FORM 8.3 - Amendment - this form replaces RNS number 1319A
published at 14:52 on Released at 12/08/2024, changes made to
section 2a.
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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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SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS 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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09
Aug 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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NO
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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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3
1/3p 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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24,403,292
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4.21%
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1,090,666
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0.19%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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521,517
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0.09%
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23,363,598
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4.03%
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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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24,924,809
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4.30%
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24,454,264
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4.22%
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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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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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490,000
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1.7648 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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151,697
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1.7669 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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137,111
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1.7607 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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50,038
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1.7615 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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25,899
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1.7651 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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23,034
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1.7628 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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15,381
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1.7613 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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10,170
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1.7610 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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7,986
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1.7621 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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7,787
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1.7660 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,823
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1.7656 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,126
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1.7620 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,699
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1.7603 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,600
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1.7654 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,669
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1.7560 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,651
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1.7658 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,158
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1.7614 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,676
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1.7600 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,280
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1.7639 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,047
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1.7599 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,572
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1.7650 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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183,777
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1.7668 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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137,111
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1.7607 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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71,073
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1.7577 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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44,703
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1.7600 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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31,459
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1.7581 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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8,598
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1.7602 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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8,076
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1.7570 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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6,170
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1.7579 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,616
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1.7603 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,391
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1.7629 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,370
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1.7608 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,572
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1.7650 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,572
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1.7550 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,488
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1.7620 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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622
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1.7558 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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317
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1.7540 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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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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9,463
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1.7619 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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54,696
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1.7574 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,866
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1.7622 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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11,534
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1.7592 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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2,738
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1.7600 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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162
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1.7545 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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2
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1.7600 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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11,573
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1.7615 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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7,846
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1.7582 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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8,644
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1.7613 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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709
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1.7560 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,986
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1.7665 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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4,600
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1.7654 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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6,426
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1.7574 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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10,673
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1.7581 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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2,197
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1.7600 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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10,120
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1.7619 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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23,034
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1.7628 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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147,000
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1.7648 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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20,786
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1.7581 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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5,823
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1.7656 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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2,307
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1.7602 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,092
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1.7630 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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2,620
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1.7512 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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622
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1.7558 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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6,891
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1.7600 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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42,150
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1.7615 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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343,000
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1.7648 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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28 Feb 2025
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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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