RNS Number : 8072O Barclays PLC 31 July 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:

30 Jul 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:

4,773,306

2.73%

505,044

0.29%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

480,424

0.28%

4,766,267

2.73%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

5,253,730

3.01%

5,271,311

3.02%

(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

10,292

13.2500  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,580

13.2584  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,341

13.2525  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,487

13.2600  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,003

13.2514  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

876

13.2480  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

673

13.2488  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

670

13.2490  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

237

13.2487  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

210

13.2516  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

196

13.2483  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

21

13.2400  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

134,314

13.2500  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

28,702

13.2501  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,230

13.2531  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,181

13.2400  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,135

13.2478  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

906

13.2450  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

873

13.2565  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

846

13.2600  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

472

13.2499  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

182

13.2491  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

110

13.2516  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

79

13.2425  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

61

13.2490  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

53

13.2416  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

24

13.2483  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

166

13.2498  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

873

13.2565  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

38

13.2576  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

876

13.2480  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

61

13.2490  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

24

13.2481  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

120,020

13.2500  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

210

13.2500  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

828

13.2478  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

307

13.2478  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

5,576

13.2505  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

288

13.2511  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

4,347

13.2607  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

147

13.2510  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

670

13.2490  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,181

13.2400  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

182

13.2491  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

98

13.2500  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

36

13.2500  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

28,493

13.2492  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,040

13.2500  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,538

13.2500  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,715

13.2500  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

906

13.2450  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,097

13.2500  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,509

13.2500  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,251

13.2500  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,969

13.2500  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,580

13.2584  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:

31 Jul 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

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