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Evening All,

Barclays have declared a policy to pay a twice-yearly Dividend moving forward.

The 2025 full year dividend of 5.6p per ordinary share will be paid on Tuesday 31st March 2026 BUT only to the shareholders who appear on the Share Register as of Friday 20th February 2026. The Ex-dividend date is Thursday 19th February 2026.

In simple terms if you purchase shares On OR After Thursday 19th February 2026 then you will be excluded to a dividend.

I hope this clarifies matters.

Regards, Mr A

Evening All,

Many thanks to @dsrt2012 @MIKODX and @WilyCoyote for your updates and responses on this subject matter.

Truly appreciated.

Regards, Mr A

Good Evening @BadBobby and All,

UK bank stocks are trading lower today, 12 February 2026, primarily due to a "risk-off" mood in global markets following a technology sector sell-off in New York and downbeat domestic economic data. While the FTSE 100 hit record highs earlier in the session, it reversed gains as investors reacted to news that the UK economy grew by only 0.1% in the fourth quarter of 2025, missing expectations of 0.2%.

Regards, Mr A

Morning All,

Let’s see the Market reaction.

Regards, Mr A

https://coindoo.com/barclays-confirms-strong-2025-results-targets-15b-capital-returns/

Evenin All,

HSBC and Barclays are facing a $12 billion lawsuit over a Jersey trust allegedly linked to the Jeffrey Epstein scandal. If anyone can copy and paste any more information on this subject matter then i would be truly grateful.

Regards, Mr A

Evening All,

More than a few hints of the questions the market will be asking, once numbers have been declared, to give an answer to the title question asked.

Worth the read.

Regards, Mr A

https://www.ig.com/uk/news-and-trade-ideas/uk-banks-earnings-preview--can-barclays-and-natwest-sustain-prof-260209

Evening All,

I hope everyone is well.

Regardless of what we may individually think of the current (lack of) leadership of the UK, the markets look for stability. Hence, a turbulent day... with an 18.40p High to Low swing... and more turbulence to come me thinks.

To prevent an anti-climax and working purely on the basis of what has come to pass with the U.S. Banks and Lloyds, then the Results will need to be spectacular tomorrow, rather than just meet and/or marginally exceed Analysts expectations for some major positive traction.

Can I see 500p being reached and breached again tomorrow... Yes. A 2.76% uplift is hardly a stretch.

Can I see it finally conquering the magic 500p ceiling? Hmmmm...🤔

For me (to repeat) it really needs to close above 500p for three consecutive days to "prove" that the rally still has legs.

If it fails to conquer 500p, even after reporting it's "Best Figures Ever", then I'm not sure what it will need to do to jump this hurdle.

@Angeleyee1 I hope you're BP trade is going to plan. Good Luck My Friend. 🤞🏻

@MIKODX In the current environment, I suspect tomorrow may not make things any clearer 🤣

@kassam83 thanks for breaking NatWest were successful with their Evelyn bid. 🗞️

@freeposter I'm with you... NatWest appear to have paid the full price and more for Evelyn, as seen by their circa 6% drop today... Ouch! 🤕

@Rookie1 I also sense the stamina is now starting to wane somewhat😮‍💨Hence, getting ready with applying my 506p Stop-Loss assuming the shares can close above this 506p level.

@dsrt2012 What we need is a political party that genuinely reflects the needs and demands of the electorate and is ready to govern... please let me know if that time ever arrives 😆

@Trucks Yes... some calm days would be much appreciated 😌

Good Luck All For Tomorrow.

Regards, Mr A

Morning All,

I'd expect NatWest to get a good kicking from the markets today for "overpaying" on their Evelyn purchase.

Good Luck All,

Regards, Mr A

Evening All,

My last post for today.

