Form 8.3 ASHTEAD TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS PLC

RNS Number : 8007Y

Barclays PLC

13 October 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				ASHTEAD TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS 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:				12 Oct 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:				5p ordinary
				Interests		Short Positions
				Number	(%)	Number	(%)
(1)	Relevant securities owned
	and/or controlled:			1,219,072	1.51%	1,524,875	1.88%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				1,524,875	1.88%	1,218,437	1.50%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%

	TOTAL:			2,743,947	3.39%	2,743,312	3.39%
(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
5p ordinary		Purchase		13,500		5.3667 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		10,665		5.3000 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		8,668		5.3227 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		7,249		5.3157 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		6,750		5.4480 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		5,307		5.3320 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		4,920		5.3314 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		3,084		5.3352 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		2,648		5.3286 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		2,541		5.3376 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		1,929		5.3200 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		1,411		5.3333 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		1,184		5.3292 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		805		5.3002 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		373		5.3300 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		283		5.3001 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		25,285		5.3499 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		23,415		5.3200 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		10,184		5.3338 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		3,619		5.3275 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		3,449		5.3099 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		3,090		5.3381 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		2,147		5.3400 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		1,788		5.3326 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		1,532		5.3063 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		1,341		5.3262 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		1,046		5.3600 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		1,003		5.3181 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		924		5.3296 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		857		5.3418 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		670		5.3300 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		669		5.3245 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		261		5.3401 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		211		5.3332 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		43		5.3437 GBP

(b)	Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of		Product		Nature of dealing		Number of	Price per
relevant		description				reference	unit
security						securities
5p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		285	5.3531 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		414	5.3293 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		261	5.3328 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,415	5.3600 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		899	5.3220 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		215	5.3320 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,750	5.4488 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		516	5.3239 GBP
5p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		14,775	5.3312 GBP
5p ordinary		CFD		Opening Long		23,415	5.3200 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		617	5.3195 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,541	5.3376 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		248	5.3300 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Long		2,753	5.3162 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		25,000	5.3499 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		137	5.3237 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		8,085	5.3002 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		13,500	5.3667 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		2,648	5.3285 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		805	5.3002 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		31	5.3300 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		3,084	5.3351 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,680	5.3557 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,118	5.3400 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		283	5.3001 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,800	5.3216 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,029	5.3400 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,996	5.3000 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		4,160	5.3157 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,476	5.3373 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		4,920	5.3314 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,318	5.3000 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,411	5.3333 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		276	5.3000 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:				13 Oct 2026
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

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Date	13 Oct 2026
Time	14:33:22
Category	Holding(s) in company
ID	8007Y

Date	13 Oct 2026
Time	14:33:22
Category	Holding(s) in company
ID	8007Y

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Form 8.3 ASHTEAD TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS PLC