REG - Barclays PLC Spire Healthcare Grp - Form 8.3 SPIRE HEALTHCARE GROUP PLC

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16/03/2026 12:15

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RNS Number : 8103W  Barclays PLC  16 March 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:                                                     13 Mar 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:                                                      2,291,860          0.57%            2,442,411       0.61%
 (2)              Cash-settled derivatives:
                                                                                          2,210,713          0.55%            640,224         0.16%
 (3)              Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
                  and agreements to purchase/sell:                                        0                  0.00%            0               0.00%

                  TOTAL:                                                                  4,502,573          1.12%            3,082,635       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                              76,791                              1.8380  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              60,777                              1.8369  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              47,349                              1.8408  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              33,332                              1.8530  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              21,851                              1.8395  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              17,089                              1.8485  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              8,701                               1.8480  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              2,805                               1.8400  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              2,113                               1.8406  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              1,805                               1.8572  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              1,671                               1.8285  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              1,300                               1.8364  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              39                                  1.8460  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              35                                  1.8560  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              34                                  1.8420  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              1                                   1.8200  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              1                                   1.8340  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  101,061                             1.8380  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  64,484                              1.8408  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  46,129                              1.8506  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  41,999                              1.8519  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  28,336                              1.8420  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  22,269                              1.8368  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  19,799                              1.8459  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  11,635                              1.8339  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  7,364                               1.8504  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  5,116                               1.8200  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  4,238                               1.8180  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  1,805                               1.8572  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  1,366                               1.8364  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  874                                 1.8500  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  778                                 1.8381  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  669                                 1.8337  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  531                                 1.8330  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  478                                 1.8340  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  39                                  1.8460  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  35                                  1.8560  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  34                                  1.8400  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  34                                  1.8480  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                     42,763          1.8380  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     56,706          1.8402  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     28,302          1.8420  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     2               1.8500  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     4,903           1.8629  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     1               1.8200  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     60,777          1.8369  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     851             1.8380  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     47,349          1.8408  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     1,350           1.8410  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     2,335           1.8424  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     1,755           1.8431  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     10,527          1.8438  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     547             1.8478  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        CFD                                   Increasing Long                     1               1.8300  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        CFD                                   Increasing Long                     16,117          1.8380  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        CFD                                   Increasing Long                     46,129          1.8506  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        CFD                                   Increasing Long                     18              1.8538  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        CFD                                   Increasing Long                     217             1.8599  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        CFD                                   Decreasing Long                     13,979          1.8379  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:                                                                      16 Mar 2026
 Contact name:                                                                            Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
 Telephone number:                                                                        020 3134 7213

 

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