Barclays reported Sherborne Investors Management and its leading figures Edward Bramson and Stephen Welker had built a 331.5 million voting stake in the bank, equivalent to 5.2% of the 17.07 billion shares outstanding.
In response, Barclays said it was engaging with Sherborne.
"As with all its shareholders," the bank explained in a separate statement, "Barclays will continue to engage with Sherborne, and welcomes them as a shareholder."
In a separate announcement, Sherborne - which manages Sherborne Investors (Guernsey) C Ltd - said it had invested
The company added it reserved the right to increase or decrease its stake.
Sherborne and Bramson previously have taken stakes in other
Shares in Barclays were 3.3% higher at
