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

RNS Number : 7257R Barclays PLC 21 August 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 Aug 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:

6,294,866

1.56%

6,531,377

1.62%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

6,511,588

1.62%

6,226,060

1.55%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

12,806,454

3.18%

12,757,437

3.17%

(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

29,786

2.3600 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

14,113

2.3555 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

9,910

2.3549 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

9,624

2.3507 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,247

2.3500 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,905

2.3550 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,772

2.3506 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,423

2.3502 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,400

2.3533 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,614

2.3571 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

618

2.3537 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

602

2.3470 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

281

2.3524 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

214

2.3475 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

104

2.3515 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

88

2.3497 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

254,149

2.3550 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

25,743

2.3595 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

24,041

2.3505 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

21,430

2.3506 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

17,328

2.3579 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

16,830

2.3600 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

11,661

2.3572 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,750

2.3574 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,255

2.3530 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,925

2.3525 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,115

2.3472 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,027

2.3536 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

997

2.3575 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

768

2.3501 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

654

2.3450 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

325

2.3500 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

321

2.3483 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

313

2.3475 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

291

2.3598 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

286

2.3549 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

107

2.3598 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

753

2.3572 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

491

2.3499 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

877

2.3522 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

655

2.3540 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

114

2.3548 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

669

2.3508 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

2,936

2.3508 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

514

2.3600 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,582

2.3598 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

19,696

2.3601 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

253,800

2.3550 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,750

2.3549 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

319

2.3572 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

25,743

2.3595 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

65

2.3598 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

119

2.3598 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

341

2.3572 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,786

2.3554 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

3,094

2.3555 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

117

2.3475 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,036

2.3499 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,018

2.3550 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,451

2.3489 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,078

2.3550 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

67

2.3475 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

129

2.3475 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

228

2.3549 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

899

2.3533 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

11

2.3600 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

1,672

2.3600 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

254

2.3450 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,205

2.3600 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

225

2.3525 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

10,248

2.3571 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

985

2.3500 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,157

2.3550 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4

2.3600 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

21,430

2.3506 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

214

2.3475 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

321

2.3483 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,772

2.3506 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

24,041

2.3505 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 Aug 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

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