Form 8.3 AUCTION TECHNOLOGY GROUP PLC

RNS Number : 3644Q

Barclays PLC

26 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:				23 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:			2,482,788	2.05%	2,519,557	2.08%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				2,296,453	1.90%	1,543,857	1.27%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%

	TOTAL:			4,779,241	3.95%	4,063,414	3.36%
(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		57,434		3.3300 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		34,200		3.3338 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		16,919		3.3310 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		13,968		3.3182 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		6,172		3.3639 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		5,000		3.3025 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		3,809		3.3216 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		3,660		3.3615 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		3,348		3.3490 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		3,072		3.3625 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		2,471		3.3700 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		1,745		3.3483 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		1,156		3.2639 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		960		3.2600 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		848		3.3578 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		770		3.3529 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		769		3.3800 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		738		3.3500 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		696		3.3550 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		500		3.3475 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		487		3.3825 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		480		3.3377 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		475		3.3650 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		416		3.2819 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		405		3.3450 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		282		3.3200 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		233		3.3350 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		194		3.3600 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		171		3.3850 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		113		3.3750 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		101		3.3400 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		70		3.3285 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		52		3.3648 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		33		3.3050 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		1		3.3525 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		1		3.3499 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		55,432		3.3321 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		24,119		3.3300 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		23,655		3.3459 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		22,253		3.3541 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		13,356		3.3567 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		13,074		3.3330 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		12,164		3.3403 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		10,017		3.3399 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		9,442		3.3346 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		8,920		3.3248 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		5,458		3.3600 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		4,050		3.3543 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		3,258		3.2815 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		2,922		3.3561 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		1,984		3.3554 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		1,779		3.3218 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		1,390		3.3800 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		1,347		3.3443 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		1,253		3.3540 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		872		3.3446 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		858		3.3437 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		795		3.3650 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		738		3.3500 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		696		3.3550 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		518		3.3700 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		500		3.3475 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		427		3.3549 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		405		3.3450 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		282		3.3200 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		233		3.3350 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		171		3.3850 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		113		3.3750 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		101		3.3400 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		49		3.3000 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		33		3.3050 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		1		3.3701 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		1		3.3528 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		1		3.3553 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		2,310	3.3536 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		3,218	3.3490 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		914	3.2899 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		235	3.2977 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		115	3.3051 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,866	3.3236 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		18	3.3298 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,655	3.3300 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,996	3.3322 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		13,074	3.3330 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		23,128	3.3348 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		524	3.3389 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		10,017	3.3399 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		984	3.3437 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		384	3.3444 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		71	3.3447 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		23,655	3.3459 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		144	3.3506 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,100	3.3522 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		412	3.3545 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		427	3.3549 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		2,922	3.3561 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		11,360	3.3611 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		621	3.3800 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		15,000	3.2994 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		41,206	3.3300 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		5,849	3.3301 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		864	3.3500 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		6,172	3.3639 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,844	3.3645 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,335	3.3668 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,953	3.3700 GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		7,530	3.3300 GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		4,880	3.3350 GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		858	3.3437 GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		872	3.3446 GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		4,075	3.3598 GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		6,470	3.3600 GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		23,274	3.3700 GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		70	3.3285 GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		11,505	3.3300 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:				26 Jan 2026
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

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