Barclays PLC — M&A Activity 2026

May 18, 2026

National Storage Mechanism | Additional information

RNS Number : 7762E

Barclays PLC

18 May 2026

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				INTERTEK GROUP 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:				15 May 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:			2,482,148	1.61%	3,183,751	2.07%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				2,522,820	1.64%	2,075,309	1.35%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			5,004,968	3.25%	5,259,060	3.42%
(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		75,000		56.0030  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		70,584		56.1508  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		62,155		56.1500  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		33,835		56.3500  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		25,000		56.2515  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		18,194		56.2358  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		15,173		56.1142  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		12,500		56.2159  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		11,767		56.0211  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		10,000		56.0389  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		9,516		56.1939  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		6,587		56.1064  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		6,381		56.4514  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		3,236		56.3556  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		3,100		56.4306  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		2,755		56.2446  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		2,574		56.1970  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		2,143		56.2022  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		1,981		56.4867  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		1,831		56.1878  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		1,830		55.9750  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		1,796		56.2018  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		1,454		56.2712  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		1,446		56.2696  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		1,314		56.0671  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		1,195		56.3000  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		927		56.2499  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		913		56.1415  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		797		55.9913  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		738		56.1263  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		699		56.4040  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		679		56.0250  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		625		56.3552  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		600		56.3784  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		510		56.0750  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		448		56.3754  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		420		56.4403  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		364		56.5149  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		309		56.2500  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		276		56.1000  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		222		56.1335  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		215		56.0500  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		205		56.0507  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		202		56.2000  GBP
ADR		Purchase		200		74.9700  USD
1p ordinary		Purchase		189		56.0416  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		169		56.1167  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		168		56.3261  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		145		56.2381  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		137		56.1523  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		129		56.2234  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		120		56.2300  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		120		56.0404  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		101		55.9990  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		92		56.1750  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		59		56.5271  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		54		56.3250  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		39		56.1250  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		33		55.9500  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		13		56.0000  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		12		56.1541  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		3		56.2750  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		2		56.1612  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		184,895		56.1500  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		87,480		56.1629  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		62,300		56.0957  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		21,431		56.2621  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		12,819		56.3750  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		12,500		56.1878  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		12,420		56.0000  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		10,007		56.1097  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		8,142		56.1489  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		7,800		56.1224  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		6,500		56.2143  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		6,430		56.0651  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		6,409		56.5856  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		3,665		56.4250  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		3,400		56.1416  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		3,367		56.1786  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		3,073		56.2187  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		2,723		56.0591  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		2,521		56.0214  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		2,420		56.4841  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		2,098		56.1867  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		1,761		56.1415  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		1,745		56.1025  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		1,583		56.4015  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		1,356		56.1977  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		1,235		56.2565  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		1,233		56.3333  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		1,227		56.5500  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		1,055		56.1876  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		1,007		56.2726  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		922		56.1920  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		889		56.1388  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		834		56.0197  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		768		56.4995  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		679		56.0250  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		664		56.4652  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		533		56.2155  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		510		56.0750  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		486		56.2188  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		484		56.3780  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		452		56.2026  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		446		56.4000  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		415		56.4398  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		396		56.0621  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		384		56.3000  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		379		56.6008  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		357		56.3718  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		326		56.0500  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		320		56.1797  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		309		56.2500  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		276		56.1000  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		222		56.0813  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		219		56.1026  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		215		56.5250  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		211		56.2312  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		210		55.9943  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		200		56.5000  GBP
ADR		Sale		200		74.9700  USD
1p ordinary		Sale		200		56.3765  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		191		56.3839  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		178		56.2000  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		174		56.0432  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		164		56.2954  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		162		56.0193  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		161		56.2943  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		120		56.3104  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		106		56.0346  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		103		56.0516  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		95		56.0510  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		84		56.3500  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		75		56.4340  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		68		55.9944  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		64		56.1750  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		62		56.1387  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		58		56.0258  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		56		56.2921  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		53		55.9643  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		48		56.2125  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		42		56.0916  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		39		56.1250  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		37		56.1386  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		21		56.2615  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		9		56.4516  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		8		56.1737  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		7		56.1821  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		4		56.1125  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		4		56.3250  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		3		56.2750  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		Increasing Short		10,000	56.0389  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		53	55.9643  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		278	55.9944  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		11,767	56.0000  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		162	56.0193  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		6,430	56.0651  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		62,300	56.0957  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,765	56.1025  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		199	56.1026  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		10,007	56.1096  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		164	56.1242  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		37	56.1386  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		951	56.1387  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		5,161	56.1415  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		300	56.1472  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		8,142	56.1489  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		130,391	56.1500  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		20,884	56.1580  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		3,466	56.1724  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		8	56.1738  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		3,367	56.1786  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		320	56.1797  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		8	56.1843  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		6,500	56.2143  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		486	56.2188  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,235	56.2565  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		21	56.2614  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		21,431	56.2621  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		56	56.2921  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		161	56.2943  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		12	56.2994  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,233	56.3333  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		357	56.3718  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		191	56.3839  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		84	56.4500  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		664	56.4652  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		768	56.4995  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,549	55.9750  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		11,767	56.0211  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		104	56.0461  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		15,000	56.0901  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		102	56.0946  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		6,587	56.1064  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		15,173	56.1142  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		12,959	56.1500  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		12	56.1544  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		2	56.1600  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		9,516	56.1939  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,405	56.2048  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		12,500	56.2159  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		224	56.3000  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		35	56.3202  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		168	56.3261  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		33,751	56.3500  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,442	56.3545  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		625	56.3552  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		3,236	56.3556  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		3,100	56.4306  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		10,000	56.4935  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		59	56.5271  GBP
1p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		351	56.2117  GBP
1p ordinary		CFD		Opening Short		75,000	56.0029  GBP
1p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		363	56.1330  GBP
1p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		1,825	56.1539  GBP
1p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		7,180	56.4559  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:				18 May 2026
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

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