RNS Number : 0270P Barclays PLC 03 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:

31 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:

5,333,994

1.32%

5,428,161

1.35%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

5,310,601

1.32%

5,239,171

1.30%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

10,644,595

2.64%

10,667,332

2.65%

(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

130,071

2.3350  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

43,712

2.3311  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

27,948

2.3417  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,991

2.3385  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,252

2.3500  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,199

2.3400  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,865

2.3376  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,181

2.3420  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,057

2.3442  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

673

2.3394  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

479

2.3336  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

186

2.3408  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

184

2.3374  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

129

2.3358  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

78,939

2.3350  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

59,894

2.3364  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

20,550

2.3389  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

20,359

2.3349  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

19,127

2.3400  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

15,555

2.3356  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

10,444

2.3369  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,333

2.3300  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,619

2.3362  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,002

2.3351  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,057

2.3442  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,698

2.3418  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

846

2.3450  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

421

2.3325  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

129

2.3358  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

42

2.3423  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

19

2.3423  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

34

2.3499  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

379

2.3400  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

160

2.3368  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

66

2.3499  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

12,797

2.3350  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

9,464

2.3354  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

26,330

2.3351  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

14,574

2.3351  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,707

2.3300  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

11,290

2.3375  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

43,189

2.3311  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

523

2.3311  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

20,359

2.3349  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

15,555

2.3356  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,865

2.3376  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

6

2.3423  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

17

2.3423  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

296

2.3375  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

8,774

2.3375  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

284

2.3375  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

189

2.3325  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,245

2.3400  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

24,909

2.3350  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

14,574

2.3383  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

3,751

2.3383  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

18,939

2.3350  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

55

2.3325  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

177

2.3325  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

625

2.3400  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

1,421

2.3350  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

22,231

2.3350  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

18,810

2.3350  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

335

2.3350  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,378

2.3350  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

155

2.3350  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

14,303

2.3400  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,252

2.3500  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:

03 Aug 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

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