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FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI)- Amendment to section
3b
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Replaces form released on 11:34 23/04/2024
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RNS
Number : 7037L
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FORM 8.5
(EPT/NON-RI)
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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
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INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTIONS SERVICES PLC
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relevant securities this form relates:
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(c)
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Name of the party to the offer with which
exempt
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INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTIONS SERVICES PLC
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principal trader is connected
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(d)
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Date position held/dealing undertaken:
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22-Apr-24
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(e)
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In
addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt
principal
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NA
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trader making disclosures in respect of any other party
to the offer?
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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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11,504,932
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1.20%
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5,283,224
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0.55%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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2,489,089
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0.25%
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10,893,217
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1.13%
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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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13,994,021
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1.45%
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16,176,441
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1.68%
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TOTAL:
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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
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which subscription right exists
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Details, including nature of the rights
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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
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Purchase/sale
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Total number
of
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Highest price per
unit
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Lowest price per
unit
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security
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securities
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paid/received
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paid/received
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1p ordinary
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Sale
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1055142
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2.8780
GBP
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2.7538
GBP
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1p ordinary
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Purchase
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1126250
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2.8780
GBP
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2.7538
GBP
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(b)
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Cash-settled derivative transactions
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Class of
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Product
description
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Nature of
dealing
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Number of
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Price per
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relevant
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reference
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unit
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security
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securities
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1p ordinary
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CFD
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Opening
Long
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3,131
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2.7540
GBP
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1p ordinary
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CFD
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Opening
Long
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5,980
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2.7929
GBP
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1p ordinary
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CFD
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Opening
Long
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6,056
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2.7920
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Closing
Long
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12,376
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2.7540
GBP
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1p ordinary
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CFD
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Opening
Long
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12,838
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2.7876
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Closing
Long
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15,461
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2.7796
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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27,600
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2.8028
GBP
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1p ordinary
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CFD
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Opening
Long
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58,437
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2.7542
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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83
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2.7500
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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198
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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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579
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2.7920
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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12,610
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2.8408
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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33,907
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2.7540
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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1,368
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2.7780
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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1,640
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2.7906
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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8,261
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2.8354
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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9,564
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2.8070
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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11,542
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2.7922
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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42,683
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2.7540
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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44,077
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2.8244
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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259
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2.8079
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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1,055
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2.8363
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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1,107
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2.8011
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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1,758
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2.7999
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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2,101
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2.8051
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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19,779
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2.8398
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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78,040
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2.7797
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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31
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2.7818
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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585
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2.8177
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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2,213
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2.7722
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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5,029
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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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7,128
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2.7740
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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15,671
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2.8566
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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121,420
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2.7540
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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1
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2.7800
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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671
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2.7876
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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830
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2.7765
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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852
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2.8234
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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1,155
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2.7892
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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10,739
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2.7860
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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19,128
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2.8034
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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23,300
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2.8285
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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29,779
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2.8357
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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43,452
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2.7694
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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53,816
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2.8364
GBP
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1p ordinary
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CFD
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Opening
Short
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1,587
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2.7542
GBP
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1p ordinary
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CFD
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Opening
Short
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1,667
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2.7540
GBP
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1p ordinary
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CFD
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Opening
Short
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51,041
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2.7539
GBP
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1p ordinary
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CFD
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Opening
Short
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61,568
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2.7538
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
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Product
description
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Exercising/ exercised
against
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Number of
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Exercise price
per
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security
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securities
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unit
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(d)
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Other dealings (including subscribing for new
securities)
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Class of
relevant
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Nature of
Dealings
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Details
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Price per unit
(if
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security
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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,
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formal or informal, relating to relevant securities
which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered
into by
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the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and
any party
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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
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the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and
any other person relating to:
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(i) the voting rights of any relevant
securities under any option; or
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(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition
or disposal of any relevant securities to which
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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-May-24
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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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