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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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05
Jun 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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14,479,888
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2.09%
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5,522,379
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0.80%
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(2)
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Cash-settled derivatives:
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and/or controlled:
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5,335,991
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0.77%
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13,678,017
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1.98%
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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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1,170,341
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0.17%
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TOTAL:
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19,815,879
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2.86%
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20,370,737
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2.94%
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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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59,188
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1.8193 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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42,249
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1.8572 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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37,599
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1.8254 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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33,202
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1.8151 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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28,114
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1.8578 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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26,930
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1.8278 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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24,819
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1.8155 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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24,194
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1.8600 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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21,953
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1.8260 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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15,348
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1.8426 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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9,967
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1.8592 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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7,399
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1.8650 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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6,138
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1.8115 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,086
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1.8472 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,398
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1.8157 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,017
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1.8282 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,751
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1.8470 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,538
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1.8130 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,400
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1.8467 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,376
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1.8270 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,374
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1.8200 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,260
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1.8440 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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981
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1.8182 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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679
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1.8053 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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650
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1.8188 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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583
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1.8090 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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517
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1.8490 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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361
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1.8634 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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49
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1.8145 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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41
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1.8010 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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101,511
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1.8200 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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92,918
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1.8600 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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68,840
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1.8332 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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40,116
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1.8417 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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40,048
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1.8568 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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35,955
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1.8196 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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35,850
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1.8144 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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20,687
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1.8414 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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18,676
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1.8601 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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15,883
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1.8128 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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8,939
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1.8401 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,213
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1.8244 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,058
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1.8114 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,590
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1.8149 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,740
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1.8285 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,389
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1.8357 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,053
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1.8353 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,996
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1.8150 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,538
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1.8130 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,376
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1.8270 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,371
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1.8650 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,260
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1.8440 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,142
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1.8050 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,129
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1.8141 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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679
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1.8053 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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650
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1.8190 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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270
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1.8227 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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149
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1.8066 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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138
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1.8640 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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116
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1.8351 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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41
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1.8010 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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34
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1.8699 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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-901
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1.8594 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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Decreasing Long
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49
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1.8145 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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1,558
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1.8087 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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1,751
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1.8470 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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4,398
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1.8157 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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4,580
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1.8124 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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9,967
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1.8592 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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10,459
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1.8600 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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10,948
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1.8600 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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15,348
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1.8426 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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9
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1.8320 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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159
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1.8005 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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320
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1.7995 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1,142
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1.8050 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1,832
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1.8169 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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2,863
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1.8407 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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5,580
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1.8511 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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20,687
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1.8414 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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68,840
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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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34
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1.8699 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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116
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1.8351 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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2,389
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1.8357 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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6,536
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1.8057 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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16,096
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1.8156 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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29,314
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1.8163 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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40,116
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1.8417 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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870
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1.8260 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,094
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1.8254 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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2,175
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1.8237 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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2,277
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1.8312 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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2,709
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1.8265 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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5,000
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1.8651 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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5,000
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1.8652 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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15,472
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1.8600 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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23,508
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1.8600 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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59,188
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1.8193 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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18,676
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1.8601 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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20,705
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1.8222 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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06 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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-1,170,341
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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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