SolGold Regulatory News (SOLG)

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

SOLGOLD 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:

23 Feb 2026

(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:

1p ordinary

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

and/or controlled:

62,970,215

2.09%

654,696

0.02%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

364,527

0.01%

62,970,215

2.09%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

63,334,742

2.10%

63,624,911

2.11%

(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 PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Purchases and sales

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

securities

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,300,534

0.2788 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,891,448

0.2795 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,328,786

0.2790 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

883,550

0.2792 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

625,227

0.2785 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

427,030

0.2787 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

419,321

0.2789 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

232,203

0.2793 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

140,111

0.2794 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

87,624

0.2791 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

45,316

0.2786 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

931

0.2780 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

9,943,812

0.2795 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,785,855

0.2789 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,652,395

0.2785 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

531,884

0.2787 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

397,549

0.2788 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

286,970

0.2794 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

237,497

0.2790 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

185,046

0.2791 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

100,000

0.2786 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

97,353

0.2792 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

931

0.2780 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

91,819

0.2785 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,198

0.2786 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

43,525

0.2788 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,130

0.2792 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,885

0.2795 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

280,166

0.2787 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

204,286

0.2788 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,282,590

0.2790 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

107,060

0.2791 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

665,937

0.2792 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

289,509

0.2793 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

70,100

0.2794 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,323,899

0.2795 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Opening Long

8,414,215

0.2795 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

57,344

0.2789 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

296,400

0.2795 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)

Exercise

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:

24 Feb 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213