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:

11 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:

345,094

0.30%

1,156,960

1.01%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

1,141,530

0.99%

345,173

0.30%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

1,486,624

1.29%

1,502,133

1.31%

(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

538,075

4.3050 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

19,462

4.3141 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

17,009

4.3064 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

13,433

4.2992 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

4,282

4.3239 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

3,965

4.3000 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

1,161

4.3350 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

781

4.3021 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

596

4.3364 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

441

4.2811 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

437

4.3175 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

329

4.2850 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

228

4.2909 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

201

4.3052 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

96

4.2750 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

53

4.3196 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

5

4.3200 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

25,975

4.3086 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

13,183

4.2807 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

12,921

4.2950 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

7,945

4.3150 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

6,610

4.2998 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

1,973

4.2713 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

1,753

4.3050 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

1,219

4.3300 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

950

4.2903 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

751

4.2840 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

326

4.2800 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

154

4.2600 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

104

4.3075 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

1

4.2650 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

1,973

4.2713 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

136

4.2907 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

288

4.2908 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

457,208

4.3050 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5

4.3200 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

208

4.3050 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

573

4.3050 GBP

100p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

4,283

4.3239 GBP

100p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

6,279

4.3106 GBP

100p ordinary

CFD

Closing Short

1

4.2700 GBP

100p ordinary

CFD

Opening Short

16,771

4.3050 GBP

100p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

12,921

4.2952 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

480

4.2732 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

121

4.3225 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,183

4.2807 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,900

4.3050 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

74

4.3050 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,289

4.3050 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,035

4.3050 GBP

100p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

329

4.2850 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

158

4.3027 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

950

4.2903 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

70,607

4.3050 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,219

4.3300 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,141

4.3150 GBP

100p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

13,433

4.2992 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

201

4.3052 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,161

4.3350 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

344

4.3150 GBP

100p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

751

4.2840 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

213

4.3300 GBP

100p ordinary

CFD

Closing Short

16,771

4.3050 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

383

4.3400 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:

12 Aug 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213