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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25
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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28,728,651
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4.15%
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5,343,076
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0.77%
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(2)
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Cash-settled derivatives:
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and/or controlled:
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5,009,445
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0.72%
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27,970,149
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4.04%
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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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1,170,373
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0.17%
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TOTAL:
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33,738,096
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4.88%
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34,483,598
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4.98%
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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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211,945
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2.0770 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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142,053
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2.0800 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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69,877
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2.0742 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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55,432
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2.0796 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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24,279
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2.0761 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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22,210
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2.0799 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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15,782
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2.0776 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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15,049
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2.0730 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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12,087
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2.0749 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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11,893
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2.0766 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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10,857
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2.0729 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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9,510
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2.0732 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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8,991
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2.0797 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,763
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2.0753 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,330
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2.0780 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,839
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2.0671 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,000
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2.0820 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,159
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2.0660 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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763
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2.0683 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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600
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2.0740 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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510
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2.0662 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4
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2.0760 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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65,659
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2.0731 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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36,112
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2.0749 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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30,568
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2.0800 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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18,293
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2.0720 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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15,781
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2.0727 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,898
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2.0860 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,235
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2.0748 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,604
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2.0805 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,422
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2.0754 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,700
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2.0686 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,563
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2.0802 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,255
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2.0626 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,127
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2.0757 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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867
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2.0789 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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633
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2.0820 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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92
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2.0797 GBP
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(b)
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Cash-settled derivative transactions
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Class of
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Product
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Nature of
dealing
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Number of
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Price per
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relevant
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description
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reference
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unit
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security
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securities
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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39,980
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2.0725 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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800
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2.0767 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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9,353
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2.0740 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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5,898
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2.0860 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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300
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2.0786 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
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2.0800 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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1,320
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2.0801 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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11,794
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2.0748 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Closing
Long
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19,730
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2.0800 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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2,700
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2.0686 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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5,073
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2.0708 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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36,112
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2.0749 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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803
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2.1180 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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11,893
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2.0766 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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32,655
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2.0800 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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18,293
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2.0720 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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3,763
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2.0753 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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21,009
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2.0756 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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3,086
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2.0765 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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130,137
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2.0766 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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15,782
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2.0776 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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57,713
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2.0785 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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96,607
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2.0800 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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22,000
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2.0722 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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2,127
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2.0757 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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867
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2.0789 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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92
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2.0798 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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12,087
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2.0749 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1,835
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2.0610 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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3,422
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2.0754 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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510
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2.0662 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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106,285
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2.0741 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,165
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2.0761 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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18,505
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2.0800 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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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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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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-1,170,373
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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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