Form 8.3 AUCTION TECHNOLOGY GROUP PLC

RNS Number : 9262Q

Barclays PLC

29 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:				28 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:			2,113,387	1.75%	2,662,848	2.20%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				2,428,853	2.01%	1,093,398	0.90%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%

	TOTAL:			4,542,240	3.75%	3,756,246	3.10%
(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		80,058		3.1004 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		59,953		3.1192 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		48,185		3.0415 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		36,317		3.0700 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		20,800		3.0777 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		17,070		3.0591 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		17,000		3.0341 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		14,154		3.1295 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		10,000		3.0300 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		9,381		3.0521 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		6,810		3.0221 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		6,606		3.0836 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		6,133		3.0900 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		5,028		3.0850 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		4,845		3.0571 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		2,991		3.1100 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		2,622		3.0988 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		2,387		3.1750 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		1,595		3.0040 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		1,557		3.0223 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		1,428		3.0100 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		1,207		3.1116 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		1,066		2.9924 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		465		3.0699 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		95		3.1150 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		57		3.1000 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		48		3.0150 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		44		3.0950 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		36		3.1050 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		36		3.1250 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		27		3.0800 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		27		3.0200 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		15		3.0411 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		14		3.0750 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		10		3.0250 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		99,099		3.0705 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		44,626		3.0419 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		43,139		3.0700 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		33,193		3.0885 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		31,931		3.0534 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		21,180		3.0596 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		17,574		3.0771 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		13,771		3.0706 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		12,582		3.0983 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		11,809		3.0858 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		11,250		3.0136 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		10,600		3.0458 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		9,000		3.0816 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		6,764		3.0815 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		5,028		3.0850 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		4,050		3.0913 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		4,044		3.0950 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		2,387		3.1750 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		1,803		3.0732 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		1,663		3.0807 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		1,429		3.0782 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		1,428		3.0100 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		1,313		3.0128 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		1,265		3.0769 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		970		3.0953 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		815		3.0908 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		674		3.1050 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		587		3.0859 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		358		3.0499 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		342		3.0825 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		198		3.0900 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		72		3.1150 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		57		3.1000 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		48		3.0150 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		42		3.0253 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		36		3.1250 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		27		3.0800 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		27		3.0200 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		15		3.0414 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		14		3.0750 GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		10		3.0250 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		11,250	3.0136 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		43,700	3.0410 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		129	3.0455 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		358	3.0499 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		31,931	3.0534 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		346	3.0554 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		21,180	3.0596 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,599	3.0672 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		10,132	3.0699 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		11,733	3.0700 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,803	3.0732 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		40,319	3.0744 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,970	3.0755 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,771	3.0790 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,418	3.0817 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,329	3.0831 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		136	3.0848 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		2,700	3.0851 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		13,000	3.0854 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		901	3.0861 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		283	3.1036 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		68,500	3.0246 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		3,148	3.0351 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		9,381	3.0521 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		5,660	3.0701 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		49	3.0781 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,697	3.0978 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		2,715	3.1107 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		59,953	3.1192 GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		11,767	3.1202 GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		1,313	3.0128 GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		10,600	3.0458 GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		4,702	3.0460 GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		996	3.0699 GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		40,402	3.0700 GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		17,574	3.0771 GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		11,809	3.0858 GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		33,193	3.0885 GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		19,225	3.1150 GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		17,070	3.0591 GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		465	3.0699 GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		15,342	3.0700 GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		6,606	3.0835 GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		19,225	3.1150 GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		23	3.1152 GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		2,387	3.1750 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:				29 Jan 2026
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

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