Form 8.3 PINEWOOD TECHNOLOGIES GROUP PLC

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:

12 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:

325,764

0.28%

1,147,392

1.00%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

1,133,685

0.98%

321,419

0.28%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

1,459,449

1.27%

1,468,811

1.28%

(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

73,758

4.2877 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

26,784

4.3000 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

8,963

4.2902 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

6,964

4.2732 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

4,668

4.3144 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

2,618

4.3232 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

1,815

4.2950 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

1,800

4.3037 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

902

4.3100 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

548

4.3200 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

236

4.2880 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

224

4.2850 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

111

4.2925 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

106

4.2716 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

98

4.3103 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

71

4.3141 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

70

4.3225 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

55

4.3075 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

49

4.3002 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

40

4.2875 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

21

4.3064 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

27,008

4.2877 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

20,668

4.2655 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

15,893

4.3009 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

14,694

4.2901 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

10,968

4.3019 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

10,471

4.2905 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

9,791

4.3042 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

5,774

4.3103 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

3,090

4.3061 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

2,530

4.2981 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

2,347

4.3120 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

2,291

4.3000 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

1,766

4.2975 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

1,699

4.3083 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

1,676

4.3117 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

1,202

4.3075 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

1,130

4.2900 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

1,012

4.2999 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

901

4.3100 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

896

4.3020 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

878

4.2898 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

593

4.2666 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

563

4.2696 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

541

4.3050 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

354

4.3101 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

224

4.2850 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

154

4.3200 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

148

4.3016 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

111

4.2925 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

88

4.2650 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

71

4.3139 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

70

4.3225 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

40

4.2875 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

21

4.3071 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

1,012

4.2999 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

10,249

4.3000 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

57

4.3062 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

162

4.3043 GBP

100p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

2,618

4.3232 GBP

100p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

2,808

4.3197 GBP

100p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

15,893

4.3009 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

506

4.2846 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

49

4.3002 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,791

4.3042 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,210

4.2950 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

138

4.3000 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,920

4.3000 GBP

100p ordinary

CFD

Closing Short

878

4.2898 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1

4.3102 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

15

4.3000 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,292

4.3000 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

381

4.3000 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

98

4.3103 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

605

4.2950 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

106

4.2716 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,676

4.3117 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:

13 Aug 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213