Form 8.3 FD TECHNOLOGIES PLC

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

FD TECHNOLOGIES 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:

12 May 2025

(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:

0.5p ordinary

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

and/or controlled:

68,628

0.31%

247,081

1.12%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

284,397

1.29%

56,318

0.25%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

353,025

1.60%

303,399

1.37%

(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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Purchases and sales

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

securities

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

2,922

24.6887 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

1,978

24.7447 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

1,359

24.6502 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

661

24.7049 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

601

24.6686 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

364

24.4000 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

264

24.8096 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

129

24.5093 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

114

24.7500 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

56

24.9000 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

56

24.5000 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

54

24.6000 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

49

24.6210 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

12

24.6750 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

12

25.0000 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

1,079

24.6916 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

833

24.4000 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

777

24.6182 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

522

24.5608 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

267

24.5295 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

256

24.4615 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

114

24.7500 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

59

24.7889 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

50

24.5450 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

18

24.8250 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

12

25.0000 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

12

24.6750 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

24

24.4000 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

108

24.4138 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

370

24.4813 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

156

24.4868 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

267

24.5295 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

522

24.5608 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

876

24.7572 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

79

24.4012 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

55

24.4818 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,560

24.7047 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,595

24.7162 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

100

24.8502 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

189

24.6230 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

221

24.6022 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

339

24.7514 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)

Exercising

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:

13 May 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213