.3450  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

11

2.3050  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

19,913

2.3451  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

1,207

2.3563  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

10

2.3450  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,164

2.3544  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,827

2.3556  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

23,838

2.3450  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

251

2.3511  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

111

2.3484  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

209

2.3484  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

215

2.3511  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

159

2.3596  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,379

2.3461  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

19,855

2.3450  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

1,207

2.3537  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

14,607

2.3537  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

6,596

2.3612  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

86

2.3596  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

154

2.3596  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

973

2.3561  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

15,316

2.3451  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

13,288

2.3598  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

258

2.3600  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

14,107

2.3450  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4

2.3450  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

288

2.3583  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

96

2.3600  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,626

2.3593  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

8,038

2.3596  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:

25 Aug 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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