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:

14 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:

69,576

0.31%

241,345

1.09%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

281,078

1.27%

55,755

0.25%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

350,654

1.59%

297,100

1.34%

(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

1,046

24.4000 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

864

24.3713 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

731

24.4041 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

148

24.3854 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

92

24.3673 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

86

24.3982 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

44

24.4761 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

21

24.3904 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

10

0.0000 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

1,795

24.4072 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

910

24.4000 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

500

24.3665 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

200

24.4637 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

118

24.4050 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

115

24.4003 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

105

24.3948 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

15

24.3500 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

Decreasing Short

126

24.3975 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,204

24.4000 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

514

24.4249 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

167

24.3844 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

243

24.3893 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

86

24.3982 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

108

24.4000 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

44

24.4011 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

115

24.4000 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

141

24.3862 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:

15 May 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213