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:

09 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:

69,146

0.31%

252,231

1.14%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

286,136

1.29%

56,620

0.26%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

355,282

1.61%

308,851

1.40%

(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

10,773

24.5413 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

2,153

24.3367 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

2,100

24.4458 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

1,852

24.9943 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

1,272

24.3218 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

1,211

24.7241 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

928

24.3182 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

847

24.2593 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

805

24.7468 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

636

25.0077 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

297

25.0000 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

290

24.3000 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

221

24.2500 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

216

25.5451 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

131

24.2750 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

121

24.4000 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

110

24.3500 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

40

24.2000 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

14

24.2725 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

100,000

24.1879 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

4,908

25.0000 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

2,712

24.8305 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

298

24.2053 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

251

24.2250 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

245

24.3000 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

227

24.2605 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

221

24.2500 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

159

24.2294 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

117

24.2750 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

100

24.2000 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

7

24.4000 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

30

24.6943 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

100,000

24.1879 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

298

24.2053 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

127

24.2250 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

586

24.2377 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

672

24.5377 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

301

25.0000 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

300

24.2669 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

928

24.3182 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,153

24.3367 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

165

24.3556 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

471

24.4692 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,962

24.5199 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,877

24.5218 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

740

24.8863 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

21

25.0014 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

195

24.4041 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

4,230

25.0000 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

847

24.3000 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

859

24.3347 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:

12 May 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213