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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26
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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15,789,689
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1.15%
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12,091,836
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0.88%
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(2)
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Cash-settled derivatives:
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and/or controlled:
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8,458,082
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0.61%
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15,365,001
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1.12%
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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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24,247,771
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1.76%
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27,456,837
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1.99%
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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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198,953
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3.5705 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Purchase
|
162,657
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3.5132 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Purchase
|
126,737
|
3.5476 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
123,000
|
3.5964 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
94,201
|
3.5954 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
86,758
|
3.5657 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
57,330
|
3.5818 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
38,084
|
3.5980 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
29,969
|
3.4787 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
29,805
|
3.5724 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
29,395
|
3.5828 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
27,104
|
3.5778 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
23,999
|
3.5929 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
17,370
|
3.5985 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
16,051
|
3.5755 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
13,755
|
3.5791 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
10,924
|
3.5955 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
10,202
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3.5880 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Purchase
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9,387
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3.5633 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Purchase
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9,197
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3.5737 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
8,183
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3.5897 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
7,939
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3.5691 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Purchase
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7,865
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3.5927 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
7,622
|
3.5904 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
7,455
|
3.5688 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
7,207
|
3.5740 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
7,016
|
3.5833 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
6,571
|
3.5721 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
6,164
|
3.5652 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
5,798
|
3.5906 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
5,547
|
3.5945 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
4,702
|
3.5561 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
4,423
|
3.5940 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Purchase
|
4,370
|
3.5875 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Purchase
|
3,917
|
3.5336 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
3,688
|
3.5310 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
3,568
|
3.5858 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
3,495
|
3.5870 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
3,206
|
3.5641 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
2,257
|
3.5488 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
2,084
|
3.5699 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
2,047
|
3.5958 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
2,020
|
3.5990 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,801
|
3.5891 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,746
|
3.5661 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,520
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3.5965 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,353
|
3.5450 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
830
|
3.5900 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Purchase
|
806
|
3.5775 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
720
|
3.5809 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
595
|
3.5500 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
518
|
3.5010 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Purchase
|
410
|
3.5890 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Purchase
|
225
|
3.5390 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
33
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3.5960 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Sale
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695,109
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3.5709 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Sale
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600,928
|
3.5978 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
287,388
|
3.5675 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
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200,000
|
3.5815 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
123,730
|
3.5979 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
118,146
|
3.5966 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
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90,000
|
3.5814 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
66,031
|
3.5944 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
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60,041
|
3.5981 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Sale
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35,900
|
3.5608 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
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33,707
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3.5822 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
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26,196
|
3.5779 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
20,752
|
3.5980 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
17,955
|
3.5938 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
15,739
|
3.5955 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
15,556
|
3.5884 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
14,457
|
3.5770 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
13,755
|
3.5791 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
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7,055
|
3.5859 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
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3,547
|
3.5891 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Sale
|
3,096
|
3.5958 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
2,966
|
3.5616 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
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2,699
|
3.5803 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
2,559
|
3.5953 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
2,404
|
3.5963 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
2,381
|
3.5945 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,978
|
3.5975 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,440
|
3.5460 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,353
|
3.5450 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,329
|
3.5960 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,286
|
3.5940 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,173
|
3.5950 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,079
|
3.5740 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
994
|
3.5900 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
900
|
3.5970 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
807
|
3.5880 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
787
|
3.5930 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
751
|
3.5956 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
720
|
3.5922 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
595
|
3.5500 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
587
|
3.5990 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
518
|
3.5010 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
410
|
3.5890 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
82
|
3.5840 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
|
unit
|
security
|
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|
securities
|
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
188
|
3.5945 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
225
|
3.5390 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
913
|
3.5980 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
1,018
|
3.5731 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
1,335
|
3.5875 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
1,746
|
3.5661 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
1,829
|
3.5948 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
3,917
|
3.5336 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
17,370
|
3.5985 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
27,104
|
3.5778 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
29,969
|
3.4787 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
45,618
|
3.5907 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
46,509
|
3.5132 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
446
|
3.5449 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Short
|
518
|
3.5010 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Short
|
896
|
3.5977 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
1,185
|
3.5960 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
4,705
|
3.5934 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Short
|
9,205
|
3.5937 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Short
|
19,062
|
3.5980 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Short
|
35,100
|
3.5824 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Short
|
40,779
|
3.5807 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
287,388
|
3.5675 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
297,106
|
3.5980 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
142
|
3.5954 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
416
|
3.5460 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
694
|
3.5942 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
1,066
|
3.5905 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
4,436
|
3.5943 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
35,900
|
3.5608 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
36,731
|
3.5897 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
60,759
|
3.5944 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
398,429
|
3.5979 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
695,109
|
3.5709 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
223
|
3.5449 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Short
|
896
|
3.5012 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Short
|
1,401
|
3.5966 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Short
|
1,500
|
3.5953 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Short
|
1,520
|
3.5965 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
1,986
|
3.5534 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
4,646
|
3.5545 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Short
|
5,000
|
3.5313 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
5,441
|
3.5345 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Short
|
6,999
|
3.5935 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Short
|
9,999
|
3.5943 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Short
|
10,501
|
3.5948 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
11,823
|
3.5560 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Short
|
19,580
|
3.5980 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
45,414
|
3.5609 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
116,148
|
3.5132 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
126,737
|
3.5476 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
179,781
|
3.5693 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Long
|
15,923
|
3.5980 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Long
|
25,232
|
3.5978 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:
|
|
|
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NONE
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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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27 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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