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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31
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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14,839,203
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2.14%
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5,336,064
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0.77%
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(2)
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Cash-settled derivatives:
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and/or controlled:
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5,186,140
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0.75%
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14,011,372
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2.03%
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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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1,170,339
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0.17%
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TOTAL:
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20,025,343
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2.89%
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20,517,775
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2.97%
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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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1,597,355
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1.7696 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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416,032
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1.7690 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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104,598
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1.7698 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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48,418
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1.8284 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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22,466
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1.8273 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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19,151
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1.8290 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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13,605
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1.7689 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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12,336
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1.7907 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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6,913
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1.8241 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,973
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1.8313 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,730
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1.8146 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,721
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1.8356 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,532
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1.8212 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,055
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1.8339 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,703
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1.8360 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,595
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1.8170 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,588
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1.8120 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,066
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1.8280 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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871
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1.8410 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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726
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1.7679 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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32
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1.8060 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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369,495
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1.7690 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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185,115
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1.7754 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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121,996
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1.8420 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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82,822
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1.7954 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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73,747
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1.7696 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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50,195
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1.8310 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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20,594
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1.8760 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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18,737
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1.8124 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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11,450
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1.8298 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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11,443
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1.8332 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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6,913
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1.8242 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,617
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1.8341 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,796
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1.8371 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,373
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1.8280 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,289
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1.8151 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,216
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1.8082 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,960
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1.8381 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,520
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1.8380 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,453
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1.8440 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,373
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1.8350 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,167
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1.8115 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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576
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1.8349 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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297
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1.7709 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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18
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1.8199 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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57
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1.7679 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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576
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1.8349 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Closing
Long
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1,960
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1.8381 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Closing
Long
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2,796
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1.8371 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Closing
Long
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21,897
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1.8357 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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227,720
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1.7690 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1,373
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1.8350 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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3,672
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1.8068 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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20,594
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1.8760 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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22,183
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1.8365 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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121,996
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1.8420 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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18
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1.8199 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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2,216
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1.8082 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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2,956
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1.8359 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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3,891
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1.8248 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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11,443
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1.8332 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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11,809
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1.8321 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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12,322
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1.8358 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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19,436
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1.7898 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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31,026
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1.8295 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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588
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1.8303 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,495
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1.8401 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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10,997
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1.8288 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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14,030
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1.7887 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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22,466
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1.8273 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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43,545
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1.7691 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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534,089
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1.7690 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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871
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1.8410 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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6,304
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1.7838 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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17,848
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1.8315 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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48,418
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1.8284 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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594,255
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1.7690 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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03 Jun 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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-1,170,339
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1.7390
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European
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08-May-2025
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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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