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FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a and 3b
Replaces form Released at 02/12/2024 13:29 RNS Number :
4594O
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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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DIRECT LINE INSURANCE GROUP 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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29
Nov 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:
AVIVA PLC
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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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10
10/11p 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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21,398,526
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1.63%
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11,569,106
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0.88%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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12,456,858
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0.95%
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18,197,063
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1.38%
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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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33,855,384
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2.58%
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29,766,169
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2.26%
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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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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,545,068
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2.3480 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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417,057
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2.3016 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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387,200
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2.3074 GBP
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|
10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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323,121
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2.3098 GBP
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|
10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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173,826
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2.2900 GBP
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|
10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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156,500
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2.3345 GBP
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|
10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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130,675
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2.2961 GBP
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|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Purchase
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120,526
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2.3104 GBP
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|
10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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111,807
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2.3145 GBP
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ADR
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Purchase
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45,296
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11.7473 USD
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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39,940
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2.2927 GBP
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|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Purchase
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37,730
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2.3299 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Purchase
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28,915
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2.3165 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Purchase
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21,160
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2.3002 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
20,402
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2.3084 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
17,687
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2.2790 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Purchase
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14,750
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2.3075 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Purchase
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13,162
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2.2950 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Purchase
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13,100
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2.3334 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Purchase
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13,043
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2.2899 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
12,784
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2.2953 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Purchase
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11,588
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2.3360 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Purchase
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11,336
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2.3061 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Purchase
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10,602
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2.3348 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Purchase
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9,395
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2.2860 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
8,939
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2.3278 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Purchase
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7,407
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2.3017 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
7,272
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2.3159 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Purchase
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7,264
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2.2700 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
6,035
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2.2720 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Purchase
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5,259
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2.3114 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Purchase
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5,174
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2.3223 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Purchase
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4,803
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2.3440 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Purchase
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4,512
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2.2980 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Purchase
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3,808
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2.3149 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,262
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2.3460 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,250
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2.2760 GBP
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|
10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,034
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2.3128 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Purchase
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2,759
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2.3140 GBP
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|
10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,525
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2.3095 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,459
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2.2788 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,309
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2.3291 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,073
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2.3417 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,976
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2.3000 GBP
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|
10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,600
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2.3162 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,526
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2.2740 GBP
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|
10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,500
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2.3500 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,446
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2.3080 GBP
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|
10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,368
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2.3077 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,334
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2.3240 GBP
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|
10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,277
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2.3292 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,048
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2.3037 GBP
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|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,010
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2.3450 GBP
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|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
793
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2.2765 GBP
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|
10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
|
434
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2.3193 GBP
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ADR
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Purchase
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400
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11.7400 USD
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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387
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2.2889 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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315
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2.2660 GBP
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|
10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
