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Form 8.3 SPIRE HEALTHCARE GROUP PLC.

    26 August 2026 12:09:07
  • Source: Sharecast
RNS Number : 2702S
Barclays PLC
26 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:

25 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:

 

 

6,333,965

1.57%

6,409,941

1.59%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,391,571

1.59%

6,264,924

1.56%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

12,725,536

3.16%

12,674,865

3.15%

(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

121,097

2.3700  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

55,238

2.3568  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

42,032

2.3451  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

21,688

2.3450  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

12,363

2.3609  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

12,328

2.3605  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,037

2.3604  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,500

2.3323  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,277

2.3589  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,252

2.3637  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,768

2.3571  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,040

2.3490  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,270

2.3500  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

890

2.3558  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

839

2.3525  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

632

2.3375  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

454

2.3475  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

453

2.3650  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

344

2.3550  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

35

2.3599  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

165,631

2.3500  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

32,835

2.3700  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

27,995

2.3669  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

22,959

2.3452  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

19,548

2.3704  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

14,864

2.3568  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

10,798

2.3450  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

10,420

2.3476  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,682

2.3447  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,941

2.3435  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,654

2.3445  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,488

2.3470  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,176

2.3472  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,020

2.3637  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

704

2.3475  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

665

2.3650  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

589

2.3525  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

314

2.3400  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

188

2.3375  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

160

2.3437  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

100

2.3608  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

63

2.3600  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4

2.3542  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

63

2.3437  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

474

2.3559  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

8

2.3599  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,526

2.3456  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,054

2.3437  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

103

2.3498  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

657

2.3700  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

31,389

2.3500  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

70,861

2.3500  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,464

2.3688  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,933

2.3450  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,181

2.3593  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,303

2.3605  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

2,602

2.3417  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

54,385

2.3500  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,420

2.3476  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,277

2.3589  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,141

2.3450  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

201

2.3559  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,941

2.3435  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

40

2.3437  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

57

2.3437  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

215

2.3559  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

7,880

2.3627  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

41

2.3608  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

230

2.3450  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

16,450

2.3520  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

29,333

2.3701  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

30

2.3700  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

15,431

2.3505  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

27,995

2.3669  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

29

2.3608  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

30

2.3608  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,492

2.3689  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,198

2.3700  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,814

2.3671  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,163

2.3700  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,177

2.3700  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,850

2.3500  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

51,953

2.3700  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,680

2.3700  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,340

2.3450  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

302

2.3475  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,613

2.3700  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

12,328

2.3605  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,451

2.3612  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

11

2.3700  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

7,544

2.3450  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

186

2.3500  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

188

2.3375  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

12,363

2.3609  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

7,146

2.3500  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:

26 Aug 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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