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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 DISTRIBUTION 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 DISTRIBUTION SERVICES PLC
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(d)
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Date position held/dealing undertaken:
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04 Jun 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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10,398,421
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1.09%
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3,856,044
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0.40%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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1,534,391
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0.16%
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10,070,559
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1.05%
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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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11,932,812
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1.25%
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13,926,603
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1.45%
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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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Purchase
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1629915
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3.3551
GBP
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3.3460
GBP
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1p ordinary
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Sale
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394043
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3.3540
GBP
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3.3477
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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Decreasing
Long
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20
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3.3420
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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59
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3.3507
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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702
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3.3520
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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1,875
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3.3550
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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6,914
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3.3530
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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8,837
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3.3565
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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28,734
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3.3512
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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567
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3.3498
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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1,090
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3.3520
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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1,094
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3.3500
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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1,140
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3.3501
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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1,617
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3.3540
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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2,069
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3.3517
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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3,675
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3.3511
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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10,900
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3.3497
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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15,999
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3.3513
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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63,239
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3.3512
GBP
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1p ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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78,409
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3.3530
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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148
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3.3487
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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256
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3.3539
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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958
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3.3475
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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3,775
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3.3484
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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66
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3.3480
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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80
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3.3420
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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233
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3.3500
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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241
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3.3506
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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1,341
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3.3519
GBP
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1p ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing
Short
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1,533
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3.3503
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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3,042
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3.3505
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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4,086
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3.3508
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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4,352
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3.3498
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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12,274
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3.3478
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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27,792
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3.3485
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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41,485
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3.3475
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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43,628
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3.3530
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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75,000
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3.3541
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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81,220
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3.3499
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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212,150
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3.3507
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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250,000
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3.3496
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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291,541
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3.3540
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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329,456
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3.3506
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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16,241
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3.3522
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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22,162
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3.3513
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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68
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3.3480
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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05 Jun 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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