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RNS Number : 1894R Barclays PLC 02 February 2026
2 February 2026
Barclays PLC
Transaction in own shares and completion of buy-back
Barclays PLC (the "Company") announces that it has purchased for cancellation
the following number of its ordinary shares of 25 pence each on the London
Stock Exchange from Citigroup Global Markets Limited ("Citi") as part of its
buy-back announced on 23 October 2025:
Date of purchase: 30 January 2026
Number of ordinary shares purchased: 1,932,579
Highest price paid per share: 490.3500p
Lowest price paid per share: 483.9500p
Volume weighted average price paid per share: 487.5669p
The Company intends to cancel all of the purchased ordinary shares.
Following the cancellation of the repurchased shares, the Company's issued
share capital will consist of 13,815,647,298 ordinary shares with voting
rights.
There are no ordinary shares held in Treasury.
The above figure (13,815,647,298) may be used by shareholders (and others with
notification obligations) as the denominator for the calculation by which they
will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change
to their interest in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and
Transparency Rules.
In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No
596/2014, as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union
(Withdrawal) Act 2018, as amended, a full breakdown of the individual
purchases of ordinary shares made by Citi on behalf of the Company can be
found at:
http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/1894R_1-2026-1-30.pdf
(http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/1894R_1-2026-1-30.pdf)
The Company announces that, following the purchase of these shares, the share
buy-back programme announced on 23 October 2025 has completed. Since the
commencement of the buy-back, the Company has repurchased for cancellation
107,319,865 ordinary shares in aggregate at a volume weighted average price of
465.8970p per ordinary share for a total consideration of approximately £500
million.
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For further information, please contact:
Investor Relations Media Relations
Marina Shchukina +44 (0) 20 7116 2526 Tom Hoskin +44 (0) 20 7116 4755
About Barclays
Our vision is to be the UK-centred leader in global finance. We are a
diversified bank with comprehensive UK consumer, corporate and wealth and
private banking franchises, a leading investment bank and a strong, specialist
US consumer bank. Through these five divisions, we are working together for
a better financial future for our customers, clients and communities.
For further information about Barclays, please visit our website
home.barclays.
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