Form 8.3 AUCTION TECHNOLOGY GROUP PLC

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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