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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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10
May 2024
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(f)
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In
addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser
making
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NO
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disclosures in respect of any other party to the
offer?
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2.
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POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
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(a)
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Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of
the offeror or offeree
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to
which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if
any)
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Class of relevant security:
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4
2/7p ordinary
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Interests
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Short
Positions
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Number
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(%)
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Number
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(%)
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(1)
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Relevant securities owned
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and/or controlled:
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13,164,205
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1.90%
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9,926,877
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1.43%
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(2)
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Cash-settled derivatives:
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and/or controlled:
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9,809,973
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1.42%
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12,239,241
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1.77%
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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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1,170,331
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0.17%
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TOTAL:
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22,974,178
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3.32%
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23,336,449
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3.37%
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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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3,441,555
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1.9380 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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209,744
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1.9505 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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122,641
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1.9472 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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76,453
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1.9327 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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67,770
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1.9580 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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50,377
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1.9337 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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44,910
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1.9011 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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41,526
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1.9574 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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34,727
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1.9390 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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30,010
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1.9438 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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26,956
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1.9361 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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21,675
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1.9352 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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19,285
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1.9333 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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18,307
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1.9350 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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14,769
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1.9369 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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13,227
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1.9408 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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11,995
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1.9393 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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11,732
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1.9388 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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8,909
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1.9466 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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8,485
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1.9398 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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7,895
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1.9418 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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7,450
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1.9387 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,843
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1.9400 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,785
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1.9383 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,559
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1.9391 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,676
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1.9410 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,742
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1.9365 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,406
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1.9362 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,059
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1.9375 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,908
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1.9346 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,102
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1.9310 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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860
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1.9232 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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547
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1.9340 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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204
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1.9339 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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125
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1.9263 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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54
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1.9325 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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43
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1.9360 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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40
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1.9200 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2
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1.9568 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,655,336
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1.9391 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,362,056
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1.9373 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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283,980
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1.9383 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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209,478
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1.9561 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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151,119
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1.9514 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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102,000
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1.9353 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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102,000
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1.9380 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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41,210
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1.9580 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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40,925
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1.9577 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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39,359
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1.9400 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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36,059
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1.9389 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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33,456
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1.9333 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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33,055
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1.9323 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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27,340
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1.9319 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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26,593
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1.9309 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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22,013
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1.9414 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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18,853
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1.9386 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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18,412
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1.9420 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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17,248
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1.9345 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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13,332
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1.9368 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,676
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1.9410 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,544
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1.9335 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,123
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1.9334 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,092
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1.9407
GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,046
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1.9330 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,328
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1.9300 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,023
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1.9325 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,002
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1.9190 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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677
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1.9390 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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288
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1.9336 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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146
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1.9310 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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43
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1.9360 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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62
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1.9568 GBP
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(b)
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Cash-settled derivative transactions
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Class of
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Product
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Nature of
dealing
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Number of
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Price per
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relevant
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description
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reference
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unit
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security
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securities
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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7
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1.9380 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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10
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1.9407 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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69
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1.9394 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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556
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1.9380 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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956
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1.9310 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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1,763
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1.9405 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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2,011
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1.9400 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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6,312
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1.9333 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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11,926
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1.9393 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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14,769
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1.9369 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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18,307
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1.9350 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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20,327
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1.9580 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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26,956
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1.9361 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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50,377
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1.9337 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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122,641
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1.9472 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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151
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1.9580 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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316
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1.9359 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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435
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1.9343 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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629
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1.9366 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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3,904
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1.9327 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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7,023
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1.9321 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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8,694
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1.9319 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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12,089
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1.9323 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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16,834
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1.9340 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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26,593
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1.9309 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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30,249
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1.9560 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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34,898
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1.9579 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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1,002
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1.9190 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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1,108
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1.9423 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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2,123
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1.9334 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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16,890
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1.9419 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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22,013
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1.9414 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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164,988
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1.9580 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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53
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1.9379 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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54
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1.9325 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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57
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1.9265 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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68
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1.9261 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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100
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1.9370 GBP
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|
4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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870
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1.9343 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,901
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1.9355 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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4,142
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1.9353 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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8,485
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1.9398 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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30,010
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1.9438 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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44,910
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1.9011 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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47,287
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1.9580 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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8,230
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1.9359 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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9,625
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1.9352 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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10,237
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1.9459 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
|
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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13 May 2024
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Contact name:
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Large Holdings Regulatory
Operations
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Telephone number:
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020 3134
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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-1,170,331
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1.7390
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European
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3.
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AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.
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Full details should be given so that the nature of the
interest or position can be fully understood:
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