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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11
Jun 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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17,781,329
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2.57%
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5,906,503
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0.85%
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(2)
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Cash-settled derivatives:
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and/or controlled:
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5,714,979
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0.83%
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17,113,267
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2.47%
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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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1,191,426
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0.17%
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TOTAL:
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23,496,308
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3.40%
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24,211,196
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3.50%
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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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244,181
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2.0015 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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100,263
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1.9876 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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88,814
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2.0060 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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78,925
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1.9950 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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50,606
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1.9670 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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46,881
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2.0040 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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14,701
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1.9846 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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12,422
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1.9885 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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10,207
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1.9579 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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9,892
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1.9587 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,882
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1.9617 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,598
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1.9823 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,284
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1.9758 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,186
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1.9747 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,136
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1.9856 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,499
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1.9814 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,819
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1.9780 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,559
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1.9965 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,533
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1.9760 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,165
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1.9598 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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662
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1.9849 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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612
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1.9770 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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612
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1.9769 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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108
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1.9590 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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35
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1.9630 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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269,330
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2.0060 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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266,499
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1.9962 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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85,812
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1.9783 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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78,925
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1.9950 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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62,576
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1.9791 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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43,948
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2.0061 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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40,206
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1.9885 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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20,309
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1.9691 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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8,067
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1.9811 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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7,240
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1.9746 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,284
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1.9758 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,700
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1.9754 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,389
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1.9880 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,482
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1.9738 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,304
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1.9740 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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779
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1.9739 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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612
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1.9770 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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258
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1.9730 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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207
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1.9780 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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-124
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2.0054 GBP
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(b)
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Cash-settled derivative transactions
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Class of
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Product
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Nature of
dealing
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Number of
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Price per
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relevant
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description
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reference
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unit
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security
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securities
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Closing
Long
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33,576
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1.9773 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Closing
Long
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195,853
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2.0060 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Closing
Long
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235,403
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2.0025 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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12
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1.9790 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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650
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1.9850 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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1,559
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1.9965 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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2,499
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1.9814 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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3,136
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1.9856 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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5,598
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1.9823 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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12,422
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1.9885 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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21,955
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2.0060 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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69
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1.9780 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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138
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1.9780 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1,304
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1.9740 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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2,554
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1.9683 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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2,700
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1.9754 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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15,008
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1.9747 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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15,739
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1.9794 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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20,123
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1.9794 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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37,526
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1.9791 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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66,662
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2.0060 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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85,812
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1.9783 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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121,364
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2.0060 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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779
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1.9739 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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1,482
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1.9738 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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2,042
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1.9709 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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2,389
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1.9880 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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3,729
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1.9756 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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4,538
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1.9699 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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10,000
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1.9659 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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32,088
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1.9674 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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40,206
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1.9885 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,966
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1.9712 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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2,240
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1.9601 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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4,315
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1.9759 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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4,640
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1.9705 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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4,842
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1.9619 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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5,235
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1.9752 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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10,000
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1.9589 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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10,207
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1.9579 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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50,606
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1.9670 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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100,263
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1.9876 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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2,172
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1.9882 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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16,234
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1.9840 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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12 Jun 2024
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Contact name:
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Large Holdings Regulatory
Operations
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Telephone number:
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020 3134
7213
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DETAILS OF OPEN OPTION AND
DERIVATIVE POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO
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PURCHASE OR SELL
ETC.
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Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the
Takeover Code (the "Code")
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1.
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KEY
INFORMATION
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Identity of the person whose
positions/dealings
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Barclays PLC.
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are
being disclosed:
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Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
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JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC
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relevant securities this from relates:
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2.
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OPTIONS AND DERIVATIVES
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Class of relevant
security
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Product
description
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Writing, purchasing, selling,
varying etc
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Number of securities to which
option relates
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Exercise price per
unit
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Type
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Expiry date
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Call
Options
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Written
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-1,191,426
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1.7390
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European
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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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