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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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18
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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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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3,913,867
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0.89%
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3,674,766
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0.83%
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(2)
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Cash-settled derivatives:
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and/or controlled:
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3,224,588
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0.73%
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3,516,928
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0.80%
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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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7,138,455
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1.62%
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7,191,694
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1.63%
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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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EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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185,096
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13.2137 GBP
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EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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120,251
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13.1950 GBP
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EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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66,157
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13.2346 GBP
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EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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47,700
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13.2842 GBP
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EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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36,533
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13.2225 GBP
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EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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26,346
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13.2589 GBP
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EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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25,984
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13.2508 GBP
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EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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20,798
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13.2446 GBP
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EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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15,888
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13.2422 GBP
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EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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11,254
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13.2153 GBP
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EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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11,027
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13.2652 GBP
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EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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8,200
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13.2954 GBP
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EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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7,620
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13.2830 GBP
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EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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7,026
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13.2760 GBP
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EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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6,560
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13.2202 GBP
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EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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6,032
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13.2609 GBP
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EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,696
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13.2582 GBP
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EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,972
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13.2512 GBP
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EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,066
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13.2579 GBP
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EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,607
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13.2655 GBP
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EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,336
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13.2732 GBP
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EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,262
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13.2542 GBP
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EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,134
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13.2509 GBP
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EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,057
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13.2362 GBP
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EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,991
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13.2664 GBP
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EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,851
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13.2469 GBP
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EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,492
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13.2758 GBP
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EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,451
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13.2357 GBP
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EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,282
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13.2677 GBP
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EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,265
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13.2731 GBP
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EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,231
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13.2734 GBP
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EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,225
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13.3029 GBP
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EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,167
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13.2314 GBP
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EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,050
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13.2850 GBP
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EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,912
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13.2308 GBP
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EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,682
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13.2084 GBP
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EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,639
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13.2849 GBP
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EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,632
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13.2382 GBP
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EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,506
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13.1943 GBP
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EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,503
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13.2024 GBP
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EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,433
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13.3219 GBP
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EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,114
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13.2450 GBP
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EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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983
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13.3350 GBP
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EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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930
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13.2759 GBP
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EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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885
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13.2780 GBP
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EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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837
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13.3000 GBP
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EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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829
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13.2650 GBP
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EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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789
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13.2630 GBP
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EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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678
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13.3553 GBP
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EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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607
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13.2867 GBP
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ADR
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Purchase
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600
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33.7050 USD
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EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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567
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13.2766 GBP
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EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
|
536
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13.2400 GBP
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EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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499
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13.2100 GBP
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EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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471
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13.2800 GBP
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EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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469
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13.2000 GBP
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|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
|
463
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13.2326 GBP
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|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
|
456
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13.2868 GBP
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EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
|
396
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13.2600 GBP
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EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
|
391
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13.2673 GBP
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EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
|
387
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13.2750 GBP
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EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
|
376
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13.2900 GBP
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|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
|
306
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13.3250 GBP
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EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
|
282
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13.1850 GBP
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|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
|
282
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13.2950 GBP
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|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
|
234
|
13.3450 GBP
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|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
219
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13.3050 GBP
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|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
210
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13.2075 GBP
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|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
|
189
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13.2700 GBP
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ADR
|
Purchase
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118
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33.3400 USD
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EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
75
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13.1961 GBP
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EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
|
31
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13.2925 GBP
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|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
29
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13.2369 GBP
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EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Purchase
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19
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13.2150 GBP
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EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Sale
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150,801
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13.2418 GBP
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|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Sale
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105,967
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13.1950 GBP
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|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Sale
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67,569
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13.2801 GBP
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|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
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Sale
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30,220
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13.2847 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
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28,082
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13.3200 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
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27,000
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13.1930 GBP
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|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
17,341
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13.2677 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
12,829
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13.2787 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
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11,886
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13.3135 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
10,401
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13.1959 GBP
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|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
8,963
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13.2577 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
7,963
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13.2569 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
7,694
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13.2768 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
7,071
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13.2686 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
6,517
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13.2496 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
6,499
|
13.2628 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
6,416
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13.2805 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
6,108
|
13.2542 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
5,871
|
13.3013 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
4,602
|
13.2789 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
4,444
|
13.2839 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
4,098
|
13.2314 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
3,750
|
13.1850 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
3,702
|
13.2938 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
3,134
|
13.2509 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
2,761
|
13.3205 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
2,039
|
13.2850 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,826
|
13.2583 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,792
|
13.2675 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,593
|
13.2454 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,269
|
13.2935 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,124
|
13.1923 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,019
|
13.2555 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
996
|
13.2450 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
985
|
13.2792 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
983
|
13.3350 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
917
|
13.3230 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
912
|
13.2843 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
837
|
13.3000 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
829
|
13.2650 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
823
|
13.2906 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
724
|
13.2110 GBP
|
|
ADR
|
Sale
|
600
|
33.7050 USD
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
594
|
13.2372 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
592
|
13.2090 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
471
|
13.2800 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
437
|
13.2400 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
409
|
13.2052 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
396
|
13.2600 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
387
|
13.2750 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
366
|
13.2713 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
306
|
13.3250 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
293
|
13.2000 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
257
|
13.2900 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
205
|
13.2034 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
189
|
13.2700 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
162
|
13.2300 GBP
|
|
ADR
|
Sale
|
118
|
33.3400 USD
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
31
|
13.2925 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
29
|
13.2382 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
69
|
13.3162 GBP
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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(b)
|
Cash-settled derivative transactions
|
|
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Class of
|
Product
|
Nature of
dealing
|
Number of
|
Price per
|
|
relevant
|
description
|
|
reference
|
unit
|
|
security
|
|
|
securities
|
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Closing
Long
|
95,985
|
13.1950 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Closing
Short
|
28,082
|
13.3200 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Long
|
21
|
13.1952 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Long
|
1,498
|
13.2000 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Long
|
1,732
|
13.3314 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Long
|
8,200
|
13.2954 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
11,254
|
13.2153 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Long
|
14,267
|
13.3190 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Long
|
14,293
|
13.1950 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Long
|
27,487
|
13.2493 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
76,460
|
13.1950 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Long
|
132,681
|
13.2423 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
119
|
13.1924 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
217
|
13.3132 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
251
|
13.1950 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
592
|
13.2090 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
878
|
13.3356 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
917
|
13.3230 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
1,005
|
13.1923 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
1,420
|
13.3128 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
1,426
|
13.1958 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
11,886
|
13.3135 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
26,884
|
13.2002 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
572,764
|
13.3200 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Long
|
21
|
13.1952 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Long
|
205
|
13.2034 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Long
|
624
|
13.2890 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Long
|
2,761
|
13.3205 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Long
|
38,351
|
13.2222 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
67,569
|
13.2801 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Long
|
99,080
|
13.1950 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Long
|
173,775
|
13.2732 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
572,764
|
13.3200 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
75
|
13.1960 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
99
|
13.2400 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
234
|
13.3450 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
273
|
13.2795 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
352
|
13.2793 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
638
|
13.3232 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
697
|
13.2810 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
1,136
|
13.2658 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
3,057
|
13.2362 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
4,696
|
13.3110 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
12,742
|
13.2891 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
26,346
|
13.2589 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
36,147
|
13.2225 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
47,700
|
13.2842 GBP
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
73,123
|
13.1965 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
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
Is
a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?
|
NO
|
|
Date of disclosure:
|
19 Mar 2024
|
|
Contact name:
|
Large Holdings Regulatory
Operations
|
|
Telephone number:
|
020 3134
7213
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