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FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a
Replaces form Released at 09/01/2025 13:22 RNS Number :
7943S
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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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08
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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32,437,332
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2.34%
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16,460,874
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1.19%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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12,840,397
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0.93%
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31,025,315
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2.25%
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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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45,277,729
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3.26%
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47,486,189
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3.44%
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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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500,000
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5.4727 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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200,714
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5.5215 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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132,976
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5.5174 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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84,032
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5.4892 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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74,861
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5.5400 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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68,167
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5.5160 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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29,086
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5.4914 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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28,263
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5.4777 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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26,684
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5.5020 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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26,474
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5.5089 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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23,394
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5.5365 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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21,084
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5.5366 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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20,796
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5.5047 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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19,885
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5.5036 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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19,486
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5.5227 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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16,156
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5.4741 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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15,742
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5.5002 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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13,302
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5.5076 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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12,627
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5.4852 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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11,105
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5.4842 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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10,328
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5.4795 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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6,864
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5.4846 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,954
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5.5135 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,879
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5.5230 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,258
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5.5267 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,998
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5.5261 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,920
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5.5241 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,683
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5.4979 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,282
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5.5074 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,017
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5.4673 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,779
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5.4570 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,635
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5.5200 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,557
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5.5350 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,489
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5.4863 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,371
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5.5450 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,230
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5.4600 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,208
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5.4841 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,689
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5.4750 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,663
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5.4736 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,646
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5.4650 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,264
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5.5150 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,146
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5.4811 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,121
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5.4967 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,700
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5.4800 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,679
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5.4700 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,434
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5.4706 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,310
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5.4679 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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950
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5.4975 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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774
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5.5300 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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589
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5.5013 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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585
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5.5375 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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567
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5.5050 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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546
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5.5325 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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516
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5.5000 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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484
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5.4651 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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454
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5.4550 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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454
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5.5100 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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52
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5.4500 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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395,210
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5.5139 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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153,306
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5.5245 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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133,812
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5.4766 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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105,164
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5.4955 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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82,150
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5.5400 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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74,484
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5.5312 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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67,087
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5.5121 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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62,489
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5.5004 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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41,553
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5.4639 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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41,022
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5.4940 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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39,412
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5.5011 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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23,394
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5.5366 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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12,854
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5.4713 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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12,757
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5.4641 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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12,201
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5.5032 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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10,463
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5.4874 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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9,210
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5.4764 GBP
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|
10p
ordinary
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Sale
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8,724
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5.4877 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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7,696
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5.4652 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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6,538
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5.5007 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,751
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5.5054 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,140
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5.4979 GBP
|
|
10p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,068
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5.5419 GBP
|
|
10p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,615
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5.4873 GBP
|
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,498
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5.5077 GBP
|
|
10p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,716
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5.4722 GBP
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|
10p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,635
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5.5200 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,007
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5.5143 GBP
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|
10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,962
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5.5350 GBP
|
|
10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,854
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5.5150 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,689
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5.4750 GBP
|
|
10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,646
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5.4650 GBP
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|
10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,574
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5.5129 GBP
|
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,558
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5.5052 GBP
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|
10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,292
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5.5169 GBP
|
|
10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,194
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5.4700 GBP
|
|
10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,010
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5.4550 GBP
|
|
10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,865
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5.4986 GBP
|
|
10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,719
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5.4881 GBP
|
|
10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,718
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5.4600 GBP
|
|
10p
ordinary
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Sale
|
1,700
|
5.4800 GBP
|
|
10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,655
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5.4966 GBP
|
|
10p
ordinary
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Sale
|
1,389
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5.4543 GBP
|
|
10p
ordinary
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Sale
|
1,349
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5.4785 GBP
|
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,202
|
5.5199 GBP
|
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,183
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5.4825 GBP
|
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,005
|
5.5450 GBP
|
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
950
|
5.4975 GBP
|
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
915
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5.4741 GBP
|
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
784
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5.4900 GBP
|
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
774
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5.5300 GBP
|
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
607
|
5.5399 GBP
|
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
567
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5.5050 GBP
|
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
546
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5.5325 GBP
|
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
516
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5.5000 GBP
|
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
454
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5.4551 GBP
|
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
242
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5.3800 GBP
|
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
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52
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5.4500 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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91,441
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5.5036 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1,389
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5.4543 GBP
|
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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12,757
|
5.4641 GBP
|
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
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Decreasing Short
|
3,716
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5.4722 GBP
|
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
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9,210
|
5.4764 GBP
|
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
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Decreasing Short
|
133,812
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5.4766 USD
|
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
28,104
|
5.4806 GBP
|
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
784
|
5.4900 GBP
|
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
105,164
|
5.4956 GBP
|
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
15,777
|
5.5007 GBP
|
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
34,937
|
5.5014 GBP
|
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
5,751
|
5.5054 GBP
|
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
1,665
|
5.5103 GBP
|
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
64,013
|
5.5132 GBP
|
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
3,007
|
5.5142 GBP
|
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
55,703
|
5.5242 GBP
|
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
607
|
5.5399 GBP
|
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
47,347
|
5.5400 GBP
|
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
5,068
|
5.5419 GBP
|
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
70
|
5.3800 GBP
|
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
1
|
5.4600 GBP
|
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
4,087
|
5.4604 GBP
|
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
484
|
5.4651 GBP
|
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
4,017
|
5.4673 GBP
|
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
500,000
|
5.4727 GBP
|
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
2,663
|
5.4736 GBP
|
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
4,282
|
5.5073 GBP
|
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
23,928
|
5.5400 GBP
|
|
10p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Short
|
18
|
5.4750 GBP
|
|
10p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Short
|
2,052
|
5.4853 GBP
|
|
10p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Short
|
9,955
|
5.5090 GBP
|
|
10p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Short
|
23,394
|
5.5365 GBP
|
|
10p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Short
|
153
|
5.5400 GBP
|
|
10p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Short
|
18
|
5.4750 GBP
|
|
10p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Short
|
153
|
5.5400 GBP
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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(c)
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Stock-settled derivative transactions
(including options)
|
|
(i)
|
Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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|
Class
of
relevant
security
|
Product
description
|
Writing,
purchasing,
selling,
varying etc
|
Number
of
securities
to which
option
relates
|
Exercise
price
per unit
|
Type
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Expiry
date
|
Option
money
paid/
received
per unit
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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(ii)
|
Exercising
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Class of relevant
security
|
Product
description
|
Exercising/ exercised
against
|
Number of
securities
|
Exercise price per
unit
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
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(d)
|
Other dealings (including subscribing for
new securities)
|
|
Class of relevant
security
|
Nature of
Dealings
|
Details
|
Price per unit (if
applicable)
|
|
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|
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4.
|
OTHER INFORMATION
|
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(a)
|
Indemnity and other dealings arrangements
|
|
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)
|
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options
or
derivatives
|
|
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)
|
Attachments
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Is
a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?
|
NO
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|
Date of disclosure:
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31 Jan 2025
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Contact name:
|
Large Holdings Regulatory
Operations
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|
Telephone number:
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020 3134
7213
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