25th Feb 2025 13:16
FORM 8.3 | |||||||
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY | |||||||
A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR | |||||||
MORE | |||||||
Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code") | |||||||
1. | KEY INFORMATION | ||||||
(a) | Full name of discloser: |
| Barclays PLC. | ||||
(b) | Owner or controller of interest and short |
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(c) | Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | WOOD GROUP (JOHN) PLC | |||||
| relevant securities this form relates: | ||||||
(d) | If an exempt fund manager connected with an |
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| offeror/offeree: | ||||||
(e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 24 Feb 2025 | |||||
(f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making | NO |
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2. | POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
(a) | 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: | 4 2/7 p ordinary | ||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | |||||
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(1) | Relevant securities owned |
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| 6,382,749 | 0.92% | 26,764,050 | 3.87% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 26,975,017 | 3.90% | 4,830,153 | 0.70% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 1,658,366 | 0.24% |
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| 33,357,766 | 4.82% | 33,252,569 | 4.81% |
(b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive |
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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. | DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER | ||||||
(a) | Purchases and sales |
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Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit | ||||
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4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 2,478,721 | 0.3372 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 1,709,534 | 0.3384 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 1,198,085 | 0.3385 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 755,537 | 0.3309 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 487,000 | 0.3405 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 455,387 | 0.3477 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 402,125 | 0.3703 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 376,123 | 0.3548 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 327,348 | 0.3630 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 264,259 | 0.3222 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 232,616 | 0.3045 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 211,083 | 0.3204 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 152,883 | 0.3074 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 105,232 | 0.3509 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 98,530 | 0.3412 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 65,000 | 0.3544 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 60,000 | 0.3073 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 58,153 | 0.3490 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 51,944 | 0.3584 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 47,886 | 0.3403 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 45,967 | 0.3651 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 44,717 | 0.3054 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 43,559 | 0.3599 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 43,066 | 0.3287 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 39,085 | 0.3010 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 36,292 | 0.3297 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 28,856 | 0.3292 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 27,943 | 0.2837 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 26,099 | 0.3638 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 22,828 | 0.3418 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 20,567 | 0.3732 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 20,000 | 0.3460 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 18,574 | 0.3650 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 18,338 | 0.3674 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 17,737 | 0.3567 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 16,252 | 0.3656 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 15,000 | 0.3736 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 13,765 | 0.3606 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 10,000 | 0.3610 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 10,000 | 0.3508 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 10,000 | 0.3506 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 8,865 | 0.2840 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 8,715 | 0.3410 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 8,696 | 0.3532 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 8,483 | 0.3615 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 8,409 | 0.3540 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 8,181 | 0.3380 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 7,715 | 0.2777 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 7,300 | 0.2910 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 6,983 | 0.3430 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 6,705 | 0.3604 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 6,296 | 0.3552 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 5,568 | 0.3462 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 5,064 | 0.3636 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 5,000 | 0.3612 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 4,887 | 0.3624 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 4,642 | 0.3426 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 4,533 | 0.3642 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 4,000 | 0.3392 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 3,629 | 0.3466 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 2,859 | 0.3530 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 2,812 | 0.3507 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 2,559 | 0.2709 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 2,500 | 0.3468 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 2,159 | 0.3602 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 2,156 | 0.3560 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 2,066 | 0.3452 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 1,964 | 0.3404 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 1,918 | 0.3628 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 1,854 | 0.3432 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 1,665 | 0.3526 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 1,555 | 0.3685 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 1,551 | 0.3488 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 1,134 | 0.3640 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 1,000 | 0.3518 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 549 | 0.2746 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 544 | 0.3700 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 2,579,523 | 0.3240 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 1,150,983 | 0.3154 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 1,138,295 | 0.3303 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 860,969 | 0.3378 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 513,815 | 0.3524 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 454,794 | 0.3241 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 441,260 | 0.2731 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 293,814 | 0.3470 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 241,064 | 0.3561 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 196,538 | 0.2712 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 170,880 | 0.3350 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 160,550 | 0.3430 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 159,358 | 0.3371 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 104,520 | 0.3158 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 101,551 | 0.3356 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 74,612 | 0.3288 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 65,096 | 0.3065 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 65,000 | 0.3545 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 64,564 | 0.3513 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 57,387 | 0.3732 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 