RNS Number : 8061O Barclays PLC 31 July 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:

30 Jul 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:

367,340

0.32%

2,483,114

2.16%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

2,468,324

2.14%

367,419

0.32%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

2,835,664

2.46%

2,850,533

2.48%

(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

170,786

4.2721  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

28,183

4.2600  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

19,473

4.3100  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

17,364

4.2777  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

8,595

4.2762  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

3,944

4.2726  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

1,724

4.2713  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

1,705

4.2805  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

1,413

4.3102  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

1,370

4.2665  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

676

4.2623  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

610

4.2700  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

594

4.2733  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

435

4.2900  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

424

4.3091  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

375

4.2725  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

372

4.2650  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

182

4.2722  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

174

4.2898  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

171

4.2850  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

96

4.2950  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

75

4.2752  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

123,592

4.2766  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

30,011

4.3100  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

28,282

4.3094  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

20,424

4.2717  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

16,920

4.2725  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

15,053

4.2765  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

12,665

4.2791  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

5,476

4.2712  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

5,394

4.2711  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

4,574

4.2710  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

2,690

4.2736  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

1,505

4.3099  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

1,239

4.2776  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

930

4.2700  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

587

4.2843  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

174

4.2900  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

Decreasing Long

1,705

4.2805  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

220

4.2727  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

408

4.2727  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

46

4.3099  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

97

4.2830  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

287

4.2860  GBP

100p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

3,018

4.2743  GBP

100p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

4,710

4.2800  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

328

4.2646  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,413

4.3102  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,665

4.2791  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,384

4.2738  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

890

4.2737  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1

4.3100  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,944

4.2726  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

193

4.3100  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

532

4.3100  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

278

4.2769  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,505

4.3099  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

12,276

4.3100  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

10,918

4.3100  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

17,086

4.2777  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,394

4.2710  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

930

4.2700  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:

31 Jul 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

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