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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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28
Jun 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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19,514,532
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2.82%
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6,930,648
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1.00%
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(2)
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Cash-settled derivatives:
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and/or controlled:
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6,481,587
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0.94%
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18,911,102
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2.73%
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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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1,170,339
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0.17%
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TOTAL:
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25,996,119
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3.76%
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27,012,089
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3.90%
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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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402,417
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2.0572 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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238,963
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2.0620 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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178,346
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2.0594 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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103,568
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2.0575 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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93,836
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2.0512 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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39,926
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2.0289 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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32,890
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2.0608 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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31,972
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2.0499 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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17,176
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2.0538 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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12,363
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2.0515 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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11,424
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2.0532 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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11,414
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2.0362 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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6,323
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2.0522 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,216
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2.0460 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,663
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2.0346 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,242
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2.0497 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,902
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2.0380 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,777
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2.0716 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,696
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2.0510 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,455
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2.0830 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,450
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2.0420 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,411
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2.0479 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,409
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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
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2.0410 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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10
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2.0440 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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469,808
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2.0587 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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402,417
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2.0572 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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142,139
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2.0609 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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111,991
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2.0620 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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103,734
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2.0577 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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81,669
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2.0592 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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68,508
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2.0619 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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67,997
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2.0596
GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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67,883
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2.0553 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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61,629
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2.0504 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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42,026
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2.0575 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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16,067
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2.0569 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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13,397
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2.0502 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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12,042
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2.0540 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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11,842
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2.0471 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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10,253
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2.0562 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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9,012
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2.0521 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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8,387
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2.0438 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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8,063
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2.0580 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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7,200
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2.0535 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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6,887
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2.0573 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,312
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2.0460 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,167
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2.0578 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,321
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2.0466 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,706
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2.0605 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,897
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2.0380 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,550
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2.0566 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,165
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2.0405 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,760
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2.0420 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,150
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2.0486 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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537
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2.0800 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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37
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2.0848 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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Opening
Short
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17,681
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2.0545 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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114,026
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2.0586 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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600
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2.0426 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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432
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2.0621 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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6
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2.0716 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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841
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2.0478 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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7,200
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2.0535
GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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3
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2.0533 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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141,298
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2.0610 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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49
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2.0393 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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5,898
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2.0408 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Closing
Long
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129,578
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2.0620 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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103,734
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2.0577 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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34,418
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2.0586 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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3,663
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2.0346 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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11,414
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2.0362 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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40,836
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2.0620 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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469,808
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2.0587 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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2,706
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2.0459 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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897
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2.0487 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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16,067
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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 Long
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3,112
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2.0585 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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68,508
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2.0619 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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37
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2.0848 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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104
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2.0400 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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14
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2.0410 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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1,411
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2.0479 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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31,868
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2.0500 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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12,222
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2.0620 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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22,000
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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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8,000
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2.0672 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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322
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2.0460 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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644
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2.0460 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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5,751
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2.0540 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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103,568
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2.0575 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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19,377
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2.0563 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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81,669
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2.0592 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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3,274
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2.0620 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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22,981
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2.0620 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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01 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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-1,170,339
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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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