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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
positions disclosed, if different from
1(a):
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(c)
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Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
relevant securities this form relates:
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Wood Group (John) plc
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(d)
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If
an exempt fund manager connected with an
offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of
offeror/offeree:
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(e)
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Date position held/dealing undertaken:
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24
Mar 2025
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(f)
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In
addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making
disclosures in respect of any other party to the
offer?
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NO
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2.
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POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE
DISCLOSURE
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(a)
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Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of
the offeror or offeree
to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if
any)
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Class of relevant security:
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4
2/7 p ordinary
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Interests
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Short
Positions
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Number
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(%)
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Number
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(%)
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(1)
Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
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5,737,836
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0.83%
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22,724,988
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3.28%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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22,891,997
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3.31%
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4,358,230
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0.63%
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(3)
Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to
purchase/sell:
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0
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0.00%
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0
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0.00%
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TOTAL:
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28,629,833
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4.14%
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27,083,218
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3.91%
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(b)
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Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors
and
other executive options)
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Class of relevant security in relation to
which subscription right exists
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Details, including nature of the rights
concerned and relevant percentages:
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3.
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DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE
DISCLOSURE
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(a)
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Purchase and sales
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Class of relevant
security
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Purchase/sale
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Number of
securities
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Price per
unit
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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212,298
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0.4042 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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177,300
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0.3922 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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177,020
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0.3885 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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169,753
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0.3912 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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108,720
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0.3994 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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94,439
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0.3804 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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88,610
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0.4092 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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56,029
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0.4003 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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34,757
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0.3901 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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27,488
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0.3940 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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24,463
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0.4052 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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19,227
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0.3939 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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15,000
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0.4023 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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10,295
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0.3811 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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7,295
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0.3933 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,369
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0.3882 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,007
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0.3876 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,658
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0.3998 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,261
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0.3799 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,928
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0.3870 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,466
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0.3897 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,366
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0.3803 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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230
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0.4096 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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93
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0.3883 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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58
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0.3810 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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422,110
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0.3944 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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323,290
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0.3890 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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237,376
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0.3896 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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234,038
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0.3821 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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145,104
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0.4019 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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129,110
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0.3967 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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110,000
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0.4157 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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102,331
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0.3843 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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81,400
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0.3892 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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67,541
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0.3873 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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49,347
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0.3859 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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38,811
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0.3804 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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21,534
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0.3839 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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17,978
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0.3851 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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10,847
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0.3854 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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10,511
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0.3879 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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10,253
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0.3950 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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6,173
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0.3831 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,568
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0.3959 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,306
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0.3818 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,876
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0.3876 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,209
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0.3866 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,187
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0.3849 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,069
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0.3836 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,800
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0.3904 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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499
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0.3778 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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356
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0.3900 GBP
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(b)
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Cash-settled derivative transactions
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Class of
relevant
security
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Product
description
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Nature of
dealing
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Number of
reference
securities
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Price per
unit
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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31,985
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0.3839 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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24,204
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0.3802 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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144,271
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0.3803 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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15,318
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0.3804 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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53,283
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0.3824 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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6,130
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0.3830 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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86,556
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0.3850 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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17,978
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0.3851 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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67,597
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0.3855 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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81,400
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0.3892 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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237,376
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0.3896 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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1,800
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0.3904 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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5,283
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0.3942 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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58
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0.3810 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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1,928
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0.3870 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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3,007
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0.3876 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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4,369
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0.3882 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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93
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0.3884 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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1,466
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0.3897 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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177,300
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0.3922 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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108,720
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0.3994 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Long
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64
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0.3818 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Long
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101,558
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0.3852 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Long
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280,361
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0.3911 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Long
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701
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0.4051 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Long
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8
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0.3800 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Long
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36,009
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0.3803 GBP
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(c)
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Stock-settled derivative transactions
(including options)
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(i)
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Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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Class
of
relevant
security
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Product
description
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Writing,
purchasing,
selling,
varying etc
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Number
of
securities
to which
option
relates
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Exercise
price
per unit
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Type
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Expiry
date
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Option
money
paid/
received
per unit
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(ii)
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Exercising
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Class of relevant
security
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Product
description
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Exercising/ exercised
against
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Number of
securities
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Exercise price per
unit
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(d)
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Other dealings (including subscribing for
new securities)
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Class of relevant
security
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Nature of
Dealings
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Details
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Price per unit (if
applicable)
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4.
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OTHER INFORMATION
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(a)
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Indemnity and other dealings arrangements
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Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any
agreement or understanding,
formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may
be an inducement to deal
or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the
disclosure and any party
to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to
the offer:
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NONE
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(b)
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Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options
or
derivatives
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Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal
or informal, between
the person making the disclosure and any other person
relating to:
(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under
any option; or
(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of
any relevant securities to which
any derivative is referenced:
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NONE
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(c)
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Attachments
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Is
a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?
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NO
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Date of disclosure:
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25 Mar 2025
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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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