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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19
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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4,123,164
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0.93%
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3,739,570
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0.85%
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(2)
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Cash-settled derivatives:
|
|
|
|
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and/or controlled:
|
|
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3,109,190
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0.70%
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3,551,736
|
0.80%
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(3)
|
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:
|
|
|
7,232,354
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1.64%
|
7,291,306
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1.65%
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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
|
226,707
|
13.2606 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
56,638
|
13.1974 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
40,828
|
13.3350 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
34,425
|
13.1461 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
33,375
|
13.1919 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
31,647
|
13.3206 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
26,082
|
13.2403 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
15,116
|
13.1381 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
11,439
|
13.1135 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
9,402
|
13.2220 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
7,487
|
13.3343 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
6,760
|
13.2937 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
6,566
|
13.2449 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
5,865
|
13.3332 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
5,701
|
13.1151 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
5,602
|
13.1105 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
5,319
|
13.1254 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
5,018
|
13.3001 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
4,625
|
13.1710 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
3,686
|
13.2930 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
3,128
|
13.2143 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
3,092
|
13.2254 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
3,078
|
13.2971 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
2,501
|
13.3150 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
2,093
|
13.1214 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,816
|
13.1224 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,654
|
13.1611 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,572
|
13.1890 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,524
|
13.2602 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,476
|
13.2164 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,325
|
13.1835 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,237
|
13.3217 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,200
|
13.3000 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,165
|
13.1300 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,029
|
13.2038 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
941
|
13.3034 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
888
|
13.1500 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
629
|
13.3272 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
530
|
13.2250 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
527
|
13.0924 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
441
|
13.1650 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
330
|
13.2061 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
280
|
13.1600 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
277
|
13.0400 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
271
|
13.1150 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
261
|
13.0750 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
259
|
13.3141 GBP
|
ADR
|
Purchase
|
252
|
33.7400 USD
|
ADR
|
Purchase
|
218
|
33.5100 USD
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
208
|
13.1450 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
194
|
13.0550 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
116
|
13.1700 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
102
|
13.3312 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
67
|
13.1761 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
45
|
13.1400 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
29
|
13.0800 GBP
|
ADR
|
Purchase
|
20
|
33.1400 USD
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
131,411
|
13.3350 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
64,504
|
13.2802 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
19,661
|
13.1659 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
19,188
|
13.3174 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
17,675
|
13.2750 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
14,335
|
13.1567 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
13,971
|
13.1217 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
11,028
|
13.1769 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
8,978
|
13.3088 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
6,504
|
13.3349 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
6,018
|
13.1347 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
5,569
|
13.1490 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
4,757
|
13.1856 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
4,061
|
13.1166 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
2,818
|
13.3323 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
2,268
|
13.1077 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
2,210
|
13.1156 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
2,130
|
13.1257 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,818
|
13.1735 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,763
|
13.1354 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,579
|
13.2654 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,231
|
13.1150 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,197
|
13.1100 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,165
|
13.1300 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,140
|
13.1110 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,069
|
13.1776 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
974
|
13.1320 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
914
|
13.1684 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
906
|
13.1312 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
888
|
13.1500 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
826
|
13.1033 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
774
|
13.1403 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
759
|
13.2539 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
759
|
13.1143 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
667
|
13.1562 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
532
|
13.2575 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
449
|
13.1053 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
441
|
13.1650 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
358
|
13.1270 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
340
|
13.1673 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
291
|
13.1000 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
280
|
13.1600 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
277
|
13.0400 GBP
|
ADR
|
Sale
|
252
|
33.7400 USD
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
224
|
13.2600 GBP
|
ADR
|
Sale
|
218
|
33.5100 USD
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
215
|
13.2650 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
208
|
13.1450 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
199
|
13.1004 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
194
|
13.3050 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
194
|
13.0550 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
189
|
13.1435 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
163
|
13.3125 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
150
|
13.1550 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
143
|
13.0900 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
131
|
13.2550 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
122
|
13.1700 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
101
|
13.0950 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
100
|
13.2271 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
85
|
13.0760 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
51
|
13.2625 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
48
|
13.1734 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
45
|
13.1400 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
29
|
13.0800 GBP
|
ADR
|
Sale
|
20
|
33.1400 USD
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
176
|
13.3312 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
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Long
|
568
|
13.2198 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Long
|
675
|
13.3350 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Long
|
1,816
|
13.1224 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Long
|
2,050
|
13.2050 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
6,324
|
13.1357 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
15,116
|
13.1381 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Long
|
21,284
|
13.1161 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Long
|
59,323
|
13.1235 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Long
|
187,348
|
13.3261 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
100
|
13.2271 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
429
|
13.1450 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
653
|
13.0713 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
668
|
13.1108 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
749
|
13.1550 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
910
|
13.1599 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
1,412
|
13.1560 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
1,462
|
13.1325 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
2,210
|
13.1156 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
2,243
|
13.1515 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
3,970
|
13.1715 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
4,503
|
13.2782 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
5,051
|
13.1474 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
6,504
|
13.3349 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
9,495
|
13.3319 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
11,028
|
13.1769 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
36,475
|
13.3204 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Long
|
494
|
13.2155 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Long
|
914
|
13.1684 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Long
|
1,035
|
13.2387 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
1,069
|
13.1776 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
1,922
|
13.3350 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
3,019
|
13.1606 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
19,188
|
13.3174 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Long
|
57,372
|
13.1228 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Long
|
96,572
|
13.3350 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
33
|
13.0950 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
63
|
13.1773 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
124
|
13.1697 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
247
|
13.1427 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
259
|
13.3142 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
298
|
13.1702 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
674
|
13.1658 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
788
|
13.1632 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
1,049
|
13.1576 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
1,061
|
13.1923 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
1,067
|
13.3182 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
1,383
|
13.1747 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
1,476
|
13.2164 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
1,530
|
13.1605 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
2,822
|
13.1735 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
9,402
|
13.2220 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
9,482
|
13.1481 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
10,522
|
13.1025 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
11,439
|
13.1135 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
26,082
|
13.2403 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
28,046
|
13.1946 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
34,621
|
13.2555 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
56,638
|
13.1974 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Long
|
2,818
|
13.3323 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:
|
20 Mar 2024
|
Contact name:
|
Large Holdings Regulatory
Operations
|
Telephone number:
|
020 3134
7213
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