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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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03
Mar 2025
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(f)
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In
addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser
making
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NO
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disclosures in respect of any other party to the
offer?
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2.
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POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
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(a)
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Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of
the offeror or offeree
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to
which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if
any)
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Class of relevant security:
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4
2/7 p ordinary
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Interests
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Short
Positions
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Number
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(%)
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Number
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(%)
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(1)
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Relevant securities owned
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and/or controlled:
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5,121,159
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0.74%
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30,775,755
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4.45%
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(2)
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Cash-settled derivatives:
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and/or controlled:
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30,597,426
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4.42%
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3,559,110
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0.51%
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(3)
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Stock-settled derivatives (including
options)
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and
agreements to purchase/sell:
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0
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0.00%
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0
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0.00%
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TOTAL:
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35,718,585
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5.16%
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34,334,865
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4.96%
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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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1,347,832
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0.4037 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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364,242
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0.4192 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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269,652
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0.4134 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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204,718
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0.3986 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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150,020
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0.4115 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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147,432
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0.4032 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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92,970
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0.4150 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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77,417
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0.4159 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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60,411
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0.4052 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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48,565
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0.4168 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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30,000
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0.4157 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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15,745
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0.4111 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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15,382
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0.4193 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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15,000
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0.4194 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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13,560
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0.4078 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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11,823
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0.4204 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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9,301
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0.3840 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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8,754
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0.4064 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,555
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0.3803 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,000
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0.4196 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,000
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0.4197 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,050
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0.4164 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,000
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0.3980 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,420
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0.4319 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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382
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0.4184 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,794,336
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0.4012 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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311,902
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0.4081 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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271,661
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0.4091 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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224,060
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0.4192 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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182,726
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0.4059 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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76,184
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0.4191 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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56,661
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0.4145 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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35,000
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0.4103 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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26,945
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0.4111 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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15,000
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0.4194 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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10,915
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0.4179 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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8,149
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0.4129 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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7,188
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0.4164 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,831
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0.4122 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,684
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0.4190 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,118
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0.3934 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,000
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0.4196 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,000
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0.4197 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,216
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0.4230 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,770
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0.4239 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,431
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0.3814 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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415
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0.4334 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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382
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0.4184 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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182,726
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0.4059 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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311,902
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0.4081 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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5,831
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0.4122 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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671
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0.4133 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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1,724
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0.4146 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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76,184
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0.4191 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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1
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0.3874 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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2,000
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0.3980 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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204,718
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0.3986 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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147,432
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0.4032 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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2
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0.4047 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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269,652
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0.4134 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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179,668
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0.4192 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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11,823
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0.4204 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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557,379
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0.4200 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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415
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0.4333 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Long
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12,096
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0.4191 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Long
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110,241
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0.4192 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Long
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2,283
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0.4198 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Long
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634
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0.4244 GBP
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(c)
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Stock-settled derivative transactions (including
options)
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(i)
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Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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Class
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Product
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Writing,
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Number
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Exercise
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Type
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Expiry
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Option
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of
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description
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purchasing,
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of
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price
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date
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money
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relevant
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selling,
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securities
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per unit
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paid/
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security
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varying etc
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to which
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received
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option
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per unit
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relates
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(ii)
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Exercising
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Class of
relevant
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Product
description
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Exercising/ exercised
against
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Number of
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Exercise price
per
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security
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securities
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unit
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(d)
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Other dealings (including subscribing for new
securities)
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Class of
relevant
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Nature of
Dealings
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Details
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Price per unit
(if
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security
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applicable)
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4.
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OTHER
INFORMATION
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(a)
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Indemnity and other dealings arrangements
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Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any
agreement or understanding,
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formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may
be an inducement to deal
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or
refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader
making the disclosure and any party
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to
the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the
offer:
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NONE
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(b)
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Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options
or derivatives
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Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal
or informal, between
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the
person making the disclosure and any other person relating
to:
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(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under
any option; or
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(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of
any relevant securities to which
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any
derivative is referenced:
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NONE
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(c)
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Attachments
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Is
a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?
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NO
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Date of disclosure:
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04 Mar 2025
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Contact name:
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Large Holdings Regulatory
Operations
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Telephone number:
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020 3134
7213
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