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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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WOOD GROUP (JOHN) 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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04
Mar 2025
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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
2/7 p 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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5,018,453
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0.73%
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31,263,359
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4.52%
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(2)
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Cash-settled derivatives:
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and/or controlled:
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30,905,353
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4.47%
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3,459,110
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0.50%
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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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0
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0.00%
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TOTAL:
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35,923,806
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5.19%
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34,722,469
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5.02%
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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 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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446,062
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0.4041 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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216,755
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0.4038 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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201,298
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0.4057 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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196,818
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0.4036 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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158,607
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0.4053 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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151,654
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0.4028 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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130,121
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0.3991 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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117,180
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0.4005 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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47,075
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0.3966 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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46,669
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0.4035 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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42,271
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0.3971 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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18,067
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0.4085 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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18,000
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0.4101 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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12,311
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0.4047 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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12,252
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0.3984 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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10,051
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0.3994 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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8,333
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0.3962 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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7,542
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0.4022 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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6,860
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0.4039 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,819
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0.3949 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,027
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0.4054 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,713
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0.3983 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,591
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0.4086 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,575
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0.3974 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,496
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0.3976 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,431
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0.4140 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,430
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0.4066 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,227
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0.4045 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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385
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0.4084 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Purchase
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161
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0.3988 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,084,558
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0.4055 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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271,204
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0.4057 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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203,842
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0.4036 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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163,416
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0.4043 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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160,619
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0.3975 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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105,670
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0.4027 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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60,000
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0.4022 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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59,958
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0.4065 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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59,398
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0.4016 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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53,901
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0.4040 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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46,178
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0.4032 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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39,016
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0.4001 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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29,031
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0.3994 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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20,895
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0.4031 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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11,305
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0.3974 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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9,479
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0.4033 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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8,564
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0.4034 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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7,196
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0.4008 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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6,669
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0.4060 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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6,421
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0.4024 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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6,338
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0.3991 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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6,000
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0.3958 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,288
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0.4085 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,000
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0.3964 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,844
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0.4004 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,577
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0.4080 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,542
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0.4140 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,989
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0.4075 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,748
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0.4070 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,713
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0.3984 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,708
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0.3944 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,668
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0.4006 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,591
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0.4086 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,496
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0.3976 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,459
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0.4071 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,430
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0.4066 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,210
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0.3998 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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953
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0.4109 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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880
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0.3953 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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162
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0.3942 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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161
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0.3988 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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Sale
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14
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0.4068 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 2/7 p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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7,196
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0.4008 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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20,895
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0.4031 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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100,000
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0.4035 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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229,492
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0.4055 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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197,827
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0.4057 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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1,459
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0.4071 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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2,577
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0.4080 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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5,819
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0.3949 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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75,461
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0.4011 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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48,271
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0.4013 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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216,755
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0.4038 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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6,860
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0.4039 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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1,227
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0.4045 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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201,298
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0.4057 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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385
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0.4085 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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1,591
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0.4086 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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320
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0.4140 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Long
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387,404
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0.3961 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Long
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17,860
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0.4036 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Long
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2,003
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0.4074 GBP
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4 2/7 p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Long
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799
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0.3930 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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NO
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Date of disclosure:
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05 Mar 2025
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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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