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FORM 8.3 - Amendment - this form replaces RNS number 2332A
published at 13:31 on 11/03/2025, changes made to section 2a and
3a
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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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WOOD GROUP (JOHN) 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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10
Mar 2025
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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
2/7 p 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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5,067,314
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0.73%
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30,433,600
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4.39%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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29,968,606
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4.33%
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3,459,110
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0.50%
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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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0
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0.00%
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TOTAL:
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35,035,920
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5.06%
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33,892,710
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4.89%
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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 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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547,560
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0.3901 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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126,890
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0.3904 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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93,835
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0.3832 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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48,000
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0.3894 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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31,522
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0.3968 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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29,525
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0.3916 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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25,000
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0.3873 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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23,819
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0.3883 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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20,040
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0.3889 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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9,582
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0.3863 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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6,193
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0.3886 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,262
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0.3854 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,075
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0.3788 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,692
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0.3898 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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386
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0.3899 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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161
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0.3780 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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639,241
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0.3887 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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98,571
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0.3903 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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96,760
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1.7390 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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71,966
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0.3837 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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67,266
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0.3832 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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37,734
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0.3880 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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35,492
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0.3892 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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33,205
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0.3873 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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26,148
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0.3894 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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17,639
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0.3882 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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10,000
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0.3848 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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9,291
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0.3865 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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6,985
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0.3915 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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6,596
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0.3911 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,574
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0.3858 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,000
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0.3883 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,150
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0.3788 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,622
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0.3929 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,098
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0.3845 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,416
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0.3854 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,902
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0.3844 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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430
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0.3780 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 2/7 p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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17,997
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0.3876 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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1,076
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0.3832 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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26,148
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0.3894 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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98,571
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0.3903 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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3,798
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0.3832 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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1,402
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0.3852 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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3,504
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0.3857 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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9,582
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0.3863 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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1,692
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0.3898 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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126,890
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0.3904 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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29,525
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0.3916 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Long
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206,445
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0.3831 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Long
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19,152
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0.3860 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Long
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45,937
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0.3865 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Long
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8,437
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0.3877 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Long
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120,428
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0.3879 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Long
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639,241
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0.3887 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Long
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206,445
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0.3831 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Long
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45,937
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0.3865 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Long
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120,389
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0.3879 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Long
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20,040
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0.3889 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Long
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547,560
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0.3901 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Long
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31,522
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0.3968 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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NO
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Date of disclosure:
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17 Mar 2025
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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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