RNS Number : 6361N Barclays PLC 23 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:

22 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:

6,159,110

1.53%

5,471,511

1.36%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

5,362,731

1.33%

6,034,354

1.50%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

11,521,841

2.86%

11,505,865

2.86%

(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

110,325

2.2200  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

57,134

2.2411  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

29,607

2.2468  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

16,374

2.2289  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,720

2.2311  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,102

2.2352  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,415

2.2367  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,857

2.2300  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,603

2.2550  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

348

2.2450  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

201

2.2399  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

67,758

2.2495  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

55,466

2.2450  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

16,254

2.2291  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

16,100

2.2202  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

14,818

2.2296  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

13,897

2.2214  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

12,580

2.2200  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

10,798

2.2210  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,407

2.2394  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,243

2.2352  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,306

2.2400  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,484

2.2461  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,253

2.2382  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,442

2.2195  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

367

2.2465  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

100

2.2300  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

45

2.2425  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

211

2.2418  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,528

2.2407  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

997

2.2419  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

107

2.2448  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

892

2.2406  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

388

2.2406  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,471

2.2200  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,726

2.2400  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

31,493

2.2200  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,863

2.2201  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

504

2.2460  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

7,407

2.2394  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

1,765

2.2251  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Opening Long

11,109

2.2200  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

19,340

2.2495  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

33,881

2.2495  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

14,634

2.2296  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

184

2.2296  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,575

2.2200  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,415

2.2367  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

29,164

2.2200  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,442

2.2195  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

2,665

2.2355  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

125

2.2355  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,534

2.2355  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

388

2.2419  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

5

2.2419  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

347

2.2450  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,036

2.2382  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

45

2.2425  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

927

2.2398  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

994

2.2200  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

6,037

2.2495  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

8,500

2.2495  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

29,607

2.2468  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,732

2.2450  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

10,504

2.2266  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,348

2.2200  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

45

2.2450  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

13,714

2.2200  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

8,854

2.2200  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

138

2.2450  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,580

2.2400  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,581

2.2200  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

562

2.2450  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

472

2.2200  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,432

2.2300  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,102

2.2352  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,425

2.2300  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,422

2.2450  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:

23 Jul 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

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