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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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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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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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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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22,117,368
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3.16%
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20,731,413
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2.96%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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0
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0.00%
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21,905,617
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3.13%
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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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TOTAL:
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22,117,368
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3.16%
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42,637,030
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6.09%
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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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96,153
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5.8182 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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34,936
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5.8121 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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28,675
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5.8200 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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27,852
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5.8139 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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11,109
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5.8165 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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9,740
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5.8220 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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8,747
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5.8080 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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7,276
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5.8045 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,593
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5.8237 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,514
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5.8211 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,215
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5.8235 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,115
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5.8057 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,026
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5.8240 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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874
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5.8119 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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729
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5.8035 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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539
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5.8180 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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497
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5.8221 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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402
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5.8160 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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287
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5.8075 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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43
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5.8260 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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42
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5.8154 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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32
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5.8241 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4
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5.8210 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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30,133
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5.8186 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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16,366
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5.8102 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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13,880
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5.8139 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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6,408
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5.8193 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,578
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5.8106 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,203
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5.8149 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,875
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5.8107 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,867
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5.7883 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,550
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5.7870 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,465
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5.8067 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,236
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5.8223 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,215
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5.8241 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,171
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5.7996 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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961
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5.8215 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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888
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5.8240 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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863
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5.8172 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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682
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5.8157 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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680
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5.8166 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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575
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5.8086 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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464
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5.8180 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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444
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5.8160 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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408
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5.8191 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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328
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5.8220 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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287
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5.8081 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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199
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5.8200 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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150
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5.8080 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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43
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5.8260 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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32
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5.8247 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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1
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5.8225 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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1,071
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5.8204 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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8,799
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5.8171 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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141
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5.8057 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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4,544
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5.8187 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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13,476
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5.8090 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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47,220
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5.8165 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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5,501
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5.8200 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1,465
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5.8067 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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3
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5.8080 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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13,880
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5.8139 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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3,884
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5.8200 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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974
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5.8057 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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27,852
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5.8139 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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27,287
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5.8199 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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6,954
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5.8200 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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34,936
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5.8121 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,454
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5.8200 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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107
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5.8155 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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4,578
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5.8106 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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4,001
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5.8200 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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12,745
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5.8200 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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9,411
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5.8220 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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10,734
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5.8000 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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