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FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a and 3b
Replaces form Released at 29/11/2024 13:35 RNS Number :
2338O
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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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28
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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32,713,038
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2.37%
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23,154,893
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1.67%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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11,982,866
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0.87%
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31,638,542
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2.29%
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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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44,695,904
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3.24%
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54,793,435
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3.96%
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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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104,472
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5.8269 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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73,727
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5.8300 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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61,176
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5.8270 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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52,800
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5.8257 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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28,834
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5.8295 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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24,811
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5.8154 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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22,480
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5.8233 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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9,435
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5.8293 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,788
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5.8253 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,020
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5.8376 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,599
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5.8091 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,207
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5.7900 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,098
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5.8187 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,988
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5.8329 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,745
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5.7917 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,727
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5.8304 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,101
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5.8355 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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984
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5.8250 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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522
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5.8350 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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470
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5.8325 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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417
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5.7850 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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225
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5.8225 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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139
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5.7825 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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32
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5.7750 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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86,534
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5.8300 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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17,624
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5.8294 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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8,604
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5.8399 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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8,390
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5.8269 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,000
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5.8015 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,891
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5.8069 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,859
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5.8365 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,020
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5.8382 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,302
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5.8238 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,265
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5.8286 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,241
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5.8292 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,158
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5.8241 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,096
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5.8374 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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741
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5.7767 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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619
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5.7936 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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522
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5.8355 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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370
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5.7850 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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107
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5.7900 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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92
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5.8400 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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38
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5.8250 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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32
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5.7750 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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Decreasing Short
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3,891
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5.8069 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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2,158
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5.8241 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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2,656
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5.8300 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1,096
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5.8374 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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24,811
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5.8154 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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5,167
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5.8213 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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22,480
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5.8233 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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52,800
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5.8256 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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61,176
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5.8269 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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915
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5.8293 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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2,503
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5.8295 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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34,201
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5.8303 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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4,626
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5.8304 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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9,242
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5.8307 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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147
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5.8300 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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46,795
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5.8300 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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1,373
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5.8333 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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