RNS Number : 5475L Barclays PLC 08 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:

07 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:

7,178,442

1.78%

6,748,339

1.68%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

6,711,603

1.67%

7,045,822

1.75%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

13,890,045

3.45%

13,794,161

3.42%

(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

437,239

2.1750  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

159,309

2.1721  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

32,518

2.1739  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

31,445

2.1749  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

20,328

2.1699  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

17,884

2.1727  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

14,169

2.1700  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,007

2.1718  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,652

2.1723  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,168

2.1658  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,104

2.1850  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

732

2.1677  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

600

2.1825  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

550

2.1724  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

272

2.1725  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

519,168

2.1650  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

98,602

2.1741  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

90,132

2.1750  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

82,791

2.1738  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

74,933

2.1720  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

74,932

2.1723  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

63,242

2.1700  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

48,284

2.1701  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

24,501

2.1749  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

9,243

2.1725  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,546

2.1748  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,726

2.1714  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,115

2.1675  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

960

2.1716  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

835

2.1782  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

307

2.1696  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

143

2.1702  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

109

2.1684  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

59

2.1900  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

13

2.1753  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

11

2.1663  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8

2.1625  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7

2.1778  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2

2.1775  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1

2.1825  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

200

2.1724  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

292

2.1782  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,692

2.1735  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,306

2.1745  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

132

2.1798  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

447

2.1701  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

56,528

2.1750  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

10

2.1950  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

173

2.1700  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,340

2.1748  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

258,652

2.1650  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

1,153

2.1698  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Closing Long

1,000

2.1750  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Closing Short

1,000

2.1700  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Opening Long

876

2.1700  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

74,017

2.1720  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

916

2.1720  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,819

2.1738  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

26,576

2.1738  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

30,765

2.1749  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

314,679

2.1750  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

37,019

2.1738  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

7,052

2.1738  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

58

2.1724  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,174

2.1738  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

292

2.1724  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,151

2.1738  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

243

2.1751  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

318

2.1749  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

232

2.1700  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,708

2.1743  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

16,131

2.1750  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

9,903

2.1752  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,540

2.1750  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

960

2.1716  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

47,693

2.1701  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

591

2.1701  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

70

2.1751  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

367

2.1751  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

543

2.1782  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

1,718

2.1738  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

5,456

2.1738  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

8,836

2.1750  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

12,664

2.1725  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

19,224

2.1750  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

732

2.1677  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

74,016

2.1723  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

916

2.1723  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

590

2.1749  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

953

2.1750  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,838

2.1750  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

258,652

2.1650  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Closing Long

1,104

2.1850  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

560

2.1750  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

243

2.1750  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,431

2.1717  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,370

2.1750  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

20,118

2.1699  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

892

2.1650  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

7,388

2.1700  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

3,937

2.1727  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

13,947

2.1727  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,726

2.1714  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:

08 Jul 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

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