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:

18 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:

304,608

0.26%

881,918

0.77%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

870,387

0.76%

283,405

0.25%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

1,174,995

1.02%

1,165,323

1.01%

(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

14,411

4.2737 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

12,527

4.2700 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

5,928

4.2720 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

3,616

4.2736 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

2,292

4.2764 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

2,050

4.2848 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

1,987

4.2750 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

1,983

4.2765 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

966

4.2900 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

849

4.2757 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

645

4.2850 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

623

4.3000 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

181

4.2927 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

20,570

4.2700 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

8,107

4.2711 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

4,037

4.2993 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

3,381

4.2900 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

1,688

4.2777 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

1,287

4.2738 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

1,166

4.2696 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

623

4.3000 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

1,688

4.2777 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

10

4.2650 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

22

4.2650 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

867

4.2750 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

310

4.2806 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

3,426

4.2806 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

310

4.2697 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

4,834

4.2697 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,617

4.2794 GBP

100p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

6

4.2733 GBP

100p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,055

4.2802 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

549

4.2846 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

18

4.2700 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,092

4.2699 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,614

4.2700 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

3,426

4.2700 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

311

4.2725 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,633

4.2700 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

8,126

4.2700 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,593

4.2900 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,841

4.2703 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

74

4.2649 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

157

4.2700 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

644

4.2850 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

147

4.2700 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,633

4.2750 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

659

4.2800 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:

19 Aug 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213