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FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI) 2A and
3A
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Replaces form Released at
06/02/2025 15:06 RNS Number : 2331W
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PUBLIC OPENING POSITION
DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN
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EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY ("RI") STATUS
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(OR WHERE RI STATUS IS NOT
APPLICABLE)
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Rule 8.5 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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Name of exempt principal trader:
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BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD
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(b)
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Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
relevant securities this form relates:
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DOWLAIS GROUP PLC
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(c)
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Name of the party to the offer with which exempt
principal trader is connected
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DOWLAIS GROUP PLC
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(d)
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Date position held/dealing undertaken:
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05 Feb 2025
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(e)
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In
addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal
trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to
the offer?
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YES:
AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING HOLDINGS
INC
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2.
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POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
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(a)
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Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of
the offeror or offeree
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to
which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if
any)
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Class of relevant security:
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1p
ordinary
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Interests
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Short
Positions
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Number
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(%)
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Number
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(%)
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(1)
Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
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20,658,350
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1.53%
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3,731,678
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0.28%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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3,286,155
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0.24%
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17,645,479
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1.31%
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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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23,944,505
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1.77%
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21,377,157
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1.59%
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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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL
TRADER
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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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Total number of
securities
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Highest price per unit
paid/received
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Lowest price per unit
paid/received
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1p ordinary
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Purchase
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2000027
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0.6955
GBP
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0.6875
GBP
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1p ordinary
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Sale
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1709173
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0.6949
GBP
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0.6873
GBP
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(b)
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Cash-settled derivative transactions
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Class of
relevant
security
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Product
description
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Nature of
dealing
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Number of
reference
securities
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Price per
unit
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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288,454
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0.6873
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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145,844
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0.6874
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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132
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0.6875
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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403
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0.6900
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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6,127
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0.6913
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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1,070
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0.6917
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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97,616
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0.6927
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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63,925
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0.6928
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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7,741
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0.6933
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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18,419
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0.6938
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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3,851
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0.6939
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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4,775
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0.6940
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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700,066
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0.6943
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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81,302
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0.6947
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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216,695
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0.6875
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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37,582
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0.6891
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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2,000
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0.6899
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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1
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0.6900
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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72,622
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0.6906
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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17,817
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0.6915
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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6,755
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0.6917
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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265
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0.6920
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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2
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0.6922
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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5,785
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0.6925
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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13,400
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0.6927
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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72,119
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0.6928
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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690
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0.6938
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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18,420
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0.6942
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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15,993
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0.6946
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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5,133
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0.6951
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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12,948
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0.6953
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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4,675
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0.6955
GBP
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1p ordinary
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CFD
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Opening
Short
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140,759
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0.6875
GBP
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1p ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing
Short
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62,375
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0.6879
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 exempt principal trader 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 exempt principal trader 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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13 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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