Company: BCS
Filing Date: 2025-07-29
Form Type: 6-K
Source: 0001654954-25-008608
Chunk: 42

Company: BARCLAYS PLC
Filing Date: 2025-07-29
Form: 6-K
Chunk 42
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4: £1,206.5bn) offset by an increase of £2.2bn in Tier 1 capital. The increase in leverage exposure was largely driven by an increase in trading activity in IB, partially offset by the strengthening of spot GBP against USD.

#### Statement of Directors' Responsibilities
The Directors (the names of whom are set out below) are required to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis unless it is not appropriate to do so. In making this assessment, the directors have considered information relating to present and future conditions. Each of the Directors confirm that to the best of their knowledge, the condensed consolidated interim financial statements and notes have been prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard 34, ‘Interim Financial Reporting’, as adopted by the UK, and that the interim management report herein includes a fair review of the information required by Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules 4.2.7R and 4.2.8R namely:

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an indication of important events that have occurred during the six months ended 30 June 2025 and their impact on the condensed consolidated interim financial statements, and a description of the principal risks and uncertainties for the remaining six months of the financial year

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any related party transactions in the six months ended 30 June 2025 that have materially affected the financial position or performance of Barclays during that period and any changes in the related party transactions described in the last Annual Report that could have a material effect on the financial position or performance of Barclays in the six months ended 30 June 2025

Signed on 28 July 2025 on behalf of the Board by

| C.S. Venkatakrishnan  | Anna Cross             |
| Group Chief Executive | Group Finance Director |

Barclays PLC Board of Directors

| Chairman      | Executive Directors  | Non-Executive Directors |
| Nigel Higgins | C.S. Venkatakrishnan | Robert Berry            |
|               | Anna Cross           | Dawn Fitzpatrick        |
|               |                      | Mary Francis CBE        |
|               |                      | Brian Gilvary           |
|               |                      | Sir John Kingman        |
|               |                      | Diony Lebot             |
|               |                      | Mary Mack               |
|               |                      | Marc Moses              |
|               |                      | Brian Shea              |
|               |                      | Julia Wilson            |

#### Independent Review Report to Barclays PLC

#### Conclusion
We have been engaged by Barclays PLC (“the Company” or “the Group