1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
Barclays plc
2. Reason for the notification(please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
X
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
See Schedule A
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed reached:
29 January 2013
6. Date on which the issuer notified:
30 January 2013
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Above 4%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of sharesIf possible using the ISIN CODE
Situation previous to the Triggering transaction
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of shares
Number of voting rights
Number of shares
Number of voting rights
% of voting rights
Direct
Indirect
Direct
Indirect
Direct
Indirect
Ordinary
(GB0031348658)
485,448,724
485,448,724
492,619,694
492,619,694
4.0238%*
ADRs
(US06738E2046)
8,389
33,556
8,389
33,556
0.0003%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument
Expiration date
Exercise/Conversion Period
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted
% of voting rights
N/A
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
Exercise price
Expiration date
Exercise/
Conversion period xviii
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
% of voting rights
N/A
Nominal
Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights
% of voting rights
492,653,250
4.024%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
See Schedule A
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
13. Additional information:
14. Contact Name:
Gina Martinez
15. Contact telephone number:
(213) 615-0469
Schedule A
As of 29 January 2013
BARCLAYS PLC
Number of Shares
Percent of Outstanding
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") Holdings
492,653,250
4.024%
Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:
Capital Guardian Trust Company
68,214,001
0.557%
Capital International Limited
1,709,900
0.014%
Capital International SÁrl
2,265,400
0.019%
Capital International, Inc.
2,414,685
0.020%
Capital Research and Management Company
418,049,264
3.415%
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
Barclays PLC is one of Britain's leading banking groups. The activity is organized around three sectors:
- commercial banking: at the end of 2023, owned 306 branches worldwide;
- financing, investment, and market banking: specialized financing (acquisitions, projects, etc.), portfolio management, transactions on the stock, interest, exchange, and raw material markets, stock trading, merger-acquisition consulting, investment capital, etc.;
- credit cards issuing.
At the end of 2023, the group managed GBP 538.8 billion in current deposits and GBP 399.5 billion in current credits.
Income breaks down geographically as follows: the United Kingdom (52.4%), Europe (9.9%), Americas (32%), Asia (5.4%), Africa and Middle East (0.3%).