Form 8.3 ASHTEAD TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS PLC

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

ASHTEAD TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS 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:

05 Oct 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:

5p ordinary

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

and/or controlled:

1,100,857

1.36%

1,493,681

1.84%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

1,493,681

1.84%

1,100,516

1.36%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

2,594,538

3.20%

2,594,197

3.20%

(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

5p ordinary

Purchase

25,560

5.3243 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

14,648

5.3117 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

13,500

5.3030 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

8,438

5.3296 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

7,778

5.3098 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

5,713

5.3300 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

3,181

5.3100 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

2,315

5.3191 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

1,612

5.3388 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

1,506

5.3031 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

949

5.3156 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

659

5.3400 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

353

5.2854 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

318

5.3158 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

83

5.3124 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

21,383

5.3300 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

15,390

5.3177 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

12,991

5.2991 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

9,962

5.3275 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

4,395

5.2900 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

1,459

5.3252 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

1,152

5.3241 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

973

5.3203 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

915

5.3175 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

774

5.3129 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

773

5.3095 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

706

5.3048 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

700

5.3233 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

621

5.3007 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

497

5.3117 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

414

5.3205 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

412

5.3100 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

400

5.3330 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

353

5.3200 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

336

5.3000 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

200

5.3103 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

183

5.3237 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

131

5.3136 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

83

5.3124 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

75

5.3405 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

463

5.3100 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

642

5.3134 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

517

5.3135 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,083

5.3178 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

1,363

5.3300 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

318

5.3158 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,827

5.3302 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,500

5.3037 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

7,456

5.3220 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

2,306

5.3295 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

8,215

5.3108 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

486

5.2679 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

2,879

5.3201 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,043

5.3000 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

584

5.3400 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,490

5.3225 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

949

5.3156 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

218

5.3099 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,315

5.3190 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,483

5.3294 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,612

5.3388 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,532

5.2990 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

7,920

5.3243 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

7,778

5.3098 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

241

5.2941 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,249

5.2900 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,146

5.2900 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,459

5.3252 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:

06 Oct 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213