FORM 8.3
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PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE
BY
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A
PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1%
OR
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MORE
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Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code
(the "Code")
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1.
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KEY
INFORMATION
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(a)
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Full name of discloser:
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Barclays PLC.
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(b)
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Owner or controller of interest and short
positions disclosed, if different from
1(a):
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(c)
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Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
relevant securities this form relates:
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JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC
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(d)
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If
an exempt fund manager connected with an
offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of
offeror/offeree:
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(e)
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Date position held/dealing undertaken:
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22
May 2024
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(f)
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In
addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making
disclosures in respect of any other party to the
offer?
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NO
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2.
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POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE
DISCLOSURE
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(a)
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Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of
the offeror or offeree
to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if
any)
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Class of relevant security:
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4
2/7p ordinary
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Interests
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Short
Positions
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Number
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(%)
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Number
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(%)
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(1)
Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
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14,186,068
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2.05%
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6,916,629
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1.00%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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6,691,550
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0.97%
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13,110,391
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1.90%
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(3)
Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to
purchase/sell:
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0
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0.00%
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1,170,338
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0.17%
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TOTAL:
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20,877,618
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3.02%
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21,197,358
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3.06%
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(b)
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Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors
and
other executive options)
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Class of relevant security in relation to
which subscription right exists
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Details, including nature of the rights
concerned and relevant percentages:
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3.
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DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE
DISCLOSURE
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(a)
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Purchase and sales
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Class of relevant
security
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Purchase/sale
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Number of
securities
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Price per
unit
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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297,531
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1.7908 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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223,214
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1.8009 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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165,824
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1.7997 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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109,919
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1.8000 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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75,105
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1.8001 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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39,483
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1.7940 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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38,192
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1.7932 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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15,024
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1.7927 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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12,944
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1.7996 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,260
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1.7970 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,916
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1.7963 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,801
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1.8200 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,710
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1.7854 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,574
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1.7960 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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619
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1.7994 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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116
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1.7900 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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147,394
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1.7915 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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71,003
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1.8000 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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68,487
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1.7967 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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52,255
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1.7961 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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16,380
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1.7999 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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8,578
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1.7954 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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7,808
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1.7900 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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7,318
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1.7977 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,765
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1.7905 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,916
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1.7965 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,384
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1.7949 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,080
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1.7934 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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784
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1.7935 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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270
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1.7930 GBP
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(b)
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Cash-settled derivative transactions
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Class of
relevant
security
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Product
description
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Nature of
dealing
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Number of
reference
securities
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Price per
unit
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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1,475
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1.7854 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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2,801
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1.8200 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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5,073
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1.8027 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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12,944
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1.7996 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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15,024
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1.7927 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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21,977
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1.7940 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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24,340
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1.7948 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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38,192
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1.7932 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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157,276
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1.8000 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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1,045
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1.7926 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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2,384
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1.7949 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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2,543
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1.7946 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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3,765
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1.7905 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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5,876
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1.7925 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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7,547
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1.7900 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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8,578
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1.7954 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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16,380
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1.7999 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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29,428
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1.7989 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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52,255
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1.7961 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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60,765
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1.7915 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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78,210
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1.7913 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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368
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1.7881 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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795
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1.7945 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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223,214
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1.8009 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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297,531
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1.7908 GBP
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(c)
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Stock-settled derivative transactions
(including options)
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(i)
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Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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Class
of
relevant
security
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Product
description
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Writing,
purchasing,
selling,
varying etc
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Number
of
securities
to which
option
relates
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Exercise
price
per unit
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Type
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Expiry
date
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Option
money
paid/
received
per unit
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(ii)
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Exercising
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Class of relevant
security
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Product
description
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Exercising/ exercised
against
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Number of
securities
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Exercise price per
unit
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(d)
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Other dealings (including subscribing for
new securities)
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Class of relevant
security
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Nature of
Dealings
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Details
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Price per unit (if
applicable)
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4.
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OTHER INFORMATION
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(a)
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Indemnity and other dealings arrangements
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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 person making the
disclosure and any party
to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to
the offer:
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NONE
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(b)
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Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options
or
derivatives
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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:
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NONE
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(c)
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Attachments
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Is
a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?
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YES
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Date of disclosure:
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23 May 2024
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Contact name:
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Large Holdings Regulatory
Operations
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Telephone number:
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020 3134
7213
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SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN
POSITIONS)
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DETAILS OF OPEN OPTION AND
DERIVATIVE POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO
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PURCHASE OR SELL
ETC.
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Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the
Takeover Code (the "Code")
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1. KEY INFORMATION
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Identity of the person whose positions/dealings
are being disclosed:
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Barclays PLC.
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Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
relevant securities this from relates:
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JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC
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2. OPTIONS AND DERIVATIVES
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Class
of
relevant
security
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Product
description
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Writing,
purchasing,
selling,
varying etc
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Number
of
securities
to which
option
relates
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Exercise
price
per unit
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Type
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Expiry
date
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Call
Options
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Written
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-1,170,338
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1.7390
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European
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08-May-25
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3. AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL
ETC.
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Full details should be given so that the nature of the
interest or position can be fully understood:
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