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FORM 8.3
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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
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positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
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(c)
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Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
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CURRYS PLC
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relevant securities this form relates:
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(d)
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If
an exempt fund manager connected with an
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offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity
of
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offeror/offeree:
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(e)
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Date position held/dealing undertaken:
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15
Mar 2024
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(f)
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In
addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser
making
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NO
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disclosures in respect of any other party to the
offer?
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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
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to
which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if
any)
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Class of relevant security:
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0.1p 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)
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Relevant securities owned
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and/or controlled:
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10,955,623
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0.97%
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1,515,716
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0.13%
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(2)
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Cash-settled derivatives:
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and/or controlled:
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1,245,214
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0.11%
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10,558,171
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0.93%
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(3)
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Stock-settled derivatives (including
options)
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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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12,200,837
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1.08%
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12,073,887
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1.07%
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(b)
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Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors
and other executive
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options)
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Class of relevant security in relation to
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which subscription right exists
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Details, including nature of the rights
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concerned and relevant percentages:
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3.
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DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL
TRADER
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(a)
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Purchases and sales
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Class of
relevant
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Purchase/sale
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Number of
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Price per
unit
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security
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securities
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0.1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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509,895
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0.5606 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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132,781
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0.5711 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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104,734
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0.5660 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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92,282
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0.5518 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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89,006
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0.5659 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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73,028
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0.5590 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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45,626
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0.5588 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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11,931
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0.5556 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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7,181
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0.5524 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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7,071
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0.5646 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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6,377
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0.5807 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,357
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0.5745 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,343
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0.5820 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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678
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0.5878 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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6
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0.5656 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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Sale
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389,876
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0.5585 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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Sale
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330,778
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0.5642 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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Sale
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247,250
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0.5626 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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Sale
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104,182
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0.5660 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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Sale
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63,561
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0.5617 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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Sale
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57,251
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0.5582 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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Sale
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43,284
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0.5635 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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Sale
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33,758
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0.5509 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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Sale
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26,327
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0.5530 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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Sale
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13,949
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0.5614 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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Sale
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6,058
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0.5590 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,895
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0.5775 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,476
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0.5603 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,562
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0.5607 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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Sale
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383
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0.5724 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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Sale
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50
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0.5810 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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Sale
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59
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0.5656 GBP
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(b)
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Cash-settled derivative transactions
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Class of
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Product
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Nature of
dealing
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Number of
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Price per
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relevant
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description
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reference
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unit
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security
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securities
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0.1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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2,791
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0.5865 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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72
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0.5659 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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383
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0.5725 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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2,255
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0.5529 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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2,301
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0.5747 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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6,882
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0.5530 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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26,100
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0.5588 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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26,595
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0.5566 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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36,270
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0.5400 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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43,284
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0.5635 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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53,150
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0.5660 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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76,469
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0.5660 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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88,588
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0.5596 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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162,189
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0.5682 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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678
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0.5878 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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5,357
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0.5745 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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5,931
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0.5660 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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7,480
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0.5515 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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7,523
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0.5594 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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32,662
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0.5612 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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45,626
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0.5589 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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73,028
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0.5590 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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82,325
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0.5775 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
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Product
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Writing,
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Number
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Exercise
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Type
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Expiry
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Option
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of
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description
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purchasing,
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of
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price
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date
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money
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relevant
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selling,
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securities
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per unit
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paid/
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security
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varying etc
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to which
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received
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option
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per unit
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relates
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(ii)
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Exercising
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Class of
relevant
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Product
description
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Exercising/ exercised
against
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Number of
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Exercise price
per
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security
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securities
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unit
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(d)
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Other dealings (including subscribing for new
securities)
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Class of
relevant
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Nature of
Dealings
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Details
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Price per unit
(if
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security
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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,
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formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may
be an inducement to deal
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or
refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader
making the disclosure and any party
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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
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the
person making the disclosure and any other person relating
to:
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(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under
any option; or
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(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of
any relevant securities to which
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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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18 Mar 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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