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:

31 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:

305,723

0.27%

2,569,718

2.23%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

2,556,130

2.22%

305,802

0.27%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

2,861,853

2.49%

2,875,520

2.50%

(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

62,689

4.2913 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

28,106

4.2895 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

21,033

4.3071 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

8,113

4.3000 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

1,237

4.3109 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

1,052

4.2968 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

698

4.3316 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

658

4.2750 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

395

4.2998 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

358

4.2771 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

349

4.2800 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

239

4.2996 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

210

4.3185 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

190

4.3550 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

164

4.3650 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

97

4.3297 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

5

4.3020 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

2

4.3600 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

57,858

4.2947 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

51,864

4.3600 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

44,688

4.2980 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

27,629

4.2997 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

23,189

4.3000 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

13,108

4.2650 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

10,055

4.2700 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

7,522

4.2874 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

6,546

4.2919 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

4,650

4.2998 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

4,414

4.2924 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

4,141

4.3648 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

4,057

4.2910 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

3,967

4.2995 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

3,011

4.3019 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

2,252

4.2999 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

1,975

4.3070 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

1,645

4.3140 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

786

4.2825 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

441

4.2699 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

18

4.3175 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

2,252

4.2999 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

307

4.3154 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

567

4.3154 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,511

4.3096 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

24,630

4.3600 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

9,426

4.2997 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

27,234

4.3600 GBP

100p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

3,011

4.3019 GBP

100p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

9,796

4.3294 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

338

4.2896 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

825

4.2998 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

745

4.3051 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

1,737

4.3051 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

441

4.2699 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

46

4.3000 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

273

4.3142 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

9,426

4.2872 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

1,198

4.2872 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

824

4.3015 GBP

100p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

88

4.2647 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,825

4.2998 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

658

4.2750 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,141

4.3648 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

148

4.3000 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

874

4.2981 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

406

4.3000 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

57,858

4.2947 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,126

4.3000 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

13,962

4.3000 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

304

4.2650 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,975

4.3069 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

12,128

4.3000 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,703

4.2650 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,967

4.2994 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

9,101

4.2650 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:

03 Aug 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213