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FORM 8.3
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PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE
BY
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A
PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1%
OR
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MORE
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Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code
(the "Code")
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1.
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KEY
INFORMATION
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(a)
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Full name of discloser:
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Barclays PLC.
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(b)
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Owner or controller of interest and short
positions disclosed, if different from
1(a):
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(c)
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Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
relevant securities this form relates:
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ASCENTIAL 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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29
Aug 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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1.7p 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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4,884,453
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2.39%
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433,218
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0.21%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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321,337
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0.16%
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4,505,767
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2.21%
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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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5,205,790
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2.55%
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4,938,985
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2.42%
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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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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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104,041
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5.7202 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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28,837
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5.7284 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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27,981
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5.7203 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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21,420
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5.7286 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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18,481
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5.7200 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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15,267
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5.7198 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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13,650
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5.7206 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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11,918
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5.7250 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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7,878
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5.7238 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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7,070
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5.7252 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,641
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5.7235 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,116
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5.7261 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,484
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5.7243 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,313
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5.7260 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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973
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5.7258 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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536
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5.7300 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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16
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5.7309 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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95,251
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5.7206 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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71,538
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5.7200 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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24,927
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5.7214 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,099
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5.7252 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,385
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5.7250 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,840
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5.7235 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,800
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5.7201 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,723
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5.7280 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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31
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5.7275 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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1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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10,986
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5.7250 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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27,877
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5.7200 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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15,833
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5.7200 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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7,779
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5.7216 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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552
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5.7252 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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80
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5.7305 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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16
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5.7312 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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110,493
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5.7200 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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6,495
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5.7229 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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130
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5.7249 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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1,800
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5.7201 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1,840
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5.7235 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1,880
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5.7250 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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53,928
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5.7200 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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973
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5.7258 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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4,328
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5.7263 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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28,837
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5.7284 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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255
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5.7250 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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265
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5.7250 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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26,997
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5.7200 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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53,388
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5.7219 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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4,567
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5.7264 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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17,697
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5.7286 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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30 Aug 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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