RNS Number : 4874M Barclays PLC 15 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:

14 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:

6,415,861

1.59%

5,264,415

1.31%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

5,224,509

1.30%

6,285,868

1.56%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

11,640,370

2.89%

11,550,283

2.87%

(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

379,324

2.1800  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

55,317

2.1630  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

34,129

2.1797  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

32,836

2.1723  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

23,289

2.1790  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,534

2.1504  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

849

2.1650  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

523

2.1550  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

129

2.1801  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

30

2.1608  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

13

2.1750  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10

2.1400  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7

2.1850  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4

2.1775  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

168,197

2.1800  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

45,727

2.1752  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

30,670

2.1807  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

21,452

2.1744  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

15,607

2.1774  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

14,876

2.1682  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

13,967

2.1550  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

13,756

2.1757  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,774

2.1575  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,578

2.1591  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,437

2.1799  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,403

2.1593  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,882

2.1825  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

921

2.1656  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

264

2.1750  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

135

2.1525  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

50

2.1541  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

23

2.1778  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

16

2.1499  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1

2.1500  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1

2.1900  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

33

2.1801  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

841

2.1594  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,522

2.1680  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,067

2.1689  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

146

2.1898  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

77

2.1604  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

1,363

2.1604  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

38,495

2.1800  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

13,967

2.1550  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

3,400

2.1799  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

15,561

2.1768  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

37,860

2.1801  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

302

2.1800  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

137

2.1551  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Opening Short

24,643

2.1800  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

55,317

2.1630  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

21,186

2.1744  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10

2.1400  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

266

2.1744  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1

2.1499  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

23,289

2.1790  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

37,465

2.1800  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

9

2.1801  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

87

2.1801  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4

2.1625  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

1,363

2.1593  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

199

2.1593  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

921

2.1656  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

15,561

2.1800  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

822

2.1850  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

16,818

2.1800  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

50

2.1542  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,534

2.1504  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16

2.1499  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

256,705

2.1800  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

22

2.1627  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

7,193

2.1787  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

16,155

2.1682  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,586

2.1575  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

30,670

2.1807  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

4,437

2.1799  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

470

2.1650  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

34,174

2.1800  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

13,756

2.1757  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Closing Short

24,643

2.1800  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

187

2.1650  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

110

2.1800  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

715

2.1576  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,578

2.1590  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

15,607

2.1774  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:

15 Jul 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

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