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REG - UBS AG (EPT) Spirent Comms. PLC - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Spirent Comms Plc Replacement

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RNS Number : 0501U UBS AG (EPT) 05 August 2025  

This announcement replaces the previous RNS announcement 8670T released at 11:49 on the 04th August 2025. Amendments to sections 2a&b. All other information remains unchanged.

FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)

PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY

Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the Code)

1.         KEY INFORMATION

(a) Name of exempt principal trader:

            UBS Investment Bank, London

(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:

     Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

            Spirent Communications plc

(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:

            Spirent Communications plc

(d) Date dealing undertaken:

            01 August 2025

(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to this offer?

     If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"

NO

2.         DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

(a)        Purchases and sales

Class of relevant security

Purchases/ sales

Total number of securities

Highest price per unit paid/received

Lowest price per unit paid/received

3 1/3p ordinary

Buy

121397

1.95800        GBP

1.95195        GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

Sell

186971

1.96000        GBP

1.95200        GBP

(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. CFD

Nature of dealing

e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position

Number of reference securities

Price per unit

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

41590

1.956        GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

3775

1.95195        GBP

3 1/3p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

94

1.9552766        GBP

(c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

  • Class of relevant security

  • Product description e.g. call option

  • Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.

  • Number of securities to which option relates

  • Exercise price per unit

  • Type

    e.g. American, European etc.

  • Expiry date

  • Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii)        Exercise

  • Class of relevant security

  • Product description

    e.g. call option

  • Exercising/ exercised against

  • Number of securities

  • Exercise price per unit

(d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

  • Class of relevant security

  • Nature of dealing

    e.g. subscription, conversion

  • Details

  • Price per unit (if applicable)

3.         OTHER INFORMATION

(a)        Indemnity and other dealing 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:

    Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none "

  • None

(b)        Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

  • Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the exempt principal trader 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 or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:

    If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

  • None

Date of disclosure:

05 August 2025

Contact name:

Richard Howard

Telephone number:

+44 (0)207 568 9128

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at monitoring@disclosure.org.uk

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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