| 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 | SOLGOLD 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: | 26 Feb 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: | 1p ordinary |
| Interests | Short Positions |
| Number | (%) | Number | (%) |
| (1) | Relevant securities owned | | | | |
| and/or controlled: | | | 69,744,638 | 2.31% | 600,654 | 0.02% |
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | | | | |
| | | | 599,472 | 0.02% | 69,661,020 | 2.31% |
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | | | | |
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | | | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| TOTAL: | | | 70,344,110 | 2.33% | 70,261,674 | 2.33% |
| (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 PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE |
| (a) | Purchases and sales | | | | | |
| Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit |
| security | | securities | |
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 4,198,963 | 0.2790 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 134,902 | 0.2791 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 89,427 | 0.2792 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 46,905 | 0.2795 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 6,244,881 | 0.2790 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 106,478 | 0.2795 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 82,640 | 0.2791 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 48,318 | 0.2792 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 33,172 | 0.2793 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 14,915 | 0.2794 GBP |
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| (b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions | |
| Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per |
| relevant | description | | reference | unit |
| security | | | securities | |
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,908,279 | 0.2790 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 8,080 | 0.2792 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,999 | 0.2790 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 52,693 | 0.2792 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 52,186 | 0.2793 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Opening Long | 371,472 | 0.2791 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 30,000 | 0.2790 GBP |
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| (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 | | | | |
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| (ii) | Exercise | | | | | | |
| Class of relevant | Product description | Exercising/ exercised against | Number of | Exercise price per |
| security | | | securities | unit |
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| (d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) | |
| Class of relevant | Nature of Dealings | Details | Price per unit (if |
| security | | | applicable) |
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| 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: | 27 Feb 2026 |
| Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations |
| Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 |
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