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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11
Jul 2024
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(f)
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In
addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser
making
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NO
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disclosures in respect of any other party to the
offer?
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2.
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POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
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(a)
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Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of
the offeror or offeree
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to
which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if
any)
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Class of relevant security:
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4
2/7p ordinary
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Interests
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Short
Positions
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Number
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(%)
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Number
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(%)
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(1)
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Relevant securities owned
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and/or controlled:
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24,246,326
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3.50%
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6,531,368
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0.94%
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(2)
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Cash-settled derivatives:
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and/or controlled:
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6,086,536
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0.88%
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23,477,661
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3.39%
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(3)
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Stock-settled derivatives (including
options)
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and
agreements to purchase/sell:
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0
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0.00%
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1,170,392
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0.17%
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TOTAL:
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30,332,862
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4.38%
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31,179,421
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4.51%
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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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124,911
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2.0521 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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77,117
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2.0473 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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64,695
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2.0574 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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58,078
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2.0558 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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57,659
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2.0597 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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49,273
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2.0196 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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47,290
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2.0460 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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28,438
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2.0532 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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26,410
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2.0548 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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6,810
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2.0499 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,934
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2.0500 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,358
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2.0515 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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843
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2.0540 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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771
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2.0485 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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106,710
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2.0484 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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79,089
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2.0457 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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64,695
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2.0574 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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45,672
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2.0422 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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29,598
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2.0559 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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22,314
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2.0461 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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12,709
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2.0513 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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10,349
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2.0532 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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9,324
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2.0500 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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7,136
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2.0492 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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6,855
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2.0577 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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6,082
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2.0545 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,279
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2.0521 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,253
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2.0564 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,857
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2.0480 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,830
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2.0530 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,586
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2.0502 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,694
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2.0580 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,447
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2.0557 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,415
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2.0540 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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13,256
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2.0488 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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17,700
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2.0398 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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1,038
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2.0499 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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18,519
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2.0547 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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200
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2.0469 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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651
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2.0527 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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6,391
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2.0458 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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12,709
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2.0513 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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28,564
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2.0368 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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17,941
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2.0498 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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824
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2.0440 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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32
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2.0460 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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2,507
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2.0500 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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3,241
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2.0528 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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6,855
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2.0577 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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27,395
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2.0460 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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4,185
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2.0510 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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58,078
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2.0558 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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76,748
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2.0467 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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2,028
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2.0501 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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27,273
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2.0529 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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661
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2.0531 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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4,253
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2.0564 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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7,898
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2.0460 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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56,819
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2.0597 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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840
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2.0600 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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70,000
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2.0482 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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25,000
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1.9941 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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682
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2.0401 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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5,669
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2.0506 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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124,911
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2.0521 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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64
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2.0460 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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3,199
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2.0500 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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899
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2.0580 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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16,378
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2.0460 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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3,454
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2.0487 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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28,438
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2.0532 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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12 Jul 2024
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Contact name:
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Large Holdings Regulatory
Operations
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Telephone number:
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020 3134
7213
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DETAILS OF OPEN OPTION AND
DERIVATIVE POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO
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PURCHASE OR SELL
ETC.
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Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the
Takeover Code (the "Code")
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1.
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KEY
INFORMATION
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Identity of the person whose
positions/dealings
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Barclays PLC.
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are
being disclosed:
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Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
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JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC
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relevant securities this from relates:
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2.
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OPTIONS AND DERIVATIVES
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Class of relevant
security
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Product
description
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Writing, purchasing, selling,
varying etc
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Number of securities to which
option relates
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Exercise price per
unit
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Type
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Expiry date
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Call
Options
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Written
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-1,170,392
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1.7390
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European
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08-May-2025
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3.
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AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.
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Full details should be given so that the nature of the
interest or position can be fully understood:
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