RNS Number : 2393K
Barclays PLC
27 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:

23 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:



120,167

0.54%

215,931

0.98%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:






and/or controlled:



260,752

1.18%

107,908

0.49%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)






and agreements to purchase/sell:



0

0.00%

0

0.00%










TOTAL:



380,919

1.72%

323,839

1.46%

(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

3,086

24.4275  GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

2,320

24.5000  GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

1,147

24.4413  GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

788

24.4336  GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

577

24.3500  GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

513

24.3436  GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

184

24.2627  GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

176

24.2500  GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

100

24.3997  GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

96

24.4500  GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

72

24.6000  GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

47

24.3198  GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

46

24.3000  GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

32

24.3750  GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

19

24.4000  GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

1,695

24.4925  GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

359

24.5000  GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

176

24.2500  GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

108

24.4018  GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

96

24.4500  GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

81

24.3500  GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

46

24.3000  GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

37

24.2750  GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

32

24.3750  GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

19

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

211

24.4472  GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

13

24.2997  GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

72

24.4987  GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,582

24.5000  GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

513

24.3436  GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

515

24.3500  GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,143

24.4224  GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,335

24.4259  GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,768

24.5000  GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

220

24.5184  GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

454

24.3774  GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

258

24.4306  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:

27 May 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

























 

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