19th Jan 2026 09:52
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 |
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(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 |
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| offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of | ||||||
| offeror/offeree: | ||||||
(e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 16 Jan 2026 | |||||
(f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making | NO |
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| disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? |
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2. | POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
(a) | Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree |
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| to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any) |
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Class of relevant security: | 0.01p ordinary | ||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | |||||
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(1) | Relevant securities owned |
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| 2,116,245 | 1.75% | 2,154,348 | 1.78% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 1,949,449 | 1.61% | 1,183,453 | 0.98% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 4,065,694 | 3.36% | 3,337,801 | 2.76% |
(b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive |
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Class of relevant security in relation to |
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which subscription right exists |
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Details, including nature of the rights |
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concerned and relevant percentages: |
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3. | DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
(a) | Purchases and sales |
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Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit | ||||
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0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 72,757 | 3.5568 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 71,195 | 3.5500 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 53,022 | 3.6200 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 44,967 | 3.6036 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 39,217 | 3.5950 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 30,215 | 3.6034 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 25,997 | 3.5824 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 25,069 | 3.6105 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 15,793 | 3.5908 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 12,221 | 3.6000 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 11,250 | 3.5941 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 10,779 | 3.5940 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 5,904 | 3.5559 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 5,625 | 3.6107 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 5,625 | 3.5499 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 5,625 | 3.6503 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 5,625 | 3.6242 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 5,410 | 3.6192 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 4,494 | 3.5771 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 3,367 | 3.5819 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 3,181 | 3.6033 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 3,000 | 3.6133 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 3,000 | 3.6416 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 1,734 | 3.5162 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 667 | 3.6150 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 556 | 3.6050 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 465 | 3.3100 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 461 | 3.3088 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 444 | 3.3925 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 374 | 3.5850 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 366 | 3.6005 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 332 | 3.6400 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 255 | 3.2150 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 251 | 3.6100 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 204 | 3.6250 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 175 | 3.5250 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 161 | 3.2250 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 147 | 3.6350 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 131 | 3.2200 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 115 | 3.6300 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 97 | 3.5900 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 93 | 3.5650 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 89 | 3.5450 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 86 | 3.5800 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 81 | 3.5400 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 47 | 3.2175 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 32 | 3.2100 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 18 | 3.1900 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 145,169 | 3.6200 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 71,195 | 3.5500 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 67,279 | 3.4692 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 57,698 | 3.5755 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 44,705 | 3.5636 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 44,565 | 3.5377 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 43,724 | 3.3440 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 35,870 | 3.5588 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 31,925 | 3.5853 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 16,839 | 3.5900 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 12,805 | 3.5196 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 7,176 | 3.2947 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 4,584 | 3.5697 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 3,309 | 3.5182 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 2,621 | 3.5929 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 2,284 | 3.5743 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 1,398 | 3.5879 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 1,340 | 3.6000 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 1,111 | 3.5450 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 1,075 | 3.6090 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 918 | 3.6050 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 918 | 3.6021 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 900 | 3.2107 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 879 | 3.5543 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 686 | 3.5974 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 667 | 3.6150 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 532 | 3.3208 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 416 | 3.6284 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 374 | 3.5850 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 369 | 3.2100 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 332 | 3.6400 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 281 | 3.5600 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 274 | 3.6199 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 251 | 3.6100 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 218 | 3.5950 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 204 | 3.6250 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 175 | 3.5250 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 161 | 3.2250 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 147 | 3.6350 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 131 | 3.2200 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 115 | 3.6300 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 93 | 3.5650 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 86 | 3.5800 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 81 | 3.5400 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 55 | 3.6130 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 47 | 3.2175 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 18 | 3.1900 GBP | ||||
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(b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions |
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Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
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0.01p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 11,039 | 3.5759 GBP | |||
0.01p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 900 | 3.2107 GBP | |||
0.01p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 7,176 | 3.2947 GBP | |||
0.01p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 4,000 | 3.2996 GBP | |||
0.01p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 43,724 | 3.3440 GBP | |||
0.01p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 380 | 3.4189 GBP | |||
0.01p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 150 | 3.4244 GBP | |||
0.01p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 3 | 3.4666 GBP | |||
0.01p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 67,279 | 3.4692 GBP | |||
0.01p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 53 | 3.5022 GBP | |||
0.01p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 587 | 3.5035 GBP | |||
0.01p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,208 | 3.5089 GBP | |||
0.01p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 120 | 3.5115 GBP | |||
0.01p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 789 | 3.5142 GBP | |||
0.01p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 19,151 | 3.5365 GBP | |||
0.01p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 30,533 | 3.5528 GBP | |||
0.01p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 879 | 3.5543 GBP | |||
0.01p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 44,705 | 3.5636 GBP | |||
0.01p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 11,886 | 3.5827 GBP | |||
0.01p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 5,337 | 3.5932 GBP | |||
0.01p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1 | 3.6198 GBP | |||
0.01p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 274 | 3.6199 GBP | |||
0.01p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 51,408 | 3.6200 GBP | |||
0.01p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 144 | 3.6206 GBP | |||
0.01p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 279 | 3.6300 GBP | |||
0.01p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 2 | 3.1700 GBP | |||
0.01p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 909 | 3.3502 GBP | |||
0.01p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 5,625 | 3.5499 GBP | |||
0.01p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 25,575 | 3.5821 GBP | |||
0.01p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 11,250 | 3.5940 GBP | |||
0.01p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 38,999 | 3.5950 GBP | |||
0.01p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 36,000 | 3.5993 GBP | |||
0.01p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 422 | 3.6000 GBP | |||
0.01p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 30,215 | 3.6034 GBP | |||
0.01p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 5,625 | 3.6107 GBP | |||
0.01p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 10,158 | 3.6182 GBP | |||
0.01p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 2 | 3.6200 GBP | |||
0.01p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 5,625 | 3.6242 GBP | |||
0.01p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 249 | 3.6400 GBP | |||
0.01p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 5,625 | 3.6503 GBP | |||
0.01p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 2,284 | 3.5743 GBP | |||
0.01p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 8,445 | 3.5890 GBP | |||
0.01p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 2,903 | 3.5918 GBP | |||
0.01p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 63,871 | 3.6200 GBP | |||
0.01p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 1,935 | 3.3270 GBP | |||
0.01p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 10,779 | 3.5940 GBP | |||
0.01p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 55,340 | 3.6200 GBP | |||
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(c) | Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) |
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(i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying |
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Class | Product | Writing, | Number | Exercise | Type | Expiry | Option |
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(ii) | Exercise |
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(d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) |
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4. | OTHER INFORMATION | ||||||
(a) | Indemnity and other dealings arrangements |
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Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, |
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formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal |
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or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party |
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to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: |
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(b) | Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives |
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Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between |
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the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to: |
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(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or |
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(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which |
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any derivative is referenced: |
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(c) | Attachments |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
Date of disclosure: | 19 Jan 2026 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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