Regards, Mr A

Richard Hunter, Head of Markets, interactive investor says, “The group has had a good run of late and the shares have risen by 73% over the last year. Much optimism has revolved around prospects for and performance of its three largest units. The Investment Bank, which is for the most part a US division, accounts for 43% of group revenues, Barclays UK 31% and the Barclays US Consumer Bank 13%.

It is hoped that the recent strength of the banks’ reporting season in the US reads across to Barclays’ US Investment Bank, especially in the trading, M&A and IPO spaces.

More broadly, the more recent strength of the US dollar against sterling is something of a double-edged sword in that this strength positively impacts revenue and profits, while having a negative effect on impairment charges and total operating expenses, especially Stateside.

At the third-quarter numbers in October, Barclays

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2.86%

maintained its stance on shareholder returns, with the announcement of a new £500 million share buyback programme, which it now expects to become a quarterly event. The group had previously guided that its shareholder returns would be skewed more towards buybacks rather than a progressive dividend policy and reiterated its ambitious aim of £10 billion of returns between 2024 and 2026.

Given the group’s financial strength and its geographical and business diversity, Barclays remains the preferred play in the UK banking sector by some distance.”

@Rookie1

I'm genuinely happy for you 👏🏻 £2k tax free is NOT to be sniffed at. Well Done My Friend.

Probably the only way I would play shorts and longs... close out at the end of each day. But what would I know?

Regards, Mr A

Evening All,

What an absolutely exhausting week!

Monday 2nd Feb... It reached an intraday High of 499.67p and an intraday Low of 479.79p, closing at 499.55p with the High to Low Swing being 19.88p.

Tuesday 3rd Feb... A relatively quiet trading day with the highlight being that the share FINALLY closed ABOVE £5 at 501.60p.

Wednesday 4th Feb... It reached an intraday High of 506.40p and an intraday Low of 483.25p, closing at 483.25p with the High to Low Swing being 23.15p.

Thursday 5th Feb... It reached an intraday High of 488.20p and an intraday Low of 466.05p, closing at 466.45p with the High to Low Swing being 22.15p.

Friday 6th Feb... It reached an intraday High of 482.07p and an intraday Low of 467.90p, closing at 479.10p with the High to Low Swing being 14.17p.

In all the years I have bought and sold Barclays, I genuinely don't ever remember such volatility in just a week. This really is not good for the short time-horizon traders... including me.

Whilst the majority of the volatility (but not all) this week can be pointed towards the confidence and or concerns of the mountain of cap-ex being promised to be spent by the Hyperscalers. Who would bet (next week) against the Mango Mussolini launching another "Weapon of Mass Diversion" to ensure everyone is talking about anything but Trump and Epstein.

I crave a period of stability but not sure if it will ever arrive.

@Rookie1 I actually applauded at my screen when you mentioned you opened a long position but then were surprised to find you closed it early. My position hasn't significantly changed since my post of last Friday i.e. I still see the shares reaching and breaching 500p before and/or on next Tuesday 10th February (or thereabouts) hoping they will conquer this 500p barrier and close above it for 3 consecutive days. Assuming it does this, I will then daily monitor the price, wait for circa 7-10 days for any uplift and then finally apply a stop loss of no less than circa 506p. I want to be out of this share before we enter May... too many events to form the perfect storm for me. Currently I'm likely to "eject" before the Bank of England's next Base Rate decision of Thursday 19th March but a lot can change between then and now. Good Luck My Friend.

@robrennie Yes... looks like we are both thinking alike in relation to taking profits. That said, i don't get too excited about the Dividends as typically, once the ex-div date arrives, the share price tends to drop and close on the day by the value of the Div payment price. I know very little about the housebuilders apart from they are normally cyclical, so your potential entry at the "right" part of the cycle is key. Good Luck My Friend.

@kassam83 I'm NOT excited by the potential purchase of Evelyn Partners, especially if successful with their bid and the Market deems that Barclays have paid "over the odds". Buying Balances and a Client Base to add to the Balance sheet is the easy part. Keeping them is another. G

Forgot to add...

