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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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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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28
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
INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO
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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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14,205,776
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1.03%
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15,573,998
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1.13%
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(2)
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Cash-settled derivatives:
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and/or controlled:
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11,883,315
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0.86%
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12,503,537
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0.91%
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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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26,089,091
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1.89%
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28,077,535
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2.04%
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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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1,867,567
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3.9990 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,844,569
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3.9670 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,339,593
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3.9681 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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500,000
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3.9634 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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460,338
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3.9752 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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451,629
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3.9746 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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438,949
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3.9885 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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272,053
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3.9660 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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158,045
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3.9778 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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147,805
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3.9696 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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95,354
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3.9573 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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32,146
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3.9545 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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30,621
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3.9623 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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29,250
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3.9958 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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19,831
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3.9909 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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17,434
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3.9501 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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15,818
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3.9797 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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10,875
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3.9904 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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7,490
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3.9805 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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6,049
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3.9770 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,489
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3.9985 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,157
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3.9876 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,679
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3.9818 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,575
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3.9535 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,307
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3.9550 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,323
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3.9720 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,630
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3.9652 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,337
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3.9629 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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765
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4.0010 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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309
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3.9636 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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924,686
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3.9680 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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922,082
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3.9681 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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808,632
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4.0000 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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700,161
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3.9670 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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513,994
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3.9868 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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460,674
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3.9909 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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366,380
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3.9762 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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343,267
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3.9814 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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277,213
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3.9832 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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203,078
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3.9994 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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182,911
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3.9975 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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123,565
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3.9881 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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109,973
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3.9820 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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87,128
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3.9671 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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74,824
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3.9987 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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65,269
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3.9801 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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61,455
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3.9939 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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43,929
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3.9806 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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26,953
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3.9858 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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24,083
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3.9851 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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16,648
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3.9884 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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14,963
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3.9837 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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12,261
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3.9950 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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11,544
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3.9780 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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8,286
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3.9642 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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7,490
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3.9809 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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7,046
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3.9450 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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6,807
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3.9997 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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6,267
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3.9860 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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6,137
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3.9607 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,737
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4.0005 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,438
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3.9553 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,489
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3.9985 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,157
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3.9880 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,687
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3.9891 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,679
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3.9822 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,586
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3.9886 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,732
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3.9644 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,700
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3.9774 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,554
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3.9585 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,323
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3.9720 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,098
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3.9503 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,732
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3.9499 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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46
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3.9570 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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10
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3.9636 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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Closing
Short
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20,000
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3.9549 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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1,492
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3.9430 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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1,630
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3.9652 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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3,307
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3.9550 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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3,616
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3.9437 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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6,973
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3.9550 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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20,065
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3.9572 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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39,994
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3.9668 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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69,350
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3.9670 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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95,354
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3.9573 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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272,053
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3.9660 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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409,649
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3.9670 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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500,000
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3.9634 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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215
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3.9806 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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587
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3.9678 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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602
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3.9670 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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660
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3.9570 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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1,572
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3.9505 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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4,489
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3.9985 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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38,328
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3.9702 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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200,000
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3.9664 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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680,417
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3.9669 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Long
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745
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3.9505 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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956
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3.9687 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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1,530
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3.9676 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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1,622
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3.9896 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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1,666
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3.9582 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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1,712
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3.9559 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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2,700
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3.9774 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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3,466
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3.9827 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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61,455
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3.9939 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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85,768
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3.9667 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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152,078
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3.9915 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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186,101
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3.9732 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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277,213
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3.9832 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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366,380
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3.9762 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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765
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4.0010 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,120
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3.9726 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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2,323
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3.9720 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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2,497
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3.9711 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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7,990
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3.9699 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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10,875
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3.9903 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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18,371
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3.9697 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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49,052
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3.9669 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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103,122
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3.9673 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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438,949
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3.9885 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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623,177
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3.9670 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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742,399
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3.9700 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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136,416
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3.9670 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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143,287
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3.9722 GBP
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(c)
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Stock-settled derivative transactions (including
options)
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(i)
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Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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Class
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Product
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Writing,
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Number
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Exercise
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Type
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Expiry
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Option
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of
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description
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purchasing,
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of
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price
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date
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money
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relevant
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selling,
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securities
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per unit
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paid/
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security
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varying etc
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to which
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received
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option
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per unit
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relates
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(ii)
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Exercising
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Class of
relevant
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Product
description
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Exercising/ exercised
against
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Number of
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Exercise price
per
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security
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securities
|
unit
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(d)
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Other dealings (including subscribing for new
securities)
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Class of
relevant
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Nature of
Dealings
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Details
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Price per unit
(if
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security
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applicable)
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4.
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OTHER
INFORMATION
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(a)
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Indemnity and other dealings arrangements
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Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any
agreement or understanding,
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formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may
be an inducement to deal
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or
refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader
making the disclosure and any party
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to
the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the
offer:
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NONE
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(b)
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Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options
or derivatives
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Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal
or informal, between
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the
person making the disclosure and any other person relating
to:
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(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under
any option; or
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(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of
any relevant securities to which
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any
derivative is referenced:
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NONE
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(c)
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Attachments
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Is
a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?
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NO
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Date of disclosure:
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02 Apr 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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