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:

29 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:

379,697

0.33%

2,484,696

2.16%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

2,465,199

2.14%

379,676

0.33%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

2,844,896

2.47%

2,864,372

2.49%

(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

184,725

4.2955 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

33,211

4.3054 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

25,746

4.2977 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

15,548

4.2700 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

11,481

4.3004 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

10,479

4.3086 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

9,183

4.3003 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

6,818

4.3000 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

6,124

4.3012 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

4,212

4.2877 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

3,280

4.3002 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

3,198

4.3278 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

3,002

4.2946 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

2,781

4.2886 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

2,106

4.2723 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

1,915

4.3001 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

1,812

4.2969 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

1,547

4.2726 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

1,491

4.2950 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

1,354

4.2712 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

1,179

4.3105 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

910

4.3100 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

728

4.3050 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

519

4.2918 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

463

4.2952 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

329

4.2742 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

234

4.2625 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

138,972

4.2990 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

32,200

4.3000 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

25,766

4.2989 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

21,434

4.2877 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

14,868

4.2812 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

8,883

4.2960 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

6,086

4.2897 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

5,393

4.2950 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

4,525

4.2838 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

3,942

4.3188 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

3,695

4.3185 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

1,605

4.2904 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

915

4.2999 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

910

4.3100 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

538

4.3050 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

350

4.2974 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

344

4.3066 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

303

4.2951 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

299

4.2800 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

7

4.3000 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

318

4.2969 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

594

4.2968 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,002

4.2946 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,212

4.2877 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

13,082

4.3000 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

11,261

4.3000 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

350

4.2974 GBP

100p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

2,984

4.2951 GBP

100p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

36

4.2847 GBP

100p ordinary

CFD

Closing Long

728

4.3050 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

299

4.2796 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

20,000

4.2704 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,280

4.3002 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

444

4.3001 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

556

4.2998 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,736

4.2999 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

438

4.2396 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

5,900

4.2396 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

1,091

4.2396 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,124

4.3012 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,179

4.3105 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

572

4.2967 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,724

4.2991 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

25,746

4.2977 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

954

4.2900 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,198

4.3278 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

538

4.3050 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

11,296

4.3000 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,471

4.3001 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,370

4.2913 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

915

4.2999 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,695

4.3184 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,942

4.3187 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

29,887

4.3070 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:

30 Jul 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213