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FORM 8.3
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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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DIRECT LINE INSURANCE GROUP 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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07
Mar 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:
AVIVA PLC
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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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10
10/11p 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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22,739,362
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1.73%
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12,298,192
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0.94%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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11,387,399
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0.87%
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22,126,003
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1.69%
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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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34,126,761
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2.60%
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34,424,195
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2.63%
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Class of relevant security:
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Restricted Tier 1 Note XS1728036366
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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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200,000
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0.06%
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0
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0.00%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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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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(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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200,000
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0.06%
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0
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0.00%
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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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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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98,929
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2.7720 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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74,863
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2.7530 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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43,327
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2.7716 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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40,458
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2.7548 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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33,937
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2.7719 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,101
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2.7497 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,821
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2.7536 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,706
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2.7510 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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986
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2.7520 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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950
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2.7546 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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530
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2.7560 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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161,618
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2.7714 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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85,676
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2.7720 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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23,437
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2.7572 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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19,400
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2.7562 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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17,027
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2.7565 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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12,097
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2.7589 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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10,836
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2.7699 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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6,696
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2.7584 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,738
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2.7543 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,140
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2.7625 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,996
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2.7619 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,765
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2.7598 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,353
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2.7561 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,009
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2.7549 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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933
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2.7520 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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824
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2.7560 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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727
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2.7440 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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351
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2.7419 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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250
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2.7519 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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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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183,400
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2.7520 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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351
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2.7419 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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250
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2.7519 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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4,738
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2.7543 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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7,572
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2.7559 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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2,353
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2.7561 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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19,400
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2.7562 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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17,027
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2.7565 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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15,865
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2.7577 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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6,444
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2.7584 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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12,097
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2.7589 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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3,765
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2.7598 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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252
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2.7600 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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230
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2.7604 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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3,766
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2.7620 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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4,140
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2.7625 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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3,580
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2.7637 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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3,024
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2.7683 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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8,454
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2.7692 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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26,812
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2.7715 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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43,187
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2.7719 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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40,198
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2.7720 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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5,101
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2.7497 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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2,607
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2.7516 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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629
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2.7527 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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74,863
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2.7530 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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3,821
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2.7536 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1
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2.7540 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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36,826
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2.7549 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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27
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2.7677 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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85,105
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2.7720 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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14,079
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2.7721 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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44,957
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2.7718 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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2,932
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2.7537 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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10 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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