REG - Barclays PLC Auction Technology - Form 8.3 AUCTION TECHNOLOGY GROUP PLC
23/01/2026 13:45
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RNS Number : 2102Q Barclays PLC 23 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: 22 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: 2,528,840 2.06% 2,504,691 2.04%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
2,288,700 1.86% 1,592,979 1.30%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 4,817,540 3.92% 4,097,670 3.34%
(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 59,730 3.2650 GBP
0.01p ordinary Purchase 23,678 3.3054 GBP
0.01p ordinary Purchase 21,380 3.3198 GBP
0.01p ordinary Purchase 20,999 3.3395 GBP
0.01p ordinary Purchase 19,358 3.4127 GBP
0.01p ordinary Purchase 10,087 3.4200 GBP
0.01p ordinary Purchase 9,615 3.4633 GBP
0.01p ordinary Purchase 9,046 3.3380 GBP
0.01p ordinary Purchase 7,800 3.2859 GBP
0.01p ordinary Purchase 4,300 3.4454 GBP
0.01p ordinary Purchase 4,081 3.4406 GBP
0.01p ordinary Purchase 3,327 3.2867 GBP
0.01p ordinary Purchase 2,665 3.3094 GBP
0.01p ordinary Purchase 2,389 3.3139 GBP
0.01p ordinary Purchase 2,288 3.3200 GBP
0.01p ordinary Purchase 1,663 3.2861 GBP
0.01p ordinary Purchase 1,117 3.3558 GBP
0.01p ordinary Purchase 993 3.3100 GBP
0.01p ordinary Purchase 731 3.2950 GBP
0.01p ordinary Purchase 721 3.3000 GBP
0.01p ordinary Purchase 666 3.3143 GBP
0.01p ordinary Purchase 638 3.3050 GBP
0.01p ordinary Purchase 469 3.2946 GBP
0.01p ordinary Purchase 373 3.2925 GBP
0.01p ordinary Purchase 323 3.2975 GBP
0.01p ordinary Purchase 259 3.4700 GBP
0.01p ordinary Purchase 219 3.2900 GBP
0.01p ordinary Purchase 195 3.3400 GBP
0.01p ordinary Purchase 186 3.4400 GBP
0.01p ordinary Purchase 176 3.3800 GBP
0.01p ordinary Purchase 122 3.2850 GBP
0.01p ordinary Purchase 106 3.4450 GBP
0.01p ordinary Purchase 95 3.3025 GBP
0.01p ordinary Purchase 93 3.3950 GBP
0.01p ordinary Purchase 88 3.3450 GBP
0.01p ordinary Purchase 84 3.3150 GBP
0.01p ordinary Purchase 82 3.4250 GBP
0.01p ordinary Purchase 34 3.4650 GBP
0.01p ordinary Purchase 26 3.4750 GBP
0.01p ordinary Purchase 26 3.3850 GBP
0.01p ordinary Sale 120,223 3.2650 GBP
0.01p ordinary Sale 49,155 3.3391 GBP
0.01p ordinary Sale 47,286 3.3041 GBP
0.01p ordinary Sale 34,819 3.3429 GBP
0.01p ordinary Sale 24,217 3.3798 GBP
0.01p ordinary Sale 22,500 3.4318 GBP
0.01p ordinary Sale 21,303 3.3762 GBP
0.01p ordinary Sale 20,073 3.2667 GBP
0.01p ordinary Sale 16,413 3.3664 GBP
0.01p ordinary Sale 10,689 3.4039 GBP
0.01p ordinary Sale 9,050 3.4200 GBP
0.01p ordinary Sale 8,572 3.2904 GBP
0.01p ordinary Sale 5,859 3.2656 GBP
0.01p ordinary Sale 3,952 3.3765 GBP
0.01p ordinary Sale 3,098 3.3967 GBP
0.01p ordinary Sale 2,007 3.3712 GBP
0.01p ordinary Sale 1,834 3.3025 GBP
0.01p ordinary Sale 1,370 3.2950 GBP
0.01p ordinary Sale 1,241 3.3177 GBP
0.01p ordinary Sale 1,137 3.3785 GBP
0.01p ordinary Sale 1,045 3.3000 GBP
0.01p ordinary Sale 954 3.3342 GBP
0.01p ordinary Sale 753 3.3100 GBP
0.01p ordinary Sale 686 3.3075 GBP
0.01p ordinary Sale 638 3.3050 GBP
0.01p ordinary Sale 456 3.2900 GBP
0.01p ordinary Sale 410 3.4649 GBP
0.01p ordinary Sale 376 3.3200 GBP
0.01p ordinary Sale 373 3.2925 GBP
0.01p ordinary Sale 323 3.2975 GBP
0.01p ordinary Sale 282 3.4700 GBP
0.01p ordinary Sale 195 3.3400 GBP
0.01p ordinary Sale 186 3.4400 GBP
0.01p ordinary Sale 176 3.3800 GBP
0.01p ordinary Sale 122 3.2850 GBP
0.01p ordinary Sale 106 3.4450 GBP
0.01p ordinary Sale 93 3.3950 GBP
0.01p ordinary Sale 88 3.3450 GBP
0.01p ordinary Sale 84 3.3150 GBP
0.01p ordinary Sale 82 3.4250 GBP
0.01p ordinary Sale 34 3.4650 GBP
0.01p ordinary Sale 26 3.3850 GBP
0.01p ordinary Sale 26 3.4750 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 4,576 3.3452 GBP
0.01p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 3,135 3.3450 GBP
0.01p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 81,098 3.2650 GBP
0.01p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 905 3.3056 GBP
0.01p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 16,560 3.3116 GBP
0.01p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 49,155 3.3391 GBP
0.01p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 645 3.3442 GBP
0.01p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 7,051 3.3479 GBP
0.01p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 1,222 3.3625 GBP
0.01p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 195 3.3631 GBP
0.01p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 80 3.3674 GBP
0.01p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 1,664 3.3681 GBP
0.01p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 240 3.3729 GBP
0.01p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 21,303 3.3762 GBP
0.01p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 1,137 3.3785 GBP
0.01p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 98 3.3787 GBP
0.01p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 23,664 3.3789 GBP
0.01p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 3,098 3.3967 GBP
0.01p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 553 3.4199 GBP
0.01p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 22,500 3.4318 GBP
0.01p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 400 3.4447 GBP
0.01p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 4,000 3.4596 GBP
0.01p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 209 3.4600 GBP
0.01p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 1,309 3.2650 GBP
0.01p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 4,548 3.2651 GBP
0.01p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 6,075 3.2701 GBP
0.01p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 6,705 3.2703 GBP
0.01p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 1,787 3.3022 GBP
0.01p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 1,213 3.3025 GBP
0.01p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 9,046 3.3380 GBP
0.01p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 20,999 3.3395 GBP
0.01p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 1,357 3.3477 GBP
0.01p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 23,000 3.3777 GBP
0.01p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 18,502 3.4125 GBP
0.01p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 856 3.4176 GBP
0.01p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 1,949 3.2650 GBP
0.01p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 20,073 3.2667 GBP
0.01p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 273 3.2950 GBP
0.01p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 26,575 3.3000 GBP
0.01p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 3 3.3333 GBP
0.01p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 1,982 3.3542 GBP
0.01p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 8,963 3.4200 GBP
0.01p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 105 3.2900 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 Jan 2026
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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