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FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a
Replaces form Released at 16/12/2024 15:34 RNS Number :
2803Q
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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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SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS 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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13
Dec 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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3
1/3p 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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44,205,079
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7.63%
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1,480,805
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0.26%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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1,150,839
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0.20%
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43,363,572
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7.49%
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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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45,355,918
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7.83%
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44,844,377
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7.75%
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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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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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200,000
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1.7888 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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156,074
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1.7894 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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39,128
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1.7900 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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8,147
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1.7785 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,376
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1.8002 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,632
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1.7830 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,583
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1.7775 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,300
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1.7998 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,993
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1.7822 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,821
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1.7688 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,519
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1.8030 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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508
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1.7910 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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507
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1.7842 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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359
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1.7760 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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99
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1.7920 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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176,707
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1.7899 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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66,297
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1.7760 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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26,320
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1.7869 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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17,079
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1.7849 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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14,351
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1.7880 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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11,132
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1.7895 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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10,355
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1.7864 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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8,257
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1.7932 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,949
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1.7833 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,898
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1.7900 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,858
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1.7807 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,106
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1.7818 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,877
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1.7911 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,645
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1.7860 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,519
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1.8030 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,488
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1.7856 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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776
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1.7885 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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643
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1.7884 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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558
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1.7805 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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512
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1.7868 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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431
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1.7930 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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377
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1.7850 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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350
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1.7898 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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315
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1.7785 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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99
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1.7921 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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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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3,289
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1.7820 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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64,159
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1.7760 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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315
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1.7785 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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4,305
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1.7842 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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17,079
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1.7849 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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10,355
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1.7864 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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26,320
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1.7869 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1,562
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1.7880 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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334
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1.7893 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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57,400
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1.7899 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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2,821
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1.7688 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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4,773
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1.7760 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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2,993
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1.7822 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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256
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1.7826 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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4,632
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1.7830 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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507
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1.7841 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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200,000
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1.7888 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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39,128
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1.7900 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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439
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1.7910 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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3,300
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1.7998 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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2
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1.8010 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,519
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1.8030 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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143
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1.8041 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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537
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1.7858 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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23 Jan 2025
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Contact name:
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Large Holdings Regulatory
Operations
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Telephone number:
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020 3134
7213
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