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FORM 8.5
(EPT/NON-RI)
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"Amendment - this form
replaces RNS number [6313N] published at [11:37] on [08/05/2024],
changes made to section [3A,B]."
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PUBLIC OPENING POSITION
DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN
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EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY ("RI") STATUS
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(OR WHERE RI STATUS IS NOT
APPLICABLE)
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Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code
(the "Code")
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1.
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KEY
INFORMATION
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(a)
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Name of exempt principal trader:
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BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD
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(b)
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Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
relevant securities this form relates:
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INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION SERVICES PLC
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(c)
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Name of the party to the offer with which exempt
principal trader is connected
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INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTIONS SERVICES PLC
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(d)
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Date position held/dealing undertaken:
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07-May-24
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(e)
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In
addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal
trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to
the offer?
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NO
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2.
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POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
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(a)
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Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of
the offeror or offeree
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to
which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if
any)
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Class of relevant security:
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1p
ordinary
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Interests
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Short
Positions
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Number
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(%)
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Number
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(%)
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(1)
Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
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12,842,484
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1.34%
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5,186,473
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0.54%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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3,068,472
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0.32%
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12,161,027
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1.27%
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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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15,910,956
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1.66%
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17,347,500
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1.81%
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(b)
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Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors
and other executive options)
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Class of relevant security in relation to
which subscription right exists
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Details, including nature of the rights
concerned and relevant percentages:
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3.
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DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL
TRADER
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(a)
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Purchase and sales
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Class of relevant
security
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Purchase/sale
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Total number of
securities
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Highest price per unit
paid/received
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Lowest price per unit
paid/received
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1p ordinary
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Purchase
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331736
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2.7932
GBP
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2.7591
GBP
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1p ordinary
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Sale
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202823
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2.7984
GBP
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2.7740
GBP
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(b)
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Cash-settled derivative transactions
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Class of
relevant
security
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Product
description
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Nature of
dealing
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Number of
reference
securities
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Price per
unit
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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8,793
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2.7836
GBP
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1p ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing
Long
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3,099
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2.7596
GBP
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1p ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing
Long
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73,235
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2.7800
GBP
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1p ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing
Long
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37,439
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2.7800
GBP
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1p ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing
Long
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12,745
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2.7843
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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6,290
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2.7895
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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2,493
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2.7995
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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377
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2.7839
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Closing
Long
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27,405
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2.7800
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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1,098
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2.7839
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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1,029
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2.7740
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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35,284
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2.7773
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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2,892
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2.7591
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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9,141
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2.7796
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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16,849
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2.7799
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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1,738
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2.7820
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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174
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2.7779
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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737
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2.7720
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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66,935
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2.7800
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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12,801
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2.7820
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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12,778
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2.7830
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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19,278
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2.7864
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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1,508
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2.7881
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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2,430
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2.7837
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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32,467
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2.7799
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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8,983
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2.7741
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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34,131
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2.7796
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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21,281
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2.7800
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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8,793
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2.7836
GBP
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(c)
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Stock-settled derivative transactions (including
options)
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(i)
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Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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Class
of
relevant
security
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Product
description
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Writing,
purchasing,
selling,
varying etc
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Number
of
securities
to which
option
relates
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Exercise
price
per unit
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Type
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Expiry
date
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Option
money
paid/
received
per unit
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(ii)
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Exercising
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Class of relevant
security
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Product
description
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Exercising/ exercised
against
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Number of
securities
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Exercise price per
unit
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(d)
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Other dealings (including subscribing for new
securities)
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Class of relevant
security
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Nature of
Dealings
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Details
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Price per unit (if
applicable)
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4.
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OTHER INFORMATION
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(a)
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Indemnity and other dealings arrangements
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Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any
agreement or understanding,
formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may
be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into
by
the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any
party
to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to
the offer:
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NONE
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(b)
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Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options
or derivatives
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Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal
or informal, between
the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any
other person relating to:
(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities
under any option; or
(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or
disposal of any relevant securities to which
any derivative is referenced:
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NONE
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(c)
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Attachments
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Is
a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?
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NO
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Date of disclosure:
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03 Mar 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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