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FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a and 3a
Replaces form Released at 24/09/2024 14:50 RNS Number :
4796F
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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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DARKTRACE 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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23
Sep 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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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)
Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
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22,725,105
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3.24%
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304,991
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0.04%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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95,048
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0.01%
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22,387,777
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3.20%
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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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22,820,153
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3.26%
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22,692,768
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3.24%
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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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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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61,468
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5.7948 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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58,810
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5.7848 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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45,606
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5.8046 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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45,606
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5.8130 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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45,606
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5.7858 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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35,281
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5.7946 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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29,520
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5.7720 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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28,017
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5.7717 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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26,017
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5.8080 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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19,545
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5.7868 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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19,545
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5.8114 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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19,545
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5.8086 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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16,653
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5.8062 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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14,695
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5.7715 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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13,422
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5.7942 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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9,711
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5.8068 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,226
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5.8075 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,889
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5.7853 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,182
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5.8082 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,130
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5.8066 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,120
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5.7999 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,906
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5.7759 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,421
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5.7731 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,289
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5.7841 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,215
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5.8035 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,048
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5.7871 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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437
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5.7820 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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170
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5.8020 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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190,064
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5.7689 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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118,824
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5.7844 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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65,151
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5.7832 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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36,188
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5.7733 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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26,465
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5.7874 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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7,334
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5.8071 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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6,585
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5.8065 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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6,328
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5.7908 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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6,161
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5.7897 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,155
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5.8028 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,557
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5.7906 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,889
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5.7853 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,506
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5.7979 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,227
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5.7819 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,487
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5.7846 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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437
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5.7820 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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293
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5.8012 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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270
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5.7920 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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187
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5.8103 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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2
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5.7880 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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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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67,176
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5.7841 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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26,465
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5.7874 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1,137
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5.7943 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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2,506
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5.7979 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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293
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5.8013 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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3,087
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5.7720 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,159
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5.7727 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,421
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5.7731 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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35,281
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5.7946 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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61,468
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5.7948 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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136,818
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5.8011 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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170
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5.8020 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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58,635
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5.8023 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,215
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5.8035 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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45,700
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5.8080 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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25,641
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5.8068 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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187
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5.8103 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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30 Sep 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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