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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
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positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
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(c)
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Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
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DS
SMITH PLC
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relevant securities this form relates:
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(d)
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If
an exempt fund manager connected with an
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offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity
of
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offeror/offeree:
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(e)
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Date position held/dealing undertaken:
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30
Sep 2024
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(f)
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In
addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser
making
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YES:
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disclosures in respect of any other party to the
offer?
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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
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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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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)
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Relevant securities owned
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and/or controlled:
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33,912,780
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2.46%
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30,968,377
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2.24%
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(2)
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Cash-settled derivatives:
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and/or controlled:
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11,416,689
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0.83%
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32,473,610
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2.35%
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(3)
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Stock-settled derivatives (including
options)
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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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45,329,469
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3.28%
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63,441,987
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4.60%
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(b)
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Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors
and other executive
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options)
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Class of relevant security in relation to
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which subscription right exists
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Details, including nature of the rights
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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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Purchases and sales
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Class of
relevant
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Purchase/sale
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Number of
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Price per
unit
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security
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securities
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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401,096
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4.6280 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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271,725
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4.6180 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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149,459
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4.6063 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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79,059
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4.6139 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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57,289
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4.6151 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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50,000
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4.6142 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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30,475
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4.5872 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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29,381
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4.5800 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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25,342
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4.6044 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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25,166
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4.6007 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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23,004
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4.6189 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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21,112
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4.6001 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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16,246
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4.6118 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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13,998
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4.5934 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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13,681
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4.5982 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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11,820
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4.5920 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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10,432
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4.5963 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,806
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4.5927 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,238
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4.5930 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,822
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4.5845 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,598
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4.5980 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,193
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4.6098 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,175
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4.6080 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,441
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4.6016 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,958
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4.5986 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,845
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4.5791 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,591
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4.6140 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,504
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4.6160 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,325
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4.5680 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,324
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4.5960 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,286
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4.5878 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,241
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4.5798 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,203
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4.5780 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,098
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4.5880 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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978
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4.5998 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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958
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4.6100 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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926
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4.5810 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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899
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4.5897 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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756
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4.6000 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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730
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4.5940 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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704
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4.6120 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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699
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4.5860 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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695
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4.5720 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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679
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4.5760 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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600
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4.5835 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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129
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4.6260 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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114
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4.6058 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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332,844
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4.6180 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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264,242
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4.6162 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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167,062
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4.6152 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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108,581
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4.6030 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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69,275
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4.6092 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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59,703
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4.6182 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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33,008
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4.6061 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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32,649
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4.5963 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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29,770
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4.5799 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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29,075
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4.5938 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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28,584
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4.6043 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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18,712
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4.6096 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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17,834
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4.5990 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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10,266
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4.6173 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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8,696
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4.6038 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,169
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4.5839 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,610
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4.5762 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,607
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4.6009 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,601
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4.5964 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,032
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4.6073 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,169
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4.6059 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,978
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4.6140 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,859
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4.6078 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,671
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4.5993 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,458
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4.6080 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,521
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4.5830 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,504
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4.6160 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,325
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4.5680 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,324
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4.5960 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,098
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4.5880 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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996
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4.5726 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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981
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4.6170 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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958
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4.6100 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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887
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4.5760 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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760
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4.5980 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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704
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4.6120 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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699
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4.5860 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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695
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4.5720 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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601
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4.6179 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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600
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4.5840 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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547
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4.6280 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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46
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4.5752 GBP
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(b)
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Cash-settled derivative transactions
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Class of
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Product
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Nature of
dealing
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Number of
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Price per
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relevant
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description
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reference
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unit
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security
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securities
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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996
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4.5726 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1,521
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4.5830 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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5,169
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4.5839 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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108,581
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4.6030 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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21,889
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4.6034 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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8,696
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4.6038 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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3,169
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4.6059 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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20,246
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4.6066 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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69,275
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4.6092 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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4,308
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4.6106 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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99,647
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4.6135 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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981
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4.6170 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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79,323
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4.6170 USD
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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10,266
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4.6173 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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601
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4.6179 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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222,231
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4.6180 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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2,035
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4.5720 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,363
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4.5772 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,845
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4.5791 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,241
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4.5798 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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926
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4.5810 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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3,822
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4.5845 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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30,475
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4.5872 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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11,104
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4.5920 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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54,947
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4.5927 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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6,939
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4.5947 GBP
|
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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7,581
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4.6002 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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121,333
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4.6038 GBP
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|
10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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114
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4.6058 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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769
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4.6080 GBP
|
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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4,943
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4.6163 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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45,300
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4.6178 GBP
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|
10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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13,806
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4.6180 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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23,004
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4.6189 GBP
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|
10p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Short
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46
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4.5752 GBP
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|
10p
ordinary
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CFD
|
Decreasing Short
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3,917
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4.5817 GBP
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|
10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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80,551
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4.6180 GBP
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|
10p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Short
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978
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4.5998 GBP
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|
10p
ordinary
|
CFD
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Increasing Short
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1,673
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4.6079 GBP
|
|
10p
ordinary
|
CFD
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Increasing Short
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2,801
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4.6094 GBP
|
|
10p
ordinary
|
CFD
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Increasing Short
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12,238
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4.6126 GBP
|
|
10p
ordinary
|
CFD
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Increasing Short
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635
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4.6180 GBP
|
|
10p
ordinary
|
CFD
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Increasing Short
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400,549
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4.6280 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
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Product
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Writing,
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Number
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Exercise
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Type
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Expiry
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Option
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of
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description
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purchasing,
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of
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price
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date
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money
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relevant
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selling,
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securities
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per unit
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paid/
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security
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varying etc
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to which
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received
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option
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per unit
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relates
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(ii)
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Exercising
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Class of
relevant
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Product
description
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Exercising/ exercised
against
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Number of
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Exercise price
per
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security
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securities
|
unit
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(d)
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Other dealings (including subscribing for new
securities)
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Class of
relevant
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Nature of
Dealings
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Details
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Price per unit
(if
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security
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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,
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formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may
be an inducement to deal
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or
refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader
making the disclosure and any party
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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
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the
person making the disclosure and any other person relating
to:
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(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under
any option; or
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(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of
any relevant securities to which
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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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01 Oct 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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