A British universal bank headquartered in London, Barclays serves individuals, businesses, and institutions through retail banking, credit cards, corporate lending, and investment banking. Its roots reach back to 1690, when goldsmith bankers John Freame and Thomas Gould set up shop in the City of London, and the family name entered the firm when James Barclay became a partner in 1736. The bank is one of the world's oldest, and its Barclaycard brand helped pioneer the consumer credit card in the UK.
Barclays CEO gifts 208,814 shares to charity, no proceeds received
C.S. Venkatakrishnan, Group Chief Executive of Barclays PLC, and his PCA P. Venkatakrishnan transferred 208,814 ordinary shares as a gift to support charitable causes.
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The transaction occurred on August 17, 2026, outside a trading venue, with a price of nil.
The shares have a nominal value of 25 pence each and are identified by ISIN GB0031348658.
The notification was made on August 19, 2026, as an initial notification under PDMR/PCA disclosure rules.
Barclays executives dispose of shares in August 2026 transactions
Matt Fitzwater, Group Chief Compliance Officer, disposed of 6,783 shares at £5.292 per share on 2026-08-06.
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Denny Nealon, CEO for Barclays US Consumer Bank and Barclays Bank Delaware, disposed of 15,627 shares at £5.211 per share on 2026-08-05.
Both transactions were disposals of ordinary shares (ISIN GB0031348658) via Computershare Investor Services plc as administrator of Barclays' nominee service.
All transactions took place on the London Stock Exchange (XLON).
Barclays PLC redeems $1.75B senior callable notes due 2027 on September 13, 2026.
The redemption date is September 13, 2026, with payment made on September 14, 2026, the next business day.
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Barclays PLC will redeem all outstanding $1,450,000,000 6.496% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Senior Callable Notes due 2027 and $300,000,000 Floating Rate Senior Callable Notes due 2027.
Redemption price is 100% of principal plus accrued and unpaid interest to but excluding the redemption date.
Interest accrual periods: from March 13, 2026 for the Fixed-to-Floating Rate Notes and from June 15, 2026 for the Floating Rate Notes.
Listing of the notes on the New York Stock Exchange will be cancelled on or shortly after September 14, 2026.
Barclays directors acquire shares at £4.974 each on July 28, 2026
The purchases were made on the London Stock Exchange (XLON) as part of a policy using part of director fees to buy shares, retained until they leave the Board.
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Barclays PLC reported acquisitions of ordinary shares by its Chairman and Non-Executive Directors on July 28, 2026, at £4.974 per share.
Group Chairman Nigel Higgins acquired 7,604 shares, the largest volume among the directors.
Other directors acquiring shares include Robert Berry (1,908), Dawn Fitzpatrick (2,307), Brian Gilvary (3,640), Sir John Kingman (1,782), Diony Lebot (2,124), Mary Mack (2,160), Marc Moses (1,547), Brian Shea (2,393), and Julia Wilson (2,033).
The transactions were disclosed under Article 19.3 of the UK Market Abuse Regulation.