<div id="readability-page-1"><div>RNS Number : 2918N Barclays PLC 31 December 2025 <div><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="8">FORM 8.3</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8">PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8">A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8">MORE</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8">Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the &#34;Code&#34;)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4">1.</td><td colspan="4">KEY INFORMATION</td></tr><tr><td>(a)</td><td colspan="3">Full name of discloser:</td><td></td><td colspan="3">Barclays PLC.</td></tr><tr><td>(b)</td><td colspan="4">Owner or controller of interest and short</td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="4">positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):</td></tr><tr><td>(c)</td><td colspan="4">Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose</td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2">JTC PLC</td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="4">relevant securities this form relates:</td></tr><tr><td>(d)</td><td colspan="4">If an exempt fund manager connected with an</td><td colspan="3" rowspan="3"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="4">offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of</td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="4">offeror/offeree:</td></tr><tr><td>(e)</td><td colspan="4">Date position held/dealing undertaken:</td><td colspan="3">30 Dec 2025</td></tr><tr><td>(f)</td><td colspan="4">In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making</td><td>NO</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="4">disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?</td><td colspan="2"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4">2.</td><td colspan="4">POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE</td></tr><tr><td>(a)</td><td colspan="6">Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="6">to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4">Class of relevant security:</td><td colspan="4">1p ordinary</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"></td><td colspan="2">Interests</td><td colspan="2">Short Positions</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"></td><td>Number</td><td>(%)</td><td>Number</td><td>(%)</td></tr><tr><td>(1)</td><td colspan="3">Relevant securities owned</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>and/or controlled:</td><td></td><td></td><td>3,406,346</td><td>1.98%</td><td>742,952</td><td>0.43%</td></tr><tr><td>(2)</td><td colspan="3">Cash-settled derivatives:</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>569,707</td><td>0.33%</td><td>3,406,346</td><td>1.98%</td></tr><tr><td>(3)</td><td colspan="3">Stock-settled derivatives (including options)</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>and agreements to purchase/sell:</td><td></td><td></td><td>0</td><td>0.00%</td><td>0</td><td>0.00%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TOTAL:</td><td></td><td></td><td>3,976,053</td><td>2.31%</td><td>4,149,298</td><td>2.41%</td></tr><tr><td>(b)</td><td colspan="6">Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>options)</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4">Class of relevant security in relation to</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4">which subscription right exists</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4">Details, including nature of the rights</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4">concerned and relevant percentages:</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4">3.</td><td colspan="4">DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE</td></tr><tr><td>(a)</td><td colspan="2">Purchases and sales</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Class of relevant</td><td colspan="2">Purchase/sale</td><td colspan="2">Number of</td><td colspan="2">Price per unit</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">security</td><td colspan="2"></td><td colspan="2">securities</td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">1p ordinary</td><td colspan="2">Purchase</td><td colspan="2">15,901</td><td colspan="2">12.8553 GBP</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">1p ordinary</td><td colspan="2">Purchase</td><td colspan="2">3,158</td><td colspan="2">12.8400 GBP</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">1p ordinary</td><td colspan="2">Purchase</td><td colspan="2">3,119</td><td colspan="2">12.8588 GBP</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">1p ordinary</td><td colspan="2">Purchase</td><td colspan="2">2,304</td><td colspan="2">12.8492 GBP</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">1p ordinary</td><td colspan="2">Purchase</td><td colspan="2">675</td><td colspan="2">12.8600 GBP</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">1p ordinary</td><td colspan="2">Purchase</td><td colspan="2">448</td><td colspan="2">12.8523 GBP</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">1p ordinary</td><td colspan="2">Purchase</td><td colspan="2">383</td><td colspan="2">12.8486 GBP</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">1p ordinary</td><td colspan="2">Purchase</td><td colspan="2">2</td><td colspan="2">12.8800 GBP</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">1p ordinary</td><td colspan="2">Sale</td><td colspan="2">13,600</td><td colspan="2">12.8568 GBP</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">1p ordinary</td><td colspan="2">Sale</td><td colspan="2">6,092</td><td colspan="2">12.8400 GBP</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">1p ordinary</td><td colspan="2">Sale</td><td colspan="2">4,765</td><td colspan="2">12.8600 GBP</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">1p ordinary</td><td colspan="2">Sale</td><td colspan="2">2,304</td><td colspan="2">12.8500 GBP</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">1p ordinary</td><td colspan="2">Sale</td><td colspan="2">667</td><td colspan="2">12.8491 GBP</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">1p ordinary</td><td colspan="2">Sale</td><td colspan="2">2</td><td colspan="2">12.8800 GBP</td></tr><tr><td>(b)</td><td colspan="6">Cash-settled derivative transactions</td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Class of</td><td colspan="2">Product</td><td colspan="2">Nature of dealing</td><td>Number of</td><td>Price per</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">relevant</td><td colspan="2">description</td><td colspan="2"></td><td>reference</td><td>unit</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">security</td><td