RNS Number : 0262P Barclays PLC 03 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:

31 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:

305,723

0.27%

2,569,718

2.23%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

2,556,130

2.22%

305,802

0.27%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

2,861,853

2.49%

2,875,520

2.50%

(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

62,689

4.2913  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

28,106

4.2895  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

21,033

4.3071  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

8,113

4.3000  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

1,237

4.3109  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

1,052

4.2968  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

698

4.3316  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

658

4.2750  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

395

4.2998  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

358

4.2771  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

349

4.2800  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

239

4.2996  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

210

4.3185  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

190

4.3550  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

164

4.3650  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

97

4.3297  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

5

4.3020  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

2

4.3600  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

57,858

4.2947  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

51,864

4.3600  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

44,688

4.2980  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

27,629

4.2997  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

23,189

4.3000  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

13,108

4.2650  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

10,055

4.2700  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

7,522

4.2874  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

6,546

4.2919  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

4,650

4.2998  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

4,414

4.2924  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

4,141

4.3648  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

4,057

4.2910  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

3,967

4.2995  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

3,011

4.3019  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

2,252

4.2999  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

1,975

4.3070  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

1,645

4.3140  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

786

4.2825  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

441

4.2699  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

18

4.3175  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

2,252

4.2999  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

307

4.3154  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

567

4.3154  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,511

4.3096  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

24,630

4.3600  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

9,426

4.2997  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

27,234

4.3600  GBP

100p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

3,011

4.3019  GBP

100p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

9,796

4.3294  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

338

4.2896  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

825

4.2998  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

745

4.3051  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

1,737

4.3051  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

441

4.2699  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

46

4.3000  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

273

4.3142  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

9,426

4.2872  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

1,198

4.2872  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

824

4.3015  GBP

100p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

88

4.2647  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,825

4.2998  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

658

4.2750  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,141

4.3648  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

148

4.3000  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

874

4.2981  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

406

4.3000  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

57,858

4.2947  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,126

4.3000  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

13,962

4.3000  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

304

4.2650  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,975

4.3069  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

12,128

4.3000  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,703

4.2650  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,967

4.2994  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

9,101

4.2650  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:

03 Aug 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

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