RNS Number : 2386O Barclays PLC 28 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:

27 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:

336,844

0.29%

2,512,409

2.18%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

2,490,627

2.16%

343,242

0.30%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

2,827,471

2.46%

2,855,651

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

211,762

4.2070  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

203,416

4.2142  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

59,830

4.1999  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

57,974

4.2090  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

57,905

4.2130  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

54,319

4.2137  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

50,384

4.1800  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

45,090

4.1853  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

26,679

4.2158  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

19,393

4.2153  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

7,819

4.2028  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

6,714

4.2059  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

5,148

4.2048  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

4,473

4.2146  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

3,215

4.2035  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

3,089

4.2031  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

2,832

4.2321  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

1,700

4.2203  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

1,304

4.2005  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

1,194

4.2300  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

1,144

4.1875  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

1,013

4.1950  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

1,012

4.2255  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

986

4.1922  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

912

4.1625  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

498

4.2175  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

400

4.2400  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

283

4.2250  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

161

4.1978  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

151,987

4.2051  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

33,503

4.1870  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

22,041

4.1898  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

21,017

4.1933  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

20,197

4.1990  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

16,858

4.2168  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

13,993

4.2105  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

12,634

4.2084  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

8,700

4.2154  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

6,858

4.2070  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

5,977

4.2073  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

4,714

4.2127  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

4,513

4.1988  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

4,463

4.2066  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

3,862

4.2040  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

2,366

4.2221  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

1,800

4.2202  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

1,543

4.2118  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

1,137

4.2196  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

912

4.1625  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

608

4.2200  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

352

4.1650  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

78

4.2175  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

69

4.2325  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

2

4.1799  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

1

4.1775  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

Opening Short

478

4.1950  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

2,137

4.2097  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

506

4.2082  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

467

4.1967  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

173,727

4.2176  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

3,973

4.2096  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

69

4.2325  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

405

4.1798  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

7,651

4.2036  GBP

100p ordinary

CFD

Opening Long

757

4.1798  GBP

100p ordinary

CFD

Opening Long

112

4.2061  GBP

100p ordinary

CFD

Opening Long

1,677

4.1900  GBP

100p ordinary

CFD

Opening Short

47,989

4.1800  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

315

4.2296  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

46,000

4.1877  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

22,041

4.1898  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

4,889

4.2060  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

5,900

4.2060  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

5,462

4.2060  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

1,460

4.2141  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

55,796

4.2098  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

400

4.2197  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,080

4.2264  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

69

4.2013  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

5,814

4.2013  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

405

4.1914  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

26,906

4.1914  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

7,651

4.1800  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

905

4.1800  GBP

100p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

20,744

4.1800  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,700

4.1852  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

893

4.2035  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

2,322

4.2035  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

5,814

4.1800  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

6,943

4.1800  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,358

4.1803  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

905

4.2059  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

5,809

4.2059  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2

4.1799  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

737

4.2196  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

6,943

4.2157  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

19,736

4.2157  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

41

4.1800  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

19,393

4.2152  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,700

4.2203  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,144

4.1875  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,354

4.1800  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

57,905

4.2130  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

52,859

4.2137  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:

28 Jul 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

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