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:

23 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:

120,167

0.54%

215,931

0.98%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

260,752

1.18%

107,908

0.49%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

380,919

1.72%

323,839

1.46%

(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

3,086

24.4275 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

2,320

24.5000 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

1,147

24.4413 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

788

24.4336 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

577

24.3500 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

513

24.3436 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

184

24.2627 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

176

24.2500 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

100

24.3997 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

96

24.4500 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

72

24.6000 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

47

24.3198 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

46

24.3000 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

32

24.3750 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

19

24.4000 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

1,695

24.4925 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

359

24.5000 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

176

24.2500 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

108

24.4018 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

96

24.4500 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

81

24.3500 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

46

24.3000 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

37

24.2750 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

32

24.3750 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

19

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

211

24.4472 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

13

24.2997 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

72

24.4987 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,582

24.5000 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

513

24.3436 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

515

24.3500 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,143

24.4224 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,335

24.4259 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,768

24.5000 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

220

24.5184 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

454

24.3774 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

258

24.4306 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:

27 May 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213