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RNS Number : 9051O  Barclays PLC  14 January 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                                               AUCTION TECHNOLOGY 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 Jan 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:                                                              0.01p ordinary
                                                                                          Interests                           Short Positions
                                                                                          Number             (%)              Number          (%)
 (1)              Relevant securities owned
                  and/or controlled:                                                      2,106,266          1.74%            2,001,393       1.65%
 (2)              Cash-settled derivatives:
                                                                                          1,793,717          1.48%            1,170,495       0.97%
 (3)              Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
                  and agreements to purchase/sell:                                        0                  0.00%            0               0.00%

                  TOTAL:                                                                  3,899,983          3.22%            3,171,888       2.62%
 (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
 0.01p ordinary                                     Purchase                              48,031                              3.1700  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     Purchase                              27,561                              3.1852  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     Purchase                              7,974                               3.1818  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     Purchase                              7,272                               3.1862  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     Purchase                              6,270                               3.1894  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     Purchase                              5,573                               3.1920  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     Purchase                              5,554                               3.1918  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     Purchase                              5,494                               3.1950  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     Purchase                              3,774                               3.1867  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     Purchase                              3,169                               3.1799  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     Purchase                              2,039                               3.1900  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     Purchase                              1,525                               3.1989  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     Purchase                              630                                 3.1946  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     Purchase                              285                                 3.2100  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     Purchase                              132                                 3.1835  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     Purchase                              86                                  3.2200  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     Purchase                              81                                  3.2000  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     Purchase                              79                                  3.1800  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     Purchase                              78                                  3.1850  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     Purchase                              78                                  3.1750  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     Purchase                              67                                  3.2300  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     Purchase                              43                                  3.2450  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     Purchase                              39                                  3.2050  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     Purchase                              1                                   3.2296  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     Sale                                  59,763                              3.1761  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     Sale                                  57,985                              3.1700  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     Sale                                  20,637                              3.1818  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     Sale                                  20,268                              3.1999  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     Sale                                  18,530                              3.2301  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     Sale                                  14,032                              3.1908  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     Sale                                  10,675                              3.1901  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     Sale                                  9,005                               3.1843  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     Sale                                  8,578                               3.1935  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     Sale                                  8,182                               3.2056  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     Sale                                  7,846                               3.1827  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     Sale                                  6,172                               3.1707  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     Sale                                  5,565                               3.1831  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     Sale                                  5,494                               3.1950  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     Sale                                  1,500                               3.2036  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     Sale                                  1,469                               3.2080  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     Sale                                  1,403                               3.2099  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     Sale                                  1,175                               3.1698  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     Sale                                  911                                 3.2145  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     Sale                                  872                                 3.2100  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     Sale                                  767                                 3.1920  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     Sale                                  719                                 3.1769  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     Sale                                  689                                 3.1924  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     Sale                                  601                                 3.2008  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     Sale                                  537                                 3.1876  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     Sale                                  335                                 3.1775  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     Sale                                  86                                  3.2200  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     Sale                                  81                                  3.2000  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     Sale                                  79                                  3.1800  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     Sale                                  78                                  3.1750  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     Sale                                  78                                  3.1850  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     Sale                                  67                                  3.2300  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     Sale                                  43                                  3.2450  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     Sale                                  40                                  3.2400  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     Sale                                  39                                  3.1900  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     Sale                                  39                                  3.2050  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     Sale                                  25                                  3.1925  GBP

 (b)              Cash-settled derivative transactions
 Class of                                           Product                               Nature of dealing                   Number of       Price per
 relevant                                           description                                                               reference       unit
 security                                                                                                                     securities
 0.01p ordinary                                     SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     1,582           3.1846  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     627             3.1997  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     20,000          3.1696  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     1,175           3.1698  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     19,333          3.1700  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     533             3.1727  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     127             3.1731  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     7,440           3.1756  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     58,676          3.1761  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     1,536           3.1821  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     7,846           3.1827  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     9,005           3.1843  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     2,277           3.1848  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     159             3.1877  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     881             3.1891  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     10,675          3.1901  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     8,578           3.1935  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     1,457           3.1936  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     20,268          3.1999  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     1,500           3.2036  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     1,469           3.2080  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     1,403           3.2099  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     911             3.2145  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     14,867          3.1700  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     2,369           3.1701  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     2,359           3.1759  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     3,169           3.1799  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     500             3.1817  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     7,474           3.1818  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     2,000           3.1903  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     5,573           3.1920  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     800             3.2412  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     CFD                                   Increasing Long                     390             3.1798  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     CFD                                   Increasing Long                     1,950           3.1830  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     CFD                                   Increasing Long                     3,302           3.2192  GBP
 0.01p ordinary                                     CFD                                   Decreasing Long                     4,205           3.1953  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 Jan 2026
 Contact name:                                                                            Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
 Telephone number:                                                                        020 3134 7213

 

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