Form 8.3 AUCTION TECHNOLOGY GROUP PLC

Barclays PLC

03 February 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:				02 Feb 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:			2,109,306	1.74%	2,930,976	2.42%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				2,687,906	2.22%	1,085,737	0.90%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			4,797,212	3.96%	4,016,713	3.32%
(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		184,811		2.9100  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		71,735		2.9055  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		56,075		2.9099  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		44,376		2.8759  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		35,478		2.8613  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		27,689		2.8630  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		25,959		2.8624  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		24,877		2.8781  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		22,992		2.9097  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		21,227		2.8915  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		2,151		2.8400  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		1,000		2.7650  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		731		2.8770  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		641		2.8300  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		468		2.8530  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		328		2.8550  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		182		2.8650  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		171		2.8850  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		154		2.9202  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		120		2.8350  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		59		2.9250  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		57		2.8750  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		9		2.9050  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		7		2.9300  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Purchase		2		2.9350  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		360,368		2.8860  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		112,784		2.9100  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		91,808		2.8512  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		81,317		2.8856  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		74,812		2.8317  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		73,575		2.9050  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		46,770		2.8880  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		41,528		2.9099  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		37,184		2.8665  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		35,195		2.8590  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		22,500		2.8894  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		17,363		2.8437  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		12,000		2.8842  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		11,910		2.8142  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		11,192		2.8904  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		10,040		2.8760  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		6,000		2.8900  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		5,490		2.8878  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		4,894		2.8837  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		4,480		2.8735  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		4,248		2.8646  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		2,701		2.8832  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		2,164		2.9133  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		1,789		2.9238  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		1,700		2.8369  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		906		2.8690  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		626		2.8800  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		182		2.8650  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		171		2.8850  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		59		2.9250  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		40		2.7650  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		7		2.9300  GBP
0.01p ordinary		Sale		2		2.9350  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		74,812	2.8317  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,700	2.8369  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		90,935	2.8450  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		4,782	2.8474  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		87,026	2.8514  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		226	2.8556  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		2,605	2.8634  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		4,248	2.8646  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		37,184	2.8665  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,091	2.8683  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		330	2.8755  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		12,000	2.8842  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		69,294	2.8856  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		22,500	2.8894  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		106,284	2.8925  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		2,790	2.9058  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		156	2.9094  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		41,528	2.9099  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		114,001	2.9100  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		2,941	2.9131  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		5,981	2.9134  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,789	2.9238  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		641	2.8300  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		120	2.8350  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		328	2.8550  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		35,478	2.8613  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		27,689	2.8630  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		38	2.8880  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		101	2.8886  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		14,397	2.8900  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		44	2.8953  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		19	2.8965  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		5,916	2.9021  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		79,191	2.9100  GBP
0.01p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		14,677	2.9101  GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		11,910	2.8142  GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		17,363	2.8437  GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		8,330	2.8554  GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		35,195	2.8590  GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		10,040	2.8760  GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		81,317	2.8856  GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		9,463	2.8950  GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		73,216	2.9050  GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		914	2.8483  GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		25,959	2.8624  GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		44,376	2.8759  GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		731	2.8770  GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		24,877	2.8781  GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		9,463	2.8950  GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		38,267	2.9099  GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		57,884	2.9100  GBP
0.01p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		154	2.9202  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:				03 Feb 2026
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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