|
153
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2.2680 GBP
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|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Sale
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1,465,942
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2.3438 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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391,019
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2.3162 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Sale
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263,810
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2.3080 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Sale
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260,252
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2.3000 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
231,709
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2.3015 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
184,924
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2.3110 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
180,320
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2.3120 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
175,136
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2.2901 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
163,038
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2.2948 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
131,563
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2.3094 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
125,912
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2.3023 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
111,324
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2.3223 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
104,068
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2.2890 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
91,065
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2.2824 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
82,825
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2.3076 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
76,203
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2.3417 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
54,915
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2.3297 GBP
|
|
ADR
|
Sale
|
45,296
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11.7473 USD
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
39,185
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2.3097 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
37,103
|
2.3053 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
37,028
|
2.3069 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
34,832
|
2.3304 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
29,649
|
2.2872 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
29,182
|
2.3371 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
29,031
|
2.2800 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
28,517
|
2.2821 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
25,929
|
2.3479 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
24,866
|
2.3122 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
17,929
|
2.3192 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
17,069
|
2.3440 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
16,656
|
2.3187 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
14,773
|
2.3077 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
14,700
|
2.2966 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
14,484
|
2.2988 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
13,924
|
2.2928 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
12,609
|
2.2761 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
9,395
|
2.2860 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
9,307
|
2.3087 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
8,754
|
2.2700 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
8,232
|
2.3137 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
7,933
|
2.3062 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
7,402
|
2.3059 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
6,544
|
2.3219 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
6,035
|
2.2720 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
4,512
|
2.2980 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
3,250
|
2.2760 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
2,759
|
2.3140 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,844
|
2.3040 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,725
|
2.2709 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,526
|
2.2740 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,359
|
2.3480 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,334
|
2.3240 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,242
|
2.3460 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,000
|
2.3247 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
913
|
2.3291 GBP
|
|
ADR
|
Sale
|
400
|
11.7400 USD
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
399
|
2.2759 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
315
|
2.2660 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
153
|
2.2680 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
115
|
2.3320 GBP
|
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(b)
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Cash-settled derivative transactions
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Class of
relevant
security
|
Product
description
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Nature of
dealing
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Number of
reference
securities
|
Price per
unit
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
1,725
|
2.2709 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
23,256
|
2.2759 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
12,609
|
2.2761 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
24,918
|
2.2807 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
104,068
|
2.2890 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
9,200
|
2.2902 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
34,160
|
2.2927 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
68,204
|
2.2984 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
231,709
|
2.3015 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
142,089
|
2.3016 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
125,912
|
2.3023 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
37,970
|
2.3041 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
42,297
|
2.3050 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
7,933
|
2.3062 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
5,660
|
2.3075 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
39,185
|
2.3097 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
24,866
|
2.3122 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
16,656
|
2.3187 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
181,109
|
2.3236 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
102,124
|
2.3252 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
112,505
|
2.3261 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
913
|
2.3291 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
32,270
|
2.3299 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
63
|
2.3319 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
29,182
|
2.3371 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
76,203
|
2.3417 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
15,033
|
2.3440 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
17,901
|
2.3458 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
2,876
|
2.3478 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
25,929
|
2.3479 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
884,761
|
2.3480 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
2,081
|
2.2758 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
2,985
|
2.2760 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
793
|
2.2765 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
2,459
|
2.2788 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
1
|
2.2860 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
120,286
|
2.2970 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
31,000
|
2.3019 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
25,793
|
2.3060 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
20,402
|
2.3084 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
2,525
|
2.3095 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
5,259
|
2.3114 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
94,733
|
2.3116 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
7,272
|
2.3159 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
1,600
|
2.3162 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
434
|
2.3193 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
557
|
2.3267 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
2,309
|
2.3291 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
552
|
2.3294 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
93,546
|
2.3333 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
56,442
|
2.3480 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
111,807
|
2.3145 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Short
|
27,243
|
2.3101 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Short
|
139,278
|
2.3190 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Short
|
6,544
|
2.3219 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Short
|
23,660
|
2.3280 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Short
|
16,586
|
2.3292 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Short
|
26,871
|
2.3302 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Short
|
5,395
|
2.2860 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Short
|
35,612
|
2.2987 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Short
|
224
|
2.3181 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Short
|
2,034
|
2.3479 GBP
|
|
10 10/11p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Short
|
1,281,307
|
2.3480 GBP
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(c)
|
Stock-settled derivative transactions
(including options)
|
|
(i)
|
Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
|
|
Class
of
relevant
security
|
Product
description
|
Writing,
purchasing,
selling,
varying etc
|
Number
of
securities
to which
option
relates
|
Exercise
price
per unit
|
Type
|
Expiry
date
|
Option
money
paid/
received
per unit
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(ii)
|
Exercising
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Class of relevant
security
|
Product
description
|
Exercising/ exercised
against
|
Number of
securities
|
Exercise price per
unit
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(d)
|
Other dealings (including subscribing for
new securities)
|
|
Class of relevant
security
|
Nature of
Dealings
|
Details
|
Price per unit (if
applicable)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4.
|
OTHER INFORMATION
|
|
(a)
|
Indemnity and other dealings arrangements
|
|
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:
|
|
NONE
|
|
(b)
|
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options
or
derivatives
|
|
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:
|
|
NONE
|
|
(c)
|
Attachments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Is
a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?
|
NO
|
|
Date of disclosure:
|
06 Dec 2024
|
|
Contact name:
|
Large Holdings Regulatory
Operations
|
|
Telephone number:
|
020 3134
7213
|