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RNS Number : 0351J Barclays PLC 16 May 2025
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 FD TECHNOLOGIES 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: 15 May 2025
(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: 0.5p ordinary
Interests Short Positions
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 69,177 0.31% 238,247 1.08%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
and/or controlled: 280,092 1.27% 55,365 0.25%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 349,269 1.58% 293,612 1.33%
(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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
(a) Purchases and sales
Class of relevant Purchase/sale Number of Price per unit
security securities
0.5p ordinary Purchase 7,720 24.5826 GBP
0.5p ordinary Purchase 3,194 24.3631 GBP
0.5p ordinary Purchase 2,852 24.6000 GBP
0.5p ordinary Purchase 1,164 24.3248 GBP
0.5p ordinary Purchase 907 24.5084 GBP
0.5p ordinary Purchase 710 24.3736 GBP
0.5p ordinary Purchase 461 24.4358 GBP
0.5p ordinary Purchase 320 24.3000 GBP
0.5p ordinary Purchase 250 24.3750 GBP
0.5p ordinary Purchase 65 24.3023 GBP
0.5p ordinary Purchase 8 24.3500 GBP
0.5p ordinary Sale 10,348 24.5267 GBP
0.5p ordinary Sale 2,212 24.6000 GBP
0.5p ordinary Sale 1,609 24.5036 GBP
0.5p ordinary Sale 200 24.3642 GBP
0.5p ordinary Sale 195 24.3626 GBP
0.5p ordinary Sale 187 24.3398 GBP
0.5p ordinary Sale 162 24.3314 GBP
0.5p ordinary Sale 31 24.3500 GBP
0.5p ordinary Sale 8 24.4000 GBP
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of Product Nature of dealing Number of Price per
relevant description reference unit
security securities
0.5p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 127 24.5239 GBP
0.5p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 600 24.3414 GBP
0.5p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 86 24.5360 GBP
0.5p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 618 24.5911 GBP
0.5p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 1,009 24.6000 GBP
0.5p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 197 24.3000 GBP
0.5p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 677 24.3619 GBP
0.5p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 674 24.3626 GBP
0.5p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 1,327 24.6000 GBP
0.5p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 176 24.5133 GBP
0.5p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 337 24.3492 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) Exercising
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: 16 May 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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