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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27
Jun 2024
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(f)
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In
addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser
making
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NO
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disclosures in respect of any other party to the
offer?
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2.
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POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
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(a)
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Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of
the offeror or offeree
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to
which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if
any)
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Class of relevant security:
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4
2/7p ordinary
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Interests
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Short
Positions
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Number
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(%)
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Number
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(%)
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(1)
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Relevant securities owned
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and/or controlled:
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20,206,677
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2.92%
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7,074,103
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1.02%
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(2)
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Cash-settled derivatives:
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and/or controlled:
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6,838,024
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0.99%
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19,591,002
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2.83%
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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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1,170,325
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0.17%
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TOTAL:
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27,044,701
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3.91%
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27,835,430
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4.02%
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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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349,278
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1.9611 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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127,036
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2.0360 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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34,234
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1.9842 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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31,066
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1.9408 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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25,000
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2.0180 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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24,528
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2.0009 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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16,428
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1.9592 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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15,528
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2.0278 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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11,300
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2.0066 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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10,495
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1.9781 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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9,669
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1.9654 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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8,736
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1.9590 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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6,754
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1.9483 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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6,203
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1.9752 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,222
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1.9677 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,371
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1.9886 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,242
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1.9400 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,554
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1.9671 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,546
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1.9817 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,571
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2.0010 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,505
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1.9819 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,505
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1.9820 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,095
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1.9810 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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873
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1.9790 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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300
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1.9550 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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95
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1.9960 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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9
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2.0160 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3
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1.9500 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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456,694
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2.0323 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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50,434
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1.9877 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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47,144
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2.0360 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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35,443
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1.9840 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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32,064
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2.0047 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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31,291
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2.0045 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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28,819
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1.9849 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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19,396
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2.0035 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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11,563
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2.0361 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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11,069
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1.9952 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,879
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2.0025 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,495
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1.9994 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,978
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1.9989 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,257
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1.9892 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,465
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1.9595 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,327
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1.9941 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,847
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1.9992 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,000
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2.0100 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,972
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1.9758 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,505
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1.9820 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,483
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1.9978 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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832
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1.9500 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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75
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1.9710 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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37
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2.0192 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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5
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1.9730 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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412
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2.0348 GBP
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(b)
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Cash-settled derivative transactions
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Class of
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Product
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Nature of
dealing
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Number of
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Price per
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relevant
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description
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reference
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unit
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security
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securities
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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199
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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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873
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1.9790 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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1,860
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1.9867 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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3,546
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1.9817 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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5,848
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1.9775 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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7,638
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1.9739 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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24,537
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1.9871 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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127,036
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2.0360 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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2,101
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2.0220 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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3,465
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1.9595 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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15,708
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1.9881 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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24,346
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1.9885 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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29,070
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1.9788 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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35,443
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1.9840 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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39,552
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2.0358 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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40,000
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1.9998 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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50,434
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1.9877 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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388,072
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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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763
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1.9738 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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1,209
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1.9771 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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5,879
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2.0025 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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19,396
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2.0035 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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8
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1.9150 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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635
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1.9784 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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767
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1.9636 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,638
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1.9528 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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3,554
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1.9671 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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9,669
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1.9654 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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12,000
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1.9788 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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16,428
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1.9592 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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20,854
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2.0050 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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349,278
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1.9611 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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3,501
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2.0212 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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17,503
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1.9957 GBP
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(c)
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Stock-settled derivative transactions (including
options)
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(i)
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Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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Class
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Product
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Writing,
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Number
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Exercise
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Type
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Expiry
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Option
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of
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description
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purchasing,
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of
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price
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date
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money
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relevant
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selling,
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securities
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per unit
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paid/
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security
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varying etc
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to which
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received
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option
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per unit
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relates
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(ii)
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Exercising
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Class of
relevant
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Product
description
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Exercising/ exercised
against
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Number of
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Exercise price
per
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security
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securities
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unit
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(d)
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Other dealings (including subscribing for new
securities)
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Class of
relevant
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Nature of
Dealings
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Details
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Price per unit
(if
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security
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applicable)
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4.
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OTHER
INFORMATION
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(a)
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Indemnity and other dealings arrangements
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Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any
agreement or understanding,
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formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may
be an inducement to deal
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or
refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader
making the disclosure and any party
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to
the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the
offer:
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NONE
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(b)
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Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options
or derivatives
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Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal
or informal, between
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the
person making the disclosure and any other person relating
to:
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(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under
any option; or
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(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of
any relevant securities to which
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any
derivative is referenced:
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NONE
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(c)
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Attachments
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Is
a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?
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YES
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Date of disclosure:
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28 Jun 2024
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Contact name:
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Large Holdings Regulatory
Operations
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Telephone number:
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020 3134
7213
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DETAILS OF OPEN OPTION AND
DERIVATIVE POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO
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PURCHASE OR SELL
ETC.
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Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the
Takeover Code (the "Code")
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1.
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KEY
INFORMATION
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Identity of the person whose
positions/dealings
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Barclays PLC.
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are
being disclosed:
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Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
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JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC
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relevant securities this from relates:
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2.
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OPTIONS AND DERIVATIVES
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Class of relevant
security
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Product
description
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Writing, purchasing, selling,
varying etc
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Number of securities to which
option relates
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Exercise price per
unit
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Type
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Expiry date
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Call
Options
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Written
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-1,170,325
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1.7390
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European
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TBD
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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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