REG - Barclays PLC Pinewood Tech Gp PLC - Form8.3PINEWOODTECHNOLOGIESGROUPPLC Replacement

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Aug 18, 2026 at 11:59 AM

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Barclays PLC disclosed its public opening position in Pinewood Technologies Group PLC on August 18, 2026. As of August 17, Barclays held interests representing 1.02% of the relevant securities, including direct holdings and cash-settled derivatives. The disclosure details numerous purchases and sales of 100p ordinary shares, as well as various swap and CFD transactions involving increasing/decreasing long or short positions.

RNS Number : 2096R Barclays PLC 18 August 2026

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:				17 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:			306,210	0.27%	890,719	0.77%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				873,034	0.76%	282,638	0.25%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			1,179,244	1.02%	1,173,357	1.02%
(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		71,972		4.2750 GBP
100p ordinary		Purchase		45,189		4.3050 GBP
100p ordinary		Purchase		18,837		4.2700 GBP
100p ordinary		Purchase		11,590		4.2746 GBP
100p ordinary		Purchase		3,429		4.2787 GBP
100p ordinary		Purchase		2,251		4.2743 GBP
100p ordinary		Purchase		2,088		4.2749 GBP
100p ordinary		Purchase		1,672		4.2714 GBP
100p ordinary		Purchase		1,336		4.2764 GBP
100p ordinary		Purchase		1,259		4.2800 GBP
100p ordinary		Purchase		331		4.2795 GBP
100p ordinary		Purchase		223		4.2773 GBP
100p ordinary		Purchase		147		4.2786 GBP
100p ordinary		Purchase		123		4.2701 GBP
100p ordinary		Purchase		82		4.2924 GBP
100p ordinary		Purchase		4		4.2802 GBP
100p ordinary		Sale		75,000		4.2754 GBP
100p ordinary		Sale		20,183		4.2730 GBP
100p ordinary		Sale		12,034		4.2750 GBP
100p ordinary		Sale		8,528		4.2700 GBP
100p ordinary		Sale		5,204		4.2664 GBP
100p ordinary		Sale		5,037		4.2708 GBP
100p ordinary		Sale		4,733		4.2707 GBP
100p ordinary		Sale		2,037		4.2705 GBP
100p ordinary		Sale		1,992		4.2756 GBP
100p ordinary		Sale		1,237		4.2911 GBP
100p ordinary		Sale		563		4.2761 GBP
100p ordinary		Sale		470		4.2802 GBP
100p ordinary		Sale		51		4.2811 GBP
100p ordinary		Sale		3		4.2800 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		Decreasing Long		9,461	4.2700 GBP
100p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		25	4.2650 GBP
100p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Short		4,039	4.2756 GBP
100p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Long		3,813	4.2697 GBP
100p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		2,478	4.2755 GBP
100p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		2,680	4.2828 GBP
100p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		45,189	4.3050 GBP
100p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		3,429	4.2787 GBP
100p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		1,741	4.2780 GBP
100p ordinary		CFD		Closing Short		12,034	4.2750 GBP
100p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		528	4.2696 GBP
100p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		82	4.2925 GBP
100p ordinary		SWAP		Closing Short		20,183	4.2730 GBP
100p ordinary		SWAP		Closing Long		328	4.2806 GBP
100p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,390	4.2912 GBP
100p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		821	4.2757 GBP
100p ordinary		SWAP		Closing Short		4,039	4.2700 GBP
100p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Long		310	4.2700 GBP
100p ordinary		SWAP		Closing Long		3,813	4.2693 GBP
100p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Short		557	4.2693 GBP
100p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		123	4.2700 GBP
100p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		45,189	4.3050 GBP
100p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		147	4.2789 GBP
100p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		3,814	4.2574 GBP
100p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		45	4.2700 GBP
100p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		247	4.2850 GBP
100p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,840	4.2700 GBP
100p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		45,189	4.3050 GBP
100p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		123	4.2701 GBP
100p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,237	4.2911 GBP
100p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		2,118	4.2700 GBP
100p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		4	4.2802 GBP
100p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		135	4.2700 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:				18 Aug 2026
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

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