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FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a
Replaces form Released at 16/01/2025 14:44 RNS Number :
6518T
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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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15
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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32,872,532
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2.38%
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27,114,155
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1.96%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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12,838,877
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0.93%
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30,926,704
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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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45,711,409
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3.31%
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58,040,859
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4.20%
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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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408,521
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5.7650 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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125,358
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5.7683 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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111,531
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5.7600 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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54,950
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5.7405 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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35,966
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5.7710 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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31,369
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5.7724 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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27,877
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5.7400 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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21,079
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5.7675 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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17,044
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5.7806 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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15,067
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5.7511 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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12,735
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5.7512 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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10,015
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5.7572 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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8,480
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5.7509 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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6,071
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5.7461 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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6,069
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5.7647 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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6,030
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5.7573 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,892
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5.7578 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,805
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5.7504 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,099
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5.7685 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,574
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5.7693 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,032
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5.7567 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,695
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5.7649 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,618
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5.7517 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,537
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5.8100 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,303
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5.7375 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,979
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5.7510 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,848
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5.7463 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,718
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5.7540 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,137
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5.7520 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,018
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5.7814 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,712
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5.7613 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,617
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5.7450 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,608
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5.7785 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,077
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5.7381 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,069
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5.7775 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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924
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5.7522 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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906
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5.7500 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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789
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5.8098 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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642
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5.8200 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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456
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5.7653 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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306
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5.8050 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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211
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5.7525 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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13
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5.7627 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,775,303
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5.7500 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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330,166
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5.7652 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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71,557
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5.7650 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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60,564
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5.7608 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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57,657
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5.7757 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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53,998
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5.7645 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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38,352
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5.7454 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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13,595
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5.7765 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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12,965
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5.7450 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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9,420
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5.7726 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,784
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5.7541 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,588
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5.7476 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,186
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5.7600 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,935
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5.7377 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,545
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5.7596 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,332
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5.7806 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,206
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5.7552 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,785
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5.7363 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,775
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5.7745 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,278
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5.7333 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,228
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5.7350 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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789
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5.8100 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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622
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5.7200 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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617
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5.7300 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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553
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5.7400 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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306
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5.8050 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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203
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5.7571 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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44
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5.7456 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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31
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5.7750 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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7
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5.7692 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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3
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5.7516 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2
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5.7625 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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55,785
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5.7673 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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12,507
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5.7679 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1,754
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5.7331 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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10,772
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5.7450 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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3,588
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5.7476 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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142,164
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5.7650 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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62,331
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5.7683 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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57,657
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5.7757 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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108
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5.7500 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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8,480
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5.7509 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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2,979
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5.7510 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,712
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5.7612 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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13,236
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5.7641 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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64,099
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5.7650 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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117,806
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5.7668 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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35,966
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5.7710 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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12,942
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5.7714 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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17,044
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5.7806 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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22,579
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5.7629 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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69,980
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5.7650 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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94,442
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5.7650 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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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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