Form 8.3 AUCTION TECHNOLOGY GROUP PLC

RNS Number : 8652N

Barclays PLC

06 January 2026

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				AUCTION TECHNOLOGY GROUP 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:				05 Jan 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:				0.01p ordinary
				Interests		Short Positions
				Number	(%)	Number	(%)
(1)	Relevant securities owned
	and/or controlled:			2,460,034	2.03%	1,865,142	1.54%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				1,605,385	1.33%	1,562,891	1.29%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%

	TOTAL:			4,065,419	3.36%	3,428,033	2.83%
(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
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		110,000		3.2228 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		76,544		3.3500 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		42,761		3.3113 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		34,855		3.2461 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		34,251		3.2091 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		22,467		3.2160 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		19,960		3.2800 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		11,778		3.3188 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		9,444		3.2108 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		8,167		3.2040 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		5,200		3.3386 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		5,000		3.1500 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		3,946		3.2150 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		2,482		3.2566 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		2,256		3.2156 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		2,228		3.2577 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		1,996		3.3700 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		1,531		3.1984 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		1,387		3.1991 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		1,385		3.1990 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		1,229		3.2668 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		1,131		3.2200 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		1,125		3.2100 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		1,002		3.2000 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		1,001		3.2499 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		879		3.3650 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		824		3.2900 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		818		3.3800 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		805		3.2700 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		794		3.2450 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		706		3.3750 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		702		3.2300 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		672		3.2350 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		645		3.2709 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		519		3.3600 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		492		3.2950 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		481		3.2550 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		473		3.2250 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		467		3.3100 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		371		3.2850 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		346		3.3050 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		340		3.3150 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		275		3.3850 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		240		3.2050 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		189		3.2500 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		173		3.2750 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		157		3.2600 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		147		3.3085 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		133		3.3250 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		91		3.3450 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		90		3.3000 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		90		3.3350 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		80		3.2650 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		38		3.2400 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		100,473		3.2250 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		72,866		3.2747 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		65,020		3.2469 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		63,954		3.3049 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		49,713		3.3500 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		44,542		3.2756 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		41,376		3.2299 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		36,029		3.3494 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		30,000		3.1633 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		23,159		3.2110 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		21,359		3.2289 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		20,161		3.2025 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		16,910		3.2346 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		13,242		3.2223 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		10,588		3.2201 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		9,868		3.3156 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		4,766		3.3498 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		3,189		3.2500 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		2,995		3.2663 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		2,740		3.3298 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		1,549		3.2946 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		1,439		3.2200 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		1,322		3.2625 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		1,217		3.2653 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		1,125		3.2100 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		928		3.3406 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		925		3.3600 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		879		3.3650 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		857		3.2800 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		824		3.2900 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		818		3.3800 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		805		3.2700 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		796		3.3700 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		706		3.3750 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		702		3.2300 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		508		3.2000 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		492		3.2950 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		484		3.2150 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		481		3.2550 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		467		3.3100 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		371		3.2850 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		365		3.2129 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		346		3.3050 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		340		3.3150 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		275		3.3850 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		240		3.2050 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		173		3.2750 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		133		3.3250 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		91		3.3450 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		90		3.3000 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		90		3.3350 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		80		3.2650 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		38		3.2400 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		38		3.2600 GBP

(b)	Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of		Product		Nature of dealing		Number of	Price per
relevant		description				reference	unit
security						securities
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Long		93,080	3.1870 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		157	3.1997 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		260	3.2055 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		13,242	3.2223 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,531	3.2373 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		55,627	3.2421 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		641	3.2476 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		928	3.2675 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		24,434	3.2801 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		7,862	3.2823 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		4,933	3.2838 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,717	3.2938 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		9,868	3.3156 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		2,989	3.3292 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		19,330	3.3500 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		216	3.1800 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		40,000	3.1894 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		916	3.2418 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		2,228	3.2577 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		119	3.2600 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,013	3.2630 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		216	3.2850 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		15,344	3.3500 GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Opening Short		19,594	3.2717 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)	Exercise
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:				06 Jan 2026
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

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TIDM	BARC
Share Price	496.10p0.15%
Market Cap	£66.75bn

Date	6 Jan 2026
Time	13:54:43
Category	Holding(s) in company
ID	8652N

TIDM	BARC
Share Price	496.10p0.15%
Market Cap	£66.75bn

Date	6 Jan 2026
Time	13:54:43
Category	Holding(s) in company
ID	8652N

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Form 8.3 AUCTION TECHNOLOGY GROUP PLC