FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a, 3a and 3b
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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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08
Jul 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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20,864,621
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3.02%
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6,914,933
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1.00%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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6,387,757
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0.92%
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20,143,479
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2.91%
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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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1,170,329
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0.17%
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TOTAL:
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27,252,378
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3.94%
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28,228,741
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4.08%
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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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312,566
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1.9570 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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148,049
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1.9490 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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39,246
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1.9572 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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37,198
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1.9737 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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32,840
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1.9525 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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20,375
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1.9703 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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9,548
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1.9558 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,348
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1.9688 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,319
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1.9552 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,916
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1.9716 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,943
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1.9557 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,901
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1.9679 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,796
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1.9560 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,575
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1.9602 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,269
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1.9692 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,438
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1.9486 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,206
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1.9700 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,150
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1.9566 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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804
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1.9729 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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158
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1.9510 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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123
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1.9521 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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114,461
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1.9510 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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55,755
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1.9489 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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48,380
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1.7390 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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33,792
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1.9656 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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23,092
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1.9501 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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22,150
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1.9571 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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17,504
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1.9595 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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15,648
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1.9641 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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9,577
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1.9576 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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8,638
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1.9613 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,784
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1.9541 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,300
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1.9544 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,397
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1.9720 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,142
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1.9500 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,880
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1.9699 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,575
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1.9604 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,400
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1.9752 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,146
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1.9710 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,654
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1.9703 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,635
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1.9619 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,479
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1.9590 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,206
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1.9700 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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123
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1.9523 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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Increasing Long
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16,035
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1.9498 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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10,024
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1.9697 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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3,057
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1.9603 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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5,785
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1.9708 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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751
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1.9629 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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738
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1.9569 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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2,492
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1.9489 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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460
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1.9572 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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4,300
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1.9544 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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249
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1.9539 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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2,609
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1.9616 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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3,142
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1.9500 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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10,267
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1.9600 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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33,792
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1.9657 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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11,213
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1.9490 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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2,901
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1.9679 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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804
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1.9730 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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312,566
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1.9570 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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55,755
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1.9489 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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2,880
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1.9699 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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47,087
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1.9490 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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2,579
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1.9621 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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4,003
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1.9635 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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2,269
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1.9692 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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30,616
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1.9760 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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25,000
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1.9569 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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464
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1.9547 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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302
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1.9549 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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4,784
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1.9541 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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7,166
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1.9569 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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5,392
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1.9575 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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4,432
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1.9490 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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22,150
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1.9571 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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7,570
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1.9608 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,048
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1.9720 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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11,056
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1.9576 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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26 Jul 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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-1,170,329
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1.7390
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European
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08 May
2025
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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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