FORM 8.5
(EPT/NON-RI)
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PUBLIC OPENING POSITION
DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN
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EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY ("RI") STATUS
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(OR WHERE RI STATUS IS NOT
APPLICABLE)
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Rule 8.5 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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Name of exempt principal trader:
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BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD
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(b)
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Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
relevant securities this form relates:
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BHP
GROUP LTD
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(c)
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Name of the party to the offer with which exempt
principal trader is connected
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BHP
GROUP LTD
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(d)
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Date position held/dealing undertaken:
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01 May 2024
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(e)
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In
addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal
trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to
the offer?
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YES:
ANGLO AMERICAN PLC
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2.
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POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
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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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Ordinary NPV
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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)
Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
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7,936,439
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0.16%
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6,126,917
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0.12%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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4,041,669
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0.08%
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4,190,145
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0.08%
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(3)
Stock-settled derivatives (including options) 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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11,978,108
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0.24%
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10,317,062
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0.20%
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(b)
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Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors
and other executive options)
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Class of relevant security in relation to
which subscription right exists
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Details, including nature of the rights
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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Purchase and sales
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Class of relevant
security
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Purchase/sale
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Total number of
securities
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Highest price per unit
paid/received
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Lowest price per unit
paid/received
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Ordinary
NPV
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Purchase
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248757
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22.1800
GBP
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22.0100
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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Sale
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42991
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42.6104
AUD
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42.2916
AUD
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Ordinary
NPV
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Sale
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323462
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22.1802
GBP
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22.0200
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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Purchase
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163801
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42.6505
AUD
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42.3006
AUD
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(b)
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Cash-settled derivative transactions
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Class of
relevant
security
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Product
description
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Nature of
dealing
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Number of
reference
securities
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Price per
unit
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Long
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1,000
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42.5613
AUD
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Long
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3,313
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42.3006
AUD
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Long
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12,859
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42.3200
AUD
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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19
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22.0700
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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36
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22.1800
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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96
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22.0299
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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104
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22.1058
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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130
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22.0716
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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165
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22.1003
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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195
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22.0800
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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287
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22.1048
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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382
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22.0873
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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389
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22.0927
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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957
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22.0794
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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1,028
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22.1104
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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1,180
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22.0700
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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1,467
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22.0849
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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1,609
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22.0770
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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1,912
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22.0819
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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1,961
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22.0754
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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1,996
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22.0778
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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2,541
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22.0924
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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2,747
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22.1088
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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5,110
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22.0698
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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5,272
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22.1040
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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5,459
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22.1002
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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5,610
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22.0968
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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7,407
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22.1521
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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10,920
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22.1081
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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11,805
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22.0864
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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14,983
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42.3115
AUD
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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26,151
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22.0861
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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26,715
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22.0942
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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29,416
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22.0694
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Long
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100
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42.3237
AUD
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Long
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3,171
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42.5924
AUD
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Short
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19
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22.0700
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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88
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42.5861
AUD
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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226
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22.0557
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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523
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22.0946
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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877
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22.1121
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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997
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22.1435
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Short
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1,029
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22.1800
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Short
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2,149
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22.1138
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Short
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2,596
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22.1112
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Short
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3,128
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22.1122
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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10,000
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22.0682
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Short
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14,445
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22.0894
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Short
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14,539
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22.1129
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Short
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30,164
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22.1094
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
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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Option
money
paid/
received
per unit
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(ii)
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Exercising
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Class of relevant
security
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Product
description
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Exercising/ exercised
against
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Number of
securities
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Exercise price per
unit
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(d)
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Other dealings (including subscribing for new
securities)
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Class of relevant
security
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Nature of
Dealings
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Details
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Price per unit (if
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,
formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may
be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into
by
the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any
party
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
the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any
other person relating to:
(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities
under any option; or
(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or
disposal of any relevant securities to which
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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02 May 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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