v3.25.4
Share-based payments (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [abstract]  
Disclosure of share-based payment schemes The charge for the year arising from share-based payment schemes was as follows:
Charge for the year
2025
2024
2023
£m
£m
£m
Share Value Plan and Deferred Share Value Plan
315
287
254
Others
177
133
144
Total equity settled
492
420
398
Cash settled
13
9
3
Total Share-based payments
505
429
401
Disclosure of share option and award plans The weighted average fair value per award granted, weighted average share price at the date of exercise/release of shares
during the year, weighted average contractual remaining life, and number of options and awards outstanding (including
those exercisable) at the balance sheet date were as follows:
2025
2024
Weighted
average fair
value per
award
granted in
year
Weighted
average
share price
at exercise/
release
during year
Weighted
average
remaining
contractual
life
Number of
options/
awards
outstanding
Weighted
average fair
value per
award
granted in
year
Weighted
average
share price
at exercise/
release
during year
Weighted
average
remaining
contractual
life
Number of
options/
awards
outstanding
£
£
in years
(000s)
£
£
in years
(000s)
SVP and DSVP1,2
2.87
3.09
1
381,279
1.52
1.74
1
441,713
Others1,3
1.49-3.57
3.03-4.01
0-2
35,395
0.81-2.1
1.72-2.13
0-2
43,901
Disclosure of movements in options and awards The movement in the number of options and awards for the major schemes and the weighted average exercise price of
options was:
SVP and DSVP1,2
Others1,3
Number (000s)
Number (000s)
Weighted average
exercise price (£)
2025
2024
2025
2024
2025
2024
Outstanding at beginning of year/acquisition date
441,713
435,820
43,901
51,363
1.17
1.05
Transfers within the year4
(1,095)
(2,528)
391
1,780
Granted in the year
129,006
202,420
53,384
84,383
3.01
1.79
Exercised/released in the year
(169,166)
(171,810)
(60,633)
(90,721)
0.99
0.95
Less: forfeited in the year
(19,179)
(22,189)
(1,461)
(2,611)
1.36
1.20
Less: expired in the year
—
—
(187)
(293)
1.18
1.25
Outstanding at end of year
381,279
441,713
35,395
43,901
1.52
1.17
Of which exercisable:
—
—
8,013
4,956
0.94
1.23
Notes:
1  Options/award granted over Barclays PLC shares.
2  Weighted average exercise price is not applicable for SVP and DSVP awards as these are not share option schemes.
3 The number of awards within Others at the end of the year principally relates to Sharesave (number of awards exercisable at end of year was
4,323,541 (2024: 828,340)). The weighted average exercise price relates to Sharesave.
4  Awards of employees transferred between the Barclays Bank Group and the rest of the Barclays PLC Group.