Transaction in Own Shares

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Barclays PLC has purchased and intends to cancel 11,652,000 ordinary shares on the London Stock Exchange as part of its ongoing buy-back program. These purchases, executed between May 26th and May 29th, 2026, involved a volume weighted average price ranging from 447.9500p to 462.9500p per share. Following cancellation, the company's issued share capital will be 13,561,198,472 ordinary shares. Since the buy-back commenced on April 29th, 2026, Barclays has acquired a total of 53,864,452 ordinary shares at a volume weighted average price of 434.2790p.

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Barclays PLC
01 June 2026
 

1 June 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

26 May 2026

2,532,000

453.0000

457.6000

455.1769

27 May 2026

3,290,000

454.7000

460.3000

457.1366

28 May 2026

2,550,000

447.9500

453.5500

451.3780

29 May 2026

3,280,000

452.7500

462.9500

458.3270


 

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 13,561,198,472 ordinary shares with voting rights.

 

There are no ordinary shares held in Treasury.

 

The above figure 13,561,198,472 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/3226G_1-2026-5-29.pdf

 

Since the commencement of the share buy-back programme announced on 29 April 2026, the Company has purchased 53,864,452 ordinary shares on the London Stock Exchange in aggregate at a volume weighted average price of 434.2790p per ordinary share.

 

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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.

 

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