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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02
Apr 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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14,768,142
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1.07%
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15,129,319
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1.10%
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(2)
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Cash-settled derivatives:
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and/or controlled:
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11,415,281
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0.83%
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12,793,160
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0.93%
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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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26,183,423
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1.90%
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27,922,479
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2.03%
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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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621,625
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3.9593 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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584,872
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3.9580 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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461,719
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3.9769 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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249,529
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4.0000 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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195,929
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3.9692 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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160,093
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3.9912 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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134,302
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3.9670 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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129,725
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3.9601 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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98,528
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3.9723 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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57,931
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3.9708 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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56,525
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3.9603 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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50,236
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3.9666 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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45,901
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3.9923 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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38,136
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3.9685 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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31,891
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3.9612 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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29,086
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3.9572 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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27,981
|
3.9700 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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27,147
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3.9588 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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17,176
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3.9777 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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14,497
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3.9608 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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14,437
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3.9653 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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14,034
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3.9710 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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13,090
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3.9727 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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11,241
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3.9786 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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9,722
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3.9772 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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9,364
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3.9545 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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8,933
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3.9995 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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7,970
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3.9822 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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7,209
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3.9644 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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7,208
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3.9630 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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6,991
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3.9591 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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6,790
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3.9600 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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6,368
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3.9731 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,833
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3.9744 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,627
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3.9746 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,571
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3.9739 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,621
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3.9737 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,191
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3.9900 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,900
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3.9662 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,850
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3.9790 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,612
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3.9592 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,558
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3.9977 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,384
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3.9624 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,813
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3.9604 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,407
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3.9650 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,327
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3.9625 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,109
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3.9530 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,075
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3.9589 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,889
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3.9450 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,843
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3.9880 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,747
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3.9590 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,731
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3.9839 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,659
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3.9820 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,456
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3.9491 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,309
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3.9661 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,117
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3.9568 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,072
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3.9627 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,049
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3.9587 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,000
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3.9878 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Purchase
|
890
|
3.9640 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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780
|
3.9540 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
769
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3.9596 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
738
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3.9720 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
695
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3.9460 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Purchase
|
502
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3.9800 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Purchase
|
303
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3.9740 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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106
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3.9680 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2
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3.9496 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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561,016
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3.9611 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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475,226
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3.9580 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Sale
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342,920
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3.9874 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Sale
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182,546
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3.9723 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Sale
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158,197
|
3.9714 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
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135,718
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3.9617 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Sale
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125,523
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3.9771 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Sale
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106,881
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3.9538 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
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50,796
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3.9764 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Sale
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47,073
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3.9574 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Sale
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42,430
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3.9755 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
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41,993
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3.9798 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Sale
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34,471
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3.9694 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
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24,600
|
3.9701 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
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Sale
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17,176
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3.9782 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
15,545
|
3.9831 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
15,371
|
3.9675 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
13,351
|
3.9740 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
12,938
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3.9674 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
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10,081
|
3.9669 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
5,844
|
3.9659 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
5,571
|
3.9744 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
5,141
|
3.9600 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
5,092
|
3.9672 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
4,886
|
3.9692 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
4,621
|
3.9737 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
4,449
|
3.9867 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
4,191
|
3.9900 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
3,525
|
3.9812 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
3,421
|
3.9685 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
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2,696
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3.9973 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
2,663
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3.9638 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
2,662
|
3.9708 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,843
|
3.9880 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,758
|
3.9932 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,740
|
3.9802 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,730
|
3.9844 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,605
|
3.9727 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,496
|
3.9700 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,478
|
3.9642 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,465
|
3.9820 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,119
|
3.9800 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,052
|
3.9897 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
956
|
3.9796 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
800
|
3.9840 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
744
|
3.9780 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
695
|
3.9460 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
529
|
3.9732 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
410
|
3.9807 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1
|
3.9783 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1
|
3.9568 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
|
Number of
|
Price per
|
relevant
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description
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|
reference
|
unit
|
security
|
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|
securities
|
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Closing
Long
|
73,350
|
3.9578 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Closing
Long
|
80,221
|
3.9580 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
1,309
|
3.9661 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
3,900
|
3.9662 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
5,833
|
3.9744 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
8,933
|
3.9995 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
45,901
|
3.9923 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
78,120
|
3.9608 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
79,011
|
3.9883 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
81,082
|
3.9941 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
129,202
|
3.9580 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
134,302
|
3.9670 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
195,929
|
3.9692 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
220,599
|
3.9581 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Short
|
4,621
|
3.9737 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Short
|
5,237
|
3.9679 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Short
|
10,081
|
3.9669 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Short
|
41,993
|
3.9798 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Short
|
449,323
|
3.9580 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
744
|
3.9780 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
971
|
3.9617 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
1,554
|
3.9599 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
2,663
|
3.9638 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
3,525
|
3.9812 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
5,322
|
3.9729 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
13,351
|
3.9740 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
27,588
|
3.9624 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
37,108
|
3.9759 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
39,917
|
3.9579 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
47,073
|
3.9574 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
158,197
|
3.9714 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
182,546
|
3.9723 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
2,053
|
3.9702 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
4,655
|
3.9700 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
6,368
|
3.9731 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
11,241
|
3.9786 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Short
|
17,818
|
3.9580 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Short
|
34,300
|
3.9583 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
461,719
|
3.9769 GBP
|
10p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Long
|
2,399
|
3.9765 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
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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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03 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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