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FORM 8.3
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PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE
BY
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A
PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1%
OR
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MORE
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Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code
(the "Code")
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1.
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KEY
INFORMATION
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(a)
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Full name of discloser:
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Barclays PLC.
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(b)
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Owner or controller of interest and short
positions disclosed, if different from
1(a):
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(c)
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Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
relevant securities this form relates:
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JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC
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(d)
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If
an exempt fund manager connected with an
offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of
offeror/offeree:
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(e)
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Date position held/dealing undertaken:
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01
Aug 2024
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(f)
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In
addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making
disclosures in respect of any other party to the
offer?
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NO
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2.
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POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE
DISCLOSURE
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(a)
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Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of
the offeror or offeree
to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if
any)
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Class of relevant security:
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4
2/7p 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)
Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
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31,716,259
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4.58%
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5,279,871
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0.76%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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4,982,038
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0.72%
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30,548,703
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4.42%
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(3)
Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to
purchase/sell:
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0
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0.00%
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1,170,352
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0.17%
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TOTAL:
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36,698,297
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5.30%
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36,998,926
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5.35%
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(b)
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Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors
and
other executive options)
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Class of relevant security in relation to
which subscription right exists
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Details, including nature of the rights
concerned and relevant percentages:
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3.
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DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE
DISCLOSURE
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(a)
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Purchase and sales
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Class of relevant
security
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Purchase/sale
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Number of
securities
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Price per
unit
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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331,021
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2.0025 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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318,666
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2.0000 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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250,269
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2.0020 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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102,424
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2.0037 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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70,664
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1.9963 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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61,845
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2.0017 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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60,117
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1.9990 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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58,128
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2.0648 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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48,132
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2.0133 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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37,310
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2.0122 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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35,997
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2.0169 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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26,156
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2.0130 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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21,664
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1.9930 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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15,000
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1.9770 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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14,447
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1.9725 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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11,855
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2.0076 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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11,052
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2.0334 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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10,488
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2.0082 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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7,204
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2.0373 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,918
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2.0135 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,980
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2.0008 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,635
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2.0079 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,440
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2.0305 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,006
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2.0134 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,473
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2.0166 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,424
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1.9995 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,365
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2.0320 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,189
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1.9950 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,011
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2.0400 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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344
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2.0240 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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263
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2.0420 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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134
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1.9755 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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18
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2.0263 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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235,758
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2.0001 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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165,771
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2.0002 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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100,000
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1.9996 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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91,074
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2.0020 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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58,728
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2.0010 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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41,376
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2.0220 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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34,140
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2.0086 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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21,219
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2.0021 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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15,732
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2.0152 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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8,135
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2.0108 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,513
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2.0185 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,300
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2.0223 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,129
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2.0294 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,888
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2.0342 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,339
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2.0071 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,335
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2.0192 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,316
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2.0000 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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858
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2.0274 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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834
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2.0400 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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344
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2.0240 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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324
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2.0297 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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267
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2.0282 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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263
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2.0420 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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173
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2.0340 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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134
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1.9756 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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116
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1.9975 GBP
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(b)
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Cash-settled derivative transactions
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Class of
relevant
security
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Product
description
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Nature of
dealing
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Number of
reference
securities
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Price per
unit
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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6,896
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2.0358 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Long
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6,632
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1.9981 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Long
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85,257
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2.0019 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Long
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5,814
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2.0020 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Long
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3
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2.0033 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Long
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85,260
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2.0020 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Long
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18
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2.0261 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Long
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8
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2.0662 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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7
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2.0639 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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300
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2.0399 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
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2.0000 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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22
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1.9904 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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173
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2.0020 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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572
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2.0350 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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2,300
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2.0223 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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27,042
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2.0105 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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238,097
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2.0019 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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58,300
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2.0010 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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428
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2.0010 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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15,732
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2.0152 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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3,513
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2.0185 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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64
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2.0320 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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54,600
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2.0020 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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48,132
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2.0133 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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26,170
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2.0180 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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70,664
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1.9963 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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968
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2.0342 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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14,447
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1.9725 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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6,654
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1.9773 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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21,664
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1.9930 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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21,519
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2.0001 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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3,871
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2.0005 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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26,863
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2.0032 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Closing
Short
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324
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2.0297 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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30,000
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2.0070 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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1,339
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2.0071 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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1,335
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2.0192 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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3,006
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2.0134 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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57,800
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2.0652 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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128
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2.0356 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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32,706
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2.0020 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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35,997
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2.0170 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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16,430
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2.0192 GBP
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(c)
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Stock-settled derivative transactions
(including options)
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(i)
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Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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Class
of
relevant
security
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Product
description
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Writing,
purchasing,
selling,
varying etc
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Number
of
securities
to which
option
relates
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Exercise
price
per unit
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Type
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Expiry
date
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Option
money
paid/
received
per unit
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(ii)
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Exercising
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Class of relevant
security
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Product
description
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Exercising/ exercised
against
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Number of
securities
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Exercise price per
unit
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(d)
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Other dealings (including subscribing for
new securities)
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Class of relevant
security
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Nature of
Dealings
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Details
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Price per unit (if
applicable)
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4.
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OTHER INFORMATION
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(a)
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Indemnity and other dealings arrangements
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Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any
agreement or understanding,
formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may
be an inducement to deal
or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the
disclosure and any party
to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to
the offer:
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NONE
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(b)
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Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options
or
derivatives
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Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal
or informal, between
the person making the disclosure and any other person
relating to:
(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under
any option; or
(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of
any relevant securities to which
any derivative is referenced:
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NONE
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(c)
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Attachments
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Is
a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?
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YES
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Date of disclosure:
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02 Aug 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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SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN
POSITIONS)
|
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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. KEY INFORMATION
|
|
Identity of the person whose positions/dealings
are being disclosed:
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Barclays PLC.
|
|
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
relevant securities this from relates:
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JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC
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2. 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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-1,170,352
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1.7390
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European
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08-May-25
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3. 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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