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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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23
May 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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14,175,616
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2.05%
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6,727,887
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0.97%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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6,512,954
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0.94%
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13,115,949
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1.90%
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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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1,170,348
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0.17%
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TOTAL:
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20,688,570
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2.99%
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21,014,184
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3.04%
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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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222,990
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1.8009 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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44,890
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1.8000 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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21,183
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1.8140 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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18,773
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1.8106 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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15,733
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1.8105 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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8,315
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1.8128 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,605
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1.8089 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,127
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1.8077 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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800
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1.8125 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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53,489
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1.8000 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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33,268
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1.8055 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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29,050
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1.8098 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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24,597
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1.7999 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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6,641
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1.8103 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,059
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1.8124 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,727
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1.8040 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,384
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1.8048 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,374
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1.8060 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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869
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1.8195 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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815
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1.8130 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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637
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1.8079 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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191
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1.8244 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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44
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1.8043 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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177
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1.7987 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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246
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1.8120 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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2,127
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1.8077 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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4,119
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1.8130 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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5,608
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1.8105 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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5,695
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1.8109 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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5,699
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1.8106 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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6,279
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1.8128 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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12,969
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1.8041 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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16,818
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1.8142 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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29,428
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1.8072 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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154,325
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1.8000 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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4,524
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1.8107 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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11
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1.8059 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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44
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1.8043 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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191
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1.8244 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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626
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1.8079 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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869
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1.8195 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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2,384
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1.8048 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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2,727
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1.8040 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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24,597
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1.7999 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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33,268
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1.8055 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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468
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1.8152 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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711
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1.8155 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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800
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1.8101 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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8,103
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1.8001 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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24 May 2024
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Contact name:
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Large Holdings Regulatory
Operations
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Telephone number:
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020 3134
7213
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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
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Identity of the person whose positions/dealings
are being disclosed:
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Barclays PLC.
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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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-1,170,348
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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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