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FORM 8.3
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PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE
BY
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A
PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1%
OR
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MORE
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Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code
(the "Code")
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1.
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KEY
INFORMATION
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(a)
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Full name of discloser:
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Barclays PLC.
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(b)
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Owner or controller of interest and short
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positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
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(c)
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Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
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WOOD GROUP (JOHN) PLC
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relevant securities this form relates:
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(d)
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If
an exempt fund manager connected with an
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offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity
of
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offeror/offeree:
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(e)
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Date position held/dealing undertaken:
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27
Feb 2025
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(f)
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In
addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser
making
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NO
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disclosures in respect of any other party to the
offer?
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2.
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POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
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(a)
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Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of
the offeror or offeree
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to
which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if
any)
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Class of relevant security:
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4
2/7 p ordinary
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Interests
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Short
Positions
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Number
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(%)
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Number
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(%)
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(1)
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Relevant securities owned
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and/or controlled:
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5,231,474
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0.76%
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29,890,232
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4.32%
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(2)
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Cash-settled derivatives:
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and/or controlled:
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30,053,192
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4.34%
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3,699,513
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0.53%
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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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1,658,366
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0.24%
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TOTAL:
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35,284,666
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5.10%
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35,248,111
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5.09%
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(b)
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Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors
and other executive
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options)
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Class of relevant security in relation to
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which subscription right exists
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Details, including nature of the rights
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concerned and relevant percentages:
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3.
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DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL
TRADER
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(a)
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Purchases and sales
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Class of
relevant
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Purchase/sale
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Number of
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Price per
unit
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security
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securities
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,488,403
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0.3475 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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459,385
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0.3590 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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233,734
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0.3460 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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229,617
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0.3435 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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178,018
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0.3500 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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153,990
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0.3405 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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132,763
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0.3526 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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104,147
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0.3429 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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66,955
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0.3461 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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65,186
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0.3441 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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34,933
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0.3496 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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32,633
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0.3436 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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31,561
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0.3476 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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26,108
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0.3468 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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26,013
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0.3560 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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25,202
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0.3445 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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20,077
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0.3489 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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14,896
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0.3481 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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12,500
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0.3433 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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9,535
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0.3401 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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7,637
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0.3524 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,095
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0.3407 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,582
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0.3520 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,615
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0.3534 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,440
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0.3384 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,339
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0.3502 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,144
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0.3356 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,143
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0.3512 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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995
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0.3522 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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881
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0.3550 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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505
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0.3516 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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25
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0.3544 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,443,029
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0.3463 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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495,441
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0.3470 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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423,356
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0.3532 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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400,314
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0.3477 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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375,090
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0.3472 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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223,529
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0.3584 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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89,750
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0.3464 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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66,983
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0.3489 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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49,649
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0.3409 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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43,306
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0.3405 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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31,701
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0.3436 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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30,683
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0.3352 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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30,432
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0.3492 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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23,440
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0.3553 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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13,608
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0.3375 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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11,161
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0.3524 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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7,614
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0.3334 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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6,733
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0.3456 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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6,599
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0.3488 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,595
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0.3484 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,002
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0.3526 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,844
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0.3590 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,475
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0.3460 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,436
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0.3338 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,064
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0.3368 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,344
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0.3276 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,339
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0.3502 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,144
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0.3356 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,000
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0.3626 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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25
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0.3544 GBP
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(b)
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Cash-settled derivative transactions
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Class of
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Product
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Nature of
dealing
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Number of
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Price per
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relevant
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description
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reference
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unit
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security
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securities
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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7,614
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0.3334 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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495,441
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0.3470 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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375,090
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0.3472 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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45,117
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0.3489 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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12,575
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0.3490 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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215,912
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0.3590 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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229,617
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0.3435 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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40,721
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0.3466 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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81,545
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0.3471 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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179,227
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0.3500 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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168,223
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0.3590 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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406
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0.3636 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Long
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955,105
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0.3400 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Long
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17,286
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0.3427 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Long
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26,712
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0.3452 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Long
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9,025
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0.3590 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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28 Feb 2025
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Contact name:
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Large Holdings Regulatory
Operations
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Telephone number:
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020 3134
7213
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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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WOOD GROUP (JOHN) 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 2/7 p
ordinary
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Call
Options
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Written
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-1,170,340
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1.7390
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European
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08 May
2025
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Call
Options
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Written
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-488,026
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1.1632
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European
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12 Feb
2026
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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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