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Citigroup Global Markets Limited, an exempt principal trader connected to Keysight Technologies Inc., disclosed dealings in 3 1/3p ordinary shares of Spirent Communications plc on 15 October 2025. The firm purchased 254,719 shares at prices between GBP 1.9880 and GBP 1.9881, and sold 228,707 shares at GBP 1.9880. Additionally, cash-settled derivative transactions included reducing a long position by 8,026 reference securities and increasing a short position by 11,866 reference securities, primarily at GBP 1.9880-1.9881.
| Date | 16 Oct 2025 |
| Time | 09:32:24 |
| Category | Holding(s) in company |
| ID | 6701D |
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
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(a) Name of exempt principal trader: |
Citigroup Global Markets Limited |
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(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 |
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(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: |
Keysight Technologies Inc. |
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(d) Date dealing undertaken: |
15 October 2025 |
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(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" |
N/A |
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
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Class of relevant security |
Purchases/ sales |
Total number of securities |
Highest price per unit paid/received |
Lowest price per unit paid/received |
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3 1/3p ordinary |
Purchase |
254,719 |
GBP 1.9881 |
GBP 1.9880 |
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3 1/3p ordinary |
Sale |
228,707 |
GBP 1.9880 |
GBP 1.9880 |
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
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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 |
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3 1/3p ordinary |
TRS |
Reducing Long Position |
8,026 |
GBP 1.9880 |
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3 1/3p ordinary |
TRS |
Increasing Short Position |
5 |
GBP 1.9880 |
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3 1/3p ordinary |
TRS |
Increasing Short Position |
5,000 |
GBP 1.9880 |
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3 1/3p ordinary |
TRS |
Increasing Short Position |
5 |
GBP 1.9880 |
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3 1/3p ordinary |
TRS |
Increasing Short Position |
6,856 |
GBP 1.9881 |
(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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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 |
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(ii) Exercise
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Class of relevant security |
Product description e.g. call option |
Exercising/ exercised against |
Number of securities |
Exercise price per unit |
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(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
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Class of relevant security |
Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion |
Details |
Price per unit (if applicable) |
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3. OTHER INFORMATION
(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements
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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" |
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None |
(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
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Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any other person relating to: If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none" |
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None |
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Date of disclosure: |
16 October 2025 |
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Contact name: |
Craig Watson |
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Telephone number: |
02890 409 605 |
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 Panels Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Codes dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Panels website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.