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FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a
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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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18
Jul 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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28,266,112
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4.09%
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5,934,521
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0.86%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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5,571,431
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0.81%
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27,490,963
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3.97%
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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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1,170,396
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0.17%
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TOTAL:
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33,837,543
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4.89%
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34,595,880
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5.00%
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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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163,529
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2.0705 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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115,372
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2.0641 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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83,365
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2.0680 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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65,500
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2.0500 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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55,478
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2.0678 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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47,445
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2.0730 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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36,360
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2.0671 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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28,811
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2.0686 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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22,908
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2.0636 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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14,698
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2.0683 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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14,201
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2.0726 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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13,945
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2.0708 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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13,339
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2.0673 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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12,892
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2.0700 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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11,612
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2.0554 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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10,966
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2.0682 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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7,516
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2.0711 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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6,014
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2.0653 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,799
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2.0654 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,874
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2.0580 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,264
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2.0690 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,066
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2.0707 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,037
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2.0725 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,576
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2.0675 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,175
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2.0800 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,771
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2.0799 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,759
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2.0634 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,377
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2.0670 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,358
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2.0780 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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803
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2.0760 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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507
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2.0616 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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165
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2.0620 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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118,928
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2.0680 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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114,984
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2.0714 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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100,000
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2.0695 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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85,285
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2.0690 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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69,209
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2.0498 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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27,202
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2.0700 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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17,181
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2.0674 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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14,343
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2.0681 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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10,693
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2.0673 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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7,537
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2.0677 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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6,452
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2.0697 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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6,172
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2.0791 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,027
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2.0623 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,037
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2.0727 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,771
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2.0800 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,305
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2.0586 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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803
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2.0760 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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248
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2.0679 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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165
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2.0620 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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141
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2.0619 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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105
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2.0480 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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Decreasing Long
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122,917
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2.0717 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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996
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2.0698 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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9,584
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2.0649 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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395
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2.0632 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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3,650
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2.0700 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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9,202
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2.0673 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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6,452
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2.0697 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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6,172
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2.0791 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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25,805
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2.0680 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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19,342
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2.0704 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Closing
Long
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21,793
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2.0662 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1,305
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2.0586 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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17,181
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2.0674 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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2,805
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2.0720 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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6,014
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2.0653 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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218
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2.0680 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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5,806
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2.0713 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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404
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2.0800 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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141
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2.0619 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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507
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2.0616 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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98,909
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2.0626 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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42,179
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2.0680 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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10,966
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2.0682 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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2,468
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2.0693 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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3,921
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2.0725 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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10,074
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2.0739 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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966
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2.0665 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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1,491
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2.0673 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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1,759
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2.0634 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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8,759
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2.0639 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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3,214
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2.0680 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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35,834
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2.0690 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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2,731
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2.0500 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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26 Jul 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")
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1. KEY INFORMATION
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Identity of the person whose positions/dealings
are being disclosed:
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Barclays PLC.
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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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-1,170,396
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1.7390
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European
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08 May
2025
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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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