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:

13 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:

69,291

0.31%

240,344

1.09%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

281,163

1.27%

57,010

0.26%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

350,454

1.59%

297,354

1.35%

(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

2,379

24.6427 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

1,411

24.5353 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

1,297

24.5686 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

1,293

24.5478 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

908

24.8500 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

756

24.5000 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

614

24.6068 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

526

24.7211 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

508

24.6353 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

382

24.4074 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

145

24.6162 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

120

24.6450 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

39

24.5500 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

908

24.8500 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

888

24.5000 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

548

24.5091 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

340

24.5291 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

200

24.5500 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

53

24.5735 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

41

24.6500 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

Decreasing Short

121

24.5668 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

172

24.5000 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

444

24.5081 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

130

24.5084 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

300

24.5164 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

694

24.4969 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

8

24.5000 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

614

24.6068 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

508

24.6353 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,449

24.6561 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,423

24.6601 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

194

24.5453 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

591

24.6097 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:

14 May 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213