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RNS Number : 2709P Barclays PLC 01 July 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: 30 Jun 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: 196,422 0.89% 121,379 0.55%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
and/or controlled: 109,843 0.50% 192,319 0.87%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 306,265 1.39% 313,698 1.42%
(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 4,013 24.3375 GBP
0.5p ordinary Purchase 2,923 24.3910 GBP
0.5p ordinary Purchase 2,375 24.3587 GBP
0.5p ordinary Purchase 1,951 24.3500 GBP
0.5p ordinary Purchase 1,811 24.4000 GBP
0.5p ordinary Purchase 1,290 24.3663 GBP
0.5p ordinary Purchase 300 24.3149 GBP
0.5p ordinary Purchase 200 24.3632 GBP
0.5p ordinary Purchase 58 24.3000 GBP
0.5p ordinary Sale 8,948 24.3486 GBP
0.5p ordinary Sale 1,865 24.4000 GBP
0.5p ordinary Sale 950 24.3724 GBP
0.5p ordinary Sale 177 24.3701 GBP
0.5p ordinary Sale 122 24.3700 GBP
0.5p ordinary Sale 58 24.3007 GBP
0.5p ordinary Sale 58 24.3000 GBP
0.5p ordinary Sale 2 24.3500 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 400 24.3497 GBP
0.5p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 439 24.3987 GBP
0.5p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,314 24.4000 GBP
0.5p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,951 24.3500 GBP
0.5p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 46 24.3519 GBP
0.5p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,375 24.3587 GBP
0.5p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 63 24.3638 GBP
0.5p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 738 24.3799 GBP
0.5p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,437 24.3972 GBP
0.5p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,652 24.4000 GBP
0.5p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 7,235 24.3377 GBP
0.5p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 194 24.3811 GBP
0.5p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 4,013 24.3393 GBP
0.5p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 52 24.3517 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: 01 Jul 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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