REG - Barclays PLC Spire Healthcare Grp - Form 8.3 SPIRE HEALTHCARE GROUP PLC
27/02/2026 14:00
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RNS Number : 7724U Barclays PLC 27 February 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 Feb 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: 2,394,502 0.59% 2,458,594 0.61%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
2,240,117 0.56% 636,646 0.16%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 4,634,619 1.15% 3,095,240 0.77%
(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 271,817 2.0250 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 57,802 1.9995 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 45,215 1.9964 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 41,094 1.9989 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 31,253 2.0237 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 22,979 2.0053 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 22,514 2.0060 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 16,911 2.0028 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 11,211 2.0176 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 11,154 1.9987 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 10,416 1.9760 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 9,444 1.9927 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 5,857 2.0108 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 5,378 2.0200 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 5,113 1.9891 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 3,260 1.9457 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 2,497 2.0175 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 2,070 1.9970 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 1,831 1.9920 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 1,700 1.9494 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 1,675 1.9777 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 1,624 2.0050 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 1,318 2.0021 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 1,055 1.9933 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 1,018 2.0247 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 877 2.0150 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 802 1.9820 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 655 1.9400 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 642 1.9960 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 497 1.9609 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 279 2.0000 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 249 2.0300 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 241 1.9740 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 239 1.9980 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 216 2.0100 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 213 1.9640 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 209 1.9850 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 203 1.9800 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 197 1.9780 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 196 1.9680 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 188 1.9720 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 188 1.9620 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 185 1.9880 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 32 1.9940 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 2 1.9738 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 1 1.9900 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 1 1.9730 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 1 1.9660 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 161,310 2.0250 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 70,791 2.0140 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 41,591 1.9821 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 26,376 2.0223 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 21,200 1.9839 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 17,156 1.9420 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 9,559 2.0073 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 6,848 2.0029 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 4,877 2.0150 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 4,196 1.9680 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 4,194 2.0200 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 833 1.9340 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 802 1.9820 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 740 1.9280 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 668 2.0175 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 655 1.9400 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 642 1.9960 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 474 1.9760 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 300 1.9880 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 279 2.0000 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 249 2.0300 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 243 1.9740 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 240 2.0050 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 239 1.9980 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 216 2.0100 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 213 1.9640 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 209 1.9850 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 203 1.9800 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 197 1.9780 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 192 1.9920 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 188 1.9620 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 188 1.9720 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 32 1.9940 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 1 1.9660 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 1 1.9900 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 1 1.9730 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 8,966 1.9887 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 17,156 1.9420 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 8,000 1.9913 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 9,559 2.0073 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 3,967 2.0250 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 96 1.9380 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 440 1.9662 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 436 1.9757 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 10,000 1.9761 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 3,570 1.9765 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 20,048 1.9888 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 61 1.9919 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 1,118 1.9923 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 9,444 1.9926 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 628 1.9940 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 45,215 1.9964 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 11,154 1.9987 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 22,979 2.0053 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 183 2.0100 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 1,018 2.0247 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 120,866 2.0250 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 7 1.9500 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 537 2.0201 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 Feb 2026
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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