Barclays PLC increased its holdings in Shandong Molong Petroleum Machinery (00568) by 3,866,800 shares, with an average price of approximately HK$4.39 per share.

According to the latest information from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, on February 25, Barclays PLC increased its holding of Shandong Molong Petroleum Machinery (00568) by 3.8668 million shares at a price of 4.388 Hong Kong dollars per share, with a total amount of approximately 16.9675 million Hong Kong dollars. After the increase, the latest number of shares held is 19.8636 million, with the latest holding ratio being 7.76%. Additional information: BBPLC's interests in 6,069,600 shares long and short, and BCSL's interests in 11,200 shares long and 6,069,600 shares short, as disclosed in box 22, pertain to an intragroup hedge between BBPLC and BCSL. Interests arising under the hedge are not double counted at BBPLC's level.