FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 3b
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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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09
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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21,172,925
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3.06%
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6,933,429
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1.00%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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6,461,465
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0.93%
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20,472,926
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2.96%
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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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1,170,419
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0.17%
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TOTAL:
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27,634,390
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3.99%
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28,576,774
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4.13%
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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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207,973
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1.9563 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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61,652
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1.9455 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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55,164
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1.9509 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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42,793
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1.9440 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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26,419
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1.9519 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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20,526
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1.9494 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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19,504
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1.9506 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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19,255
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1.9496 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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18,501
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1.9474 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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10,000
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1.9760 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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8,848
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1.9481 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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6,342
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1.9399 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,182
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1.9493 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,228
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1.9438 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,788
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1.9450 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,192
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1.9439 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,517
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1.9550 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,440
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1.9527 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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610
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1.9500 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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53,488
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1.9468 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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52,576
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1.9440 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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30,247
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1.9484 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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18,597
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1.9439 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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14,272
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1.9539 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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13,054
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1.9457 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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10,177
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1.9438 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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8,297
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1.9467 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,751
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1.9526 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,927
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1.9462 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,028
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1.9490 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,477
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1.9436 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,727
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1.9460 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,684
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1.9350 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,394
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1.9580 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,234
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1.9418 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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959
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1.9463 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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237
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1.9599 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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Increasing Long
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31,942
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1.9455 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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3,878
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1.9411 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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8,455
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1.9440 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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2,289
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1.9631 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1,538
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1.9581 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,733
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1.9483 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1,210
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1.9438 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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6,290
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1.9467 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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446
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1.9476 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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2,681
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1.9550 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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2,837
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1.9460 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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2,007
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1.9467 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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5,751
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1.9527 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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21,433
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1.9440 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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20,526
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1.9494 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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610
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1.9500 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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11,297
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1.9513 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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207,973
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1.9563 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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10,177
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1.9438 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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18,597
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1.9439 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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2,837
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1.9443 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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19,810
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1.9480 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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1,505
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1.9499 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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6,095
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1.9512 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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10,000
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1.9618 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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52,000
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1.9555 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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238
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1.9389 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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967
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1.9483 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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3,927
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1.9462 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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18,501
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1.9474 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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20,704
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1.9440 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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19,255
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1.9496 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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11,164
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1.9507 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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16,132
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1.9455 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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-1,170,419
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1.7390
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European
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08 May
2024
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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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