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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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07
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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17,688,256
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2.56%
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5,676,117
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0.82%
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(2)
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Cash-settled derivatives:
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and/or controlled:
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5,490,910
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0.79%
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16,998,378
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2.46%
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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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1,170,307
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0.17%
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TOTAL:
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23,179,166
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3.35%
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23,844,802
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3.45%
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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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244,075
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1.9950 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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190,269
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1.9910 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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84,846
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1.9926 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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68,285
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1.9992 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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51,210
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1.9947 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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33,175
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2.0001 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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21,219
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2.0076 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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13,777
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2.0012 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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13,378
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1.9927 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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10,251
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2.0056 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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8,371
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1.9996 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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7,860
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2.0059 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,691
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1.9970 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,268
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2.0000 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,881
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2.0032 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,220
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2.0013 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,600
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2.0152 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,437
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2.0100 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,147
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2.0020 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,582
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2.0045 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,999
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2.0090 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,805
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2.0042 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,500
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1.9960 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,448
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2.0060 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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595
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2.0120 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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291
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1.9972 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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231
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2.0140 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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150
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1.9991 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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140
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2.0080 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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125
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1.9990 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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69
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2.0014 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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189,609
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1.9936 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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122,814
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2.0102 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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90,173
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2.0042 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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80,002
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2.0080 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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61,641
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1.9909 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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52,980
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1.9911 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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38,332
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2.0030 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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37,941
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1.9995 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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20,421
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1.9979 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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7,437
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2.0110 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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6,177
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2.0046 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,784
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1.9910 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,405
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2.0018 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,284
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1.9980 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,404
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1.9908 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,395
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2.0062 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,714
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2.0031 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,389
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1.9987 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,064
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1.9965 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,895
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2.0100 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,717
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2.0095 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,500
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1.9960 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,386
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2.0008 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,279
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2.0001 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,208
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2.0053 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,198
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2.0091 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,146
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2.0000 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,100
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1.9970 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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595
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2.0120 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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487
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1.9935 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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291
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1.9974 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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125
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1.9990 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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72
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2.0169 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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57
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1.9898 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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10
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2.0000 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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59
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2.0016 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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150
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1.9991 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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68,285
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1.9992 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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37
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2.0000 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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906
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2.0118 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1,198
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2.0091 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1,371
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2.0070 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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4,404
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1.9908 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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12,596
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2.0006 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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38,332
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2.0030 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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66,489
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2.0080 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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90,173
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2.0042 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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58
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2.0079 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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72
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2.0169 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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834
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2.0038 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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1,022
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2.0114 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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1,208
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2.0053 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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1.9987 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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5,284
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1.9980 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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37,941
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1.9995 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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44,810
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2.0103 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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61,641
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1.9909 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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76,148
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2.0102 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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100
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2.0120 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,091
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2.0000 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,581
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2.0000 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,812
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2.0118 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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1,999
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2.0091 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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2,856
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2.0020 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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7,344
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2.0076 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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29,072
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1.9910 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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47,424
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1.9910 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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58,862
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1.9933 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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58,887
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1.9936 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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140,000
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2.0005 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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17,375
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2.0050 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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51,210
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1.9947 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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10 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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-1,170,307
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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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