Company: BCS
Filing Date: 2025-07-29
Form Type: 6-K
Source: 0001654954-25-008608
Chunk: 59

Company: BARCLAYS PLC
Filing Date: 2025-07-29
Form: 6-K
Chunk 59
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1,831m losses) and a tax charge of £667m (2024: tax charge of £281m).

#### Own credit reserve
The own credit reserve reflects the cumulative own credit gains and losses on financial liabilities at fair value. Amounts in the own credit reserve are not recycled to profit or loss in future periods.

As at 30 June 2025, there was a cumulative loss of £541m (December 2024: £1,059m loss) in the own credit reserve, the gain of £518m during the period (2024: loss of £819m) principally reflects a £709m gain (2024: loss of £1,131m) from the widening of credit spreads partially offset by tax charge of £194m (2024: tax credit of £309m).

#### Other reserves and treasury shares
Other reserves relate to redeemed ordinary and preference shares issued by the Group. Treasury shares relate to Barclays PLC shares held principally in relation to the Group’s various share schemes.

As at 30 June 2025, there was a cumulative gain of £1,855m (December 2024: £1,769m gain). This principally reflects an increase of £67m (December 2024: increase of £205m) due to the repurchase of 270m shares (December 2024: 818m) as part of the share buybacks conducted in the six months ended 30 June 2025 and £19m gain (December 2024: £1m loss) on account of increase in treasury shares balance held in relatio n to employee share schemes.

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#### Contingent liabilities and commitments
|                                                        | As at 30.06.25 | As at 31.12.24 |
| Contingent liabilities and financial guarantees        |             £m |             £m |
| Guarantees and letters of credit pledged as collateral 
 security                                               |         16,685 |         16,713 |
| Performance guarantees, acceptances and endorsements   |          8,762 |          8,633 |
| Total                                                  |         25,447 |         25,346 |
| Commitments                                            |                |                |
| Documentary credits and other short-term trade related 
 transactions                                           |          1,252 |          1,433 |
| Standby facilities, credit lines and other             
 commitments1                                           |        408,805 |        421,716 |
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