BCS 6-K
Barclays PLC (BCS)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-16 OR 15D-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
August 19, 2026
Barclays PLC
(Name of Registrant)
1 Churchill Place
London E14 5HP
England
(Address of Principal Executive Office)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports
under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F x Form 40-F
This Report on Form 6-K is filed by Barclays PLC.
This Report comprises:
Information given to The London Stock Exchange and furnished pursuant to
General Instruction B to the General Instructions to Form 6-K.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| BARCLAYS<br>PLC | |
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| (Registrant) |
Date: August 19, 2026
| By: /s/<br>Garth Wright<br><br><br>-------------------------------- | |
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| Garth<br>Wright | |
| Assistant<br>Secretary | |
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19 August 2026
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
Barclays PLC (the “Company”) announces the following transaction by a person discharging managerial responsibility (“PDMR”) and a person closely associated (“PCA”) with the PDMR in Ordinary Shares of the Company with a nominal value of 25 pence each (“Shares”) as set out below:
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities /<br>person closely associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| a) | Name | C.S.<br>Venkatakrishnan<br><br><br><br><br><br>P.<br>Venkatakrishnan | |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | ||
| a) | Position/status | C.S.<br>Venkatakrishnan: Group Chief Executive<br><br><br><br><br><br>P.<br>Venkatakrishnan: PCA with Group Chief Executive | |
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial<br>notification | |
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant,<br>auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||
| a) | Name | Barclays<br>PLC | |
| b) | LEI | 213800LBQA1Y9L22JB70 | |
| 4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each<br>type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date;<br>and (iv) each place where transactions have been<br>conducted | ||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of<br>instrument<br><br><br><br><br><br>Identification<br>code | Shares<br><br><br><br><br><br>GB0031348658 | |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Transfer<br>of Shares held jointly by C.S. Venkatakrishnan and P.<br>Venkatakrishnan by way of a gift to support charitable<br>causes. | |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) |
| Nil | 208,814 | ||
| d) | Aggregated information<br><br><br><br><br><br>- Aggregated volume<br><br><br><br><br><br>- Price | Not applicable | |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2026-08-17 | |
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside<br>a trading venue | |
| For further information please contact: | |||
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| Investor Relations | Media Relations | ||
| Marina<br>Shchukina +44 (0) 20 7116 2526 | Jonathan<br>Tracey +44 (0) 20 7116 4755 |