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title: "REG - Barclays PLC Spire Healthcare Grp - Form 8.3 SPIRE HEALTHCARE GROUP PLC"
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description: "Barclays PLC disclosed its position in Spire Healthcare Group PLC on July 21, 2026. It holds 1.54% of ordinary shares and 1.37% via cash-settled derivatives, totaling 2.91% interest. Short positions amount to 2.89%. The disclosure details numerous purchases and sales of shares and derivative transactions (swaps and CFDs) executed on July 20, 2026, under Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code."
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# REG - Barclays PLC Spire Healthcare Grp - Form 8.3 SPIRE HEALTHCARE GROUP PLC

RNS Number : 2572N Barclays PLC 21 July 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:

20 Jul 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:

6,197,705

1.54%

5,560,475

1.38%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

5,525,314

1.37%

6,071,112

1.51%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

11,723,019

2.91%

11,631,587

2.89%

(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

49,621

2.1800 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

35,670

2.1836 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

26,489

2.1803 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,469

2.1900 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,399

2.1804 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,328

2.1925 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,984

2.1877 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,500

2.1798 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

953

2.1801 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

500

2.1875 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

185

2.1950 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

165

2.1849 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

164

2.1912 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

10,572

2.1856 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,878

2.1800 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,580

2.1843 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,244

2.1874 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,243

2.1850 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,434

2.1799 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,221

2.1824 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,897

2.1950 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,795

2.1943 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,407

2.1827 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

564

2.1899 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

492

2.1900 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

319

2.1875 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6

2.1897 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 Long

23

2.1800 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

198

2.1899 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,102

2.1876 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

725

2.1883 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

26

2.1798 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

248

2.1863 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

1,102

2.1863 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

252

2.1800 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

12,722

2.1837 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

11,621

2.1801 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

7,607

2.1801 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

982

2.1800 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

60

2.1901 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

6

2.1900 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,511

2.1843 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,399

2.1804 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

69

2.1843 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,277

2.1799 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

953

2.1801 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

11,575

2.1831 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6

2.1800 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

64

2.1801 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

797

2.1835 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,245

2.1835 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

682

2.1826 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

366

2.1899 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,540

2.1800 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

409

2.1800 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,495

2.1800 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

4,243

2.1850 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

26,489

2.1803 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,157

2.1799 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,328

2.1925 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,591

2.1800 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

736

2.1826 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

532

2.1826 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

200

2.1800 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,268

2.1875 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,897

2.1950 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,221

2.1824 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,615

2.1800 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,658

2.1800 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

2,748

2.1800 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,034

2.1800 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1

2.1800 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,457

2.1800 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,030

2.1800 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:

21 Jul 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

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