colspan="2"></td><td colspan="2"></td><td>securities</td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">1p ordinary</td><td colspan="2">SWAP</td><td colspan="2">Decreasing Short</td><td>5,985</td><td>12.8400 GBP</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">1p ordinary</td><td colspan="2">SWAP</td><td colspan="2">Decreasing Short</td><td>10</td><td>12.8520 GBP</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">1p ordinary</td><td colspan="2">SWAP</td><td colspan="2">Decreasing Short</td><td>3</td><td>12.8533 GBP</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">1p ordinary</td><td colspan="2">SWAP</td><td colspan="2">Decreasing Short</td><td>480</td><td>12.8600 GBP</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">1p ordinary</td><td colspan="2">SWAP</td><td colspan="2">Increasing Short</td><td>139</td><td>12.8400 GBP</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">1p ordinary</td><td colspan="2">SWAP</td><td colspan="2">Increasing Short</td><td>29</td><td>12.8410 GBP</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">1p ordinary</td><td colspan="2">SWAP</td><td colspan="2">Increasing Short</td><td>362</td><td>12.8485 GBP</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">1p ordinary</td><td colspan="2">SWAP</td><td colspan="2">Increasing Short</td><td>754</td><td>12.8495 GBP</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">1p ordinary</td><td colspan="2">SWAP</td><td colspan="2">Increasing Short</td><td>4</td><td>12.8500 GBP</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">1p ordinary</td><td colspan="2">SWAP</td><td colspan="2">Increasing Short</td><td>448</td><td>12.8523 GBP</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">1p ordinary</td><td colspan="2">SWAP</td><td colspan="2">Increasing Short</td><td>426</td><td>12.8531 GBP</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">1p ordinary</td><td colspan="2">SWAP</td><td colspan="2">Increasing Short</td><td>81</td><td>12.8538 GBP</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">1p ordinary</td><td colspan="2">SWAP</td><td colspan="2">Increasing Short</td><td>142</td><td>12.8542 GBP</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">1p ordinary</td><td colspan="2">SWAP</td><td colspan="2">Increasing Short</td><td>523</td><td>12.8600 GBP</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">1p ordinary</td><td colspan="2">CFD</td><td colspan="2">Increasing Short</td><td>2,263</td><td>12.8417 GBP</td></tr><tr><td>(c)</td><td colspan="6">Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>(i)</td><td colspan="6">Writing, selling, purchasing or varying</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Class</td><td>Product</td><td>Writing,</td><td>Number</td><td>Exercise</td><td>Type</td><td>Expiry</td><td>Option</td></tr><tr><td>of</td><td>description</td><td>purchasing,</td><td>of</td><td>price</td><td></td><td>date</td><td>money</td></tr><tr><td>relevant</td><td></td><td>selling,</td><td>securities</td><td>per unit</td><td></td><td></td><td>paid/</td></tr><tr><td>security</td><td></td><td>varying etc</td><td>to which</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>received</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>option</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>per unit</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>relates</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>(ii)</td><td>Exercise</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Class of relevant</td><td colspan="2">Product description</td><td colspan="2">Exercising/ exercised against</td><td>Number of</td><td>Exercise price per</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">security</td><td colspan="2"></td><td colspan="2"></td><td>securities</td><td>unit</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td colspan="2"></td><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>(d)</td><td colspan="6">Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Class of relevant</td><td colspan="2">Nature of Dealings</td><td colspan="2">Details</td><td colspan="2">Price per unit (if</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">security</td><td colspan="2"></td><td colspan="2"></td><td colspan="2">applicable)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td colspan="2"></td><td colspan="2"></td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4">4.</td><td colspan="4">OTHER INFORMATION</td></tr><tr><td>(a)</td><td colspan="6">Indemnity and other dealings arrangements</td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6">Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding,</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6">formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7">or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party</td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5">to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8">NONE</td></tr><tr><td>(b)</td><td colspan="6">Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives</td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6">Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6">the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5">(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6">(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">any derivative is referenced:</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8">NONE</td></tr><tr><td>(c)</td><td>Attachments</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4">Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?</td><td colspan="4">NO</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4">Date of disclosure:</td><td colspan="4">31 Dec 2025</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4">Contact name:</td><td colspan="4">Large Holdings Regulatory Operations</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4">Telephone number:</td><td colspan="4">020 3134 7213</td></tr></tbody></table></div>This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. 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Barclays PLC disclosed its position in JTC PLC as of December 30, 2025, under Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code. Barclays holds 3,406,346 relevant securities (1.98%) and has short positions totaling 742,952 (0.43%). The total interest amounts to 3,976,053 (2.31%). Recent dealings include multiple purchases and sales of ordinary shares, with prices ranging from £12.84 to £12.88. No other disclosures were made regarding other parties to the offer. The disclosure was made on December 31, 2025, by Large Holdings Regulatory Operations.

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