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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28
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:
|
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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1,272,418
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0.29%
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3,463,663
|
0.78%
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(2)
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Cash-settled derivatives:
|
|
|
|
|
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and/or controlled:
|
|
|
2,850,372
|
0.65%
|
553,237
|
0.13%
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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%
|
0
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0.00%
|
|
|
|
|
|
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TOTAL:
|
|
|
4,122,790
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0.93%
|
4,016,900
|
0.91%
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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
|
|
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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
|
Purchase/sale
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Number of
|
Price per
unit
|
security
|
|
securities
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
78,567
|
14.0928 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
53,802
|
14.1000 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
47,664
|
14.0966 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
29,016
|
14.0521 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
22,079
|
14.0535 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
15,826
|
14.0620 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
12,474
|
14.0798 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
10,960
|
14.0791 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
9,918
|
14.0703 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
8,448
|
14.0913 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
8,161
|
14.0895 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
7,634
|
14.1001 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
7,443
|
14.0992 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
7,002
|
14.0769 GBP
|
ADR
|
Purchase
|
5,004
|
35.8841 USD
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
4,863
|
14.1005 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
4,719
|
14.0799 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
3,238
|
14.0735 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
3,071
|
14.0764 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
2,740
|
14.0300 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
2,368
|
14.0964 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
2,154
|
14.0900 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
2,053
|
14.0725 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
2,044
|
14.1119 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,925
|
14.1044 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,923
|
14.1150 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,862
|
14.0807 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,707
|
14.0055 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,699
|
14.0939 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,554
|
14.1100 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,482
|
14.0921 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,318
|
14.1052 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,139
|
14.0920 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,105
|
14.0329 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
932
|
14.0509 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
835
|
14.0963 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
800
|
14.1259 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
686
|
14.0650 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
624
|
14.1200 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
525
|
14.0950 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
505
|
14.1500 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
480
|
14.0375 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
480
|
14.1181 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
466
|
14.1400 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
426
|
14.0325 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
414
|
14.0700 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
374
|
14.1350 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
350
|
14.0550 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
250
|
14.1550 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
180
|
14.0450 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
169
|
14.1300 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
169
|
14.0225 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
149
|
14.0850 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
144
|
14.1450 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
115
|
14.0350 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
80
|
14.1050 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
75
|
14.0959 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
38
|
14.1186 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
21
|
14.0525 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
19
|
14.0800 GBP
|
ADR
|
Purchase
|
18
|
35.5900 USD
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
16
|
14.1287 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
6
|
14.0600 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
5
|
14.1190 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
213,741
|
14.0945 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
56,841
|
14.0897 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
41,428
|
14.0994 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
29,244
|
14.0997 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
26,981
|
14.0981 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
17,922
|
14.1000 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
15,758
|
14.0896 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
14,102
|
14.0901 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
13,096
|
14.1004 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
12,621
|
14.0926 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
11,790
|
14.0791 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
6,781
|
14.1054 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
6,566
|
14.0964 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
5,068
|
14.0661 GBP
|
ADR
|
Sale
|
5,004
|
35.8841 USD
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
4,790
|
14.0927 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
4,534
|
14.1166 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
2,557
|
14.0919 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
2,395
|
14.1163 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
2,323
|
14.0853 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
2,294
|
14.1150 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
2,182
|
14.1196 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,995
|
14.1157 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,953
|
14.1089 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,693
|
14.0846 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,554
|
14.1100 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,318
|
14.1066 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,222
|
14.0670 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
856
|
14.0790 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
847
|
14.1028 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
800
|
13.9986 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
797
|
14.0608 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
701
|
14.1178 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
667
|
14.0921 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
641
|
14.0076 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
637
|
14.0900 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
624
|
14.1200 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
623
|
14.1400 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
560
|
14.0980 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
527
|
14.0983 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
525
|
14.0950 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
505
|
14.1500 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
484
|
14.1350 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
463
|
14.1155 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
377
|
14.0850 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
356
|
14.0700 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
303
|
14.1158 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
284
|
14.0918 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
272
|
14.0550 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
266
|
14.0210 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
251
|
14.1450 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
250
|
14.1550 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
243
|
14.0963 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
235
|
14.0564 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
184
|
14.0350 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
180
|
14.0450 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
171
|
14.0943 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
169
|
14.0225 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
80
|
14.1050 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
77
|
14.0725 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
19
|
14.0800 GBP
|
ADR
|
Sale
|
18
|
35.5900 USD
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
16
|
14.1301 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
6
|
14.0600 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
5
|
14.1204 GBP
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(b)
|
Cash-settled derivative transactions
|
|
Class of
|
Product
|
Nature of
dealing
|
Number of
|
Price per
|
relevant
|
description
|
|
reference
|
unit
|
security
|
|
|
securities
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
58
|
14.0700 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
155
|
14.0737 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
158
|
14.1177 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
226
|
14.0834 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
640
|
14.0846 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
800
|
14.1259 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
1,101
|
14.1015 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
1,429
|
14.0000 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
1,791
|
14.0626 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
2,186
|
14.1138 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
2,533
|
14.0507 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
3,156
|
14.1124 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
3,847
|
14.0488 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
4,273
|
14.0913 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
4,410
|
14.0690 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
4,863
|
14.1005 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
5,602
|
14.0465 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
7,634
|
14.1001 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
22,079
|
14.0535 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Short
|
240
|
14.0695 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Short
|
797
|
14.0608 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Short
|
4,038
|
14.1000 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Short
|
5,964
|
14.0972 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
29,244
|
14.0997 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Short
|
34,641
|
14.0609 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Short
|
101,832
|
14.1019 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
210
|
14.0637 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
215
|
13.9750 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
336
|
14.0678 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
376
|
14.0550 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
496
|
14.0710 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
813
|
14.0909 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
3,945
|
14.1107 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
5,609
|
14.0926 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
11,790
|
14.0791 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
14,102
|
14.0902 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
25,252
|
14.0971 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
110,030
|
14.1000 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
30
|
14.0801 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
137
|
14.1200 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
425
|
14.0962 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Short
|
1,139
|
14.0920 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
1,482
|
14.0921 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Short
|
3,696
|
14.1000 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Short
|
20,751
|
14.0431 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Short
|
32,693
|
14.0903 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Long
|
10,601
|
14.0913 GBP
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(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
|
|
|
|
per unit
|
|
|
|
relates
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(ii)
|
Exercising
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Class of
relevant
|
Product
description
|
Exercising/ exercised
against
|
Number of
|
Exercise price
per
|
security
|
|
|
securities
|
unit
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(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,
|
|
|
formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may
be an inducement to deal
|
|
|
or
refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader
making the disclosure and any party
|
|
to
the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the
offer:
|
|
|
|
NONE
|
(b)
|
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options
or derivatives
|
|
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:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NONE
|
(c)
|
Attachments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Is
a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?
|
NO
|
Date of disclosure:
|
29 Feb 2024
|
Contact name:
|
Large Holdings Regulatory
Operations
|
Telephone number:
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020 3134
7213
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