Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank have completed the sale of 303.3m shares in Barclays on behalf of Qatar Holding, the direct investment arm of the Gulf sovereign wealth fund. The shares were sold at 244p apiece as part of a disposal of the remaining warrants that the fund held in the UK bank, the bookrunners said in a statement on Monday. Shares in Barclays were 4.8 lower at 241.95p in afternoon London trading. Qatar Holding bought the warrants - which give investors the right to buy shares at an agreed price in the future - in 2008, alongside a large equity stake in Barclays as part of the UK bank's fundraising at the time. That deal has since returned to the spotlight as Barclays faces an investigation by the Serious Fraud Office for fees it paid Qatar Holding at the time of the fundraising. The disposal of the warrants had no immediate impact on the fund's holding in Barclays. It is the bank's largest single shareholder, with 6.7 per cent. Over the last year, Qatar Holding has emerged as an increasingly hands-on investor, most recently pushing for better terms on the merger of miner Xstrata and and commodities trader Glencore. The fund to have profited from the Barclays deal, as the five-year options had a strike price of 198p a share, 26p lower than the sale price. If the options are exercised they would increase Barclays" shareholder funds by £750m, giving the UK bank's core tier one ratio - a measure of its capital strength - a small boost of 20 basis points. Ahmad Al-Sayed, chief executive of Qatar Holding, said in a statement late on Sunday: "We remain a supportive strategic investor in Barclays, and maintain our confidence in the long term prospects for the business." The fund added that the sale was part of its ongoing portfolio management.