SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G/A
(Rule 13d-102)
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
TO RULES 13d-1(b), (c) AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED
PURSUANT TO 13d-2
(Amendment No. 7) *
BARCLAYS PLC
(Name of Issuer)
Ordinary Shares, nominal value 25p per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
06738E2041
(CUSIP Number)
December 31, 2023
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
| ☐ | Rule 13d-1(b) |
| ☒ | Rule 13d-1(c) |
| ☐ | Rule 13d-1(d) |
| * | The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page. |
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
| 1 | This Schedule 13G reports shares of the Issuer held by the Reporting Persons. The CUSIP number reported is for the American Depositary Shares representing such shares. |
| CUSIP No. | 06738E204 |
| 1 | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS | |||
| Qatar Investment Authority | ||||
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP | |||
| (a)☐ | ||||
| (b)☑ | ||||
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY | |||
| 4 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION | |||
| Qatar | ||||
| NUMBER
OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
5 | SOLE VOTING POWER | ||
| 420,120,691 | ||||
| 6 | SHARED VOTING POWER | |||
| 0 | ||||
| 7 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER | |||
| 420,120,691 | ||||
| 8 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER | |||
| 0 | ||||
| 9 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON | |||
| 420,120,691 (see Item 4 below) | ||||
| 10 | CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) | |||
| ☐ | ||||
| 11 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) | |||
| 2.8% (1) | ||||
| 12 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) | |||
| OO | ||||
| (1) | Based on 15,154,554,000 Ordinary Shares (as defined below) outstanding as of December 31,2023, as reported in the Issuer’s (as defined below) Form 6-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 5, 2024. |
| Item 1(a). | Name of Issuer: |
Barclays PLC (the “Issuer”)
| Item 1(b). | Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices: |
1 Churchill Place
London E14 5HP
| Item 2(a). | Name of Person Filing: |
Qatar Investment Authority
| Item 2(b). | Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence: |
Ooredoo Tower (Building 14), Al Dafna Street (Street 801), Al Dafna (Zone 61), PO Box 23224, Qatar.
| Item 2(c). | Citizenship: |
Qatar
| Item 2(d). | Title of Class of Securities: |
Ordinary Shares, nominal value 25p per share (“Ordinary Shares”)
| Item 2(e). | CUSIP Number: |
06738E204
| Item 3. | If this statement is filed pursuant to §§ 240.13d—1(b) or 240.13d—2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a: |
Not applicable. This Schedule 13G is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c) under the Exchange Act.
| Item 4. | Ownership. |
Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.
| (a) | Amount beneficially owned: |
420,120,691
| (b) | Percent of class: 2.8% |
| (c) | Number of shares as to which the person has: |
| (i) | Sole power to vote or to direct the vote |
420,120,691
| (ii) | Shared power to vote or to direct the vote |
0
| (iii) | Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of |
420,120,691
| (iv) | Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of |
0
| Item 5. | Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. |
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the Reporting Person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following ☒.
| Item 6. | Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. |
Not Applicable.
| Item 7. | Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person. |
See Exhibit A
| Item 8. | Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. |
Not Applicable.
| Item 9. | Notice of Dissolution of Group. |
Not Applicable.
| Item 10. | Certifications. |
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under § 240.14a-11.
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Date: February 8, 2024
| QATAR INVESTMENT AUTHORITY | ||||
| By: | /s/ Andrew Watkins | |||
| Name: | Andrew Watkins** | |||
| Title: | Associate General Counsel, Head of Compliance | |||
** Evidence of authority to sign on behalf of Qatar Investment Authority is set forth in a Certificate of Incumbency dated February 02, 2022 and included as Exhibit B hereto.
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit No. | Description |
| A | Item 7 Information |
| B | Certificate of Incumbency |