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FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a and 3b
Replaces form Released at 16/09/2024 15:22 RNS Number :
3817E
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PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE
BY
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A
PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1%
OR
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MORE
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Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code
(the "Code")
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1.
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KEY
INFORMATION
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(a)
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Full name of discloser:
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Barclays PLC.
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(b)
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Owner or controller of interest and short
positions disclosed, if different from
1(a):
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(c)
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Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
relevant securities this form relates:
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DS
SMITH PLC
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(d)
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If
an exempt fund manager connected with an
offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of
offeror/offeree:
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(e)
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Date position held/dealing undertaken:
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13
Sep 2024
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(f)
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In
addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making
disclosures in respect of any other party to the
offer?
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YES:
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY
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2.
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POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE
DISCLOSURE
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(a)
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Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of
the offeror or offeree
to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if
any)
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Class of relevant security:
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10p
ordinary
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Interests
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Short
Positions
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Number
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(%)
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Number
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(%)
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(1)
Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
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33,011,989
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2.39%
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28,929,734
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2.10%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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10,789,881
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0.78%
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32,141,197
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2.33%
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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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43,801,870
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3.17%
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61,070,931
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4.42%
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(b)
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Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors
and
other executive options)
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Class of relevant security in relation to
which subscription right exists
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Details, including nature of the rights
concerned and relevant percentages:
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3.
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DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE
DISCLOSURE
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(a)
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Purchase and sales
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Class of relevant
security
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Purchase/sale
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Number of
securities
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Price per
unit
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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365,192
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4.6700 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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246,937
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4.6721 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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115,169
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4.6553 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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32,962
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4.6980 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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20,801
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4.7137 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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18,010
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4.6051 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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15,848
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4.7288 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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15,240
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4.6415 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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8,257
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4.6762 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,326
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4.6041 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,864
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4.7117 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,071
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4.7038 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,644
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4.6004 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,633
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4.7068 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,609
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4.6117 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,025
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4.6345 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,349
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4.7135 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,144
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4.6973 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,135
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4.6940 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,085
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4.6080 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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791
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4.6240 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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613
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4.6360 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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317
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4.7119 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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238
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4.7120 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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245,345
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4.6735 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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210,217
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4.6700 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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91,216
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4.6702 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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59,410
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4.6778 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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49,297
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4.7052 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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48,010
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4.6874 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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37,142
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4.7011 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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32,936
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4.6980 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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27,802
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4.6707 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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20,801
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4.7140 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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15,935
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4.6709 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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11,009
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4.7174 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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9,505
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4.7296 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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8,858
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4.7008 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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7,651
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4.5880 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,749
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4.7016 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,360
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4.6135 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,283
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4.6941 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,038
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4.6940 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,873
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4.7005 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,393
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4.6084 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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317
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4.7120 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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238
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4.7121 GBP
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(b)
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Cash-settled derivative transactions
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Class of
relevant
security
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Product
description
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Nature of
dealing
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Number of
reference
securities
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Price per
unit
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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16,669
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4.6698 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1,393
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4.6084 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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4,360
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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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16,633
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4.6700 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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59,410
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4.6778 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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48,010
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4.6874 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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28,822
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4.6986 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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2,459
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4.6989 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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21,334
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4.7035 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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49,297
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4.7052 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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2,644
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4.6004 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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5,326
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4.6041 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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18,010
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4.6051 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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2,609
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4.6117 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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7,794
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4.6501 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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4,931
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4.6699 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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35,763
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4.6700 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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17,281
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4.6706 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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29,271
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4.6707 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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38,992
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4.6878 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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26
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4.6980 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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619
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4.6700 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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27,845
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4.6700 GBP
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(c)
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Stock-settled derivative transactions
(including options)
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(i)
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Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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Class
of
relevant
security
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Product
description
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Writing,
purchasing,
selling,
varying etc
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Number
of
securities
to which
option
relates
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Exercise
price
per unit
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Type
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Expiry
date
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Option
money
paid/
received
per unit
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(ii)
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Exercising
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Class of relevant
security
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Product
description
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Exercising/ exercised
against
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Number of
securities
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Exercise price per
unit
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(d)
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Other dealings (including subscribing for
new securities)
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Class of relevant
security
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Nature of
Dealings
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Details
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Price per unit (if
applicable)
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4.
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OTHER INFORMATION
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(a)
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Indemnity and other dealings arrangements
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Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any
agreement or understanding,
formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may
be an inducement to deal
or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the
disclosure and any party
to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to
the offer:
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NONE
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(b)
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Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options
or
derivatives
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Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal
or informal, between
the person making the disclosure and any other person
relating to:
(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under
any option; or
(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of
any relevant securities to which
any derivative is referenced:
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NONE
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(c)
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Attachments
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Is
a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?
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NO
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Date of disclosure:
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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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