RNS Number : 8359N Barclays PLC 24 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:

23 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:

6,083,354

1.51%

5,375,271

1.33%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

5,264,175

1.31%

5,989,961

1.49%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

11,347,529

2.82%

11,365,232

2.82%

(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

233,792

2.2100  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

44,052

2.2200  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

35,851

2.2133  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

14,575

2.2340  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

9,406

2.2186  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,597

2.2125  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,895

2.2391  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,219

2.2196  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,406

2.2392  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,799

2.1972  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,475

2.2393  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,943

2.2275  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,717

2.2295  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,648

2.2000  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,012

2.2300  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

735

2.2047  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

441

2.2124  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

165

2.2150  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

74

2.2325  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7

2.2350  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1

2.2250  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

132,985

2.2045  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

39,165

2.2054  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

38,473

2.2114  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

37,226

2.2100  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

28,266

2.2084  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

24,763

2.2392  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

14,591

2.2319  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

11,325

2.2121  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,103

2.2105  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,141

2.2238  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,999

2.2150  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,799

2.1975  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,590

2.2194  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,560

2.2050  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,719

2.2246  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,446

2.2350  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,263

2.2230  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

818

2.2102  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

768

2.2000  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

618

2.2134  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

550

2.2253  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

441

2.2126  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

424

2.2178  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

272

2.2022  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

21

2.2495  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

207

2.2124  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

435

2.2143  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

215

2.2098  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

122

2.2098  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

383

2.2124  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

133

2.2100  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,700

2.2100  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

13,579

2.2130  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

18,420

2.2127  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,750

2.2050  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

3,232

2.2234  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Closing Long

12,103

2.2100  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

21

2.2495  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

27,915

2.2084  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

14,199

2.2319  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

351

2.2084  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,717

2.2295  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

725

2.1950  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,566

2.2189  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

2,841

2.2188  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

94

2.2254  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,012

2.2300  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

923

2.2040  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,588

2.2101  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,323

2.2100  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

392

2.2334  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

14,488

2.2129  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

165

2.2150  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

8,279

2.2141  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,306

2.2100  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

16,991

2.2100  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

923

2.2100  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

481

2.2100  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

7,222

2.2100  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,999

2.2150  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,608

2.2100  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

6,843

2.2200  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

32,909

2.2200  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,881

2.2100  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

39,165

2.2054  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,232

2.2100  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

32,909

2.2045  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

100,076

2.2045  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

122,511

2.2100  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,815

2.2200  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

66,932

2.2100  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,431

2.2350  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,485

2.2200  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:

24 Jul 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

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