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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CURRYS 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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11
Mar 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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NO
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disclosures in respect of any other party to the
offer?
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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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0.1p 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)
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Relevant securities owned
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and/or controlled:
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10,965,714
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0.97%
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1,896,251
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0.17%
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(2)
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Cash-settled derivatives:
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and/or controlled:
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1,655,433
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0.15%
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10,599,607
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0.94%
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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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12,621,147
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1.11%
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12,495,858
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1.10%
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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
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security
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securities
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0.1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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231,135
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0.5912 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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92,785
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0.6030 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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34,012
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0.6100 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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33,016
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0.6099 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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32,019
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0.6101 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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31,134
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0.6089 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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22,287
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0.6047 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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14,215
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0.5706 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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10,130
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0.6035 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,100
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0.5995 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,228
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0.6130 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,373
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0.5868 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,023
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0.6025 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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58
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0.5785 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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26
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0.6122 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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Sale
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292,812
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0.6100 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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Sale
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278,500
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0.6063 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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Sale
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223,205
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0.5901 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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Sale
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127,688
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0.5981 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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Sale
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46,523
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0.5975 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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Sale
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34,245
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0.5797 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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Sale
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21,101
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0.5937 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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Sale
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15,817
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0.5835 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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Sale
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14,318
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0.5885 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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Sale
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13,572
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0.5961 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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Sale
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12,984
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0.5952 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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Sale
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7,223
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0.6098 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,444
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0.5700 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,318
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0.5816 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,232
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0.5852 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,178
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0.5970 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,487
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0.6033 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,064
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0.5910 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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Sale
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544
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0.5814 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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Sale
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251
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0.5730 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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Sale
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200
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0.6029 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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0.1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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47
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0.5939 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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200
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0.6029
GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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251
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0.5729 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1,064
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0.5910 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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2,178
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0.5970 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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3,815
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0.5814 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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7,223
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0.6098 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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34,245
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0.5797 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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80,000
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0.6020 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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110,422
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0.6100 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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177,001
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0.6100 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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5,100
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0.5995 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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8,889
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0.6032 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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10,130
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0.6035 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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12,184
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0.5962 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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13,653
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0.6100 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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14,421
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0.6054 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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15,283
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0.6100 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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17,370
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0.5800 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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18,857
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0.6087 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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19,364
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0.5938 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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32,019
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0.6101 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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92,785
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0.6030 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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182,217
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0.5916 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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128,500
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0.5956 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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278,500
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0.6063 GBP
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0.1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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278,500
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0.5897 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
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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12 Mar 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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