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FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a and 3a
Replaces form Released at 26/11/2024 14:39 RNS Number :
7353N
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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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25
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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31,712,653
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2.29%
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23,146,038
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1.68%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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12,002,656
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0.87%
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29,795,689
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2.16%
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(3)
Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to
purchase/sell:
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0
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0.00%
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0
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0.00%
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TOTAL:
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43,715,309
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3.16%
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52,941,727
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3.83%
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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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1,097,160
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5.9147 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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625,133
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5.9150 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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460,000
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6.0093 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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400,000
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5.9500 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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278,763
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5.9138 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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156,068
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5.9533 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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133,690
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5.9192 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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133,690
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5.9330 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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63,464
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5.9160 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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50,800
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5.9236 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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40,757
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5.9050 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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39,855
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5.9415 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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23,362
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5.9317 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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23,104
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5.9244 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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21,604
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5.9280 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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19,022
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5.9152 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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17,978
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5.9796 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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16,989
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5.9183 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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10,485
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5.8954 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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9,177
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5.9238 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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8,557
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5.8992 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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8,359
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5.9844 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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7,280
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5.9120 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,061
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5.9068 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,043
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5.9359 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,973
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5.9208 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,106
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5.9173 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,018
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5.9143 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,874
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5.9202 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,565
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5.9590 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,105
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5.9389 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,566
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5.9420 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,156
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5.9214 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,047
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6.0018 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,828
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5.9000 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,172
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5.9525 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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674
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5.8925 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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511
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5.8900 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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501
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6.0050 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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472
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5.9400 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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789,917
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5.9150 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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249,876
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5.9155 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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231,163
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5.9428 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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136,644
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5.9410 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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134,866
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5.9053 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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51,668
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5.9157 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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28,586
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5.9329 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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24,443
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5.9436 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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20,131
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5.9328 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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18,041
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5.9405 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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12,424
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5.9357 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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12,083
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5.9359 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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11,812
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5.9474 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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10,071
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5.9306 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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9,461
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5.8996 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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9,318
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5.9138 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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9,216
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5.9532 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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8,619
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5.9254 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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7,563
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5.9440 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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7,273
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5.9361 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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6,643
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5.9404 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,837
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5.9465 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,598
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5.9165 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,715
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5.9287 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,278
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5.9767 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,018
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5.9143 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,997
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5.9450 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,428
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5.9293 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,343
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5.9250 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,203
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5.9724 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,172
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5.9525 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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880
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5.9000 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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816
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5.9599 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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402
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5.9799 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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264
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5.8950 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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102
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5.9800 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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46
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5.9148 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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25,687
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5.9260 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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264
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5.8950 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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9,318
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5.9138 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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44,164
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5.9150 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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51,668
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5.9157 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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20,131
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5.9328 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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12,083
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5.9359 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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2,678
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5.9402 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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5,022
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5.9450 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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7
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5.9600 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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4,278
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5.9767 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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501,132
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5.9150 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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62,508
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5.9163 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,824
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5.9218 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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50,800
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5.9235 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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4,562
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5.9334 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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5,043
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5.9359 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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39,855
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5.9415 USD
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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156,068
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5.9533 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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8,635
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5.9716 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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17,978
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5.9796 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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4,913
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6.0026 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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4,018
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5.9143 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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3,826
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5.9150 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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231,163
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5.9428 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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5,362
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5.9551 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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16,115
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5.9104 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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499,747
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5.9150 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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13 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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