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Barclays: Form8.3ASHTEADTECHNOLOGYHOLDINGSPLC Replacement

· Issued by Barclays PLC via RNS

Summary by 6ix AI

Barclays PLC filed an amended Form 8.3, a public disclosure required under the UK Takeover Code from holders of 1% or more of a company's securities, on its positions and dealings in Ashtead Technology Holdings PLC 5p ordinary shares on October 14, 2026.

Key details

  • The form replaces RNS number 1860Z published at 15:11 on October 15, 2026, with changes made to sections 2A (positions held) and 3B (cash-settled derivative dealings).
  • Interests totalled 2,666,953 shares (3.29%): 1,191,601 shares (1.47%) owned or controlled and 1,475,352 (1.82%) through cash-settled derivatives, which pay out in cash rather than shares.
  • Short positions, which gain if the share price falls, totalled 2,666,952 shares (3.29%): 1,475,352 (1.82%) in securities owned or controlled and 1,191,600 (1.47%) through cash-settled derivatives.
  • On October 14, 2026, Barclays made multiple purchases and sales of the shares in GBP, plus swap and CFD (contract for difference) transactions, both cash-settled derivatives.
  • Barclays reported no indemnity or other dealing arrangements and no agreements on voting rights linked to options or derivatives.

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Barclays PLC
30 October 2026
 

FORM 8.3 Amendment - this form replaces RNS number 1860Z  published at 15:11 on 15/10/2026 , changes made to section 2A,3B

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

relevant securities this form relates:

ASHTEAD TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS PLC

(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 Oct 2026

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making

disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

NO

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:

5p ordinary

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:

1,191,601

1.47%

1,475,352

1.82%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

1,475,352

1.82%

1,191,600

1.47%

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

TOTAL:

2,666,953

3.29%

2,666,952

3.29%

(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)

Purchase and sales

Class of relevant

security

Purchase/sale

Number of

securities

Price per unit

5p ordinary

Purchase

9,015

5.3000  GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

8,577

5.2601  GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

8,453

5.2798  GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

7,887

5.2300  GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

7,816

5.2491  GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

7,289

5.3113  GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

4,675

5.2498  GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

4,590

5.2656  GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

3,999

5.2818  GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

3,239

5.2849  GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

3,129

5.2996  GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

3,096

5.2937  GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

1,119

5.2515  GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

816

5.3035  GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

520

5.2993  GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

468

5.3250  GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

389

5.3100  GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

210

5.3320  GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

168

5.2914  GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

28

5.3498  GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

1

5.3293  GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

17,109

5.2555  GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

14,091

5.2300  GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

12,605

5.2523  GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

10,703

5.2299  GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

4,287

5.3000  GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

4,213

5.2853  GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

3,800

5.2864  GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

2,782

5.2653  GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

2,618

5.2679  GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

1,533

5.2700  GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

1,473

5.2690  GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

1,391

5.2644  GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

1,224

5.2552  GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

1,129

5.2873  GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

731

5.3094  GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

234

5.3250  GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

208

5.2672  GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

28

5.3500  GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

9

5.3050  GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

2

5.2400  GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

relevant

security

Product  description

Nature of dealing

Number of

reference

securities

Price per

unit

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,703

5.2299  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

19

5.3100  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

403

5.2966  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

395

5.2937  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

28

5.3100  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1

5.3300  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

80

5.2300  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

215

5.3320  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

12,137

5.2681  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

10,811

5.2649  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

617

5.3195  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,204

5.2742  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,551

5.3127  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

176

5.2940  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,889

5.2791  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

215

5.3002  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,987

5.2496  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

646

5.3095  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

880

5.2300  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

36

5.3089  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,787

5.2568  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,004

5.2300  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,680

5.3557  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,999

5.2818  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

652

5.2895  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,618

5.2679  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,129

5.2996  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

271

5.2300  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

7,816

5.2491  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6

5.3100  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,590

5.2656  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,318

5.3000  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,208

5.2643  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

276

5.3000  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,397

5.2482  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

434

5.3018  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,641

5.3402  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,747

5.3160  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,710

5.3400  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,651

5.3400  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

515

5.3400  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,540

5.2302  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,600

5.2485  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

276

5.2300  GBP

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions

(including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class

of

relevant

security

Product

description

Writing,

purchasing,

selling,

varying etc

Number

of

securities

to which

option

relates

Exercise

price

per unit

Type

Expiry

date

Option

money

paid/

received

per unit

(ii)

Exercise

Class of relevant

security

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

securities

Exercise price per

unit

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for

new securities)

Class of relevant

security

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if

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 person 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:

30-Oct-26

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

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