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FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI)
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PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY
AN
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EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY ("RI")
STATUS
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(OR
WHERE RI STATUS IS NOT APPLICABLE)
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Rule 8.5 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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Name of exempt principal trader:
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BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD
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(b)
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Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
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HARGREAVES LANSDOWN PLC
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relevant securities this form relates:
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(c)
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Name of the party to the offer with which
exempt
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HARGREAVES LANSDOWN PLC
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principal trader is connected
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(d)
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Date position held/dealing undertaken:
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20
Dec 2024
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(e)
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In
addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt
principal
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NO
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trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the
offer?
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2.
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POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
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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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0.4p 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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8,933,807
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1.88%
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69,079
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0.01%
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(2)
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Cash-settled derivatives:
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and/or controlled:
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335,901
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0.07%
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8,431,891
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1.78%
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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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9,269,708
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1.95%
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8,500,970
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1.79%
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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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Total number
of
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Highest price per
unit
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Lowest price per
unit
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security
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securities
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paid/received
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paid/received
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0.4p
ordinary
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Purchase
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844,147
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10.9700 GBP
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10.9450 GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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Sale
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946,482
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10.9550 GBP
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10.9447 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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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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7,396
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10.9447 GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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178,947
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10.9448 GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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99,984
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10.9450 GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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223
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10.9491 GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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7,758
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10.9499 GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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30
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10.9500 GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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4,071
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10.9503 GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1,085
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10.9513 GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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6,841
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10.9521 GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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2,427
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10.9541 GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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20,349
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10.9544
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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495,273
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10.9550 GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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584
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10.9475 GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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472
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10.9500 GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,204
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10.9508 GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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7,147
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10.9516 GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,218
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10.9520 GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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90,636
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10.9527 GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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41,727
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10.9536 GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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318,072
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10.9549 GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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156,886
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10.9550 GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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15
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10.9551 GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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9,312
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10.9443 GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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102
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10.9515 GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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102
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10.9459 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
exempt principal trader 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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23 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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