Transaction in Own Shares

Summary by AI BETAClose X

Barclays PLC has purchased and intends to cancel a total of 16,353,101 ordinary shares on the London Stock Exchange as part of its ongoing buy-back program. These purchases, executed between May 18th and May 22nd, 2026, involved a volume weighted average price of approximately 432.57 pence per share. Following the cancellation of these shares, Barclays' issued share capital will stand at 13,572,760,037 ordinary shares, with no shares held in treasury. Since the buy-back commenced on April 29th, 2026, the company has repurchased 42,212,452 shares in aggregate at a volume weighted average price of 428.3424 pence.

Disclaimer*

Barclays PLC
26 May 2026
 

26 May 2026

 

Barclays PLC

 

Transaction in own shares

 

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 J.P. Morgan Securities plc (''JPM'') as part of its buy-back announced on 29 April 2026:

 

Date of purchase

Number of shares purchased

Low Price

High Price

Volume weighted average price paid per share

18 May 2026

2,741,375

418.1500

429.8000

423.7409

19 May 2026

4,890,000

424.7500

432.0500

428.7649

20 May 2026

3,510,000

422.5000

442.7500

429.8591

21 May 2026

2,615,174

434.8500

443.7500

440.0929

22 May 2026

2,596,448

440.9000

447.2500

444.3626

 

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 13,572,760,037 ordinary shares with voting rights.

 

There are no ordinary shares held in Treasury.

 

The above figure 13,572,760,037 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 JPM on behalf of the Company

can be found at:

 

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/5414F_1-2026-5-22.pdf

 

Since the commencement of the share buy-back programme announced on 29 April 2026, the Company has purchased 42,212,452 ordinary shares on the London Stock Exchange in aggregate at a volume weighted average price of 428.3424p per ordinary share.

 

- ENDS -

 

For further information, please contact:

 

Investor Relations

Media Relations



Marina Shchukina +44 (0) 20 7116 2526

Tom Hoskin +44 (0) 20 7116 4755

 

About Barclays

 

Our vision is to be the UK-centred leading in global finance. We are a diversified bank with comprehensive UK consumer, corporate and wealth and private banking franchises, a leading investment bank and 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.

 

This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. For further information, please contact rns@lseg.com or visit www.rns.com.

RNS may use your IP address to confirm compliance with the terms and conditions, to analyse how you engage with the information contained in this communication, and to share such analysis on an anonymised basis with others as part of our commercial services. For further information about how RNS and the London Stock Exchange use the personal data you provide us, please see our Privacy Policy.
 
END
 
 

Companies

Barclays (BARC)
UK 100

Latest directors dealings