FORM 8.3 - Amendment 2a and 3a
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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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17
Jul 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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26,588,973
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3.80%
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190,438
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0.03%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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28,639
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0.00%
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26,254,908
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3.75%
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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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26,617,612
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3.80%
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26,445,346
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3.78%
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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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645,322
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5.7938 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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235,565
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5.7387 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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154,579
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5.7637 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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74,300
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5.7375 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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39,800
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5.7441 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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35,273
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5.7636 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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14,543
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5.7640 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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10,409
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5.7517 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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9,399
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5.7556 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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9,229
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5.7359 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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7,226
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5.7560 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,626
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5.7555 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,752
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5.7360 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,700
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5.7401 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,326
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5.7527 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,204
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5.7506 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,141
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5.7590 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,092
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5.7598 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,092
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5.7600 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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808
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5.7500 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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798
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5.7432 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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783
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5.7479 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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477
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5.7320 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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107,428
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5.7465 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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78,088
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5.7497 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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48,305
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5.7565 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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35,905
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5.7526 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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32,258
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5.7642 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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11,918
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5.7434 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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9,182
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5.7581 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,023
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5.7444 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,641
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5.7437 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,908
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5.7340 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,221
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5.7520 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,151
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5.7460 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,092
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5.7600 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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938
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5.7440 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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862
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5.7534 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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743
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5.7387 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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649
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5.7550 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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463
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5.7380 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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282
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5.7500 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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455
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5.7549 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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1,647
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5.7534 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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2,509
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5.7637 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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20,249
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5.7468 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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119,038
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5.7636 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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14,543
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5.7640 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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132
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5.7511 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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463
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5.7380 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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3,023
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5.7444 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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78,088
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5.7497 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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27,789
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5.7640 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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798
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5.7432 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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783
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5.7479 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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9,399
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5.7556 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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19,522
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5.7640 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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15,186
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5.7643 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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743
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5.7387 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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478
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5.7527 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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15,700
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5.7522 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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15,340
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5.7640 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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4,626
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5.7555 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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833
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5.7640 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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11,395
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5.7938 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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633,927
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5.7938 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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23 Jul 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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