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FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a, 3a and 3b
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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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DARKTRACE PLC
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(d)
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If
an exempt fund manager connected with an
offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of
offeror/offeree:
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(e)
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Date position held/dealing undertaken:
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19
Jul 2024
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(f)
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In
addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making
disclosures in respect of any other party to the
offer?
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NO
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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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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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30,551,439
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4.32%
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185,112
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0.03%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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25,797
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0.00%
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30,158,042
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4.31%
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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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30,577,236
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4.33%
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30,343,154
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4.33%
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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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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,019,668
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5.8100 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,386,075
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5.8102 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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277,878
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5.8380 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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205,322
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5.8337 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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87,803
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5.8349 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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25,889
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5.8343 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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10,330
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5.8389 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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8,150
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5.8330 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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7,649
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5.8410 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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7,236
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5.8332 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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6,646
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5.8356 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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6,017
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5.8368 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,899
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5.8361 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,372
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5.8339 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,961
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5.8303 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,860
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5.8362 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,433
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5.8387 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,165
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5.8360 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,164
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5.8400 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,133
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5.8370 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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952
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5.8323 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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919
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5.8418 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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919
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5.8420 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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793
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5.8340 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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771
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5.8399 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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667
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5.8378 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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645
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5.8355 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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478
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5.8460 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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153
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5.8397 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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67
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5.8354 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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21
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5.8314 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,975,914
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5.8105 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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411,150
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5.8100 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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250,919
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5.8420 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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214,987
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5.7413 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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87,156
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5.8331 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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74,817
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5.8209 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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61,311
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5.8299 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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33,789
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5.8102 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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14,086
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5.8354 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,965
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5.8319 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,678
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5.8380 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,232
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5.8360 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,180
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5.8305 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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793
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5.8340 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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604
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5.8400 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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209
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5.8362 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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163
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5.8310 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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114
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5.8379 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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21
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5.8320 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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1
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5.8280 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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CFD
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Increasing Short
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7,481
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5.8362 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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2,842
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5.8190 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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1,340
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5.8290 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Closing
Long
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756
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5.8100 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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109
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5.8295 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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33,834
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5.8245 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1,180
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5.8305 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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87,156
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5.8331 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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2,155,398
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5.8100 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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145,200
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5.8143 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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8,150
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5.8330 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,433
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5.8387 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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2,965
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5.8319 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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10,330
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5.8389 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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460
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5.8319 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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14,086
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5.8354 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,395,357
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5.8100 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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289,712
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5.8129 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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687
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5.8370 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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5,249
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5.8100 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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269,381
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5.8129 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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26 Jul 2024
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Contact name:
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Large Holdings Regulatory
Operations
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Telephone number:
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020 3134
7213
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