Company: BCS
Filing Date: 2025-02-13
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0000312069-25-000114
Chunk: 557

Company: BARCLAYS PLC
Filing Date: 2025-02-13
Form: 20-F
Chunk 557
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shares held in respect of Barclays PLC, totalling 516m ( 2023 : 450m , 2022: 534m ) shares. The number of share options outstanding,

under schemes that were considered to be potentially dilutive was 713m ( 2023 : 750m , 2022: 789m ) in total. These options have strike

prices ranging from £ 0.84 to £ 1.79 .

Of the total number of employee share options and share awards at 31 December 2024 , 29m ( 2023 : 39m , 2022: 27m ) were anti-

dilutive.

The 690m decrease ( 2023 : 888m decrease, 2022: 652m decrease) in the basic weighted average number of shares is primarily due to

the impact of the share buyback programmes completed each year.

11 Dividen ds on ordinary shares The Directors have approved a total dividend in respect of 2024 of 8.4 p per ordinary share of 25 p each. The full year dividend for 2024 of 5.5 p per ordinary share will be paid on 4 April 2025 to shareholders on the Share Register on 28 February 2025. On 31 December 2024, there were 14,420m ordinary shares in issue. The financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024 do not reflect this dividend, which will be accounted for in shareholders’ equity as an appropriation of retained profits in the year ending 31 December 2025. For qualifying US and Canadian resident American Depositary Receipt ( ADR ) holders, the 2024 full year dividend of 5.5 p per or dinary sh are becom es 22 p per American Depositary Share (ADS) (representing four shares). The ex-dividend date for ADR holders is 28 February 2025. The dividend record date is 28 February 2025 and dividend payment date for ADR holders is 4 April 2025. The Directors have confirmed their intention to initiate a share buyback of up to £ 1bn after the balance sheet date. The proposed share buyback is expected to commence in the first quarter of 2025. The financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024 do not reflect the impact of the proposed share buyback, which will be accounted for as and when shares are repurchased by the Company