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FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 3a
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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02
Dec 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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33,226,328
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2.41%
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23,128,491
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1.68%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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11,946,877
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0.87%
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32,143,553
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2.33%
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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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45,173,205
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3.27%
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55,272,044
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4.00%
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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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185,158
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5.8227 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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121,061
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5.8214 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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88,500
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5.8250 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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81,076
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5.8240 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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52,383
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5.8201 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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45,419
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5.8119 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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43,819
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5.8112 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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36,900
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5.8232 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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34,305
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5.8171 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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29,046
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5.8132 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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27,583
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5.8034 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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21,043
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5.8303 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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18,491
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5.8066 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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16,572
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5.7897 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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16,191
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5.8147 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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13,051
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5.7950 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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12,603
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5.8012 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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12,020
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5.8305 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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10,724
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5.8113 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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8,118
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5.8089 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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7,186
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5.8000 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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6,786
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5.8190 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,709
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5.8076 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,551
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5.8327 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,485
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5.8152 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,617
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5.7925 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,944
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5.8199 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,385
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5.8033 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,235
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5.8150 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,130
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5.8450 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,095
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5.7987 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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985
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5.8298 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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828
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5.7908 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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660
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5.8443 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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581
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5.8300 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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488
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5.8100 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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363
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5.8400 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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330
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5.8500 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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105
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5.8444 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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367,388
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5.8149 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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236,830
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5.8250 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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59,229
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5.7991 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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54,912
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5.8241 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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50,000
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5.8253 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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36,770
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5.8153 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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32,000
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5.7523 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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27,025
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5.8237 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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25,847
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5.8038 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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8,969
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5.8364 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,767
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5.8257 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,368
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5.8252 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,364
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5.8451 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,055
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5.8167 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,213
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5.7950 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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764
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5.8450 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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581
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5.8300 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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330
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5.8500 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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32,000
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5.7524 USD
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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59,229
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5.7991 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1,479
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5.8119 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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2,055
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5.8167 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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27,025
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5.8237 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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24,932
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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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210,655
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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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3,368
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5.8252 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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16,394
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5.8327 USD
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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13,974
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5.8082 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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25,896
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5.8146 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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10,481
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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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34,305
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5.8171 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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27,298
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5.8194 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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2,944
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5.8199 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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36,900
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5.8231 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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81,076
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5.8240 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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45,925
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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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14,655
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5.8258 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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1,371
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5.7996 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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348
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5.8250 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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330
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5.8500 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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5,886
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5.8130 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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80,000
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5.8229 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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12,241
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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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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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