Form 8.3 AUCTION TECHNOLOGY GROUP PLC

Barclays PLC

20 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:				19 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:			2,442,468	1.99%	2,239,891	1.82%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				2,038,635	1.66%	1,513,253	1.23%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			4,481,103	3.65%	3,753,144	3.06%
(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		442,874		3.4700  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		51,419		3.5350  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		23,866		3.4982  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		23,766		3.4956  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		23,165		3.4827  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		14,318		3.4852  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		13,634		3.5179  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		12,791		3.5074  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		10,123		3.5008  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		8,471		3.5071  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		5,893		3.5160  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		3,752		3.4788  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		3,247		3.5941  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		3,060		3.5000  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		2,927		3.5298  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		2,695		3.4989  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		2,333		3.5123  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		2,236		3.5058  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		2,151		3.5003  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		2,000		3.4950  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		1,118		3.5259  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		310		3.5300  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		189		3.5426  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		60		3.5705  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		20		3.5250  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		16		3.5400  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		15		3.4650  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		13		3.4900  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		10		3.5200  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		10		3.5500  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		7		3.4800  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		7		3.5550  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		7		3.4850  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		6		3.5050  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		90,563		3.4700  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		51,270		3.4865  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		45,063		3.5201  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		35,943		3.5187  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		25,874		3.4982  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		22,500		3.4772  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		17,758		3.5116  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		17,053		3.5870  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		15,306		3.5174  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		14,318		3.4852  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		13,686		3.5226  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		10,238		3.5144  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		7,621		3.5001  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		5,010		3.5288  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		5,000		3.5522  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		4,432		3.5149  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		4,211		3.5004  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		4,069		3.5090  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		3,698		3.4992  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		3,074		3.5127  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		2,907		3.5105  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		2,621		3.5355  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		1,876		3.5000  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		1,799		3.5195  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		1,635		3.5108  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		1,551		3.5450  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		1,115		3.5260  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		1,102		3.5254  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		1,030		3.5245  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		797		3.4938  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		743		3.4707  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		352		3.5150  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		332		3.5500  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		327		3.4850  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		326		3.5050  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		243		3.5300  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		236		3.5301  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		55		3.5100  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		20		3.5250  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		16		3.5400  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		15		3.4650  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		13		3.4900  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		10		3.5200  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		7		3.5550  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		7		3.5350  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		7		3.4800  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		Increasing Long		4,064	3.5042  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		36,684	3.4700  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		22,500	3.4772  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		43,337	3.4812  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,544	3.4904  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		2,200	3.4949  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		226	3.5051  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		4,069	3.5090  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		174	3.5091  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		837	3.5108  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		4,432	3.5149  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		15,306	3.5174  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		45,063	3.5201  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		14,142	3.5216  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		50	3.5222  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		3,411	3.5257  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,452	3.5400  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		17,053	3.5874  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		400,006	3.4700  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		5,492	3.4701  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		7,174	3.4703  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		3,752	3.4788  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		364	3.4852  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		32,123	3.5008  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		48	3.5034  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		122	3.5041  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		12,791	3.5074  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		67	3.5300  GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		11,479	3.4700  GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		1	3.4900  GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		25,874	3.4982  GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		4,211	3.5004  GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		17,758	3.5116  GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		4,683	3.5175  GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		35,943	3.5187  GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		655	3.5226  GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		1,405	3.5299  GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		1,760	3.5350  GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		14,318	3.4852  GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		23,766	3.4956  GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		1,309	3.5239  GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		2,927	3.5298  GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		53,172	3.5350  GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		189	3.5426  GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		60	3.5705  GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		3,247	3.5941  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:				20 Jan 2026
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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