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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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DARKTRACE PLC
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relevant securities this form relates:
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(d)
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If
an exempt fund manager connected with an
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offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity
of
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offeror/offeree:
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(e)
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Date position held/dealing undertaken:
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21
Jun 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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NO
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disclosures in respect of any other party to the
offer?
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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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1p
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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21,460,484
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3.06%
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2,921,533
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0.42%
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(2)
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Cash-settled derivatives:
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and/or controlled:
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490,993
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0.07%
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21,335,301
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3.05%
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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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21,951,477
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3.13%
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24,256,834
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3.46%
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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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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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7,171,501
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5.7720 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,727,497
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5.7728 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,271,148
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5.7731 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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374,105
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5.8079 GBP
|
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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325,849
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5.7767 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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206,531
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5.7848 GBP
|
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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118,752
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5.8082 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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110,777
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5.8081 GBP
|
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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86,816
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5.8080 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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70,000
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5.8078 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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70,000
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5.8142 GBP
|
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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55,452
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5.8073 GBP
|
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1p
ordinary
|
Purchase
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32,596
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5.8057 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Purchase
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31,520
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5.8054 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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30,986
|
5.8086 GBP
|
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1p
ordinary
|
Purchase
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30,000
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5.8108 GBP
|
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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26,341
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5.8059 GBP
|
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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23,893
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5.8039 GBP
|
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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18,967
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5.7921 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Purchase
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17,724
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5.8720 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
17,517
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5.8124 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
16,126
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5.8100 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
14,101
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5.8106 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
13,438
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5.8140 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
13,408
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5.8143 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Purchase
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13,384
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5.8060 GBP
|
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1p
ordinary
|
Purchase
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11,751
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5.8097 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Purchase
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10,670
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5.8065 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Purchase
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10,066
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5.8130 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Purchase
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9,454
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5.8269 GBP
|
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1p
ordinary
|
Purchase
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9,035
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5.8074 GBP
|
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1p
ordinary
|
Purchase
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8,303
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5.8095 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Purchase
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7,685
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5.8037 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Purchase
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7,284
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5.8120 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
6,484
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5.8139 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Purchase
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4,925
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5.7996 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
4,481
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5.8184 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Purchase
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4,296
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5.8141 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,854
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5.8175 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
3,574
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5.8160 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
3,257
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5.8180 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
3,085
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5.8048 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Purchase
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3,026
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5.8200 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Purchase
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2,844
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5.7934 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Purchase
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2,684
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5.7980 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,586
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5.8046 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,256
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5.8040 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Purchase
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2,145
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5.7920 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Purchase
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2,094
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5.8084 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Purchase
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1,900
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5.8020 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,805
|
5.8072 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,622
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5.8089 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,504
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5.9000 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,415
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5.8070 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,411
|
5.8129 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,114
|
5.8170 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,095
|
5.7880 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,081
|
5.8109 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,067
|
5.7947 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
675
|
5.8000 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
564
|
5.8240 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
548
|
5.8800 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
545
|
5.8220 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
537
|
5.7900 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
537
|
5.7940 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
533
|
5.7960 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
495
|
5.8940 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
421
|
5.8440 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
326
|
5.7990 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
190
|
5.7687 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
131
|
5.8110 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
94
|
5.8010 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
2,655,684
|
5.7725 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
515,588
|
5.7845 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
357,399
|
5.7720 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
200,000
|
5.8076 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
130,942
|
5.8074 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
61,124
|
5.7724 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
52,550
|
5.8093 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
46,672
|
5.8068 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
44,694
|
5.8047
GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
43,600
|
5.8108 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
42,848
|
5.8072 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
39,938
|
5.7763 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
36,055
|
5.8094 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
33,306
|
5.8080 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
26,518
|
5.8049 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
24,913
|
5.8083 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
18,677
|
5.8051 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
16,651
|
5.7711 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
16,126
|
5.8100 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
15,486
|
5.8052 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
14,627
|
5.8112 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
13,384
|
5.8060 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
10,699
|
5.8081 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
7,284
|
5.8120 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
5,779
|
5.8101 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
4,073
|
5.8066 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
3,574
|
5.8160 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
3,257
|
5.8180 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
3,026
|
5.8200 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
2,921
|
5.8140 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
2,800
|
5.8124 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
2,684
|
5.7980 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
2,585
|
5.8020 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
2,145
|
5.7920 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,798
|
5.8079 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,504
|
5.9000 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,218
|
5.8040 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,204
|
5.8039 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,095
|
5.7880 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
827
|
5.7979 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
675
|
5.8000 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
564
|
5.8240 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
548
|
5.8800 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
545
|
5.8220 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
537
|
5.7900 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
537
|
5.7940 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
533
|
5.7960 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
495
|
5.8940 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
421
|
5.8440 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
797
|
5.7687 GBP
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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(b)
|
Cash-settled derivative transactions
|
|
|
Class of
|
Product
|
Nature of
dealing
|
Number of
|
Price per
|
|
relevant
|
description
|
|
reference
|
unit
|
|
security
|
|
|
securities
|
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Closing
Long
|
466,793
|
5.7720 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
69
|
5.8079 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
275
|
5.8064 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
827
|
5.7979 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
1,204
|
5.8039 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
16,651
|
5.7711 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
18,026
|
5.7999 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
36,055
|
5.8094 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
337,365
|
5.7720 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
106,968
|
5.7691 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
326
|
5.7990 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
524
|
5.8130 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
1,081
|
5.8109 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
1,320
|
5.7897 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
2,586
|
5.8047 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
4,863
|
5.8067 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
6,173
|
5.8090 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
10,537
|
5.8091 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
13,408
|
5.8143 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
13,700
|
5.8895 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
30,200
|
5.8060 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
30,200
|
5.8066 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Short
|
39,801
|
5.7725 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
60,000
|
5.8094 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
140,000
|
5.8110 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
206,531
|
5.7848 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
325,422
|
5.7765 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
325,849
|
5.7767 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
684,310
|
5.7738 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
6,407,939
|
5.7720 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Short
|
134,648
|
5.8146 GBP
|
|
1p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Short
|
1,231,700
|
5.7734 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
|
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securities
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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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24 Jun 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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