36,271 | 0.2705 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 26,099 | 0.3638 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 22,323 | 0.3112 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 21,802 | 0.3418 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 20,000 | 0.3460 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 19,457 | 0.3174 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 18,574 | 0.3650 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 18,377 | 0.3490 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 18,338 | 0.3674 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 16,252 | 0.3656 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 15,222 | 0.3412 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 15,000 | 0.3431 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 15,000 | 0.3736 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 14,651 | 0.2942 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 13,765 | 0.3606 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 13,049 | 0.3443 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 11,218 | 0.3521 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 10,016 | 0.3523 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 10,000 | 0.3506 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 10,000 | 0.3610 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 10,000 | 0.3508 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 8,865 | 0.2841 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 8,715 | 0.3410 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 8,409 | 0.3540 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 8,181 | 0.3380 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 7,715 | 0.2778 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 7,329 | 0.3192 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 6,705 | 0.3604 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 5,568 | 0.3462 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 5,118 | 0.3507 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 5,064 | 0.3636 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 5,000 | 0.3612 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 4,642 | 0.3426 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 4,533 | 0.3642 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 4,000 | 0.3392 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 3,629 | 0.3466 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 2,859 | 0.3530 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 2,559 | 0.2710 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 2,500 | 0.3468 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 2,159 | 0.3602 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 1,964 | 0.3404 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 1,918 | 0.3628 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 1,854 | 0.3432 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 1,772 | 0.3532 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 1,665 | 0.3526 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 1,551 | 0.3488 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 1,408 | 0.3108 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 1,098 | 0.2746 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 1,000 | 0.3518 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 709 | 0.2685 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 544 | 0.3700 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 380 | 0.2687 GBP | ||||
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(b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions |
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Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
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4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 380 | 0.2687 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 16,663 | 0.2693 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 62,716 | 0.2696 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 36,271 | 0.2705 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 117,159 | 0.2723 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 441,260 | 0.2731 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 48,116 | 0.2740 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 14,343 | 0.2836 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 7,050 | 0.3234 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2,579,523 | 0.3240 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 454,794 | 0.3241 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 5,097 | 0.3288 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,138,295 | 0.3303 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2,797 | 0.3443 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 293,814 | 0.3470 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 77,059 | 0.3485 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 53,023 | 0.3732 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 101,067 | 0.3780 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1 | 0.2782 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 24,195 | 0.2807 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 27,943 | 0.2837 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 31,611 | 0.2915 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 11,227 | 0.2950 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 39,698 | 0.3003 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 70,162 | 0.3106 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 45,970 | 0.3107 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 91,240 | 0.3115 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 2 | 0.3291 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 36,292 | 0.3297 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 2,478,721 | 0.3372 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,709,534 | 0.3384 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 1,198,085 | 0.3385 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 88,232 | 0.3400 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,066 | 0.3452 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 455,387 | 0.3477 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 49,776 | 0.3490 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,812 | 0.3507 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 73,007 | 0.3706 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 29,259 | 0.3732 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | CFD | Opening Long | 44,024 | 0.2698 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 297,732 | 0.3402 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 249,684 | 0.3731 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 22,106 | 0.3732 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 1,216 | 0.3078 GBP | |||
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4. | OTHER INFORMATION | ||||||
(a) | 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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(b) | 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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(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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(c) | Attachments |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | YES | ||||||
Date of disclosure: | 25 Feb 2025 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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DETAILS OF OPEN OPTION AND DERIVATIVE POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO | |||||||
PURCHASE OR SELL ETC. | |||||||
Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the "Code") | |||||||
1. | KEY INFORMATION | ||||||
Identity of the person whose positions/dealings | Barclays PLC. | ||||||
are being disclosed: | |||||||
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC | ||||||
relevant securities this from relates: | |||||||
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2. | OPTIONS AND DERIVATIVES | ||||||
Class of relevant security | Product description | Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc | Number of securities to which option relates | Exercise price per unit | Type | Expiry date | |
JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC | Call Options | Written | -1,170,340 | 1.7390 | European | 08 May 2025 | |
JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC | Call Options | Written | -488,026 | 1.1632 | European | 12 Feb 2026 | |
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3. | AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC. | ||||||
Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood: | |||||||
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