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FORM 8.3
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PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE
BY
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A
PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1%
OR
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MORE
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Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code
(the "Code")
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1.
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KEY
INFORMATION
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(a)
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Full name of discloser:
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Barclays PLC.
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(b)
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Owner or controller of interest and short
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positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
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(c)
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Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
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JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC
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relevant securities this form relates:
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(d)
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If
an exempt fund manager connected with an
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offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity
of
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offeror/offeree:
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(e)
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Date position held/dealing undertaken:
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30
Jul 2024
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(f)
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In
addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser
making
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NO
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disclosures in respect of any other party to the
offer?
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2.
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POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
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(a)
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Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of
the offeror or offeree
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to
which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if
any)
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Class of relevant security:
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4
2/7p ordinary
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Interests
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Short
Positions
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Number
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(%)
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Number
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(%)
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(1)
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Relevant securities owned
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and/or controlled:
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30,252,637
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4.37%
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5,453,519
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0.79%
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(2)
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Cash-settled derivatives:
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and/or controlled:
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5,132,943
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0.74%
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29,309,879
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4.24%
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(3)
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Stock-settled derivatives (including
options)
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and
agreements to purchase/sell:
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0
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0.00%
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1,170,321
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0.17%
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TOTAL:
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35,385,580
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5.11%
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35,933,719
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5.19%
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(b)
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Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors
and other executive
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options)
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Class of relevant security in relation to
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which subscription right exists
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Details, including nature of the rights
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concerned and relevant percentages:
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3.
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DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL
TRADER
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(a)
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Purchases and sales
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Class of
relevant
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Purchase/sale
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Number of
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Price per
unit
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security
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securities
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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362,156
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2.0514 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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315,919
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2.0569 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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254,163
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2.0380 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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136,776
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2.0427 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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132,487
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2.0512 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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106,187
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2.0531 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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102,740
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2.0590 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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100,000
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2.0510 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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100,000
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2.0530 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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100,000
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2.0490 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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90,336
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2.0471 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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62,549
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2.0539 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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60,486
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2.0577 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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34,088
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2.0547 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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30,154
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2.0378 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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26,734
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2.0523 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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17,423
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2.0500 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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14,630
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2.0372 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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7,969
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2.0582 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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6,731
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2.0660 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,407
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2.0557 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,699
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2.0568 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,176
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2.0600 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,874
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2.0610 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,661
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2.0560 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,500
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2.0570 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,290
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2.0492 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,252
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2.0580 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,853
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2.0608 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,606
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2.0389 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,408
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2.0420 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,144
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2.0440 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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621
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2.0460 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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443
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2.0480 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3
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2.0603 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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322,064
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2.0379 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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141,549
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2.0380 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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96,944
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2.0460 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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54,865
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2.0519 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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45,616
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2.0534 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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45,277
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2.0510 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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36,566
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2.0532 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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25,869
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2.0500 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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18,678
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2.0426 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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14,869
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2.0480 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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13,942
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2.0432 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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13,716
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2.0490 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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11,423
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2.0516 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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9,108
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2.0597 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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8,325
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2.0494 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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7,420
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2.0538 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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6,668
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2.0481 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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6,414
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2.0660 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,890
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2.0495 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,599
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2.0566 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,053
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2.0420 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,914
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2.0476 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,252
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2.0580 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,765
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2.0447 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,765
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2.0540 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,144
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2.0440 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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842
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2.0600 GBP
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(b)
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Cash-settled derivative transactions
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Class of
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Product
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Nature of
dealing
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Number of
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Price per
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relevant
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description
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reference
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unit
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security
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securities
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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13,187
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2.0563 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Opening
Long
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251,191
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2.0399 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Long
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366
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2.0638 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Long
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3
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2.0600 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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300
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2.0526 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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248
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2.0411 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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5,300
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2.0494 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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309,561
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2.0569 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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6,358
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2.0569 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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54,865
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2.0519 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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55,835
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2.0380 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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26,734
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2.0523 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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120,000
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2.0530 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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132,487
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2.0512 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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362,156
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2.0514 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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7,420
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2.0538 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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4,860
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2.0494 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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164
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2.0561 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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55,462
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2.0584 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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1,704
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2.0600 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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47,000
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2.0583 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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5,000
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2.0242 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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26,015
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2.0380 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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1,606
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2.0389 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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13,716
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2.0490 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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3,025
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2.0494 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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668
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2.0471 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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2,290
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2.0492 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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21,459
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2.0433 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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45,616
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2.0534 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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40,093
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2.0380 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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10,381
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2.0465 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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280,000
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2.0530 GBP
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(c)
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Stock-settled derivative transactions (including
options)
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(i)
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Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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Class
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Product
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Writing,
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Number
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Exercise
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Type
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Expiry
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Option
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of
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description
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purchasing,
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of
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price
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date
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money
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relevant
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selling,
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securities
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per unit
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paid/
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security
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varying etc
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to which
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received
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option
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per unit
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relates
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(ii)
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Exercising
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Class of
relevant
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Product
description
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Exercising/ exercised
against
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Number of
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Exercise price
per
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security
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securities
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unit
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(d)
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Other dealings (including subscribing for new
securities)
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Class of
relevant
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Nature of
Dealings
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Details
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Price per unit
(if
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security
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applicable)
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4.
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OTHER
INFORMATION
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(a)
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Indemnity and other dealings arrangements
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Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any
agreement or understanding,
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formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may
be an inducement to deal
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or
refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader
making the disclosure and any party
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to
the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the
offer:
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NONE
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(b)
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Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options
or derivatives
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Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal
or informal, between
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the
person making the disclosure and any other person relating
to:
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(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under
any option; or
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(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of
any relevant securities to which
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any
derivative is referenced:
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NONE
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(c)
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Attachments
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Is
a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?
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YES
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Date of disclosure:
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31 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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DETAILS OF OPEN OPTION AND
DERIVATIVE POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO
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PURCHASE OR SELL
ETC.
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Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the
Takeover Code (the "Code")
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1.
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KEY
INFORMATION
|
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Identity of the person whose
positions/dealings
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Barclays PLC.
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are
being disclosed:
|
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Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
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JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC
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relevant securities this from relates:
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2.
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OPTIONS AND DERIVATIVES
|
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Class of relevant
security
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Product
description
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Writing, purchasing, selling,
varying etc
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Number of securities to which
option relates
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Exercise price per
unit
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Type
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Expiry date
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Call
Options
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Written
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-1,170,321
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1.7390
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European
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08-May-2025
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3.
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AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.
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Full details should be given so that the nature of the
interest or position can be fully understood:
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