Barclays Regulatory News (BARC)

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)i

1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii:

Barclays PLC

1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)

Non-UK issuer

2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments

X

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify)iii:

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv

Name

(i) Edward Bramson

(ii) Stephen Welker

(iii) Sherborne Investors Management GP, LLC

(iv) Sherborne Investors Management LP

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

135 East 57th Street

Floor 32

New York, NY 10022

United States of America

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v

Name

(i) SIGC, LP (Incorporated), as a counterparty to the investment management agreement with Sherborne Investors Management (Guernsey) LLC

(ii) Whistle Investors LLC, as a counterparty to the investment management agreement with Sherborne Investors Management LP

(iii) Whistle Investors II LLC, as a counterparty to the investment management agreement with Sherborne Investors Management LP

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

SIGC, LP (Incorporated):

1 Royal Plaza

Royal Avenue

St Peter Port

Guernsey GY1 2HL

Whistle Investors LLC and Whistle Investors II LLC:

c/o Corporation Service Company

251 Little Falls Drive

Wilmington, DE 19808

United States of America

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi:

7 May 2019

6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):

9 May 2019

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)

% of voting rights through financial instruments(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)

Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)

Total number of voting rights of issuervii

Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached

1.95%

3.52%

5.48%

17,240,956,167

Position of previous notification (if

applicable)

5.10%

0.41%

5.51%

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type ofshares

ISIN code (if possible)

Number of voting rightsix

% of voting rights

Direct

(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

Indirect

(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

Direct

(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

Indirect

(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

GB0031348658

336,897,956

1.95%

SUBTOTAL 8. A

336,897,956

1.95%

B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))

Type of financial instrument

Expirationdatex

Exercise/Conversion Periodxi

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is

exercised/converted

% of voting rights

Right to recall lent shares

22 July 2021

607,051,133

3.52%

SUBTOTAL 8. B 1

607,051,133

3.52%

B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))

Type of financial instrument

Expirationdatex

Exercise/Conversion Period xi

Physical or cash

settlementxii

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the

applicable box with an "X")

Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuerxiii

Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entityxiv (please add additional rows as necessary)

X

Namexv

% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

Edward Bramson

N/A

N/A

5.48%

Stephen Welker

N/A

N/A

5.48%

Sherborne Investors Management GP, LLC

N/A

N/A

5.48%

Sherborne Investors Management LP

N/A

N/A

5.48%

Intentionally left blank

Intentionally left blank

Intentionally left blank

Intentionally left blank

Edward Bramson

N/A

N/A

5.48%

Stephen Welker

N/A

N/A

5.48%

Sherborne Investors Management GP, LLC

N/A

N/A

5.48%

Sherborne Investors Management LP

N/A

N/A

5.48%

Sherborne Investors Management (Guernsey) LLC

N/A

N/A

N/A

10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:

Name of the proxy holder

N/A

The number and % of voting rights held

N/A

The date until which the voting rights will be held

N/A

11. Additional informationxvi

Place of completion

London

Date of completion

9 May 2019