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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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(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: | 27 Jul 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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| 336,844 | 0.29% | 2,512,409 | 2.18% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 2,490,627 | 2.16% | 343,242 | 0.30% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 2,827,471 | 2.46% | 2,855,651 | 2.48% |
(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 | 211,762 | 4.2070 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Purchase | 203,416 | 4.2142 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Purchase | 59,830 | 4.1999 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Purchase | 57,974 | 4.2090 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Purchase | 57,905 | 4.2130 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Purchase | 54,319 | 4.2137 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Purchase | 50,384 | 4.1800 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Purchase | 45,090 | 4.1853 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Purchase | 26,679 | 4.2158 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Purchase | 19,393 | 4.2153 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Purchase | 7,819 | 4.2028 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Purchase | 6,714 | 4.2059 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Purchase | 5,148 | 4.2048 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Purchase | 4,473 | 4.2146 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Purchase | 3,215 | 4.2035 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Purchase | 3,089 | 4.2031 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Purchase | 2,832 | 4.2321 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Purchase | 1,700 | 4.2203 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Purchase | 1,304 | 4.2005 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Purchase | 1,194 | 4.2300 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Purchase | 1,144 | 4.1875 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Purchase | 1,013 | 4.1950 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Purchase | 1,012 | 4.2255 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Purchase | 986 | 4.1922 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Purchase | 912 | 4.1625 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Purchase | 498 | 4.2175 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Purchase | 400 | 4.2400 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Purchase | 283 | 4.2250 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Purchase | 161 | 4.1978 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Sale | 151,987 | 4.2051 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Sale | 33,503 | 4.1870 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Sale | 22,041 | 4.1898 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Sale | 21,017 | 4.1933 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Sale | 20,197 | 4.1990 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Sale | 16,858 | 4.2168 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Sale | 13,993 | 4.2105 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Sale | 12,634 | 4.2084 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Sale | 8,700 | 4.2154 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Sale | 6,858 | 4.2070 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Sale | 5,977 | 4.2073 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Sale | 4,714 | 4.2127 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Sale | 4,513 | 4.1988 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Sale | 4,463 | 4.2066 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Sale | 3,862 | 4.2040 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Sale | 2,366 | 4.2221 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Sale | 1,800 | 4.2202 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Sale | 1,543 | 4.2118 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Sale | 1,137 | 4.2196 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Sale | 912 | 4.1625 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Sale | 608 | 4.2200 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Sale | 352 | 4.1650 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Sale | 78 | 4.2175 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Sale | 69 | 4.2325 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Sale | 2 | 4.1799 GBP | ||||
100p ordinary | Sale | 1 | 4.1775 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 | Opening Short | 478 | 4.1950 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 2,137 | 4.2097 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 506 | 4.2082 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 467 | 4.1967 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 173,727 | 4.2176 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 3,973 | 4.2096 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 69 | 4.2325 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 405 | 4.1798 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 7,651 | 4.2036 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | CFD | Opening Long | 757 | 4.1798 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | CFD | Opening Long | 112 | 4.2061 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | CFD | Opening Long | 1,677 | 4.1900 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | CFD | Opening Short | 47,989 | 4.1800 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 315 | 4.2296 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 46,000 | 4.1877 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 22,041 | 4.1898 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 4,889 | 4.2060 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 5,900 | 4.2060 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 5,462 | 4.2060 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 1,460 | 4.2141 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 55,796 | 4.2098 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 400 | 4.2197 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 3,080 | 4.2264 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Long | 69 | 4.2013 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 5,814 | 4.2013 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Long | 405 | 4.1914 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 26,906 | 4.1914 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Short | 7,651 | 4.1800 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 905 | 4.1800 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 20,744 | 4.1800 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,700 | 4.1852 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Long | 893 | 4.2035 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 2,322 | 4.2035 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Short | 5,814 | 4.1800 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 6,943 | 4.1800 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,358 | 4.1803 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Long | 905 | 4.2059 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 5,809 | 4.2059 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2 | 4.1799 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 737 | 4.2196 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Long | 6,943 | 4.2157 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 19,736 | 4.2157 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 41 | 4.1800 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 19,393 | 4.2152 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,700 | 4.2203 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,144 | 4.1875 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,354 | 4.1800 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 57,905 | 4.2130 GBP | |||
100p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 52,859 | 4.2137 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: | 28 Jul 2026 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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