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FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a and 3a
Replaces form Released at 04/12/2024 15:18 RNS Number :
8448O
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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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03
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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33,524,404
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2.42%
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23,176,196
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1.68%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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12,018,747
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0.87%
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32,450,988
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2.35%
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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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45,543,151
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3.29%
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55,627,184
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4.03%
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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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155,681
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5.8411 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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150,227
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5.8443 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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83,223
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5.8433 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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73,890
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5.8499 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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43,275
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5.8500 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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20,216
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5.8460 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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18,917
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5.8250 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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18,771
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5.8345 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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17,900
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5.8369 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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16,771
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5.8413 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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12,028
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5.8340 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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9,113
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5.8431 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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7,036
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5.8427 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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6,919
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5.8375 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,571
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5.8176 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,863
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5.8372 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,707
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5.8511 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,122
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5.8328 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,998
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5.8313 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,381
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5.8324 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,328
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5.8188 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,273
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5.8422 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,268
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5.8244 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,704
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5.8287 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,282
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5.8454 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,177
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5.8403 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,095
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5.8575 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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515
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5.8300 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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229
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5.8212 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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119
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5.8450 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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164,880
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5.8500 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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102,400
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5.8320 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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50,752
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5.8513 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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50,000
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5.8339 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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12,056
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5.8438 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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8,975
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5.8354 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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7,316
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5.8381 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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6,270
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5.8427 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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6,088
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5.8265 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,317
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5.8496 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,562
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5.8395 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,030
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5.8454 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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271
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5.8140 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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250
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5.8399 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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56
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5.8250 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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35
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5.8200 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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26,687
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5.8414 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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6,088
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5.8265 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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102,400
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5.8320 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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8,975
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5.8354 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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7,316
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5.8381 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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250
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5.8399 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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26,687
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5.8487 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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3,509
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5.8500 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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9,874
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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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2,381
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5.8324 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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13,332
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5.8325 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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12,028
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5.8340 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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17,900
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5.8368 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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155,681
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5.8411 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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83,223
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5.8433 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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119
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5.8450 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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27,835
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5.8497 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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16,788
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5.8500 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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3,707
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5.8511 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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14,125
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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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136
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5.8253 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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35,224
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5.8500 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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