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
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positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
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(c)
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Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
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DARKTRACE PLC
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relevant securities this form relates:
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(d)
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If
an exempt fund manager connected with an
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offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity
of
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offeror/offeree:
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(e)
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Date position held/dealing undertaken:
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26
Jun 2024
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(f)
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In
addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser
making
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NO
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disclosures in respect of any other party to the
offer?
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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
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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)
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Relevant securities owned
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and/or controlled:
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22,711,259
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3.24%
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156,364
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0.02%
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(2)
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Cash-settled derivatives:
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and/or controlled:
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475,928
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0.07%
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22,550,930
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3.22%
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(3)
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Stock-settled derivatives (including
options)
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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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23,187,187
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3.31%
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22,707,294
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3.24%
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(b)
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Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors
and other executive
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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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Purchases and sales
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Class of
relevant
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Purchase/sale
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Number of
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Price per
unit
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security
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securities
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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744,123
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5.7801 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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385,350
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5.7450 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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144,203
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5.7791 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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98,636
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5.7680 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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52,342
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5.7800 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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45,593
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5.7825 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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26,366
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5.7767 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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23,829
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5.7755 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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14,068
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5.7790 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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7,108
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5.7796 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,070
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5.7792 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,916
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5.7598 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,533
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5.7867 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,307
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5.7965 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,747
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5.7729 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,575
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5.7707 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,469
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5.7775 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,347
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5.7752 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,008
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5.7770 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,496
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5.7842 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,894
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5.7720 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,558
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5.7721 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,360
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5.7827 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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824
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5.7699 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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768
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5.7940 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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477
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5.7600 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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329
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5.7781 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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280
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5.7783 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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257
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5.7840 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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211
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5.7694 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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199
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5.7620 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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104
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5.7700 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4
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5.8020 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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142,194
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5.7800 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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100,764
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5.7680 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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96,602
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5.7814 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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40,997
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5.7750 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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36,159
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5.7803 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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33,559
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5.7704 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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29,862
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5.7802 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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17,000
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5.7875 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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11,399
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5.7791 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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6,753
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5.7834 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,448
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5.7794 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,766
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5.7900 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,581
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5.7816 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,531
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5.7700 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,062
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5.7805 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,725
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5.7894 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,479
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5.7593 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,417
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5.7720 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,302
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5.7830 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,250
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5.7838 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,150
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5.7774 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,118
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5.7843 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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837
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5.7990 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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748
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5.7730 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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733
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5.7940 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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477
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5.7600 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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463
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5.7960 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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199
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5.7620 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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195
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5.7840 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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4
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5.8020 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
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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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description
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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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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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25
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5.8500 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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100
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5.7760 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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463
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5.7960 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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748
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5.7730 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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764
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5.7680 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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837
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5.7990 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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8,849
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5.7860 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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16,223
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5.7800 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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33,559
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5.7704 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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49,842
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5.7816 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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50,000
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5.7745 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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52,614
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5.7812 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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764
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5.7680 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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2,496
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5.7842 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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2,551
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5.7740 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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2,955
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5.7781 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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3,008
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5.7770 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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3,931
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5.7723 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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7,108
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5.7796 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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8,969
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5.7943 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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14,068
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5.7790 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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16,299
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5.7805 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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24,699
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5.7734 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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27,000
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5.7815 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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31,575
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5.7805 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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45,593
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5.7825 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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56,985
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5.7733 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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608,572
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5.7800 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
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Product
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Writing,
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Number
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Exercise
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Type
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Expiry
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Option
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of
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description
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purchasing,
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of
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price
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date
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money
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relevant
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selling,
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securities
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per unit
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paid/
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security
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varying etc
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to which
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received
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option
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per unit
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relates
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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
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or
refrain from dealing entered into by 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
person 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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27 Jun 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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