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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DS
SMITH 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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21
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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MONDI 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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10p
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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15,086,007
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1.10%
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10,525,092
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0.76%
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(2)
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Cash-settled derivatives:
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and/or controlled:
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7,575,178
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0.55%
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15,301,023
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1.11%
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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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22,661,185
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1.65%
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25,826,115
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1.87%
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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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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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281,933
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3.4961 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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273,740
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3.4958 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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262,977
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3.4906 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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235,550
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3.4890 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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150,000
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3.4922 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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114,754
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3.4883 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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84,246
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3.4821 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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66,502
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3.5002 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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51,916
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3.4924 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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44,634
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3.4938 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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33,638
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3.4940 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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31,797
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3.4937 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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25,640
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3.4972 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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18,562
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3.4904 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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10,827
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3.4703 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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9,802
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3.4930 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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8,993
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3.4965 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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7,428
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3.4933 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,922
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3.4855 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,744
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3.5040 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,056
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3.4974 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,619
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3.5028 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,597
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3.4925 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,409
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3.4955 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,281
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3.4812 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,218
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3.4850 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,134
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3.4976 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,874
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3.4750 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,775
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3.4710 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,554
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3.4985 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,473
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3.5024 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,367
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3.4975 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,283
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3.4900 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,001
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3.4790 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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863
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3.4950 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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803
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3.4910 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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803
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3.4990 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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541
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3.4908 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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452
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3.4730 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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312
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3.4870 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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255
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3.5010 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,800,642
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3.4750 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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163,420
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3.4962 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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147,115
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3.4921 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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130,408
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3.4889 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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110,676
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3.4890 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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84,466
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3.4963 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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77,248
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3.4951 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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68,586
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3.4959 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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65,559
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3.4930 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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55,384
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3.4923 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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54,215
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3.4891 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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52,018
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3.4925 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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44,634
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3.4938 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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28,061
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3.4950 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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23,850
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3.4877 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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21,042
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3.4916 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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18,269
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3.4833 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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15,837
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3.4846 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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14,475
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3.4943 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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11,616
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3.4969 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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11,082
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3.4970 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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6,336
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3.4828 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,935
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3.4871 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,652
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3.4987 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,493
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3.4840 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,445
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3.4968 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,178
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3.4907 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,922
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3.4855 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,780
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3.4940 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,599
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3.4864 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,703
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3.4783 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,660
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3.4939 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,447
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3.4965 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,332
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3.4703 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,284
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3.4815 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,159
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3.4960 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,110
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3.4728 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,883
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3.4710 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,693
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3.4803 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,495
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3.4899 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,358
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3.4971 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,281
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3.4812 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,789
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3.4760 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,710
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3.4975 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,556
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3.4910 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,372
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3.5024 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,366
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3.4820 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,283
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3.4900 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,152
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3.4947 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,013
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3.4860 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,001
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3.4790 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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847
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3.4725 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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803
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3.4990 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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572
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3.4915 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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452
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3.4730 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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248
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3.4720 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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28,046
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3.4870 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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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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150
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3.4750 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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255
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3.5010 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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547
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3.4830 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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1,037
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3.4842 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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1,551
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3.4955 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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2,027
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3.4890 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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3,056
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3.4974 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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8,064
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3.4985 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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18,562
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3.4904 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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57,401
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3.5008 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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377
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3.4889 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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4,002
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3.4890 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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6,311
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3.4973 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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26,271
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3.4890 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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40,385
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3.4916 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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77,248
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3.4951 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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1,168
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3.4938 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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2,342
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3.4916 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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6,150
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3.4925 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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14,396
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3.4889 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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14,892
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3.4912 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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24,206
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3.4953 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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37,492
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3.4892 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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38,806
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3.4890 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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61,292
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3.4964 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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377
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3.4889 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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1,283
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3.4900 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,476
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3.4891 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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3,529
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3.4903 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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9,887
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3.4936 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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39,965
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3.4933 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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116,012
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3.4890 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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233,740
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3.4902 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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267,280
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3.4958 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
|
security
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securities
|
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
|
|
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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22 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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