FORM 8.3
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PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE
BY
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A
PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1%
OR
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MORE
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Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code
(the "Code")
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1.
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KEY
INFORMATION
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(a)
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Full name of discloser:
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Barclays PLC.
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(b)
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Owner or controller of interest and short
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positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
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(c)
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Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
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JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC
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relevant securities this form relates:
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(d)
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If
an exempt fund manager connected with an
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offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity
of
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offeror/offeree:
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(e)
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Date position held/dealing undertaken:
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29
May 2024
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(f)
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In
addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser
making
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NO
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disclosures in respect of any other party to the
offer?
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2.
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POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
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(a)
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Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of
the offeror or offeree
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to
which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if
any)
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Class of relevant security:
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4
2/7p ordinary
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Interests
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Short
Positions
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Number
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(%)
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Number
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(%)
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(1)
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Relevant securities owned
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and/or controlled:
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14,322,181
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2.07%
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6,208,809
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0.90%
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(2)
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Cash-settled derivatives:
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and/or controlled:
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6,007,150
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0.87%
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13,455,679
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1.94%
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(3)
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Stock-settled derivatives (including
options)
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and
agreements to purchase/sell:
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0
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0.00%
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1,170,338
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0.17%
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TOTAL:
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20,329,331
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2.94%
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20,834,826
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3.01%
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(b)
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Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors
and other executive
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options)
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Class of relevant security in relation to
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which subscription right exists
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Details, including nature of the rights
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concerned and relevant percentages:
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3.
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DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL
TRADER
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(a)
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Purchases and sales
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Class of
relevant
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Purchase/sale
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Number of
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Price per
unit
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security
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securities
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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420,469
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1.8557 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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316,782
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1.8564 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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156,048
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1.8350 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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113,408
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1.8298 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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86,554
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1.8391 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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66,584
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1.8560 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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63,566
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1.8567 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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53,468
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1.8958 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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33,314
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1.8566 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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25,544
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1.8043 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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18,998
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1.8842 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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18,081
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1.8512 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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13,977
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1.8380 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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8,369
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1.8414 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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7,392
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1.8178 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,662
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1.8352 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,740
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1.8812 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,725
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1.8477 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,000
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1.8775 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,171
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1.8960 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,297
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1.8664 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,071
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1.8580 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,701
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1.8725 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,694
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1.9019 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,366
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1.8790 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,119
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1.8070 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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652
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1.8345 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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459
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1.8530 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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382
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1.8554 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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278,379
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1.8560 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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148,204
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1.8770 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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122,726
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1.8585 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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96,491
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1.8559 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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38,498
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1.8674 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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25,708
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1.8613 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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20,800
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1.8384 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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17,546
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1.8029 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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17,309
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1.8566 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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16,584
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1.8593 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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14,383
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1.8301 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,930
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1.8083 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,369
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1.8470 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,165
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1.8694 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,463
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1.8524 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,409
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1.8795 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,392
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1.8060 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,067
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1.8475 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,952
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1.8785 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,366
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1.8790 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,119
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1.8071 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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971
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1.8590 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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513
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1.8860 GBP
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(b)
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Cash-settled derivative transactions
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Class of
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Product
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Nature of
dealing
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Number of
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Price per
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relevant
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description
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reference
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unit
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security
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securities
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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777
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1.8100 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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3,171
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1.8960 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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11,872
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1.8564 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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24,767
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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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42,293
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1.8444 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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50,543
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1.8375 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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63,566
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1.8567 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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113,408
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1.8298 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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156,048
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1.8350 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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385,304
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1.8560 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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6,000
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1.8603 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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9,999
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1.8606 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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16,000
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1.8596 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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22,500
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1.8272 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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391
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1.8920 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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810
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1.8820 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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2,463
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1.8524 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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2,711
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1.8248 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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3,159
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1.8322 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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3,279
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1.9240 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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4,165
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1.8694 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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11,239
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1.8744 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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17,546
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1.8029 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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22,500
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1.8571 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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26,642
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1.8880 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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52,010
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1.8560 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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96,491
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1.8559 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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115,572
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1.8743 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,116
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1.8350 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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2,253
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1.8382 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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14,999
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1.8378 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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15,001
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1.8497 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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53,468
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1.8958 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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12,650
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1.8599 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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YES
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Date of disclosure:
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30 May 2024
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Contact name:
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Large Holdings Regulatory
Operations
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Telephone number:
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020 3134
7213
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DETAILS OF OPEN OPTION AND
DERIVATIVE POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO
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PURCHASE OR SELL
ETC.
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Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the
Takeover Code (the "Code")
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1.
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KEY
INFORMATION
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Identity of the person whose
positions/dealings
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Barclays PLC.
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are
being disclosed:
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Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
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JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC
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relevant securities this from relates:
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2.
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OPTIONS AND DERIVATIVES
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Class of relevant
security
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Product
description
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Writing, purchasing, selling,
varying etc
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Number of securities to which
option relates
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Exercise price per
unit
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Type
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Expiry date
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Call
Options
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Written
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-1,170,338
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1.7390
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European
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08-May-2025
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3.
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AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.
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Full details should be given so that the nature of the
interest or position can be fully understood:
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