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

Spire HealthcareAnnouncement

26/03/2026 07:00

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RNS Number : 1626Y  Barclays PLC  26 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:                                                     24 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:                                                      2,037,133          0.51%            3,784,084       0.94%
 (2)              Cash-settled derivatives:
                                                                                          3,666,740          0.91%            508,473         0.13%
 (3)              Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
                  and agreements to purchase/sell:                                        0                  0.00%            0               0.00%

                  TOTAL:                                                                  5,703,873          1.42%            4,292,557       1.07%
 (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                              164,713                             1.4340  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              56,467                              1.4352  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              39,815                              1.4540  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              31,682                              1.4596  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              21,371                              1.4483  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              19,787                              1.4545  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              14,647                              1.4380  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              10,843                              1.4443  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              10,525                              1.4700  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              9,760                               1.4633  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              7,762                               1.4720  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              6,951                               1.4560  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              4,888                               1.4656  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              3,900                               1.4680  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              3,450                               1.4580  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              3,261                               1.4512  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              3,101                               1.4400  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              2,384                               1.4760  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              2,257                               1.4600  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              2,214                               1.4500  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              1,884                               1.4520  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              1,734                               1.4379  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              1,455                               1.4342  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              1,454                               1.4359  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              1,349                               1.4640  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              1,306                               1.4660  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              962                                 1.4523  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              867                                 1.4740  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              607                                 1.4590  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              587                                 1.4690  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              482                                 1.4620  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              295                                 1.4390  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              288                                 1.4800  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              159                                 1.4780  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              147                                 1.4480  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              101                                 1.4460  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              101                                 1.4320  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              101                                 1.4440  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  186,552                             1.4340  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  124,148                             1.4714  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  53,495                              1.4652  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  45,588                              1.4471  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  29,064                              1.4380  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  27,748                              1.4576  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  21,607                              1.4420  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  19,718                              1.4342  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  13,002                              1.4700  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  12,736                              1.4595  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  9,690                               1.4347  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  8,391                               1.4519  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  7,762                               1.4720  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  7,378                               1.4500  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  6,951                               1.4560  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  6,788                               1.4800  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  6,773                               1.4760  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  4,296                               1.4540  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  3,918                               1.4524  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  3,900                               1.4680  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  3,567                               1.4520  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  3,450                               1.4580  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  3,101                               1.4400  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  3,061                               1.4338  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  2,738                               1.4549  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  2,659                               1.4780  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  2,226                               1.4600  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  2,164                               1.4440  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  1,349                               1.4640  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  1,306                               1.4660  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  1,110                               1.4504  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  959                                 1.4510  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  920                                 1.4428  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  867                                 1.4740  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  607                                 1.4590  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  587                                 1.4690  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  482                                 1.4620  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  147                                 1.4480  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  101                                 1.4460  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  101                                 1.4320  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                     3,061           1.4338  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     139,678         1.4340  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     18,000          1.4418  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     3,607           1.4420  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     920             1.4428  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     200             1.4499  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     959             1.4510  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     1,532           1.4524  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     14,647          1.4544  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     1,954           1.4558  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     66,435          1.4596  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     1,455           1.4342  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     1,454           1.4360  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     14,647          1.4380  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     295             1.4391  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     10,843          1.4443  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     14,132          1.4497  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     3,261           1.4511  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     962             1.4523  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     9,581           1.4561  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     1,128           1.4567  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     14              1.4592  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     106             1.4593  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     84              1.4594  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     400             1.4740  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     288             1.4860  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 Mar 2026
 Contact name:                                                                            Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
 Telephone number:                                                                        020 3134 7213

 

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