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

Spire HealthcareAnnouncement

27/03/2026 13:00

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RNS Number : 4902Y  Barclays PLC  27 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:                                                     26 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:                                                      2,043,491          0.51%            4,025,674       1.00%
 (2)              Cash-settled derivatives:
                                                                                          3,927,587          0.98%            519,582         0.13%
 (3)              Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
                  and agreements to purchase/sell:                                        0                  0.00%            0               0.00%

                  TOTAL:                                                                  5,971,078          1.48%            4,545,256       1.13%
 (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                              101,494                             1.4620  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              74,310                              1.4621  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              19,631                              1.4711  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              16,149                              1.4686  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              10,822                              1.4640  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              8,330                               1.4643  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              6,830                               1.4724  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              4,713                               1.4680  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              4,235                               1.4669  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              3,985                               1.4732  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              2,675                               1.4850  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              1,880                               1.4740  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              543                                 1.4650  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              530                                 1.4720  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              508                                 1.4700  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              452                                 1.4660  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              200                                 1.4960  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              181                                 1.4600  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              167                                 1.4610  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              167                                 1.4710  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              161                                 1.4760  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              124                                 1.4580  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              81                                  1.4677  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              61                                  1.4668  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              37                                  1.4800  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Purchase                              6                                   1.4540  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  210,734                             1.4620  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  50,498                              1.4643  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  31,876                              1.4676  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  29,647                              1.4776  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  10,181                              1.4600  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  8,742                               1.4768  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  8,370                               1.4720  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  7,468                               1.4689  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  6,300                               1.4683  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  5,353                               1.4696  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  4,190                               1.4694  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  3,933                               1.4751  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  3,108                               1.4691  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  2,734                               1.4721  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  2,517                               1.4667  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  2,050                               1.4621  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  1,136                               1.4560  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  986                                 1.4700  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  962                                 1.4619  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  690                                 1.4740  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  606                                 1.4634  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  452                                 1.4660  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  366                                 1.4640  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  167                                 1.4650  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  167                                 1.4610  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  167                                 1.4710  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  161                                 1.4760  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  151                                 1.4731  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  136                                 1.4680  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  124                                 1.4580  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  37                                  1.4800  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        Sale                                  6                                   1.4540  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                     10,000          1.4598  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     962             1.4619  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     76,124          1.4620  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     2,050           1.4621  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     11,182          1.4628  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     606             1.4634  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     50,420          1.4645  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     1,948           1.4677  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     1,550           1.4681  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     5,410           1.4720  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     151             1.4730  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     29,647          1.4776  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     13,999          1.4620  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     10,456          1.4640  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     61              1.4668  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     4,235           1.4669  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     81              1.4677  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     8,220           1.4707  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     915             1.4739  GBP
 1p ordinary                                        CFD                                   Increasing Long                     99              1.4758  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 Mar 2026
 Contact name:                                                                            Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
 Telephone number:                                                                        020 3134 7213

 

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