6th Aug 2026 12:57
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 |
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| 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 |
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| offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of | ||||||
| offeror/offeree: | ||||||
(e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 05 Aug 2026 | |||||
(f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making | NO |
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| disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? |
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2. | POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
(a) | Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree |
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| to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any) |
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Class of relevant security: | 100p ordinary | ||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | |||||
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(1) | Relevant securities owned |
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| 307,595 | 0.27% | 2,282,959 | 1.98% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 2,272,287 | 1.97% | 307,674 | 0.27% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 2,579,882 | 2.24% | 2,590,633 | 2.25% |
(b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive |
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Class of relevant security in relation to |
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which subscription right exists |
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Details, including nature of the rights |
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concerned and relevant percentages: |
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3. | DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
(a) | Purchases and sales |
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Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit | ||||
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100p ordinary | Purchase | 95,507 | 4.3300 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Purchase | 41,717 | 4.3017 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Purchase | 17,879 | 4.3120 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Purchase | 16,977 | 4.3249 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Purchase | 10,447 | 4.3144 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Purchase | 7,200 | 4.2862 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Purchase | 4,032 | 4.2981 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Purchase | 3,908 | 4.3023 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Purchase | 3,341 | 4.2984 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Purchase | 2,674 | 4.3200 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Purchase | 2,574 | 4.3275 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Purchase | 1,695 | 4.3052 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Purchase | 1,071 | 4.3250 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Purchase | 900 | 4.3150 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Purchase | 816 | 4.3149 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Purchase | 731 | 4.2913 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Purchase | 720 | 4.2917 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Purchase | 650 | 4.2936 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Purchase | 628 | 4.2902 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Purchase | 412 | 4.2935 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Purchase | 394 | 4.2975 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Purchase | 300 | 4.3196 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Purchase | 244 | 4.2904 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Purchase | 196 | 4.3302 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Purchase | 155 | 4.2965 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Purchase | 152 | 4.2900 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Purchase | 52 | 4.3028 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Purchase | 7 | 4.2985 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Sale | 136,996 | 4.3300 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Sale | 34,713 | 4.3181 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Sale | 34,669 | 4.3293 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Sale | 8,452 | 4.2928 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Sale | 6,257 | 4.2701 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Sale | 3,808 | 4.3108 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Sale | 2,553 | 4.2971 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Sale | 2,031 | 4.2739 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Sale | 1,432 | 4.3256 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Sale | 1,386 | 4.3100 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Sale | 1,116 | 4.3220 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Sale | 1,106 | 4.2914 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Sale | 1,101 | 4.3226 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Sale | 1,060 | 4.2925 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Sale | 938 | 4.2898 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Sale | 440 | 4.3121 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Sale | 92 | 4.3150 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Sale | 57 | 4.2943 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Sale | 1 | 4.2799 GBP | ||||
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(b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions |
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Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
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100p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 82 | 4.3250 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 92 | 4.2810 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 194 | 4.2811 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 440 | 4.3120 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 87 | 4.3013 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 2,979 | 4.3017 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 13,877 | 4.3297 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 256 | 4.2970 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 3,981 | 4.3296 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 938 | 4.2898 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 36,351 | 4.3037 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 11,347 | 4.3300 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 408 | 4.2746 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 196 | 4.3302 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 17,879 | 4.3120 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Long | 7 | 4.2980 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 5,691 | 4.3300 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2,553 | 4.2971 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 56 | 4.3300 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Long | 84,920 | 4.3300 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 13,989 | 4.2959 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,060 | 4.2925 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | CFD | Closing Short | 56,340 | 4.3300 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 628 | 4.2902 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 6,257 | 4.2701 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 3,950 | 4.3300 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 15,700 | 4.3300 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 376 | 4.3300 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 14,204 | 4.3300 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 244 | 4.2904 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2,899 | 4.2850 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1 | 4.2799 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,386 | 4.3100 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Short | 80,600 | 4.3300 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 2,574 | 4.3275 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 5,553 | 4.2969 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 57 | 4.2943 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 2,674 | 4.3200 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 620 | 4.3250 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2,031 | 4.2739 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 369 | 4.3250 GBP | |||
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(c) | Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) |
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(i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying |
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Class | Product | Writing, | Number | Exercise | Type | Expiry | Option |
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(ii) | Exercise |
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(d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) |
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Class of relevant | Nature of Dealings | Details | Price per unit (if | ||||
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4. | OTHER INFORMATION | ||||||
(a) | Indemnity and other dealings arrangements |
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Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, |
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formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal |
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or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party |
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to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: |
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NONE | |||||||
(b) | Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives |
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Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between |
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the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to: |
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(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or |
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(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which |
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any derivative is referenced: |
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NONE | |||||||
(c) | Attachments |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
Date of disclosure: | 06 Aug 2026 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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