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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: | 05 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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| 2,460,034 | 2.03% | 1,865,142 | 1.54% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 1,605,385 | 1.33% | 1,562,891 | 1.29% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 4,065,419 | 3.36% | 3,428,033 | 2.83% |
(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 | 110,000 | 3.2228 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 76,544 | 3.3500 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 42,761 | 3.3113 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 34,855 | 3.2461 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 34,251 | 3.2091 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 22,467 | 3.2160 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 19,960 | 3.2800 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 11,778 | 3.3188 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 9,444 | 3.2108 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 8,167 | 3.2040 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 5,200 | 3.3386 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 5,000 | 3.1500 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 3,946 | 3.2150 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 2,482 | 3.2566 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 2,256 | 3.2156 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 2,228 | 3.2577 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 1,996 | 3.3700 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 1,531 | 3.1984 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 1,387 | 3.1991 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 1,385 | 3.1990 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 1,229 | 3.2668 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 1,131 | 3.2200 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 1,125 | 3.2100 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 1,002 | 3.2000 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 1,001 | 3.2499 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 879 | 3.3650 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 824 | 3.2900 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 818 | 3.3800 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 805 | 3.2700 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 794 | 3.2450 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 706 | 3.3750 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 702 | 3.2300 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 672 | 3.2350 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 645 | 3.2709 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 519 | 3.3600 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 492 | 3.2950 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 481 | 3.2550 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 473 | 3.2250 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 467 | 3.3100 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 371 | 3.2850 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 346 | 3.3050 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 340 | 3.3150 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 275 | 3.3850 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 240 | 3.2050 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 189 | 3.2500 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 173 | 3.2750 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 157 | 3.2600 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 147 | 3.3085 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 133 | 3.3250 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 91 | 3.3450 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 90 | 3.3000 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 90 | 3.3350 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 80 | 3.2650 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Purchase | 38 | 3.2400 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 100,473 | 3.2250 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 72,866 | 3.2747 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 65,020 | 3.2469 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 63,954 | 3.3049 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 49,713 | 3.3500 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 44,542 | 3.2756 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 41,376 | 3.2299 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 36,029 | 3.3494 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 30,000 | 3.1633 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 23,159 | 3.2110 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 21,359 | 3.2289 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 20,161 | 3.2025 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 16,910 | 3.2346 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 13,242 | 3.2223 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 10,588 | 3.2201 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 9,868 | 3.3156 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 4,766 | 3.3498 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 3,189 | 3.2500 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 2,995 | 3.2663 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 2,740 | 3.3298 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 1,549 | 3.2946 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 1,439 | 3.2200 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 1,322 | 3.2625 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 1,217 | 3.2653 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 1,125 | 3.2100 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 928 | 3.3406 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 925 | 3.3600 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 879 | 3.3650 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 857 | 3.2800 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 824 | 3.2900 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 818 | 3.3800 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 805 | 3.2700 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 796 | 3.3700 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 706 | 3.3750 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 702 | 3.2300 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 508 | 3.2000 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 492 | 3.2950 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 484 | 3.2150 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 481 | 3.2550 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 467 | 3.3100 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 371 | 3.2850 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 365 | 3.2129 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 346 | 3.3050 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 340 | 3.3150 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 275 | 3.3850 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 240 | 3.2050 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 173 | 3.2750 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 133 | 3.3250 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 91 | 3.3450 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 90 | 3.3000 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 90 | 3.3350 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 80 | 3.2650 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 38 | 3.2400 GBP | ||||
0.01p ordinary | Sale | 38 | 3.2600 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 | Opening Long | 93,080 | 3.1870 GBP | |||
0.01p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 157 | 3.1997 GBP | |||
0.01p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 260 | 3.2055 GBP | |||
0.01p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 13,242 | 3.2223 GBP | |||
0.01p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,531 | 3.2373 GBP | |||
0.01p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 55,627 | 3.2421 GBP | |||
0.01p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 641 | 3.2476 GBP | |||
0.01p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 928 | 3.2675 GBP | |||
0.01p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 24,434 | 3.2801 GBP | |||
0.01p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 7,862 | 3.2823 GBP | |||
0.01p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 4,933 | 3.2838 GBP | |||
0.01p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,717 | 3.2938 GBP | |||
0.01p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 9,868 | 3.3156 GBP | |||
0.01p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2,989 | 3.3292 GBP | |||
0.01p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 19,330 | 3.3500 GBP | |||
0.01p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 216 | 3.1800 GBP | |||
0.01p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 40,000 | 3.1894 GBP | |||
0.01p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 916 | 3.2418 GBP | |||
0.01p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 2,228 | 3.2577 GBP | |||
0.01p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 119 | 3.2600 GBP | |||
0.01p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,013 | 3.2630 GBP | |||
0.01p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 216 | 3.2850 GBP | |||
0.01p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 15,344 | 3.3500 GBP | |||
0.01p ordinary | CFD | Opening Short | 19,594 | 3.2717 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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Class of relevant | Product description | Exercising/ exercised against | Number of | Exercise price per | |||
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(d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) |
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Class of relevant | Nature of Dealings | Details | Price per unit (if | ||||
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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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NONE | |||||||
(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: | 06 Jan 2026 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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