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Form 8.3 - Spirent Communications plc

LONDON, May 22, 2024--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

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:

Qube Research & Technologies Limited

(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):

The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.

(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:

Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

Spirent Communications plc

(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:

For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure

21-05-2024

(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"

N/A

2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

ADVERTISEMENT

(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:

3 1/3p ordinary

Interests

Short positions

Number

%

Number

%

(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:

0

0

0

0

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

7,015,644

1.21

0

0

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0

0

0

TOTAL:

7,015,644

1.21

0

0

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors’ and other employee options)

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:

0

Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:

0

3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

(a) Purchases and sales

Class of relevant security

Purchase/sale

Number of securities

Price per unit

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Nature of dealing

e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

1

187.40

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

15

188.00

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

18

187.20

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

23

188.00

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

58

187.70

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

71

188.00

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

74

187.40

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

77

188.00

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

94

187.00

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

97

187.40

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

100

187.40

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

131

188.10

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

176

188.00

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

187

188.20

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

187

188.20

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

187

188.20

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

210

187.50

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

212

188.00

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

225

188.20

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

225

188.20

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

225

188.20

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

232

187.20

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

241

187.20

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

278

187.20

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

280

188.00

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

314

188.00

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

326

188.20

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

326

188.20

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

370

188.10

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

371

188.00

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

400

187.50

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

424

188.00

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

463

188.00

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

491

187.80

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

494

188.00

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

500

187.70

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

509

188.00

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

525

188.20

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

525

188.20

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

525

188.20

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

529

188.00

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

531

187.20

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

559

187.00

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

601

187.80

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

674

187.50

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

688

187.40

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

725

188.00

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

749

187.80

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

751

187.20

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

760

187.10

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

796

187.40

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

855

188.10

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

888

187.40

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

923

187.70

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

923

187.40

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

987

187.40

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

1075

187.80

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

1110

187.60

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

1168

187.70

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

1168

187.40

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

1247

188.00

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

1323

187.40

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

1357

187.10

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

1381

187.10

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

1388

188.60

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

1508

187.10

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

1517

187.20

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

1548

187.40

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

1555

187.70

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

1644

187.80

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

1697

187.70

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

1764

187.80

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

1862

188.00

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

1892

187.60

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

1936

186.90

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

1949

188.10

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

2196

186.90

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

2274

188.10

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

2915

187.10

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

2942

187.70

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

2999

187.40

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

3196

187.40

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

3318

188.60

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

3323

188.10

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

increasing a long position

3655

186.90

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

decreasing a long position

1133

187.90

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

decreasing a long position

24047

188.30

3 1/3p ordinary

Equity swap

decreasing a long position

32137

188.00

(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security

Product description e.g. call option

Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.

Number of securities to which option relates

Exercise price per unit

Type

e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

0

0

0

0

0

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security

Nature of dealing

e.g. subscription, conversion

Details

Price per unit (if applicable)

0

0

0

0

4. OTHER INFORMATION

(a) Indemnity and other dealing 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 person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:

Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

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 or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:

If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

None

(c) Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:

22-05-2024

Contact name:

Stuart Brown

Telephone number:

00442070722969

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129. The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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