We have the usual jiggery-pokery by the market makers the afternoon before a B of E Rate announcement.

Again, working on past behaviours, I would expect a positive reaction/upward movement post the Rate Announcement tomorrow circa 12.00pm onwards.

Regards, Mr A

Evening @Rookie1

I hope you are well my friend.

Yes... Buybacks have indeed finished which have cushioned/supported the share price.

Assuming all things to be equal, and with a further anticipated BuyBack announcement next Tuesday, then i would expect/hope a Gap Up next week to follow.

Regards, Mr A

Evening @kassam83

I hope you are well my friend.

I would suggest NatWest shares have only marginally dropped (bearing in mind they were Up for the majority of the day) purely because they have deemed to have missed out.

Normally the losing party's shares do NOT go down. I guess all will become clear over the next few days?

Regards, Mr A

Good Afternoon @Allend47

I hope you are well my friend.

"An official announcement regarding the winning bidder is expected shortly following the submission of the bids."

I sincerely hope that "shortly" means BEFORE the Results of next Tuesday 10th February 2026.

I have included a link, which gives more detail.

Regards, Mr A

https://www.mkfm.com/news/business/barclays-and-natwest-to-table-rival-bids-for-and1632bn-wealth-manager-evelyn/#:~:text=Wednesday%2C%204%20February%202026%2014,price%20of%20over%20%C2%A31bn.

Afternoon All.

As I type the FTSE 100 is up 150 points / 1.50% and LLoyds, Natwest and HSBC are up 1.47%, 1.27% and 1.20% respectively. So why are Barclays down circa 2%?

Potential Answer:

"Barclays shares are down 2.06% today, 4 February 2026, currently trading at 491.25p. The decline comes amid reports that Barclays and NatWest are preparing rival bids of over £2 billion for the wealth manager Evelyn Partners, with a formal offer deadline set for tomorrow, Thursday 5th February."

Typically, when a company announces it is acquiring a competitor, its stock price frequently drops in the short term, while the target company's share price rises. This reaction occurs because the stock market often believes the acquiring company (Barclays) is overpaying for the target company (Evelyn Partners) or taking on unnecessary risks to eliminate competition.

Let's see what happens tomorrow.

Regards, Mr A

Morning All,

Today's daily update from Techstock2. Not sure there is anything particularly new here but worth the quick read.

Regards, Mr A

https://ts2.tech/en/barclays-share-price-hits-fresh-52-week-high-after-buyback-ends-as-boe-results-loom

Morning All,

Yes... Big Sigh... 490p and 500p reached, breached and (hopefully by close of business today) conquered. Albeit some weeks later than anticipated.

Good Luck All,

Regards, Mr A

Evening All,

Completion of Buyback Programme:

Barclays announced today that it has successfully completed the £500 million share buyback programme originally launched on 23 October 2025. In total, the bank repurchased and cancelled approximately 107.3 million shares, reducing its total voting share capital to 13.8 billion shares.

Earnings Anticipation:

Investors are positioning ahead of the bank's Full Year 2025 results and strategic targets update scheduled for 10 February 2026. Markets expect "an intensification" of the bank's current strategy, which includes returning at least £10 billion to shareholders by the end of 2026.

Analyst Optimism:

Sentiment remains bullish as major brokerages maintain a "Moderate Buy" or "Outperform" consensus rating. Analysts at RBC Capital recently raised their price target for Barclays to 525p, citing the bank's strong structural hedges that lock in higher interest rates for longer compared to its peers.

Regards, Mr A

Evening All,

This is the usual daily update from Techstock2.

PLEASE NOTE: This title was "launched" at 8.15am when Bloomberg and the markets indicated a Bloodshed.

Regards, Mr A

https://ts2.tech/en/barclays-shares-dip-in-early-london-trade-as-500m-buyback-ends-whats-next-for-the-stock/