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FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a
Replaces form Released at 23/01/2025 15:21 RNS Number :
5076U
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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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22
Jan 2025
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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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34,657,048
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2.51%
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29,744,115
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2.15%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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12,582,282
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0.91%
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32,264,371
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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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47,239,330
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3.42%
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62,008,486
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4.49%
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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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198,972
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5.9907 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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195,259
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6.0100 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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135,157
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6.0130 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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131,271
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6.0009 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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105,831
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5.9900 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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88,381
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5.9922 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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84,774
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6.0049 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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58,967
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5.9903 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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56,282
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6.0000 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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55,684
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6.0150 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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45,259
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6.0019 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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39,470
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6.0007 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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23,033
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6.0064 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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22,936
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6.0050 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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15,000
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5.9917 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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10,528
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5.9982 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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10,171
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6.0078 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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10,137
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5.9993 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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10,000
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6.0068 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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9,878
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6.0017 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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9,563
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6.0018 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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8,490
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6.0028 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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8,200
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6.0158 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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7,920
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5.9952 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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7,795
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6.0044 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,802
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5.9995 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,666
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5.9944 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,476
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6.0034 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,243
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5.9958 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,802
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6.0004 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,853
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6.0073 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,407
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6.0046 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,966
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6.0077 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,584
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5.9950 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,286
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5.9963 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,159
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5.9999 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,039
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6.0024 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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944
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5.9956 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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598
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6.0003 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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556
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6.0025 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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280
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5.9800 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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45
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6.0327 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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25
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6.0350 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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20
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6.0300 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1
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6.0098 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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143,048
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5.9989 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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138,269
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6.0000 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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118,437
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6.0016 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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115,607
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5.9933 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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105,888
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5.9900 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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75,003
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5.9893 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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65,376
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6.0010 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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58,967
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5.9903 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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55,684
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6.0171 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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51,615
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6.0005 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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27,500
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5.9971 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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27,339
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5.9985 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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20,993
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5.9993 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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19,792
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5.9931 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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15,948
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5.9936 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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11,496
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6.0038 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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7,368
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5.9967 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,802
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5.9995 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,537
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5.9992 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,476
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6.0034 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,426
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5.9958 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,549
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6.0050 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,946
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6.0041 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,670
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5.9975 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,164
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6.0060 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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752
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6.0056 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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579
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6.0006 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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552
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5.9750 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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333
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6.0399 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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81
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6.0338 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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81
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5.9954 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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36
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5.9970 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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25
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6.0350 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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20
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6.0300 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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19
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6.0107 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1
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6.0057 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1
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6.0100 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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Increasing Short
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13,024
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5.9980 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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75,003
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5.9893 USD
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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3,782
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5.9900 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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19,792
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5.9931 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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21,769
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5.9962 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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27,500
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5.9971 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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6,125
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5.9972 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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100,000
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5.9985 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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400,000
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5.9985 USD
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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81,606
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6.0001 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1,946
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6.0041 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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752
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6.0056 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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55,684
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6.0171 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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333
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6.0399 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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63
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6.0400 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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99,850
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5.9606 USD
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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51,015
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5.9900 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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57,710
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5.9908 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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944
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5.9956 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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100,000
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5.9985 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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150,000
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5.9985 USD
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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153,646
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5.9989 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,159
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5.9999 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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62,915
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6.0030 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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78,543
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6.0049 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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21,556
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6.0050 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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23,033
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6.0064 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,966
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6.0077 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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364
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6.0100 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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135,157
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6.0130 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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2,744
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5.9900 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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58,967
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5.9903 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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4,047
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5.9923 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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30,000
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5.9979 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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31,132
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5.9900 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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465
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6.0503 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Closing
Short
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4,537
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5.9993 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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24 Jan 2025
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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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