FORM 8.3
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PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE
BY
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A
PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1%
OR
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MORE
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Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code
(the "Code")
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1.
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KEY
INFORMATION
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(a)
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Full name of discloser:
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Barclays PLC.
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(b)
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Owner or controller of interest and short
positions disclosed, if different from
1(a):
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(c)
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Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
relevant securities this form relates:
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DARKTRACE PLC
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(d)
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If
an exempt fund manager connected with an
offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of
offeror/offeree:
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(e)
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Date position held/dealing undertaken:
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22
Jul 2024
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(f)
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In
addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making
disclosures in respect of any other party to the
offer?
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NO
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2.
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POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE
DISCLOSURE
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(a)
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Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of
the offeror or offeree
to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if
any)
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Class of relevant security:
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1p
ordinary
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Interests
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Short
Positions
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Number
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(%)
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Number
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(%)
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(1)
Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
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30,708,640
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4.38%
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184,217
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0.03%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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25,797
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0.00%
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30,590,274
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4.37%
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(3)
Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to
purchase/sell:
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0
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0.00%
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0
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0.00%
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TOTAL:
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30,734,437
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4.39%
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30,774,491
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4.39%
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(b)
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Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors
and
other executive options)
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Class of relevant security in relation to
which subscription right exists
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Details, including nature of the rights
concerned and relevant percentages:
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3.
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DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE
DISCLOSURE
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(a)
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Purchase and sales
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Class of relevant
security
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Purchase/sale
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Number of
securities
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Price per
unit
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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100,528
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5.8465 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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57,118
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5.8471 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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38,846
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5.8409 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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37,163
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5.8444 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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31,768
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5.8480 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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30,000
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5.8376 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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12,475
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5.8421 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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12,185
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5.8373 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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11,003
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5.8397 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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9,470
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5.8365 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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9,264
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5.8415 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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7,394
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5.8321 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,986
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5.8298 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,983
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5.8377 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,884
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5.8477 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,024
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5.8389 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,927
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5.8726 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,100
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5.8324 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,893
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5.8455 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,289
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5.8360 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,263
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5.8386 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,212
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5.8383 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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700
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5.8323 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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685
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5.8340 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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668
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5.8380 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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216
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5.8369 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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141,248
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5.8461 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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46,666
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5.8474 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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16,145
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5.8407 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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13,386
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5.8399 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,798
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5.8478 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,671
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5.8629 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,998
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5.8302 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,245
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5.8368 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,234
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5.8405 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,231
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5.8326 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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685
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5.8340 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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560
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5.8298 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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81
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5.8339 GBP
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(b)
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Cash-settled derivative transactions
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Class of
relevant
security
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Product
description
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Nature of
dealing
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Number of
reference
securities
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Price per
unit
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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100
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5.8380 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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38,846
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5.8409 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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44,416
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5.8461 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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67
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5.8419 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,349
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5.8360 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1,245
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5.8368 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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2,798
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5.8478 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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4,706
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5.8480 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1,996
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5.8481 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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216
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5.8369 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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12,475
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5.8421 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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17,536
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5.8480 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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67
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5.8520 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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81
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5.8339 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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12,185
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5.8373 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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135
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5.8360 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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30,000
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5.8376 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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8,471
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5.8480 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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9,264
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5.8415 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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10,847
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5.8480 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 Jul 2024
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Contact name:
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Large Holdings Regulatory
Operations
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Telephone number:
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020 3134
7213
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