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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21
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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19,530,700
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2.82%
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7,165,907
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1.04%
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(2)
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Cash-settled derivatives:
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and/or controlled:
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7,009,417
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1.01%
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18,925,791
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2.74%
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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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1,170,366
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0.17%
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TOTAL:
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26,540,117
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3.84%
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27,262,064
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3.94%
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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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660,042
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1.9660 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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574,219
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1.9661 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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154,913
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1.9683 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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71,064
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1.9658 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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57,545
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1.9696 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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57,115
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1.9704 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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40,365
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1.9709 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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11,345
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1.9695 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,675
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1.9664 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,282
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1.9794 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,955
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1.9723 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,574
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1.9765 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,523
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1.9746 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,170
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1.9700 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,034
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1.9835 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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704
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1.9679 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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247
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1.9648 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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238
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1.9720 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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104
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1.9740 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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7
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1.9730 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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7
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1.9780 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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740,487
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1.9660 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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164,830
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1.9659 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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50,652
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1.9671 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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35,785
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1.9672 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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27,463
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1.9716 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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10,204
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1.9704 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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7,152
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1.9666 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,751
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1.9676 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,594
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1.9834 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,308
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1.9725 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,375
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1.9673 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,574
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1.9767 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,348
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1.9766 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,566
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1.9800 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,508
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1.9675 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,034
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1.9836 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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968
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1.9763 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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625
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1.9699 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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400
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1.9754 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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238
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1.9720 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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50
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1.9670 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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8
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1.9780 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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7
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1.9690 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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7
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1.9760 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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7
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1.9730 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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548
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1.9648 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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Decreasing Long
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75
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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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8
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2.0200 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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400
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1.9754 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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600
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1.9735 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1,508
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1.9675 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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2,283
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1.9668 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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2,348
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1.9767 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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3,375
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1.9673 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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7,152
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1.9666 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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179
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1.9729 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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2,703
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1.9716 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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5,751
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1.9676 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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6,943
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1.9732 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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8,125
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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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35,785
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1.9672 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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165,338
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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 Short
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368
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1.9705 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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3,187
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1.9714 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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3,675
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1.9664 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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28,000
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1.9700 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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40,365
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1.9708 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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54,704
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1.9704 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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154,913
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1.9683 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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272,718
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1.9660 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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291,649
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1.9661 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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24 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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-1,170,366
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1.7390
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European
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08-May-2025
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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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