RNS Number : 2524P Barclays PLC 04 August 2026  

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

JTC 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 Aug 2026

(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:

1p ordinary

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

and/or controlled:

4,459,752

2.55%

513,007

0.29%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

488,396

0.28%

4,453,648

2.55%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

4,948,148

2.83%

4,966,655

2.84%

(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 PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Purchases and sales

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

securities

1p ordinary

Purchase

22,848

13.2775  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,153

13.2761  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,869

13.2800  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,533

13.2724  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,496

13.2700  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

725

13.2900  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

717

13.2708  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

624

13.2733  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

435

13.2747  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

67

13.2650  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

240,595

13.2800  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

9,333

13.2732  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,391

13.2658  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,060

13.2606  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,777

13.2797  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,884

13.2738  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,724

13.2600  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,181

13.2707  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

574

13.2680  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

231

13.2700  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

46

13.2791  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

25

13.2723  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

16

13.2593  GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,537

13.2701  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,303

13.2800  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,333

13.2732  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

46

13.2791  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,348

13.2817  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

117,926

13.2800  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

100

13.2800  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

37

13.2800  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

14,893

13.2774  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

9,198

13.2612  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

16

13.2596  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,884

13.2738  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

91

13.2782  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

275

13.2782  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

861

13.2707  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

320

13.2707  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

4,040

13.2734  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

14

13.2607  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

25

13.2723  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

434

13.2800  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

122

13.2700  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

430

13.2761  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,953

13.2800  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

860

13.2700  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

120,537

13.2800  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,484

13.2800  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

288

13.2700  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,153

13.2761  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

67

13.2650  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,690

13.2800  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

717

13.2708  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)

Exercise

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 Aug 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

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