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FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a and 3b
Replaces form Released at 02/12/2024 13:31 RNS Number :
4596O
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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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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:
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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33,189,849
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2.40%
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23,099,126
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1.67%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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11,951,392
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0.86%
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32,135,673
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2.32%
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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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45,141,241
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3.26%
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55,234,799
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3.99%
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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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596,995
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5.8246 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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192,209
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5.8244 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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94,874
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5.8197 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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58,662
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5.8278 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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50,300
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5.8243 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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44,635
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5.9238 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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36,221
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5.8249 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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31,579
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5.8250 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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27,775
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5.8215 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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23,983
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5.8252 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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14,023
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5.8301 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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12,238
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5.8261 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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11,938
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5.8232 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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9,203
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5.8235 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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6,224
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5.8242 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,988
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5.8341 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,139
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5.8196 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,464
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5.8283 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,379
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5.8224 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,837
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5.8425 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,630
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5.8400 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,538
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5.8150 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,038
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5.8173 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,020
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5.8050 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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831
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5.8175 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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524
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5.8225 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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480
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5.8100 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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40
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5.8075 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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428,291
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5.8250 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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75,000
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5.8284 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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58,694
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5.8251 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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52,008
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5.8220 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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31,854
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5.8246 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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18,132
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5.8232 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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8,201
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5.8121 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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6,087
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5.8253 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,964
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5.8405 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,887
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5.8226 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,820
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5.8193 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,107
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5.8265 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,550
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5.8086 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,338
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5.8244 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,185
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5.8245 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,092
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5.8383 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,020
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5.8050 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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990
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5.8349 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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958
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5.8125 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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514
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5.8150 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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497
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5.8400 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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11,661
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5.8255 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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15,966
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5.8256 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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8,201
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5.8121 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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52,008
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5.8220 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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3,544
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5.8238 USD
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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31,854
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5.8246 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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21,310
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5.8247 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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63,101
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5.8249 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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158,638
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5.8250 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1,092
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5.8383 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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627
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5.8395 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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136
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5.8400 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1,344
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5.8406 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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3,820
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5.8193 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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94,874
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5.8197 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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27,775
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5.8215 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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50,300
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5.8243 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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327,998
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5.8245 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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127,357
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5.8249 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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124,040
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5.8250 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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7,391
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5.8261 USD
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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14,436
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5.8265 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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23,363
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5.8272 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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3,464
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5.8283 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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44,635
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5.9238 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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346
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5.8250 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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1,020
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5.8050 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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346
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5.8250 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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06 Dec 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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