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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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10
Jul 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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24,260,108
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3.51%
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6,659,016
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0.96%
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(2)
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Cash-settled derivatives:
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and/or controlled:
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6,184,966
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0.89%
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23,481,208
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3.39%
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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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1,170,396
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0.17%
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TOTAL:
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30,445,074
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4.40%
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31,310,620
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4.53%
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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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2,799,000
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1.9545 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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590,543
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2.0340 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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500,000
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1.9518 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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500,000
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1.9494 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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237,703
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2.0720 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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179,518
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1.9450 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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148,866
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2.0703 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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141,193
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2.0438 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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134,536
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1.9461 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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112,962
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1.9507 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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73,973
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1.9541 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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69,324
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1.9413 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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45,146
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1.9452 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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30,084
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2.0702 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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19,312
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1.9505 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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11,657
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2.0546 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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7,898
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2.0560 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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6,179
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2.0540 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,153
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1.9400 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,053
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1.9530 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,977
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2.0320 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,844
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2.0460 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,462
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1.9550 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,113
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1.9146 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,406
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1.9850 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,057
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2.0520 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,021
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1.9965 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,659
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1.9510 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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925
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2.0202 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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731
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1.9500 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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380
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1.9460 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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360
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1.9678 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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153
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1.9426 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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10
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2.0380 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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686,967
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2.0720 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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549,643
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2.0588 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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211,671
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2.0504 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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179,518
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1.9450 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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162,886
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2.0017 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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87,880
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2.0062 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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86,077
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1.9984 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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45,146
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1.9452 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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38,311
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1.9514 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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35,398
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2.0057 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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30,762
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1.9741 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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18,833
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2.0364 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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17,843
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2.0521 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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14,217
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1.9878 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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12,057
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2.0118 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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11,919
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2.0016 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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9,455
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1.9714 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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7,898
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2.0560 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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7,547
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1.9767 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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6,179
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2.0540 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,629
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2.0669 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,277
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1.9612 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,153
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1.9400 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,053
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1.9530 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,977
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2.0320 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,844
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2.0460 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,744
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2.0144 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,000
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2.0500 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,800
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1.9501 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,406
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1.9850 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,005
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1.9475 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,853
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1.9440 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,591
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1.9519 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,109
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2.0218 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,021
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1.9965 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,813
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1.9950 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,642
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1.9510 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,608
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2.0020 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,275
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2.0107 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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720
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1.9500 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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380
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1.9460 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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225
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2.0520 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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155
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2.0219 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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94
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1.9539 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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10
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2.0380 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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10
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2.0522 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1
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2.0480 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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Increasing Long
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20,999
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1.9396 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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16,378
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1.9871 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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27,259
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2.0135 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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12,998
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2.0498 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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1
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2.0500 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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15,000
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2.0547 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1,022
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1.9465 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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3,058
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1.9584 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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2,315
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1.9762 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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3,800
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1.9501 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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29,042
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1.9686 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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589,343
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2.0720 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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612,962
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1.9497 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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118,385
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2.0568 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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802
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1.9603 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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3,005
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1.9475 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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25,173
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1.9762 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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162,886
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2.0017 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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315,614
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2.0720 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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933
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1.9110 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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544
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1.9422 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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828,000
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1.9546 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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327,162
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1.9963 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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211,671
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2.0504 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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4,113
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1.9146 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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69,324
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1.9413 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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134,536
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1.9461 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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29,151
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1.9449 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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94
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1.9539 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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9,160
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1.9723 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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19,312
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1.9505 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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45,134
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1.9526 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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1,208
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1.9530 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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4,462
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1.9550 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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26,618
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1.9559 GBP
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|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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1,013
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1.9750 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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231,296
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2.0720 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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151,737
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1.9914 GBP
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|
4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,314
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1.9417 GBP
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|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
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Increasing Short
|
323
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1.9510 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
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1,275
|
2.0107 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
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4,744
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2.0144 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
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Increasing Long
|
2,109
|
2.0218 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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925
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2.0202 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
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19,627
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1.9932 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
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86,077
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1.9984 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
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158,501
|
2.0720 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
244
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1.9460 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
1,971,000
|
1.9545 GBP
|
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
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Increasing Short
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763,381
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1.9963 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
|
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
|
Details
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Price per unit
(if
|
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security
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applicable)
|
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4.
|
OTHER
INFORMATION
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|
(a)
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Indemnity and other dealings arrangements
|
|
|
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
|
|
|
|
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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11 Jul 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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-1,170,396
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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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