Form 8.3 AUCTION TECHNOLOGY GROUP PLC

Barclays PLC

08 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:				07 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:			2,403,098	1.98%	1,948,021	1.61%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				1,746,918	1.44%	1,474,072	1.22%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			4,150,016	3.43%	3,422,093	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		161,727		3.2150  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		31,107		3.2170  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		20,209		3.2527  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		12,472		3.2423  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		6,512		3.2814  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		5,522		3.2826  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		4,478		3.2624  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		3,269		3.2899  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		2,787		3.2422  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		2,242		3.2597  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		2,072		3.2452  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		1,626		3.2795  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		1,569		3.2200  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		1,284		3.2825  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		1,276		3.2250  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		915		3.2548  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		889		3.2400  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		790		3.2450  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		638		3.2600  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		503		3.2500  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		492		3.3300  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		480		3.2950  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		411		3.3150  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		397		3.2650  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		394		3.2585  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		364		3.2100  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		260		3.3000  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		247		3.2900  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		234		3.2700  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		232		3.2335  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		212		3.2550  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		169		3.3250  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		91		3.2800  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		84		3.3200  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		8		3.2525  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		95,786		3.2150  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		35,088		3.2674  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		34,215		3.2620  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		26,846		3.2652  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		18,680		3.2450  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		17,847		3.2348  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		10,626		3.3053  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		10,581		3.2431  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		8,007		3.2594  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		6,649		3.2536  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		6,543		3.2148  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		5,984		3.2991  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		2,433		3.2723  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		1,846		3.2877  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		1,786		3.2690  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		1,498		3.2200  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		1,145		3.2500  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		1,089		3.2603  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		955		3.2250  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		889		3.2400  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		770		3.2884  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		669		3.2696  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		638		3.2600  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		600		3.3162  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		511		3.3250  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		492		3.3300  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		480		3.2950  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		468		3.3175  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		411		3.3150  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		397		3.2650  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		364		3.2100  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		260		3.3000  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		247		3.2900  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		212		3.2550  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		91		3.2800  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		84		3.3200  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		8		3.2525  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		Decreasing Long		1,622	3.2826  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		10,855	3.2148  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		35,191	3.2150  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		596	3.2200  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		184	3.2215  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		13,656	3.2245  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		6,023	3.2450  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		6,649	3.2536  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		8,007	3.2594  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,089	3.2603  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		34,215	3.2620  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		34,872	3.2671  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		595	3.2673  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,208	3.2777  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		5,026	3.2788  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		438	3.2802  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		10,626	3.3053  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		2,100	3.3129  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		468	3.3175  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		216	3.3193  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		124,086	3.2150  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		667	3.2200  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		300	3.2450  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		394	3.2585  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		234	3.2700  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		12,000	3.2782  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		3,269	3.2899  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		169	3.3250  GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		13,040	3.2150  GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		26,846	3.2652  GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		1,786	3.2690  GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		1,908	3.2726  GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		5,984	3.2991  GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		511	3.3250  GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		11,788	3.2150  GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		12,472	3.2423  GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		1,966	3.2441  GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		2,072	3.2452  GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		20,209	3.2527  GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		1,626	3.2796  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:				08 Jan 2026
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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