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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
positions disclosed, if different from
1(a):
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(c)
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Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
relevant securities this form relates:
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JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC
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(d)
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If
an exempt fund manager connected with an
offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of
offeror/offeree:
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(e)
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Date position held/dealing undertaken:
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14
Jun 2024
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(f)
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In
addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making
disclosures in respect of any other party to the
offer?
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NO
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2.
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POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE
DISCLOSURE
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(a)
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Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of
the offeror or offeree
to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if
any)
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Class of relevant security:
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4
2/7p 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)
Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
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17,692,766
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2.56%
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6,876,480
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0.99%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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6,708,728
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0.97%
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17,040,293
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2.46%
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(3)
Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to
purchase/sell:
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0
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0.00%
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1,170,360
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0.17%
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TOTAL:
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24,401,494
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3.53%
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25,087,133
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3.63%
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(b)
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Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors
and
other executive options)
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Class of relevant security in relation to
which subscription right exists
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Details, including nature of the rights
concerned and relevant percentages:
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3.
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DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE
DISCLOSURE
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(a)
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Purchase and sales
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Class of relevant
security
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Purchase/sale
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Number of
securities
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Price per
unit
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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128,128
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1.9679 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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102,223
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1.9726 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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74,192
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1.9649 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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73,205
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1.9689 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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62,516
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1.9685 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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52,554
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1.9750 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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50,885
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1.9683 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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42,711
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1.9682 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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42,406
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1.9663 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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16,366
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1.9624 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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9,460
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1.9643 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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8,943
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1.9650 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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8,918
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1.9672 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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8,306
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1.9610 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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8,017
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1.9608 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,516
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1.9698 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,241
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1.9675 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,262
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1.9706 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,100
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1.9661 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,957
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1.9565 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,488
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1.9660 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,242
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1.9600 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,603
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1.9500 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,468
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1.9620 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,394
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1.9550 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,383
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1.9655 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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761
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1.9530 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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177
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1.9680 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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172
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1.9738 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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281,154
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1.9699 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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230,689
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1.9622 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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176,296
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1.9651 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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162,516
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1.9685 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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103,807
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1.9639 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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82,486
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1.9668 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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67,305
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1.9750 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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30,481
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1.9680 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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29,760
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1.9747 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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21,809
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1.9691 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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10,927
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1.9611 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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10,789
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1.9749 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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10,255
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1.9598 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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8,968
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1.9621 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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6,772
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1.9650 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,281
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1.9635 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,382
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1.9589 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,994
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1.9646 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,867
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1.9569 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,831
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1.9645 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,488
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1.9660 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,324
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1.9641 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,984
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1.9568 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,628
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1.9789 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,616
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1.9624 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,603
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1.9500 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,394
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1.9550 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,100
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1.9667 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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780
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1.9748 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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761
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1.9530 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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600
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1.9626 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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550
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1.9735 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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125
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1.9738 GBP
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(b)
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Cash-settled derivative transactions
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Class of
relevant
security
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Product
description
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Nature of
dealing
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Number of
reference
securities
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Price per
unit
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Closing
Short
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12,360
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1.9699 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Closing
Short
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52,684
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1.9750 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Closing
Short
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58,299
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1.9697 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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621
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1.9675 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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46,085
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1.9683 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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242
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1.9699 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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759
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1.9613 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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780
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1.9748 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1,628
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1.9789 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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2,823
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1.9672 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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12,220
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1.9583 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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103,807
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1.9639 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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126,918
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1.9750 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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169,072
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1.9651 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
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1.9700 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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600
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1.9626 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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1,058
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1.9560 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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1,541
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1.9645 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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1,984
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1.9568 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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2,994
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1.9646 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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3,256
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1.9613 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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10,789
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1.9749 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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35,948
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1.9629 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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87,685
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1.9670 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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155,140
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1.9651 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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182,623
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1.9621 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
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1.9800 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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35
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1.9780 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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484
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1.9699 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,468
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1.9620 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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2,003
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1.9680 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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2,957
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1.9565 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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4,580
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1.9675 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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5,516
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1.9698 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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8,017
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1.9608 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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8,306
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1.9610 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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12,459
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1.9637 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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59,550
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1.9679 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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78,494
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1.9678 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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128,128
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1.9679 GBP
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(c)
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Stock-settled derivative transactions
(including options)
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(i)
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Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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Class
of
relevant
security
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Product
description
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Writing,
purchasing,
selling,
varying etc
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Number
of
securities
to which
option
relates
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Exercise
price
per unit
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Type
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Expiry
date
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Option
money
paid/
received
per unit
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(ii)
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Exercising
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Class of relevant
security
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Product
description
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Exercising/ exercised
against
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Number of
securities
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Exercise price per
unit
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(d)
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Other dealings (including subscribing for
new securities)
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Class of relevant
security
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Nature of
Dealings
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Details
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Price per unit (if
applicable)
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4.
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OTHER INFORMATION
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(a)
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Indemnity and other dealings arrangements
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Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any
agreement or understanding,
formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may
be an inducement to deal
or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the
disclosure and any party
to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to
the offer:
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NONE
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(b)
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Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options
or
derivatives
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Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal
or informal, between
the person making the disclosure and any other person
relating to:
(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under
any option; or
(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of
any relevant securities to which
any derivative is referenced:
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NONE
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(c)
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Attachments
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Is
a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?
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YES
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Date of disclosure:
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17 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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SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN
POSITIONS)
|
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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")
|
|
1. KEY INFORMATION
|
|
Identity of the person whose positions/dealings
are being disclosed:
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Barclays PLC.
|
|
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
relevant securities this from relates:
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JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC
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2. 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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-1,170,360
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1.7390
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European
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TBD
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3. 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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