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Barclays PLC — Major Shareholding Notification 2026
May 22, 2026
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Major Shareholding Notification
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RNS Number : 4822F
Barclays PLC
22 May 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: | 21 May 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: | 5,137,854 | 1.28% | 2,602,392 | 0.65% | |||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||
| 2,566,075 | 0.64% | 2,903,519 | 0.72% | ||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||
| TOTAL: | 7,703,929 | 1.91% | 5,505,911 | 1.37% | |||
| (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 | 264,008 | 2.2250 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 82,340 | 2.2301 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 51,007 | 2.2275 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 34,070 | 2.2323 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 22,500 | 2.2000 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 19,422 | 2.2299 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 19,245 | 2.2285 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 18,716 | 2.2286 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 12,187 | 2.2271 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 11,250 | 2.2010 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 11,250 | 2.2060 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 11,250 | 2.2080 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 11,250 | 2.1910 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 5,625 | 2.2050 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 4,295 | 2.2276 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 3,635 | 2.2248 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,320 | 2.2302 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 983 | 2.2300 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 433 | 2.2260 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 175 | 2.2350 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 106 | 2.2249 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 48 | 2.2366 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 31 | 2.2200 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 2 | 2.2325 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 310,390 | 2.2250 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 90,285 | 2.2280 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 75,468 | 2.2298 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 46,462 | 2.2260 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 26,700 | 2.2340 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 15,528 | 2.2269 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 10,762 | 2.2334 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 10,760 | 2.2309 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 8,411 | 2.2200 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 8,020 | 2.2275 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 6,378 | 2.2270 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 5,600 | 2.2350 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 5,560 | 2.2314 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 3,364 | 2.2249 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 3,281 | 2.2286 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 2,678 | 2.2300 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 2,008 | 2.2425 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 983 | 2.2400 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 683 | 2.2301 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 228 | 2.2307 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 117 | 2.2288 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 2 | 2.2296 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 | Decreasing Short | 1,411 | 2.2200 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 5,811 | 2.2240 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 28,563 | 2.2248 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 10,016 | 2.2249 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 152,191 | 2.2250 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 14,613 | 2.2264 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 11,740 | 2.2268 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 20,724 | 2.2269 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 377 | 2.2273 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2,678 | 2.2300 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 69,657 | 2.2303 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,703 | 2.2310 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 5,600 | 2.2347 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 5,625 | 2.1915 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 5,625 | 2.2079 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 5,625 | 2.2088 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 5,625 | 2.2104 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 97,128 | 2.2250 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 4,518 | 2.2251 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 5,625 | 2.2254 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 12,529 | 2.2270 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 51,679 | 2.2275 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 4,295 | 2.2276 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 13,582 | 2.2283 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 4,128 | 2.2290 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 983 | 2.2300 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 11,250 | 2.2304 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 45,000 | 2.2315 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 100 | 2.2350 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 334 | 2.2355 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 31,810 | 2.2250 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 2,423 | 2.2270 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 2 | 2.2300 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 27,594 | 2.2250 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 3 | 2.2266 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 19,422 | 2.2299 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 2,320 | 2.2302 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: | 22 May 2026 | ||||||
| Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
| Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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