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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SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS 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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05
Feb 2025
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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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NO
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disclosures in respect of any other party to the
offer?
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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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3
1/3p 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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44,781,741
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7.74%
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778,531
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0.13%
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(2)
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Cash-settled derivatives:
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and/or controlled:
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459,572
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0.08%
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44,344,259
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7.66%
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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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45,241,313
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7.82%
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45,122,790
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7.80%
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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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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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198,266
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1.8591 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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57,308
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1.8507 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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36,356
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1.8494 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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31,348
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1.8583 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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30,657
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1.8506 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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16,745
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1.8600 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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10,326
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1.8496 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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8,397
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1.8602 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,932
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1.8515 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,464
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1.8546 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,649
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1.8513 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,856
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1.8558 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,470
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1.8531 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,871
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1.8492 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,516
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1.8521 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,210
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1.8530 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,170
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1.8598 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,052
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1.8485 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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975
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1.8508 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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806
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1.8545 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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780
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1.8490 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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762
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1.8518 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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679
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1.8495 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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429
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1.8480 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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396
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1.8450 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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396
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1.8448 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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329
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1.8520 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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133,138
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1.8600 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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121,044
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1.8587 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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29,843
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1.8506 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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23,633
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1.8597 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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11,509
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1.8514 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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7,786
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1.8493 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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6,768
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1.8519 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,327
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1.8490 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,367
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1.8527 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,029
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1.8522 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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832
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1.8479 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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823
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1.8495 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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780
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1.8491 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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685
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1.8500 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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396
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1.8450 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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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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7,786
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1.8493 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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100
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1.8499 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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130
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1.8505 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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3,367
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1.8527 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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74,856
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1.8556 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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89,728
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1.8561 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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84
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1.8600 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,898
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1.8442 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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496
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1.8453 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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4,024
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1.8493 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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36,356
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1.8494 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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10,326
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1.8496 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,109
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1.8501 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,325
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1.8505 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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34,943
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1.8506 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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57,932
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1.8507 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,516
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1.8521 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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4,220
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1.8527 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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2,470
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1.8531 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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3
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1.8550 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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5,402
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1.8571 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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25,946
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1.8586 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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50,634
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1.8600 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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8,397
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1.8602 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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23,184
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1.8598 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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734
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1.8461 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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4,976
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1.8526 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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9,274
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1.8535 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
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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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06 Feb 2025
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Contact name:
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Large Holdings Regulatory
Operations
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Telephone number:
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020 3134
7213
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