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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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JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC
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relevant securities this form relates:
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(d)
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If
an exempt fund manager connected with an
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offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity
of
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offeror/offeree:
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(e)
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Date position held/dealing undertaken:
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13
May 2024
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(f)
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In
addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser
making
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NO
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disclosures in respect of any other party to the
offer?
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2.
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POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
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(a)
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Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of
the offeror or offeree
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to
which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if
any)
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Class of relevant security:
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4
2/7p ordinary
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Interests
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Short
Positions
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Number
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(%)
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Number
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(%)
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(1)
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Relevant securities owned
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and/or controlled:
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13,130,627
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1.90%
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9,279,866
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1.34%
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(2)
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Cash-settled derivatives:
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and/or controlled:
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9,138,328
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1.32%
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12,213,821
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1.77%
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(3)
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Stock-settled derivatives (including
options)
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and
agreements to purchase/sell:
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0
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0.00%
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1,170,356
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0.17%
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TOTAL:
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22,268,955
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3.22%
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22,664,043
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3.28%
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(b)
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Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors
and other executive
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options)
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Class of relevant security in relation to
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which subscription right exists
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Details, including nature of the rights
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concerned and relevant percentages:
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3.
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DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL
TRADER
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(a)
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Purchases and sales
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Class of
relevant
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Purchase/sale
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Number of
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Price per
unit
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security
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securities
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,369,440
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2.0552 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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816,849
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2.0498 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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208,134
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2.0154 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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160,175
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2.0310 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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128,629
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2.0172 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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123,781
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2.0245 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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82,736
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2.0262 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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47,046
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2.0020 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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37,120
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2.0346 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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32,696
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2.0047 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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29,630
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2.0246 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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26,984
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2.0211 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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18,273
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2.0312 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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16,325
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2.0379 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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10,987
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2.0453 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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9,457
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2.0510 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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8,753
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2.0290 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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6,772
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2.0527 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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6,342
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2.0560 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,747
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2.0259 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,908
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2.0384 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,493
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2.0300 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,072
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1.9800 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,638
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2.0394 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,429
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2.0431 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,971
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1.9734 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,946
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2.0451 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,132
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2.0220 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,045
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2.0500 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,888
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1.9763 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,800
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2.0590 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,743
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1.9856 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,633
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2.0240 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,598
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2.0280 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,516
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2.0680 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,377
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1.9760 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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818
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1.9910 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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762
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2.0134 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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752
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2.0640 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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733
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2.0261 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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372
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2.0200 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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296
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2.0485 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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283
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2.0420 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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277
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2.0531 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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178
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1.9920 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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65
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2.0317 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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41
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2.0340 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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16
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2.0360 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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7
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2.0320 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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7
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2.0660 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5
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2.0528 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,341,327
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2.0464 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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222,619
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2.0365 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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142,925
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2.0349 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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125,000
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2.0310 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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120,796
