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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VIRGIN MONEY UK 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
Apr 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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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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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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20,749,461
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1.60%
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7,517,293
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0.58%
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(2)
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Cash-settled derivatives:
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and/or controlled:
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1,770,583
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0.14%
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19,993,264
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1.54%
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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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22,520,044
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1.74%
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27,510,557
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2.12%
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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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207,924
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2.1380 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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196,527
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2.1382 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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164,092
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2.1383 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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70,694
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2.1378 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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55,778
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2.1480 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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20,600
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2.1479 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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14,000
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2.1418 GBP
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ADR
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Purchase
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13,477
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4.0954 AUD
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ADR
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Purchase
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9,255
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4.1094 AUD
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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7,241
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2.1404 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,613
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2.1420 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,148
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2.1411 GBP
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ADR
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Purchase
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2,013
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4.0906 AUD
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ADR
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Purchase
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1,946
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4.1290 AUD
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ADR
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Purchase
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1,668
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4.0925 AUD
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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287
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2.1417 GBP
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ADR
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Purchase
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278
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4.0952 AUD
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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54
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2.1439 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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324,957
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2.1380 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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48,412
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2.1400 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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39,780
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2.1480 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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30,489
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2.1431 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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26,125
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2.1440 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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23,905
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2.1379 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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16,868
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2.1445 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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16,745
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2.1411 GBP
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ADR
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Sale
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13,477
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4.0954 AUD
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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11,439
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2.1396 GBP
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ADR
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Sale
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5,635
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4.1206 AUD
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,875
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2.1432 GBP
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ADR
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Sale
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3,620
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4.0917 AUD
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,932
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2.1424 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,415
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2.1409 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,273
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2.1399 GBP
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ADR
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Sale
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2,013
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4.0906 AUD
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,816
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2.1420 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,700
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2.1398 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,452
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2.1417 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,305
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2.1460 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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54
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2.1441 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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7
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2.1373 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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Closing
Short
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54
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2.1420 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Closing
Short
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1,452
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2.1417 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Closing
Short
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2,273
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2.1399 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Closing
Short
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2,415
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2.1409 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Closing
Short
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2,932
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2.1424 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Closing
Short
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16,745
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2.1411 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Closing
Short
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23,905
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2.1379 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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1
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2.1420 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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183,594
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2.1384 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1,305
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2.1460 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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25,676
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2.1445 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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31,938
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2.1440 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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48,412
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2.1400 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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1,700
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2.1398 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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61
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2.1426 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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239
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2.1426 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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2,312
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2.1420 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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6,284
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2.1396 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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36,498
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2.1480 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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115,940
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2.1380 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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01 May 2024
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Contact name:
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Large Holdings Regulatory
Operations
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Telephone number:
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020 3134
7213
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