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:

03 Jun 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:

167,500

0.76%

153,705

0.70%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

141,684

0.64%

157,788

0.71%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

309,184

1.40%

311,493

1.41%

(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

12,422

24.2036 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

8,052

24.1300 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

4,742

24.1637 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

4,061

24.1000 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

1,618

24.1174 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

1,241

24.2206 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

436

24.1729 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

197

24.2000 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

100

24.1983 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

47

24.1993 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

43

24.0992 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

6,464

24.1558 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

4,036

24.1036 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

2,190

24.1104 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

1,514

24.1934 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

1,345

24.1000 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

1,333

24.0955 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

1,034

24.0870 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

461

24.0750 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

418

24.0456 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

318

24.0661 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

295

24.2001 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

290

24.1868 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

145

24.2265 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

77

24.1750 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

47

24.2000 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

274

24.1480 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

10

24.1000 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,036

24.1036 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,190

24.1104 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,425

24.1335 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,375

24.1812 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,348

24.1988 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,388

24.1000 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,335

24.1012 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

131

24.1877 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

124

24.1951 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

12,422

24.2036 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

72

24.2502 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

48

24.1985 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

7,884

24.1304 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

96

24.1514 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

4,742

24.1655 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:

04 Jun 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213