FD Technologies Regulatory News (FDP)

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

FD TECHNOLOGIES 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:

07 May 2025

(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:

0.5p ordinary

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

and/or controlled:

63,091

0.29%

155,108

0.70%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

179,210

0.81%

49,984

0.23%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

242,301

1.10%

205,092

0.93%

(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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Purchases and sales

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

securities

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

10,201

23.0928 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

2,606

22.3674 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

2,377

23.5471 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

2,060

23.4130 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

2,051

19.7500 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

1,645

23.7000 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

1,309

23.3542 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

1,291

23.3677 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

1,217

21.0119 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

1,033

22.7137 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

546

23.3474 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

496

20.7737 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

331

23.5418 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

318

23.3500 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

312

22.8325 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

259

23.1391 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

120

21.7500 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

70

23.5071 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

20

23.5250 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

3,674

20.7073 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

2,101

19.8392 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

1,364

23.7000 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

1,217

21.0119 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

1,106

22.9707 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

496

20.7737 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

301

23.3500 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

282

21.6226 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

250

21.9276 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

169

23.3250 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

130

22.6657 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

120

21.7500 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

77

22.5006 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

30

24.3376 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

20

23.5250 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

9

19.8800 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

156

22.8357 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

1,281

19.6000 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

282

21.6226 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

250

21.9276 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

100

21.9497 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

134

23.0018 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

54

23.0855 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

206

23.6004 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,539

23.7000 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

30

24.3378 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,033

22.7137 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

312

22.8325 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

10,201

23.0928 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

279

23.3360 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,309

23.3542 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,291

23.3677 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,820

23.7000 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

926

23.7011 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

Opening Long

302

19.7545 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

793

20.0533 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

496

20.7737 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

12

22.4983 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

559

23.3002 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

129

23.4110 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

Opening Short

1,500

23.4500 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)

Exercising

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:

08 May 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213