RNS Number : 4422N Barclays PLC 22 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:

21 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:

6,236,171

1.55%

5,551,940

1.38%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

5,448,079

1.35%

6,089,155

1.51%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

11,684,250

2.90%

11,641,095

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

83,883

2.2600  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

82,226

2.2356  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

77,107

2.1804  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,481

2.2119  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,659

2.2288  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,504

2.2211  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,449

2.1950  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,244

2.2305  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,252

2.2598  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,836

2.2043  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,567

2.2104  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,397

2.1900  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

962

2.2100  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

845

2.1925  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

650

2.2595  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

43,542

2.2337  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

36,750

2.2590  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

33,950

2.2416  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

32,758

2.2600  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

30,447

2.2621  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

15,950

2.2384  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

14,778

2.2579  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,454

2.2586  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,895

2.2599  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,792

2.1974  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,914

2.2061  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,429

2.2525  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,740

2.1971  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,184

2.2500  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,876

2.2595  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,567

2.2104  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

883

2.2040  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

848

2.2175  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

304

2.1950  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

959

2.1971  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,805

2.2082  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,049

2.2083  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

414

2.2060  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,781

2.1971  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

30,005

2.2600  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

700

2.2580  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

25,687

2.2326  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

1,483

2.2601  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

962

2.2100  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

883

2.2040  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

8,504

2.2211  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

33,528

2.2416  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

77,107

2.1804  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

422

2.2416  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

15,950

2.2384  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

7,244

2.2305  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

32,577

2.2264  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,876

2.2595  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,192

2.2253  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

8,560

2.2253  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

193

2.2397  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,780

2.2068  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

700

2.2544  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

9,614

2.2544  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

13,131

2.2600  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

1,483

2.2338  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

31,287

2.2338  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

178

2.2600  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

6,792

2.1974  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,895

2.2599  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

101

2.2600  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

359

2.2398  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

304

2.1950  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

933

2.2600  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

7,102

2.2444  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,611

2.2600  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Closing Short

2,098

2.2586  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Opening Long

6,356

2.2586  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,958

2.2600  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

848

2.2175  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,860

2.2600  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

10,481

2.2119  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

3,003

2.1950  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,703

2.2600  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

65

2.2600  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

14,778

2.2579  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Closing Long

3,353

2.1950  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

564

2.2600  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,836

2.2043  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,397

2.1900  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

12,630

2.2621  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

17,817

2.2621  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:

22 Jul 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

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