Form 8.3 AUCTION TECHNOLOGY GROUP PLC

RNS Number : 4243P

Barclays PLC

19 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:				16 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:			2,116,245	1.75%	2,154,348	1.78%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				1,949,449	1.61%	1,183,453	0.98%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%

	TOTAL:			4,065,694	3.36%	3,337,801	2.76%
(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		72,757		3.5568 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		71,195		3.5500 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		53,022		3.6200 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		44,967		3.6036 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		39,217		3.5950 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		30,215		3.6034 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		25,997		3.5824 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		25,069		3.6105 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		15,793		3.5908 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		12,221		3.6000 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		11,250		3.5941 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		10,779		3.5940 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		5,904		3.5559 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		5,625		3.6107 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		5,625		3.5499 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		5,625		3.6503 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		5,625		3.6242 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		5,410		3.6192 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		4,494		3.5771 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		3,367		3.5819 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		3,181		3.6033 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		3,000		3.6133 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		3,000		3.6416 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		1,734		3.5162 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		667		3.6150 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		556		3.6050 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		465		3.3100 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		461		3.3088 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		444		3.3925 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		374		3.5850 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		366		3.6005 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		332		3.6400 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		255		3.2150 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		251		3.6100 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		204		3.6250 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		175		3.5250 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		161		3.2250 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		147		3.6350 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		131		3.2200 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		115		3.6300 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		97		3.5900 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		93		3.5650 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		89		3.5450 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		86		3.5800 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		81		3.5400 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		47		3.2175 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		32		3.2100 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		18		3.1900 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		145,169		3.6200 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		71,195		3.5500 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		67,279		3.4692 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		57,698		3.5755 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		44,705		3.5636 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		44,565		3.5377 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		43,724		3.3440 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		35,870		3.5588 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		31,925		3.5853 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		16,839		3.5900 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		12,805		3.5196 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		7,176		3.2947 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		4,584		3.5697 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		3,309		3.5182 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		2,621		3.5929 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		2,284		3.5743 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		1,398		3.5879 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		1,340		3.6000 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		1,111		3.5450 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		1,075		3.6090 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		918		3.6050 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		918		3.6021 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		900		3.2107 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		879		3.5543 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		686		3.5974 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		667		3.6150 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		532		3.3208 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		416		3.6284 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		374		3.5850 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		369		3.2100 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		332		3.6400 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		281		3.5600 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		274		3.6199 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		251		3.6100 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		218		3.5950 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		204		3.6250 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		175		3.5250 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		161		3.2250 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		147		3.6350 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		131		3.2200 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		115		3.6300 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		93		3.5650 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		86		3.5800 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		81		3.5400 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		55		3.6130 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		47		3.2175 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		18		3.1900 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		Increasing Long		11,039	3.5759 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		900	3.2107 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		7,176	3.2947 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		4,000	3.2996 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		43,724	3.3440 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		380	3.4189 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		150	3.4244 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		3	3.4666 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		67,279	3.4692 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		53	3.5022 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		587	3.5035 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,208	3.5089 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		120	3.5115 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		789	3.5142 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		19,151	3.5365 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		30,533	3.5528 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		879	3.5543 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		44,705	3.5636 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		11,886	3.5827 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		5,337	3.5932 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1	3.6198 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		274	3.6199 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		51,408	3.6200 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		144	3.6206 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		279	3.6300 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		2	3.1700 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		909	3.3502 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		5,625	3.5499 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		25,575	3.5821 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		11,250	3.5940 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		38,999	3.5950 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		36,000	3.5993 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		422	3.6000 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		30,215	3.6034 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		5,625	3.6107 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		10,158	3.6182 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		2	3.6200 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		5,625	3.6242 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		249	3.6400 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		5,625	3.6503 GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		2,284	3.5743 GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		8,445	3.5890 GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		2,903	3.5918 GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		63,871	3.6200 GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		1,935	3.3270 GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		10,779	3.5940 GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		55,340	3.6200 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:				19 Jan 2026
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

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