RNS Number : 3468M Barclays PLC 14 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:

13 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:

6,426,391

1.60%

5,463,202

1.36%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

5,422,521

1.35%

6,295,600

1.56%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

11,848,912

2.94%

11,758,802

2.92%

(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

71,129

2.1700  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

50,635

2.1650  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

56,948

2.1641  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

34,925

2.1661  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

13,718

2.1604  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

11,512

2.1574  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,788

2.1577  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,930

2.1600  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,315

2.1619  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,397

2.1618  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,081

2.1560  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,630

2.1515  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,466

2.1579  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,622

2.1526  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,610

2.1550  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,272

2.1725  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,075

2.1611  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,057

2.1750  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

242

2.1663  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

205

2.1655  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

13

2.1675  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

353,012

2.1700  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

31,639

2.1685  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

18,557

2.1640  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

16,809

2.1599  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

9,631

2.1621  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,752

2.1704  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,496

2.1513  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,538

2.1600  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,220

2.1695  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

888

2.1602  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

242

2.1665  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

159

2.1726  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

125

2.1650  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

6

2.1700  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,042

2.1629  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,838

2.1640  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

173

2.1566  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

50,635

2.1650  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

3,526

2.1661  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

12,931

2.1598  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,965

2.1698  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

725

2.1625  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

977

2.1624  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Opening Long

159

2.1726  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

18,327

2.1640  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

230

2.1640  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

41,951

2.1646  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

294,170

2.1700  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2

2.1700  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

22

2.1700  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,220

2.1695  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

74

2.1700  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

28,499

2.1700  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,075

2.1611  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

887

2.1550  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

9,680

2.1567  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

294

2.1700  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Closing Long

159

2.1655  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Opening Short

46

2.1655  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

21

2.1700  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

141

2.1700  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

415

2.1575  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

12,044

2.1700  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

16,721

2.1700  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

24,706

2.1700  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,538

2.1600  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

6,290

2.1700  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,132

2.1600  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

107

2.1700  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,115

2.1700  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

11,512

2.1574  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

3,585

2.1700  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

5,416

2.1700  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,630

2.1515  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

1,786

2.1673  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

374

2.1673  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

125

2.1650  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,718

2.1604  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:

14 Jul 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

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