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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INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTIONS SERVICES PLC
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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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INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTIONS SERVICES PLC
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(d)
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Date position held/dealing undertaken:
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02 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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NO
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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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1p
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)
Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
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12,534,835
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1.31%
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5,138,229
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0.54%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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3,010,966
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0.31%
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11,862,698
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1.24%
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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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15,545,801
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1.62%
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17,000,927
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1.77%
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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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1p ordinary
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Sale
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180964
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2.7579
GBP
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2.7100
GBP
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1p ordinary
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Purchase
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202870
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2.7540
GBP
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2.6885
GBP
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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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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Closing
Long
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1,291
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2.7161
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Closing
Long
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1,382
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2.7120
GBP
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1p ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing
Long
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4,612
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2.7241
GBP
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1p ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing
Long
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4,822
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2.7119
GBP
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1p ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing
Long
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9,778
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2.7120
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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28
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2.7260
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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109
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2.7100
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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387
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2.7119
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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388
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2.7580
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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851
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2.7193
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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1,570
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2.7120
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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1,718
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2.7192
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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8,568
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2.7171
GBP
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1p ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing
Long
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1,921
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2.7117
GBP
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1p ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing
Long
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4,822
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2.7119
GBP
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1p ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing
Long
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24,534
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2.7120
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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86
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2.7480
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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375
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2.6900
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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400
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2.7275
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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833
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2.7100
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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1,669
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2.6909
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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2,211
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2.7131
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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2,371
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2.7280
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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3,077
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2.6937
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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5,275
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2.7007
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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6,762
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2.7001
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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10,700
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2.7146
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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13,740
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2.7120
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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03 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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