Transaction in Own Shares & Completion of buy-back

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Barclays PLC has completed its share buy-back programme announced on 23 October 2025, having purchased 1,932,579 ordinary shares on 30 January 2026 for cancellation at a volume weighted average price of 487.5669p per share. In total, the company repurchased 107,319,865 ordinary shares for approximately £500 million. Following these cancellations, Barclays' issued share capital will consist of 13,815,647,298 ordinary shares, which shareholders can use as a denominator for notification obligations.

Disclaimer*

Barclays PLC
02 February 2026
 

2 February 2026

Barclays PLC

Transaction in own shares and completion of buy-back

Barclays PLC (the "Company") announces that it has purchased for cancellation the following number of its ordinary shares of 25 pence each on the London Stock Exchange from Citigroup Global Markets Limited ("Citi") as part of its buy-back announced on 23 October 2025:

Date of purchase:

30 January 2026

Number of ordinary shares purchased:

1,932,579

Highest price paid per share:

490.3500p

Lowest price paid per share:

483.9500p

Volume weighted average price paid per share:

487.5669p

 

The Company intends to cancel all of the purchased ordinary shares.

Following the cancellation of the repurchased shares, the Company's issued share capital will consist of 13,815,647,298 ordinary shares with voting rights.

There are no ordinary shares held in Treasury.

The above figure (13,815,647,298) may be used by shareholders (and others with notification obligations) as the denominator for the calculation by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014, as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, as amended, a full breakdown of the individual purchases of ordinary shares made by Citi on behalf of the Company can be found at:

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/1894R_1-2026-1-30.pdf

 

The Company announces that, following the purchase of these shares, the share buy-back programme announced on 23 October 2025 has completed. Since the commencement of the buy-back, the Company has repurchased for cancellation 107,319,865 ordinary shares in aggregate at a volume weighted average price of 465.8970p per ordinary share for a total consideration of approximately £500 million.

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About Barclays

Our vision is to be the UK-centred leader in global finance.  We are a diversified bank with comprehensive UK consumer, corporate and wealth and private banking franchises, a leading investment bank and a strong, specialist US consumer bank.  Through these five divisions, we are working together for a better financial future for our customers, clients and communities.

For further information about Barclays, please visit our website home.barclays.

 

 

 

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