Form 8.3 AUCTION TECHNOLOGY GROUP PLC

Barclays PLC

23 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:				22 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:			2,528,840	2.06%	2,504,691	2.04%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				2,288,700	1.86%	1,592,979	1.30%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			4,817,540	3.92%	4,097,670	3.34%
(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		59,730		3.2650  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		23,678		3.3054  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		21,380		3.3198  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		20,999		3.3395  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		19,358		3.4127  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		10,087		3.4200  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		9,615		3.4633  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		9,046		3.3380  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		7,800		3.2859  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		4,300		3.4454  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		4,081		3.4406  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		3,327		3.2867  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		2,665		3.3094  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		2,389		3.3139  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		2,288		3.3200  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		1,663		3.2861  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		1,117		3.3558  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		993		3.3100  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		731		3.2950  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		721		3.3000  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		666		3.3143  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		638		3.3050  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		469		3.2946  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		373		3.2925  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		323		3.2975  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		259		3.4700  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		219		3.2900  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		195		3.3400  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		186		3.4400  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		176		3.3800  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		122		3.2850  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		106		3.4450  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		95		3.3025  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		93		3.3950  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		88		3.3450  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		84		3.3150  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		82		3.4250  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		34		3.4650  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		26		3.4750  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		26		3.3850  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		120,223		3.2650  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		49,155		3.3391  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		47,286		3.3041  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		34,819		3.3429  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		24,217		3.3798  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		22,500		3.4318  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		21,303		3.3762  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		20,073		3.2667  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		16,413		3.3664  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		10,689		3.4039  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		9,050		3.4200  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		8,572		3.2904  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		5,859		3.2656  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		3,952		3.3765  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		3,098		3.3967  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		2,007		3.3712  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		1,834		3.3025  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		1,370		3.2950  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		1,241		3.3177  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		1,137		3.3785  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		1,045		3.3000  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		954		3.3342  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		753		3.3100  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		686		3.3075  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		638		3.3050  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		456		3.2900  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		410		3.4649  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		376		3.3200  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		373		3.2925  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		323		3.2975  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		282		3.4700  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		195		3.3400  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		186		3.4400  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		176		3.3800  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		122		3.2850  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		106		3.4450  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		93		3.3950  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		88		3.3450  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		84		3.3150  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		82		3.4250  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		34		3.4650  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		26		3.3850  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		26		3.4750  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		4,576	3.3452  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		3,135	3.3450  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		81,098	3.2650  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		905	3.3056  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		16,560	3.3116  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		49,155	3.3391  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		645	3.3442  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		7,051	3.3479  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,222	3.3625  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		195	3.3631  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		80	3.3674  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,664	3.3681  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		240	3.3729  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		21,303	3.3762  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,137	3.3785  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		98	3.3787  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		23,664	3.3789  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		3,098	3.3967  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		553	3.4199  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		22,500	3.4318  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		400	3.4447  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		4,000	3.4596  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		209	3.4600  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,309	3.2650  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		4,548	3.2651  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		6,075	3.2701  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		6,705	3.2703  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,787	3.3022  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,213	3.3025  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		9,046	3.3380  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		20,999	3.3395  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,357	3.3477  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		23,000	3.3777  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		18,502	3.4125  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		856	3.4176  GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		1,949	3.2650  GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		20,073	3.2667  GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		273	3.2950  GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		26,575	3.3000  GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		3	3.3333  GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		1,982	3.3542  GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		8,963	3.4200  GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		105	3.2900  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:				23 Jan 2026
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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