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title: "REG - Barclays PLC Pinewood Tech Gp PLC - Form 8.3 PINEWOOD TECHNOLOGIES GROUP PLC"
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description: "Barclays PLC disclosed its position in Pinewood Technologies Group PLC on August 20, 2026. Holding 1,101,152 shares (0.96%) and short positions of 1,088,636 (0.95%), Barclays executed numerous purchases and sales of ordinary shares between August 19, 2026, alongside various swap and CFD derivative transactions to adjust its long and short exposures."
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# REG - Barclays PLC Pinewood Tech Gp PLC - Form 8.3 PINEWOOD TECHNOLOGIES GROUP PLC

RNS Number : 5571R Barclays PLC 20 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:

19 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:

287,040

0.25%

822,564

0.71%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

814,112

0.71%

266,072

0.23%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

1,101,152

0.96%

1,088,636

0.95%

(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

585,000

4.4409 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

45,873

4.4253 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

38,094

4.4452 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

27,740

4.4283 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

19,146

4.4500 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

17,803

4.4250 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

13,070

4.3880 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

12,697

4.4439 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

12,433

4.4113 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

10,000

4.3800 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

7,222

4.4460 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

5,013

4.2583 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

4,956

4.3496 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

3,402

4.4400 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

2,929

4.4186 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

2,658

4.4430 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

1,940

4.4450 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

1,666

4.4100 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

734

4.4200 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

300

4.4446 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

23

4.2995 GBP

100p ordinary

Purchase

10

4.2700 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

611,624

4.4381 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

32,307

4.4400 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

22,080

4.4250 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

20,227

4.4410 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

19,505

4.4372 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

13,162

4.4414 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

12,792

4.4436 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

10,723

4.4391 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

10,000

4.3800 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

8,768

4.4439 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

1,874

4.3501 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

1,666

4.4100 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

1,500

4.4185 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

1,291

4.3750 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

1,185

4.4277 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

962

4.3071 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

734

4.4200 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

513

4.4350 GBP

100p ordinary

Sale

10

4.2700 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

1,441

4.3401 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

12,433

4.4113 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,163

4.4395 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

111

4.4185 GBP

100p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

5,013

4.2583 GBP

100p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

413

4.4447 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

551

4.4396 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

30,000

4.4195 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

433

4.3834 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

37

4.4194 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,833

4.4400 GBP

100p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

647

4.4452 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,635

4.4209 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

17,803

4.4250 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

18,417

4.4250 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,129

4.4365 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,663

4.4250 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,922

4.4450 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

30,330

4.4483 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,291

4.3750 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

12,697

4.4438 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,929

4.4186 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

10,723

4.4391 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

19,146

4.4500 GBP

100p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

962

4.3071 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:

20 Aug 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

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