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2.0621 GBP
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|
4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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105,000
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2.0604 GBP
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|
4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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64,602
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2.0020 GBP
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|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
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56,688
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2.0574 GBP
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|
4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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56,141
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2.0263 GBP
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|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
44,182
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2.0242 GBP
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|
4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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37,486
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2.0181 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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31,561
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2.0500 GBP
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|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
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29,739
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2.0237 GBP
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|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
27,030
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2.0187 GBP
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|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
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19,782
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2.0021 GBP
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|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
18,714
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2.0278 GBP
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|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
16,422
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2.0440 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
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16,288
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2.0303 GBP
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|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
14,643
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1.9787 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
12,704
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2.0280 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
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9,569
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2.0326 GBP
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|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
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9,054
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2.0195 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
6,200
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2.0579 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
5,975
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2.0202
GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
5,915
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2.0019 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
5,625
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2.0405 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
5,082
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1.9800 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
3,936
|
2.0220 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
3,747
|
2.0225 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
3,722
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2.0317 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
3,615
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2.0396 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
2,760
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2.0680 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
2,692
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2.0469 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
2,488
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2.0200 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,541
|
2.0269 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
818
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1.9910 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
752
|
2.0640 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
672
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2.0172 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
631
|
2.0439 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
296
|
2.0487 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
178
|
1.9920 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
175
|
2.0420 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
72
|
2.0320 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
41
|
2.0340 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
16
|
2.0360 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
7
|
2.0660 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
5
|
2.0318 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
-330
|
2.0014 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
|
unit
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security
|
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securities
|
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4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Closing
Short
|
60
|
2.0020 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Closing
Short
|
1,062
|
2.0537 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Closing
Short
|
6,342
|
2.0560 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Closing
Short
|
16,827
|
2.0181 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Closing
Short
|
31,182
|
2.0020 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Closing
Short
|
45,552
|
2.0408 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
2
|
2.0465 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
9
|
2.0180
GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
30
|
2.0245 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
30
|
2.0247 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
43
|
2.0279 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
56
|
2.0254 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
98
|
2.0258 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
109
|
2.0169 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
155
|
2.0259 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
156
|
2.0261 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
158
|
2.0171 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
320
|
2.0266 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
1,487
|
1.9870 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
1,633
|
2.0240 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
2,065
|
2.0526 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
2,450
|
2.0170 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
2,946
|
2.0451 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
3,977
|
1.9800 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
4,707
|
2.0527 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
9,457
|
2.0510 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
10,395
|
2.0246 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
10,987
|
2.0453 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
19,205
|
2.0246 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
37,120
|
2.0346 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
41,076
|
2.0020 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
55,721
|
2.0020 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
82,609
|
2.0262 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
816,849
|
2.0498 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
586
|
2.0363 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Short
|
4,987
|
1.9800 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
9,054
|
2.0195 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Short
|
11,508
|
2.0149 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Short
|
12,188
|
2.0380 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Short
|
16,908
|
2.0352 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
5
|
2.0318 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
689
|
1.9750 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
1,966
|
2.0170 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
2,191
|
2.0109 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
3,722
|
2.0317 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
3,747
|
2.0225 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
4,381
|
2.0185 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
44,182
|
2.0242 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
65,331
|
2.0365 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
142,925
|
2.0349 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
7
|
2.0300 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
100
|
1.9933 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
1,172
|
2.0363 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Short
|
4,987
|
2.0019 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
6,030
|
2.0334 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Short
|
19,146
|
2.0021 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Long
|
631
|
2.0439 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Long
|
5,915
|
2.0019 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Long
|
7,589
|
2.0367 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Long
|
13,328
|
2.0352 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Long
|
16,422
|
2.0440 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Long
|
49,994
|
2.0302 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Long
|
86,377
|
2.0403 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Short
|
10,552
|
2.0351 GBP
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(c)
|
Stock-settled derivative transactions (including
options)
|
|
|
(i)
|
Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
|
|
|
Class
|
Product
|
Writing,
|
Number
|
Exercise
|
Type
|
Expiry
|
Option
|
|
of
|
description
|
purchasing,
|
of
|
price
|
|
date
|
money
|
|
relevant
|
|
selling,
|
securities
|
per unit
|
|
|
paid/
|
|
security
|
|
varying etc
|
to which
|
|
|
|
received
|
|
|
|
|
option
|
|
|
|
per unit
|
|
|
|
|
relates
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(ii)
|
Exercising
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Class of
relevant
|
Product
description
|
Exercising/ exercised
against
|
Number of
|
Exercise price
per
|
|
security
|
|
|
securities
|
unit
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(d)
|
Other dealings (including subscribing for new
securities)
|
|
|
Class of
relevant
|
Nature of
Dealings
|
Details
|
Price per unit
(if
|
|
security
|
|
|
applicable)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4.
|
OTHER
INFORMATION
|
|
(a)
|
Indemnity and other dealings arrangements
|
|
|
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 exempt principal trader
making the disclosure and any party
|
|
|
to
the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the
offer:
|
|
|
|
|
NONE
|
|
(b)
|
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options
or derivatives
|
|
|
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:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NONE
|
|
(c)
|
Attachments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Is
a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?
|
YES
|
|
Date of disclosure:
|
14 May 2024
|
|
Contact name:
|
Large Holdings Regulatory
Operations
|
|
Telephone number:
|
020 3134
7213
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DETAILS OF OPEN OPTION AND
DERIVATIVE POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO
|
|
PURCHASE OR SELL
ETC.
|
|
Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the
Takeover Code (the "Code")
|
|
1.
|
KEY
INFORMATION
|
|
Identity of the person whose
positions/dealings
|
Barclays PLC.
|
|
are
being disclosed:
|
|
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
|
JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC
|
|
relevant securities this from relates:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2.
|
OPTIONS AND DERIVATIVES
|
|
Class of relevant
security
|
Product
description
|
Writing, purchasing, selling,
varying etc
|
Number of securities to which
option relates
|
Exercise price per
unit
|
Type
|
Expiry date
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Call
Options
|
Written
|
-1,170,356
|
1.7390
|
European
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3.
|
AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.
|
|
Full details should be given so that the nature of the
interest or position can be fully understood:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
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