Form8.3PINEWOODTECHNOLOGIESGROUPPLC Replacement

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:

04 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:

415,379

0.36%

2,367,914

2.06%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

2,356,483

2.05%

415,458

0.36%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

2,771,862

2.41%

2,783,372

2.42%

(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

216,269

4.3150  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

49,260

4.2350  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

35,374

4.2812  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

28,815

4.2695  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

25,732

4.2500  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

4,499

4.2582  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

2,382

4.2950  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

2,169

4.2425  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

1,786

4.3146  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

1,673

4.3284  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

1,568

4.2888  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

1,296

4.2987  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

867

4.3302  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

864

4.2952  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

762

4.2886  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

524

4.2750  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

482

4.3281  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

462

4.2725  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

415

4.2953  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

388

4.3050  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

348

4.2900  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

187

4.2621  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

152

4.2450  GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

62

4.3375  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

18,654

4.2758  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

18,556

4.3140  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

12,062

4.3150  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

5,708

4.2471  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

2,845

4.2490  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

2,169

4.2425  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

2,121

4.2796  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

897

4.2450  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

167

4.3052  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

103

4.2950  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

2

4.3149  GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

2

4.2481  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

152

4.2450  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

147

4.2627  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

314

4.2627  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,499

4.2582  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

90

4.2901  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

134,998

4.3150  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,982

4.3147  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

49,260

4.2350  GBP

100p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

2,845

4.2490  GBP

100p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

28,776

4.2823  GBP

100p ordinary

CFD

Opening Short

16,180

4.3150  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

395

4.2910  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

715

4.3152  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,482

4.2875  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

25,580

4.2500  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

167

4.3052  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

80

4.3150  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,407

4.2831  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

268

4.2864  GBP

100p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

28,813

4.3150  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,673

4.3284  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2

4.3149  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

762

4.2886  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

7,168

4.3150  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,784

4.3114  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

223

4.3150  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

415

4.2953  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

152

4.2450  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,708

4.2471  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

61,063

4.3150  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

6,526

4.3150  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

864

4.2952  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,121

4.2796  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

897

4.2450  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

482

4.3281  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

9,046

4.2808  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,382

4.2950  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

867

4.3302  GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

9,608

4.2711  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:

05 Aug 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213