FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a and 3b
Replaces form Released at 20/09/2024 15:03 RNS Number :
1069F
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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
positions disclosed, if different from
1(a):
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(c)
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Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
relevant securities this form relates:
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DS
SMITH PLC
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(d)
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If
an exempt fund manager connected with an
offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of
offeror/offeree:
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(e)
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Date position held/dealing undertaken:
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19
Sep 2024
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(f)
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In
addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making
disclosures in respect of any other party to the
offer?
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YES:
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY
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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
to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if
any)
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Class of relevant security:
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10p
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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32,932,929
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2.39%
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28,586,275
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2.07%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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11,277,429
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0.82%
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32,368,047
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2.34%
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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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44,210,358
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3.20%
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60,954,322
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4.42%
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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 PERSON MAKING THE
DISCLOSURE
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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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Number of
securities
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Price per
unit
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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558,324
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4.8240 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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193,503
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4.8314 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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177,962
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4.8147 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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166,840
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4.7925 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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131,562
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4.8121 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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76,722
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4.8460 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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75,686
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4.8274 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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67,973
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4.8125 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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60,557
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4.8120 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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45,912
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4.8084 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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25,863
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4.8141 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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23,959
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4.8108 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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22,878
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4.8299 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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21,409
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4.8169 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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16,775
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4.8164 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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13,029
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4.8289 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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11,180
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4.8178 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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7,746
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4.8457 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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7,088
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4.8302 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,585
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4.8260 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,341
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4.8373 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,926
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4.8262 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,504
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4.8467 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,013
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4.8360 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,861
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4.8251 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,403
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4.8123 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,354
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4.8035 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,278
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4.8381 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,111
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4.8150 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,326
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4.8100 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,238
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4.8000 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,003
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4.8080 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,001
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4.8180 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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808
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4.8182 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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579
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4.8060 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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430
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4.8010 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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360,211
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4.8408 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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163,500
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4.8015 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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65,918
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4.8460 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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22,213
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4.8297 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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21,808
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4.8235 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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15,452
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4.8161 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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13,982
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4.8079 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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7,207
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4.8033 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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7,140
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4.8263 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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6,490
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4.8188 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,956
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4.8203 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,341
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4.8373 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,753
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4.8120 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,208
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4.8314 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,926
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4.8262 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,171
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4.8001 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,573
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4.8050 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,448
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4.8302 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,403
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4.8128 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,354
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4.8039 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,084
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4.8274 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,079
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4.8100 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,963
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4.8266 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,787
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4.8326 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,646
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4.8052 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,409
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4.8074 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,003
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4.8084 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,001
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4.8180 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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917
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4.8320 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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665
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4.8360 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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594
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4.8000 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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270
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4.7790 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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13
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4.8140 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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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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50,000
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4.7953 USD
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1,372
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4.7960 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1,799
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4.8032 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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113,500
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4.8042 USD
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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2,573
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4.8050 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1,409
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4.8074 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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4,753
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4.8120 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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6
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4.8166 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1,337,212
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4.8180 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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107,261
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4.8459 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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164,264
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4.8460 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,238
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4.8000 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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45,912
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4.8084 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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32,462
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4.8119 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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131,562
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4.8121 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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67,973
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4.8125 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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39,059
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4.8141 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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177,962
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4.8147 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,337,212
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4.8180 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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808
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4.8182 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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4,335
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4.8201 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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2,861
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4.8251 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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201,611
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4.8270 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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57,883
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4.8282 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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40,915
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4.8442 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,138
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4.8462 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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3,504
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4.8467 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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49
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4.8359 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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103
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4.8360 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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38,219
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4.8459 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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598
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4.8460 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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1,001
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4.8180 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
|
49
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4.8359 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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CFD
|
Increasing Short
|
103
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4.8360 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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598
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4.8460 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 person 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 person 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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01 Oct 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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