FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a and 3a
Replaces form Released at 03/01/2025 14:22 RNS Number :
1270S
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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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02
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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33,188,792
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2.39%
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16,404,020
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1.19%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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12,602,889
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0.91%
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31,658,031
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2.29%
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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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45,791,681
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3.30%
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48,062,051
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3.48%
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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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406,928
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5.4800 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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68,044
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5.4737 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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55,000
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5.4735 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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51,783
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5.4776 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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45,572
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5.4686 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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26,441
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5.4663 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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26,302
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5.4658 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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17,324
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5.4641 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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16,307
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5.4599 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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10,079
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5.4777 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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8,386
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5.4688 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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7,144
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5.4741 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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7,126
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5.4541 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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6,815
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5.4598 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,429
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5.4744 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,036
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5.4479 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,155
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5.4611 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,093
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5.4705 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,631
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5.4640 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,628
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5.4431 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,012
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5.4450 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,858
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5.4335 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,228
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5.5008 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,221
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5.4751 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,128
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5.4366 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,938
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5.4250 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,906
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5.4900 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,800
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5.4321 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,581
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5.4550 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,210
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5.4725 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,199
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5.4950 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,172
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5.4300 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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738
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5.4633 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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720
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5.4850 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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597
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5.4500 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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366
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5.4814 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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347
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5.4150 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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150
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5.4650 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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33
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5.4200 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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159,745
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5.4803 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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132,631
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5.4800 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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43,432
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5.4695 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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29,987
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5.4720 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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18,400
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5.4461 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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16,500
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5.4763 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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14,336
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5.4667 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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12,251
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5.4692 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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8,243
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5.4671 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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7,864
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5.4504 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,050
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5.4600 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,926
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5.4565 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,249
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5.4683 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,118
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5.4445 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,841
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5.4450 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,335
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5.4982 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,938
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5.4250 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,902
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5.4178 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,581
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5.4550 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,500
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5.4610 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,199
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5.4950 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,172
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5.4300 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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973
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5.4227 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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720
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5.4850 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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554
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5.4349 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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483
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5.4900 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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377
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5.4100 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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347
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5.4150 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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33
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5.4200 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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67,749
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5.4708 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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554
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5.4349 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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2,841
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5.4450 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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7,864
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5.4504 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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12,251
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5.4692 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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43,432
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5.4695 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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29,987
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5.4719 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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16,500
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5.4763 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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57,470
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5.4774 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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20,020
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5.4785 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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120,760
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5.4800 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1,153
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5.4807 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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21,344
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5.4836 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,390
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5.4150 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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2,858
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5.4335 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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5,036
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5.4479 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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16,191
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5.4643 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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26,441
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5.4663 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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14,108
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5.4675 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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62,084
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5.4769 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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353,382
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5.4800 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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15,654
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5.4802 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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35,519
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5.4800 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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1
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5.4200 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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7,581
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5.4464 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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7,683
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5.4800 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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31 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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