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FORM 8.5
(EPT/NON-RI)
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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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HARGREAVES LANSDOWN 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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HARGREAVES LANSDOWN PLC
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(d)
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Date position held/dealing undertaken:
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23 May 2024
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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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NO
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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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0.4p 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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959,541
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0.20%
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9,554,579
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2.01%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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9,585,362
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2.02%
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621,099
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0.13%
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(3)
Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to
purchase/sell:
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0
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0.00%
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0
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0.00%
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TOTAL:
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10,544,903
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2.22%
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10,175,678
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2.15%
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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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0.4p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1256222
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11.3652
GBP
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10.4950
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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Sale
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1942068
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11.3979
GBP
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10.4950
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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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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4
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11.1125
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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23
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10.6050
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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479
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11.1211
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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1,077
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10.8689
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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1,445
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10.7321
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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1,583
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10.8230
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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1,996
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10.7056
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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3,161
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10.8030
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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3,236
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11.1977
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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3,687
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11.2022
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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4,118
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10.9072
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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5,434
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10.7009
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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6,249
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10.9951
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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7,005
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11.2522
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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7,013
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10.6664
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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10,191
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11.1734
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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12,280
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11.0093
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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13,428
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11.1934
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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13,876
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11.1783
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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14,417
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10.9476
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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14,479
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10.9993
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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15,490
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11.1923
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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19,803
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10.5711
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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25,000
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11.1283
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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29,331
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10.8041
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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31,851
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11.1087
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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36,770
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11.1906
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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43,696
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10.7268
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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46,626
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10.9681
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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47,075
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11.0679
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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55,952
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10.8857
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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62,711
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10.8810
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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92,489
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10.9320
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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96,782
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10.7423
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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99,832
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11.1999
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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129,851
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11.1870
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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135,549
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10.8579
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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153,528
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11.2000
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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309,507
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10.8632
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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CFD
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Opening
Short
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1
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11.3300
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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CFD
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Opening
Short
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2,000
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11.2010
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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CFD
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Opening
Short
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3,599
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11.3312
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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CFD
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Opening
Short
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3,952
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11.1083
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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CFD
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Opening
Short
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4,194
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10.7514
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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CFD
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Opening
Short
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4,325
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11.0610
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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CFD
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Opening
Short
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5,782
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11.2841
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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CFD
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Opening
Short
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6,000
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10.7862
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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CFD
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Opening
Short
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8,000
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11.1527
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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9,970
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10.9118
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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CFD
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Opening
Short
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10,000
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11.3191
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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CFD
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Opening
Short
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10,000
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11.2391
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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15,000
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10.7753
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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18,158
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10.8074
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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CFD
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Opening
Short
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20,000
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11.3633
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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24 May 2024
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Contact name:
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Large Holdings Regulatory
Operations
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Telephone number:
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020 3134
7213
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