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FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 3b
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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
positions disclosed, if different from
1(a):
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(c)
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Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
relevant securities this form relates:
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JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC
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(d)
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If
an exempt fund manager connected with an
offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of
offeror/offeree:
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(e)
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Date position held/dealing undertaken:
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03
Jul 2024
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(f)
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In
addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making
disclosures in respect of any other party to the
offer?
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NO
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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
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)
Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
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20,275,384
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2.93%
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7,023,868
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1.02%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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6,553,983
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0.95%
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19,685,428
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2.85%
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(3)
Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to
purchase/sell:
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0
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0.00%
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1,170,331
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0.17%
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TOTAL:
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26,829,367
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3.88%
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27,879,627
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4.03%
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(b)
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Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors
and
other executive options)
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Class of relevant security in relation to
which subscription right exists
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Details, including nature of the rights
concerned and relevant percentages:
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3.
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DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE
DISCLOSURE
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(a)
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Purchase and sales
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Class of relevant
security
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Purchase/sale
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Number of
securities
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Price per
unit
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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259,900
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1.9999 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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253,503
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2.0094 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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125,603
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1.9990 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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51,270
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2.0111 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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43,212
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2.0255 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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42,769
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2.0000 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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21,885
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2.0431 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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11,100
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2.0380 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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8,373
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2.0306 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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8,000
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2.0377 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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6,441
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2.0240 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,511
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1.9989 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,038
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2.0394 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,758
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2.0408 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,505
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2.0383 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,468
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2.0207 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,758
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2.0470 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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999
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2.0260 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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245
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2.0360 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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250,000
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1.9992 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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74,277
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2.0240 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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64,023
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1.9990 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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62,810
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2.0221 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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36,848
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2.0601 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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24,458
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2.0426 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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21,014
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2.0559 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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17,180
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2.0328 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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14,621
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2.0265 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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11,248
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2.0214 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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10,000
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2.0340 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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8,645
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2.0420 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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8,000
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2.0380 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,979
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2.0272 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,910
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2.0242 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,039
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2.0443 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,530
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2.0248 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,684
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2.0415 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,500
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2.0418 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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999
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2.0260 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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542
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2.0259 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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434
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2.0359 GBP
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(b)
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Cash-settled derivative transactions
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Class of
relevant
security
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Product
description
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Nature of
dealing
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Number of
reference
securities
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Price per
unit
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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15,157
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2.0415 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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46,516
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1.9954 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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100
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2.0899 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
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2.0420 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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949
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1.9989 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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195
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2.0515 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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2,429
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2.0427 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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747
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2.0432 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1,500
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2.0418 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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64,023
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1.9990 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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5,921
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2.0405 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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71,427
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2.0301 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1,684
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2.0415 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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21,014
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2.0559 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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93,285
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1.9990 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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51,270
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2.0111 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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245
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2.0360 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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56,683
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2.0212 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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6,127
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2.0308 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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434
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2.0359 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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109,280
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1.9990 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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42,769
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2.0000 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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1,758
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2.0470 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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101,000
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2.0268 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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21,000
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2.0320 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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388
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2.0320 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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776
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2.0320 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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542
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2.0259 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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2,468
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2.0207 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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43,212
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2.0255 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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36,848
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2.0601 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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28,388
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1.9990 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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15,740
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2.0320 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
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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Option
money
paid/
received
per unit
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(ii)
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Exercising
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Class of relevant
security
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Product
description
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Exercising/ exercised
against
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Number of
securities
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Exercise price per
unit
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(d)
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Other dealings (including subscribing for
new securities)
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Class of relevant
security
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Nature of
Dealings
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Details
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Price per unit (if
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,
formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may
be an inducement to deal
or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the
disclosure and any party
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
the person making the disclosure and any other person
relating to:
(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under
any option; or
(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of
any relevant securities to which
any derivative is referenced:
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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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26 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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SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN
POSITIONS)
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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. KEY INFORMATION
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Identity of the person whose positions/dealings
are being disclosed:
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Barclays PLC.
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Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
relevant securities this from relates:
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JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC
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2. 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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-1,170,331
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1.7390
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European
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08 May
2025
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3. 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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