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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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WOOD GROUP (JOHN) 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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20
Mar 2025
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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
2/7 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)
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Relevant securities owned
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and/or controlled:
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4,958,121
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0.72%
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28,799,140
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4.16%
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(2)
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Cash-settled derivatives:
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and/or controlled:
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28,961,524
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4.19%
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3,459,110
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0.50%
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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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0
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0.00%
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TOTAL:
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33,919,645
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4.90%
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32,258,250
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4.66%
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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 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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613,704
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0.4365 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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531,196
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0.4418 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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348,695
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0.4414 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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206,548
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0.4345 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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204,842
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0.4369 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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86,304
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0.4346 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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73,900
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0.4381 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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50,317
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0.4358 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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32,811
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0.4344 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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22,419
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0.4382 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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17,766
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0.4306 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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16,797
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0.4372 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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12,437
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0.4312 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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7,733
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0.4347 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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7,060
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0.4389 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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6,730
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0.4337 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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6,006
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0.4462 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,123
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0.4280 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,438
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0.4332 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,090
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0.4317 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,019
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0.4489 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,492
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0.4370 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,970
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0.4324 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,960
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0.4351 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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557
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0.4323 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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410
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0.4274 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4
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0.4500 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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527,638
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0.4358 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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409,738
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0.4383 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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178,129
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0.4432 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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171,461
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0.4299 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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126,374
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0.4338 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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116,978
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0.4407 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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73,137
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0.4339 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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57,909
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0.4455 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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39,360
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0.4230 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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23,259
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0.4467 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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22,419
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0.4382 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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21,216
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0.4312 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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17,039
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0.4464 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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15,469
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0.4377 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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12,500
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0.4311 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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10,004
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0.4369 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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9,857
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0.4463 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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8,771
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0.4316 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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8,644
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0.4390 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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7,381
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0.4334 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,208
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0.4412 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,502
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0.4291 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,394
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0.4341 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,219
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0.4332 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,169
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0.4420 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,970
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0.4324 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,479
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0.4346 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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720
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0.4381 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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312
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0.4450 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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135
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0.4418 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 2/7 p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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20,148
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0.4328 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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6,369
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0.4319 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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126,374
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0.4338 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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73,137
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0.4339 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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720
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0.4381 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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2,726
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0.4408 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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5,208
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0.4412 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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99,855
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0.4418 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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410
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0.4274 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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557
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0.4323 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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3,869
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0.4334 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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1,343
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0.4335 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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1,184
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0.4339 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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32,811
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0.4344 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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87,739
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0.4346 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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6,262
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0.4347 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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1,960
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0.4351 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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915
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0.4361 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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220
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0.4377 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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17,216
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0.4381 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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36
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0.4382 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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424
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0.4395 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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5,990
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0.4418 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
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0.4500 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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8,735
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0.4358 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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2,154
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0.4379 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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82,597
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0.4382 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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1,939
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0.4333 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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125,726
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0.4418 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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NO
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Date of disclosure:
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21 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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