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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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15
May 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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13,578,009
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1.96%
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6,748,257
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0.98%
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(2)
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Cash-settled derivatives:
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and/or controlled:
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6,547,130
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0.95%
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12,551,678
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1.81%
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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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1,170,333
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0.17%
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TOTAL:
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20,125,139
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2.91%
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20,470,268
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2.96%
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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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922,405
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1.8623 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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457,624
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1.8845 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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109,072
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1.8560 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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86,172
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1.9396 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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67,442
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1.9226 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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52,106
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2.0721 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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46,645
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1.9198 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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39,063
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1.9202 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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38,844
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2.0024 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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20,826
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1.9527 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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20,780
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2.0000 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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20,161
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1.9539 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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19,133
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1.9988 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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11,423
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1.9176 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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10,527
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2.0055 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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10,381
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2.0069 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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9,072
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1.8722 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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8,800
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1.9712 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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8,117
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1.8654 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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7,664
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2.0178 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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6,694
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1.9481 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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6,595
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1.9976 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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6,000
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2.0018 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,878
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1.9702 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,622
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2.0181 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,016
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1.9950 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,977
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1.9992 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,743
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2.0391 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,437
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1.9946 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,981
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2.0030 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,750
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1.9645 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,566
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2.0636 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,230
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2.0120 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,089
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1.9458 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,980
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2.0100 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,972
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1.9494 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,966
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2.0012 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,093
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2.0300 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,441
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2.0019 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,395
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1.9899 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,178
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1.8729 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,028
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1.9895 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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939
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2.1000 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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731
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1.9233 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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668
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1.9910 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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644
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1.8795 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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623
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2.1050 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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522
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1.8554 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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441
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2.0137 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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435
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1.9830 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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373
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2.0014 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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283
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1.8855 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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244
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1.9980 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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155
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2.0135 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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45
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1.9855 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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33
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2.0247 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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29
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2.0260 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4
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2.0160 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3
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2.0080 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2
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1.8820 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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128,661
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2.0348 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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111,475
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1.9467 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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86,199
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1.8560 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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83,900
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1.8624 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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83,254
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1.8623 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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67,021
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1.9855 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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58,374
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1.9508 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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57,011
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2.0025 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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39,889
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1.9317 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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34,205
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1.9725 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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9,261
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1.9680 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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8,469
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2.0079 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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7,096
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1.9977 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,016
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1.9950 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,517
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1.9751 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,980
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2.0100 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,500
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1.9170 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,482
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1.9137 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,285
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1.8866 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,093
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2.0300 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,915
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1.9258 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,810
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2.0000 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,442
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1.9691 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,200
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1.9922 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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644
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1.8795 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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600
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1.8865 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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600
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2.0040 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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435
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1.9830 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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373
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2.0016 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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283
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1.8856 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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29
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2.0260 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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4
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2.0160 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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3
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2.0080 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2
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1.8820 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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3
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1.8554 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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Closing
Short
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6,979
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1.8560 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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244
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1.9980 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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1,395
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1.9899 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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1,541
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1.8649 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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7,531
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1.8736 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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8,117
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1.8654 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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8,274
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1.9246 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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10,574
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1.9319 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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10,919
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1.9564 GBP
|
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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20,826
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1.9527 GBP
|
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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39,063
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1.9202 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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67,442
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1.9226 GBP
|
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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835,893
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1.8560 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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291
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2.0039 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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CFD
|
Decreasing Short
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5,493
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1.9817 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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CFD
|
Decreasing Short
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59,236
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1.8560 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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CFD
|
Decreasing Short
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84,500
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1.8624 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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735
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2.0139 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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1,908
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1.9326 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
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1,915
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1.9258 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
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2,030
|
2.0170 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
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2,285
|
1.8866 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
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Increasing Long
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3,817
|
1.9069 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
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34,205
|
1.9725 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
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52,842
|
1.9465 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
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54,246
|
2.0018 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
582
|
2.0039 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
700
|
1.9481 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
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1,417
|
1.9711 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
2,579
|
1.9752 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Short
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15,388
|
1.8560 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
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457,624
|
1.8845 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Short
|
11,056
|
1.9528 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Short
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34,396
|
1.9237 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Short
|
39,766
|
1.9745 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
|
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,
|
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
|
Exercising/ exercised
against
|
Number of
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Exercise price
per
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security
|
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securities
|
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
|
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
|
|
|
Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any
agreement or understanding,
|
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|
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formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may
be an inducement to deal
|
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|
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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
|
|
(b)
|
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options
or derivatives
|
|
|
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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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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16 May 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
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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
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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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-1,170,333
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1.7390
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European
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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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