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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
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positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
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(c)
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Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
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JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC
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relevant securities this form relates:
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(d)
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If
an exempt fund manager connected with an
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offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity
of
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offeror/offeree:
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(e)
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Date position held/dealing undertaken:
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24
May 2024
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(f)
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In
addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser
making
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NO
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disclosures in respect of any other party to the
offer?
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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
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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)
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Relevant securities owned
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and/or controlled:
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14,348,933
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2.07%
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6,661,366
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0.96%
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(2)
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Cash-settled derivatives:
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and/or controlled:
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6,503,398
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0.94%
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13,426,399
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1.94%
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(3)
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Stock-settled derivatives (including
options)
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and
agreements to purchase/sell:
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0
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0.00%
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1,170,329
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0.17%
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TOTAL:
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20,852,331
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3.01%
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21,258,094
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3.07%
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(b)
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Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors
and other executive
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options)
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Class of relevant security in relation to
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which subscription right exists
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Details, including nature of the rights
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concerned and relevant percentages:
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3.
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DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL
TRADER
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(a)
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Purchases and sales
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Class of
relevant
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Purchase/sale
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Number of
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Price per
unit
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security
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securities
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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224,849
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1.8112 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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139,964
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1.8872 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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116,930
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1.8930 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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67,064
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1.8865 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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61,263
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1.8670 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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52,003
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1.8645 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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40,519
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1.8808 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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21,557
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1.8790 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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20,125
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1.8847 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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18,621
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1.8764 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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14,534
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1.8896 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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12,716
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1.8824 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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11,572
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1.8594 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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8,073
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1.8620 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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7,753
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1.8897 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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7,000
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1.8217 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,880
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1.8836 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,144
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1.8237 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,983
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1.8657 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,287
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1.8768 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,280
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1.8521 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,188
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1.8880 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,389
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1.8641 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,923
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1.8528 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,368
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1.8780 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,354
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1.8850 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,346
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1.8779 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,260
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1.8888 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,081
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1.8740 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,037
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1.8615 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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750
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1.8697 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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718
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1.8310 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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481
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1.8840 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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349
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1.8757 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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144
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1.8690 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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86
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1.8778 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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47
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1.8900 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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31
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1.8890 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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262,163
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1.8810 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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133,205
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1.8914 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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120,476
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1.8930 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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28,800
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1.8806 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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16,344
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1.8826 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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10,647
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1.8816 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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9,862
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1.8664 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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6,784
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1.8929 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,077
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1.8235 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,207
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1.8708 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,389
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1.8643 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,319
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1.8775 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,307
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1.8408 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,923
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1.8530 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,425
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1.8799 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,346
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1.8780 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,291
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1.8890 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,264
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1.8840 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,081
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1.8740 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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694
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1.8837 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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650
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1.8722 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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422
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1.8904 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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319
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1.8760 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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317
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1.8885 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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278
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1.8819 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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220
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1.8881 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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194
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1.8870 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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120
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1.8850 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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47
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1.8900 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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41
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1.8860 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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902
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1.8916 GBP
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(b)
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Cash-settled derivative transactions
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Class of
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Product
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Nature of
dealing
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Number of
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Price per
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relevant
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description
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reference
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unit
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security
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securities
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Closing
Long
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1,779
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1.8703 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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243
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1.8930 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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481
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1.8840 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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3,103
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1.8890 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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3,287
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1.8768 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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4,512
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1.7800 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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7,527
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1.8540 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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40,519
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1.8808 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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67,064
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1.8865 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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73,865
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1.8930 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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402
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1.8119 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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35
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1.8499 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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120
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1.8850 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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261
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1.7959 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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319
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1.8760 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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422
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1.8904 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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2,398
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1.8748 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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2,911
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1.8778 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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5,704
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1.8850 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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6,784
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1.8929 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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7,949
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1.8796 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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16,344
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1.8826 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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28,800
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1.8806 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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120,777
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1.8930 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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221
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1.8920 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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238
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1.8120 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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585
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1.8497 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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804
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1.8119 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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42,698
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1.8929 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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224,849
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1.8112 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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26
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1.8861 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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700
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1.8576 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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9,000
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1.8161 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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13,162
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1.8800 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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18,621
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1.8764 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
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Product
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Writing,
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Number
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Exercise
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Type
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Expiry
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Option
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of
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description
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purchasing,
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of
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price
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date
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money
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relevant
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selling,
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securities
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per unit
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paid/
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security
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varying etc
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to which
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received
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option
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per unit
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relates
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(ii)
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Exercising
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Class of
relevant
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Product
description
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Exercising/ exercised
against
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Number of
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Exercise price
per
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security
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securities
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unit
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(d)
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Other dealings (including subscribing for new
securities)
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Class of
relevant
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Nature of
Dealings
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Details
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Price per unit
(if
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security
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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,
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formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may
be an inducement to deal
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or
refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader
making the disclosure and any party
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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
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the
person making the disclosure and any other person relating
to:
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(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under
any option; or
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(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of
any relevant securities to which
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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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28 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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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.
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KEY
INFORMATION
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Identity of the person whose
positions/dealings
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Barclays PLC.
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are
being disclosed:
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Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
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JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC
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relevant securities this from relates:
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2.
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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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-1,170,329
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1.7390
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European
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08 Jun 2024
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3.
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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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