RNS Number : 2522P Barclays PLC 04 August 2026  

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR

MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.

KEY INFORMATION

(a)

Full name of discloser:

Barclays PLC.

(b)

Owner or controller of interest and short

positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):

(c)

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

PINEWOOD TECHNOLOGIES GROUP PLC

relevant securities this form relates:

(d)

If an exempt fund manager connected with an

offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of

offeror/offeree:

(e)

Date position held/dealing undertaken:

03 Aug 2026

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making

NO

disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

2.

POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree

to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any)

Class of relevant security:

100p ordinary

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

and/or controlled:

313,368

0.27%

2,578,953

2.24%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

2,566,261

2.23%

313,447

0.27%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

2,879,629

2.50%

2,892,400

2.51%

(b)

Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive

options)

Class of relevant security in relation to

which subscription right exists

Details, including nature of the rights

concerned and relevant percentages:

3.

DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Purchases and sales

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

securities

100p ordinary

Purchase

73,094

4.2666  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

41,754

4.2700  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

36,842

4.2643  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

32,238

4.2713  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

15,000

4.2738  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

8,240

4.2784  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

1,995

4.2823  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

919

4.2850  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

849

4.2691  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

726

4.2523  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

544

4.2856  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

454

4.2697  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

423

4.2750  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

187

4.2875  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

186

4.2727  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

157

4.2975  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

135

4.2775  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

74

4.3000  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

30

4.2600  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

71,182

4.2689  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

59,096

4.2700  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

16,444

4.2453  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

12,845

4.2533  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

11,265

4.2655  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

7,347

4.2659  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

5,547

4.2577  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

4,900

4.2654  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

4,770

4.2600  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

4,585

4.2400  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

3,027

4.2842  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

3,017

4.2809  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

2,939

4.2613  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

2,820

4.2673  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

1,989

4.2575  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

1,332

4.2625  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

955

4.2528  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

698

4.2450  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

187

4.2875  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

157

4.2975  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

149

4.2850  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

135

4.2775  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

30

4.2601  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

21

4.3010  GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

467

4.2414  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

476

4.2722  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

253

4.2533  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,939

4.2613  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

331

4.2811  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

324

4.2697  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

10,763

4.2697  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

991

4.2818  GBP

100p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

3,017

4.2809  GBP

100p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

13,093

4.2799  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

361

4.2696  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,706

4.2702  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16,444

4.2453  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

96

4.2708  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

2,380

4.2707  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

6,296

4.2476  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

186

4.2727  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

97

4.2700  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

10,763

4.2677  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

11,235

4.2677  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

265

4.2700  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

6,082

4.2602  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,134

4.2700  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

9,717

4.2700  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

12,925

4.2700  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,444

4.2400  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

9,614

4.2700  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

745

4.2700  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

698

4.2450  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

9,063

4.2700  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

8,240

4.2784  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,141

4.2400  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,547

4.2577  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,989

4.2575  GBP

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class

Product

Writing,

Number

Exercise

Type

Expiry

Option

of

description

purchasing,

of

price

date

money

relevant

selling,

securities

per unit

paid/

security

varying etc

to which

received

option

per unit

relates

(ii)

Exercise

Class of relevant

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

Exercise price per

security

securities

unit

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if

security

applicable)

4.

OTHER INFORMATION

(a)

Indemnity and other dealings arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding,

formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal

or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party

to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:

NONE

(b)

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between

the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:

(i)  the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or

(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which

any derivative is referenced:

NONE

(c)

Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:

04 Aug 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

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