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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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05
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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4,992,896
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0.72%
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30,618,070
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4.43%
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(2)
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Cash-settled derivatives:
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and/or controlled:
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30,163,784
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4.36%
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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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35,156,680
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5.08%
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34,077,180
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4.93%
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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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1,335,475
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0.3782 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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673,550
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0.4095 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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164,837
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0.3989 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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163,325
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0.3936 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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103,623
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0.3960 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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92,796
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0.3950 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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86,388
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0.3919 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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77,042
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0.4019 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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71,642
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0.3972 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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37,599
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0.3962 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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35,000
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0.4120 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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27,412
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0.3904 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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23,000
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0.3873 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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10,048
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0.3928 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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8,561
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0.3925 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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6,616
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0.3927 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,962
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0.3906 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,360
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0.3859 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,197
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0.3938 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,855
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0.3867 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,580
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0.3900 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,575
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0.3968 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,575
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0.3967 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,064
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0.3942 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,216,680
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0.4043 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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214,571
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0.3896 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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202,715
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0.3921 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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188,156
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0.3987 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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123,409
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0.4089 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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77,042
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0.4019 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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47,920
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0.4013 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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44,444
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0.3782 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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40,458
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0.4103 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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37,599
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0.3963 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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21,557
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0.3967 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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17,231
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0.3964 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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10,464
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0.4071 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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9,080
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0.4122 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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7,691
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0.3970 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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7,264
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0.3936 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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6,769
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0.4014 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,708
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0.4115 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,962
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0.3906 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,899
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0.4095 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,278
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0.3910 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,646
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0.3988 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,360
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0.3859 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,922
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0.3920 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,855
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0.3867 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,845
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0.3872 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,776
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0.3950 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,662
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0.3887 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,580
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0.3900 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,575
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0.3968 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,210
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0.4064 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,017
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0.4038 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,005
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0.4022 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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29,868
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0.3949 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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3,214
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0.3862 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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1,286
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0.3868 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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2,492
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0.3910 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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7,691
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0.3970 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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123,409
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0.4089 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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40,458
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0.4103 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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8,276
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0.3950 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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103,623
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0.3960 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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164,837
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0.3989 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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167
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0.4000 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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2
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0.4055 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
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0.4172 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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216,329
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0.3782 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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491
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0.3909 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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7,824
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0.3945 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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384,416
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0.3960 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Long
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36,610
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0.3781 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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1,194,584
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0.3782 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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50,947
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0.3927 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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06 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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