Barclays PLC has announced the purchase and cancellation of a significant number of its ordinary shares. The company bought 3,225,000 ordinary shares of 25 pence each on the London Stock Exchange from J.P. Morgan Securities plc. The highest price paid per share was 220.1000p, the lowest was 216.7000p, and the volume-weighted average price paid per share was 218.4445p. After the cancellation of the repurchased shares, the company's issued share capital will consist of 14,921,252,170 ordinary shares with voting rights. There are no ordinary shares held in Treasury.

The company has purchased 291,342,398 ordinary shares on the London Stock Exchange since the commencement of the share buy-back program announced on 21 February 2024, at a volume-weighted average price of 189.3428p per ordinary share. The company intends to cancel all of the purchased ordinary shares. Shareholders and others with notification obligations can use the figure 14,921,252,170 as the denominator for the calculation to determine if they are required to notify their interest in the company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

A full breakdown of the individual purchases of ordinary shares made by J.P. Morgan Securities plc on behalf of the company can be found on the London Stock Exchange's website. Additionally, a correction to the company's issued share capital was noted in a previous announcement, and the correct figure is 14,924,450,619 ordinary shares with voting rights. For further information, investors can contact Marina Shchukina for Investor Relations at +44 (0) 20 7116 2526.