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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MONDI 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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26
Feb 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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YES:
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disclosures in respect of any other party to the
offer?
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DS
SMITH PLC
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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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EUR
0.22 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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1,358,651
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0.31%
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3,611,612
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0.82%
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(2)
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Cash-settled derivatives:
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and/or controlled:
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2,937,564
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0.67%
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605,640
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0.14%
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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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4,296,215
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0.97%
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4,217,252
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0.96%
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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
|
security
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securities
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|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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139,499
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14.0512 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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81,779
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14.0260 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
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32,920
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14.1050 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
|
30,930
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14.0101 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
|
24,804
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14.1439 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
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24,647
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14.1614 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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24,341
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14.1396 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
19,132
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14.0907 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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11,398
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14.0100 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
|
8,191
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14.1355 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
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8,145
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14.1493 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
6,009
|
14.1526 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
|
5,289
|
14.1038 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
4,107
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14.1471 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,898
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14.1835 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
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3,730
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14.1304 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,177
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14.0735 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,921
|
14.1346 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,598
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14.1870 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,329
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14.0109 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,755
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14.1625 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,567
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14.1766 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
|
1,308
|
14.1301 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
|
1,290
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14.1907 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,172
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14.2110 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,141
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14.1224 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,092
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14.0521 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,086
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14.1171 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,076
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14.0846 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
|
724
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14.1795 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
|
591
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14.1669 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
|
403
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14.1675 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
|
362
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14.2050 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
|
328
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14.1861 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
|
276
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14.2000 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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241
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14.2251 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
|
231
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14.2500 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
|
228
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14.2100 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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228
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14.1700 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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203
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14.0400 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
|
201
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14.0350 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
|
188
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14.2350 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
|
179
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14.1950 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
|
179
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14.2075 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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15
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14.0450 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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14
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14.1500 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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13
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14.2250 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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2
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14.0060 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Sale
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70,712
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14.1107 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Sale
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41,206
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14.0114 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Sale
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27,710
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14.0100 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Sale
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17,690
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14.1176 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Sale
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9,847
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14.1566 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Sale
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9,349
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14.0951 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Sale
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8,274
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14.0393 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Sale
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6,356
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14.1833 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Sale
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5,764
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14.0164 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Sale
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4,173
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14.1948 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Sale
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3,772
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14.1325 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Sale
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2,846
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14.0734 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Sale
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2,643
|
14.1617 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Sale
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2,552
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14.1493 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Sale
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2,527
|
14.0766 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Sale
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2,497
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14.1779 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Sale
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2,058
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14.2278 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Sale
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1,999
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14.0778 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Sale
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1,875
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14.0169 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Sale
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1,867
|
14.0849 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Sale
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1,505
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14.2227 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Sale
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1,370
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14.2000 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Sale
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1,324
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14.1985 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Sale
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1,284
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14.0420 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Sale
|
989
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14.1233 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Sale
|
912
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14.0555 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Sale
|
637
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14.2302 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Sale
|
316
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14.1685 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Sale
|
284
|
14.2118 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Sale
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231
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14.2500 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Sale
|
218
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14.2080 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Sale
|
203
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14.0400 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Sale
|
179
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14.1950 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
179
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14.2075 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
161
|
14.1506 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
158
|
14.2050 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
147
|
14.1864 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
80
|
14.1380 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
61
|
14.2147 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
43
|
14.0109 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
39
|
14.2025 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
32
|
14.1444 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
26
|
14.1225 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
20
|
14.2125 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
15
|
14.0450 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
14
|
14.2150 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
14
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14.1500 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
13
|
14.2100 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
13
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14.2250 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
|
unit
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security
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securities
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
59
|
14.2200 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
95
|
14.2170 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
188
|
14.2350 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
290
|
14.1932 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
421
|
14.2017 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
672
|
14.2230 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
827
|
14.2627 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
1,086
|
14.1171 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
1,197
|
14.2156 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
2,180
|
14.1398 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
2,424
|
14.2159 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
2,622
|
14.2043 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
3,387
|
14.1126 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
3,880
|
14.0109
GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
7,629
|
14.1617 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
8,451
|
14.0409 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
8,742
|
14.1148 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
10,084
|
14.0855 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
19,132
|
14.0907 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
30,930
|
14.0101 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
32,920
|
14.1050 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
98,492
|
14.0100 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
61
|
14.2148 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
122
|
14.1972 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Short
|
296
|
14.2588 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Short
|
490
|
14.1279 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Short
|
1,284
|
14.0420 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Short
|
1,379
|
14.2098 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
1,629
|
14.1870 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Short
|
2,058
|
14.2278 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Short
|
12,341
|
14.2087 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
14
|
14.2148 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
109
|
14.2250 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
120
|
14.2600 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
281
|
14.2217 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
728
|
14.1983 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
944
|
14.0100 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
1,875
|
14.0169 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
3,772
|
14.1325 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
9,335
|
14.1357 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
17,690
|
14.1176 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Short
|
91
|
14.0404 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
241
|
14.2251 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
253
|
14.1805 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
642
|
14.1796 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
665
|
14.1873 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
1,454
|
14.1874 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Short
|
1,587
|
14.0100 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Short
|
1,755
|
14.1625 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
3,177
|
14.0735 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Short
|
7,909
|
14.1909 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Short
|
18,420
|
14.1994 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Short
|
20,405
|
14.1968 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Long
|
15,703
|
14.1048 GBP
|
|
|
|
|
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(c)
|
Stock-settled derivative transactions (including
options)
|
|
(i)
|
Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
|
|
Class
|
Product
|
Writing,
|
Number
|
Exercise
|
Type
|
Expiry
|
Option
|
of
|
description
|
purchasing,
|
of
|
price
|
|
date
|
money
|
relevant
|
|
selling,
|
securities
|
per unit
|
|
|
paid/
|
security
|
|
varying etc
|
to which
|
|
|
|
received
|
|
|
|
option
|
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|
|
per unit
|
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|
relates
|
|
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(ii)
|
Exercising
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Class of
relevant
|
Product
description
|
Exercising/ exercised
against
|
Number of
|
Exercise price
per
|
security
|
|
|
securities
|
unit
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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(d)
|
Other dealings (including subscribing for new
securities)
|
|
Class of
relevant
|
Nature of
Dealings
|
Details
|
Price per unit
(if
|
security
|
|
|
applicable)
|
|
|
|
|
4.
|
OTHER
INFORMATION
|
(a)
|
Indemnity and other dealings arrangements
|
|
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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27 Feb 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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