February 03, 2025

 

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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 PLC
	(Registrant)

 

 

Date: February 03, 2025

 

 

	By: /s/ Garth Wright --------------------------------
	Garth Wright
	Assistant Secretary

 

 

 

03 February 2025

 

 

 

 

Further to the announcement on 4 July 2024, Barclays PLC ("Barclays") announces that Barclays Bank Ireland PLC ("Barclays Europe") has successfully completed the sale of certain assets and liabilities, which together comprise its German consumer finance business ("Consumer Bank Europe") to BAWAG P.S.K., a wholly-owned subsidiary of BAWAG Group AG ("BAWAG").

 

Consideration payable was a small premium to tangible book value. The sale is estimated to release c. €4.0bn of risk weighted assets, increasing Barclays' CET1 ratio by c.10bps1.

 

The transaction is in line with the ambition to simplify Barclays and support the focus on growing its key businesses, which we outlined at our Investor Update in February 2024.

 

Francesco Ceccato, CEO, Barclays Europe, said:

 

"I'm grateful to everyone who has worked to finalise the deal, including the BAWAG senior executive team and our teams in Consumer Bank Europe. Barclays Europe will now focus on supporting our institutional, corporate and high net worth clients, where we continue to see significant growth potential."

 

Notes:

 

(1)   Based on the Barclays Group's CET1 ratio of 13.8% as at 30 September 2024

 

 

 

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Investor Relations                                Media Relations

Marina Shchukina                                Tom Sullivan

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Our vision is to be the UK-centred leader in global finance.  We are a diversified bank with comprehensive UK consumer, corporate and wealth and private banking franchises, a leading investment bank and a strong, specialist US consumer bank.  Through these five divisions, we are working together for a better financial future for our customers, clients and communities.

 

For further information about Barclays, please visit our website home.barclays

 

 

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