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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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DIRECT LINE INSURANCE GROUP 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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04
Feb 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:
AVIVA PLC
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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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10
10/11p 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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15,153,446
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1.16%
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13,362,924
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1.02%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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14,129,679
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1.08%
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15,152,966
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1.16%
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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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29,283,125
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2.23%
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28,515,890
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2.17%
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Class of relevant security:
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Restricted Tier 1 Note XS1728036366
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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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200,000
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0.06%
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0
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0.00%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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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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(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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200,000
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0.06%
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0
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0.00%
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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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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,259,711
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2.6540 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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804,080
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2.6478 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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575,326
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2.6561 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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127,813
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2.6539 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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65,098
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2.6544 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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37,808
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2.6560 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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36,522
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2.6535 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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8,002
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2.6526 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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6,503
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2.6530 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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6,026
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2.6500 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,553
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2.6568 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,632
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2.6520 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,061
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2.6549 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,612
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2.6480 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,576
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2.6541 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,677
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2.6508 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,279
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2.6620 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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603
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2.6504 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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319
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2.6528 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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280,251
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2.6539 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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140,032
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2.6540 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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92,238
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2.6527 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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89,986
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2.6538 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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79,465
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2.6548 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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59,893
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2.6510 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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41,895
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2.6541 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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37,695
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2.6532 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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26,418
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2.6507 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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20,593
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2.6503 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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17,547
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2.6557 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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10,418
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2.6543 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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9,322
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2.6535 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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9,164
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2.6482 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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7,465
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2.6549 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,819
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2.6586 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,807
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2.6520 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,596
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2.6521 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,675
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2.6500 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,611
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2.6559 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,882
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2.6547 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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950
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2.6522 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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264
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2.6480 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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190
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2.6612 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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119
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2.6580 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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103
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2.6619 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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65
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2.6560 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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26
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2.6508 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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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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31,610
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2.6542 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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20,593
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2.6503 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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26
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2.6508 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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45,667
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2.6510 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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31,430
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2.6512 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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1,217
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2.6517 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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13,625
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2.6520 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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17,899
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2.6525 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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92,238
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2.6527 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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37,695
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2.6532 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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8,401
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2.6535 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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46,588
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2.6538 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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281,172
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2.6539 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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31,828
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2.6540 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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41,895
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2.6541 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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1,882
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2.6547 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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79,175
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2.6548 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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7,755
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2.6549 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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17,547
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2.6557 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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3,611
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2.6559 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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5,801
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2.6586 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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18
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2.6587 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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3,740
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2.6513 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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8,002
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2.6526 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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19,746
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2.6535 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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1,229,066
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2.6540 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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61,567
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2.6541 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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20,057
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2.6553 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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37,808
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2.6560 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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804,080
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2.6478 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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575,326
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2.6561 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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05 Feb 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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