RNS Number : 0198O Barclays PLC 27 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:

24 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:

5,997,124

1.49%

5,386,531

1.34%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

5,273,818

1.31%

5,926,766

1.47%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

11,270,942

2.80%

11,313,297

2.81%

(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

36,942

2.2400  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

30,588

2.2216  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

23,982

2.1991  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

12,255

2.2026  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

9,574

2.2242  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,040

2.1976  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,743

2.1950  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,400

2.1949  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

802

2.2070  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

56

2.1900  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1

2.2200  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

40,044

2.2395  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

35,347

2.2400  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

34,118

2.2307  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

14,459

2.2375  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

13,050

2.2025  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

12,186

2.2242  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

10,084

2.2000  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

9,623

2.2094  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,603

2.2083  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,637

2.2125  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,806

2.2033  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,242

2.2385  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,782

2.2065  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,133

2.1949  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,348

2.2183  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,361

2.2100  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,183

2.1969  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,953

2.1900  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

878

2.1959  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

739

2.2050  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

737

2.1953  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

683

2.1961  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

486

2.2080  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

311

2.1973  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

66

2.1960  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

14

2.2398  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

751

2.2005  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

240

2.2025  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

100

2.2050  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,172

2.2400  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

208

2.2050  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

12,094

2.2000  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

9,664

2.2114  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,510

2.2400  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

7,603

2.2083  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,035

2.2242  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

40,044

2.2395  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

151

2.2242  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,348

2.2183  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

14

2.2398  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

2,819

2.2243  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,756

2.2244  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

549

2.2400  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,040

2.1976  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

23,024

2.2401  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

16,323

2.2400  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,504

2.2400  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

14,134

2.2400  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

2,472

2.2342  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

10,367

2.2342  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,435

2.2000  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

7,140

2.2400  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,076

2.2400  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,361

2.2100  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,672

2.2000  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

291

2.2400  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

6,637

2.2125  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 Jul 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

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