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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26
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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20,401,735
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2.95%
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7,211,233
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1.04%
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(2)
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Cash-settled derivatives:
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and/or controlled:
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6,978,813
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1.01%
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19,786,859
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2.86%
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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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1,170,298
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0.17%
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TOTAL:
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27,380,548
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3.96%
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28,168,390
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4.07%
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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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439,000
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1.9530 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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276,579
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1.9524 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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203,790
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1.9511 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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81,055
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1.9600 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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54,912
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1.9560 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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45,793
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1.9525 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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42,826
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1.9521 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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33,280
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1.9514 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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30,217
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1.9512 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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26,504
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1.9500 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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26,250
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1.9523 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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15,400
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1.9504 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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14,162
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1.9510 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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13,532
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1.9526 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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10,995
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1.9520 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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9,619
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1.9534 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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9,616
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1.9550 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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9,135
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1.9585 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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8,522
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1.9596 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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6,302
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1.9522 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,340
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1.9490 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,077
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1.9590 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,968
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1.9502 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,384
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1.9515 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,307
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1.9390 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,225
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1.9460 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,100
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1.9498 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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800
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1.9513 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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338,038
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1.9552 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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70,985
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1.9514 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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52,710
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1.9517 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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52,489
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1.9530 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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43,064
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1.9539 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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34,976
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1.9515 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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25,000
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1.9533 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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14,293
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1.9510 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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11,750
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1.9520 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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8,233
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1.9489 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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7,970
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1.9529 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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6,965
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1.9486 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,751
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1.9522 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,508
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1.9488 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,340
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1.9490 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,980
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1.9440 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,979
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1.9550 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,691
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1.9560 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,208
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1.9456 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,077
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1.9590 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,054
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1.9524 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,000
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1.9469 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,605
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1.9509 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,000
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1.9470 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,389
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1.9500 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,372
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1.9485 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,307
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1.9390 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,225
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1.9460 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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403
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1.9504 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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112
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1.9555 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
Long
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44
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1.9529 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Closing
Long
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288
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1.9523 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Closing
Long
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986
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1.9529 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Closing
Long
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20,433
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1.9530 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
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1.9560 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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5,632
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1.9550 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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3
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1.9533 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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752
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1.9440 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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3,900
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1.9496 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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5,231
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1.9501 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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5,466
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1.9518 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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8,000
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1.9438 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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24,518
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1.9506 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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35
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1.9474 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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307
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1.9411 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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3,054
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1.9524 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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1.9522 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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6,623
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1.9489 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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7,970
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1.9529 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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34,176
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1.9515 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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60,242
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1.9520 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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740
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1.9520 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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25,115
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1.9500 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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102,826
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1.9521 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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140,000
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1.9528 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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198,003
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1.9511 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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369,334
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1.9530 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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17,343
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1.9527 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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27 Jun 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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-1,170,298
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1.7390
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European
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TBD
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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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