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FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a
Replaces form Released at 14/01/2025 15:16 RNS Number :
3078T
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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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DS
SMITH 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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13
Jan 2025
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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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YES:
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY
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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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10p
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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32,461,822
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2.35%
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17,824,861
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1.29%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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12,942,130
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0.94%
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30,878,864
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2.24%
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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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45,403,952
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3.28%
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48,703,725
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3.53%
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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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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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111,507
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5.5950 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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109,069
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5.6102 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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101,787
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5.6150 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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99,121
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5.5450 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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93,027
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5.5968 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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83,630
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5.5400 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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55,000
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5.5415 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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50,635
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5.6129 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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38,642
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5.6155 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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31,390
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5.5622 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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29,074
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5.5781 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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14,938
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5.5835 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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13,355
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5.6009 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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13,251
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5.5680 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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12,249
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5.5621 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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8,470
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5.5475 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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8,448
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5.5721 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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8,362
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5.5586 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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7,032
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5.6076 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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6,668
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5.5461 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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6,596
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5.6123 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,407
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5.5729 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,255
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5.5546 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,966
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5.5937 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,863
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5.5888 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,761
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5.6094 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,376
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5.5700 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,878
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5.5708 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,871
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5.5699 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,767
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5.5517 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,721
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5.5923 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,653
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5.5748 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,628
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5.5514 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,450
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5.5673 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,243
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5.6179 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,676
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5.5736 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,380
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5.6138 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,172
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5.5737 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,870
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5.5834 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,485
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5.6116 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,245
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5.5598 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,201
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5.6000 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,186
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5.6050 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,116
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5.6300 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,096
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5.6200 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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910
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5.6100 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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875
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5.6250 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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793
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5.6175 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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708
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5.6125 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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502
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5.5750 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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340
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5.5776 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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352,293
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5.6150 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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251,318
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5.6014 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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144,823
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5.5665 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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63,262
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5.6137 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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55,754
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5.5626 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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54,029
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5.5660 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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38,642
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5.6155 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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31,087
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5.5609 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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22,192
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5.6101 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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19,634
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5.6138 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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14,995
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5.5791 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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12,249
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5.5621 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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12,215
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5.6081 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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11,960
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5.6123 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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10,864
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5.5688 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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9,617
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5.5700 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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7,392
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5.5990 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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7,032
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5.6076 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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6,766
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5.6033 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,255
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5.5546 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,181
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5.6143 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,196
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5.6090 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,053
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5.6106 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,923
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5.5492 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,859
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5.5507 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,767
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5.5517 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,578
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5.5797 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,137
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5.5400 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,032
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5.6125 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,000
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5.5663 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,904
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5.5945 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,601
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5.6050 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,578
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5.6119 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,116
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5.6300 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,009
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5.5819 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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989
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5.6067 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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910
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5.6100 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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875
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5.6250 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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802
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5.6175 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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648
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5.5285 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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579
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5.6000 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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549
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5.6200 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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502
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5.5750 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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497
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5.5300 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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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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80,475
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5.5749 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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3,923
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5.5492 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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31,087
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5.5609 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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55,754
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5.5626 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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144,823
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5.5665 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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10,864
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5.5688 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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16,723
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5.5697 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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24,348
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5.5746 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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14,995
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5.5791 USD
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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3,578
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5.5797 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1,009
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5.5819 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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63,923
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5.5929 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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2,827
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5.6138 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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232,581
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5.6150 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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55,000
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5.5415 USD
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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3,628
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5.5514 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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13,251
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5.5680 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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3,653
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5.5748 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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5,052
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5.6150 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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512
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5.6500 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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3,443
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5.5396 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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6,656
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5.5978 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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24,957
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5.6101 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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523
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5.6150 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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38,642
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5.6155 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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50,000
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5.5304 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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34,560
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5.5640 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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10,807
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5.6150 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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1,079
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5.6163 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
|
|
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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24 Jan 2025
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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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