FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a
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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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24
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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28,578,105
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4.13%
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5,615,827
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0.81%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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5,298,324
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0.77%
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27,842,032
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4.02%
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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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1,170,339
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0.17%
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TOTAL:
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33,876,429
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4.90%
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34,628,198
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5.01%
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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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161,038
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2.0880 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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126,607
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2.0988 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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123,659
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2.0936 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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92,427
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2.1020 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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87,002
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2.0957 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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39,320
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2.0920 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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36,701
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2.0899 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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24,579
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2.0902 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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22,310
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2.1018 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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20,425
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2.0900 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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17,317
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2.0965 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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17,193
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2.0944 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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14,406
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2.0890 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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13,601
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2.0907 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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12,611
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2.0906 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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6,569
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2.0915 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,550
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2.0811 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,520
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2.0817 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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382
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2.1021 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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161,038
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2.0880 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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157,185
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2.1020 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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80,066
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2.1003 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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50,000
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2.0902 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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11,558
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2.1019 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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7,599
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2.0904 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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6,324
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2.0951 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,707
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2.0900 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,165
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2.0946 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,740
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2.0899 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,100
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2.0903 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,066
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2.0860 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,626
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2.0953 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,258
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2.0996 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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565
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2.1000 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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306
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2.0920 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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23
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2.0800 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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Increasing Long
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1,300
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2.0818 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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14,453
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2.0898 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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565
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2.1000 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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31,374
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2.1013 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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2.0939 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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900
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2.0891 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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7
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2.0942 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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26
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2.0938 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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191
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2.1020 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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3,100
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2.0903 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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18,787
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2.0972 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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125,926
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2.1020 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Closing
Long
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105,821
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2.1001 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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305
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2.1020 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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7,599
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2.0904 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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15,247
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2.1020 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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39,014
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2.0920 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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64,084
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2.0952 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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5,355
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2.1000 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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4,740
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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 Long
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1,626
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2.0953 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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1,837
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2.0902 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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6,569
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2.0915 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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3,518
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2.0920 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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99,719
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2.0935 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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2,595
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2.0962 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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92,052
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2.1020 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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15,000
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2.0802 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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5,165
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2.0946 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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1,258
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2.0996 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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11,558
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2.1019 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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17,317
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2.0965 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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382
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2.1021 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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17,193
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2.0944 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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2,066
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2.0860 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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13,274
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2.1020 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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22,742
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2.0902 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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64,084
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2.0949 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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-1,170,339
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1.7390
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European
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08 May
2024
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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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