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FORM 8.3 Amendment in 2(a) and 3 (a) and (b)
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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
positions disclosed, if different from
1(a):
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(c)
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Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
relevant securities this form relates:
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DARKTRACE PLC
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(d)
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If
an exempt fund manager connected with an
offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of
offeror/offeree:
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(e)
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Date position held/dealing undertaken:
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04
Jul 2024
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(f)
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In
addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making
disclosures in respect of any other party to the
offer?
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NO
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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
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)
Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
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24,674,394
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3.52%
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211,642
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0.03%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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46,160
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0.01%
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24,577,480
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3.51%
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(3)
Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to
purchase/sell:
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0
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0.00%
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0
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0.00%
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TOTAL:
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24,720,554
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3.53%
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24,789,122
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3.54%
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(b)
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Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors
and
other executive options)
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Class of relevant security in relation to
which subscription right exists
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Details, including nature of the rights
concerned and relevant percentages:
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3.
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DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE
DISCLOSURE
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(a)
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Purchase and sales
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Class of relevant
security
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Purchase/sale
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Number of
securities
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Price per
unit
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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213,869
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5.8161 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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179,522
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5.8082 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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108,319
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5.7960 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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60,000
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5.8029 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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56,000
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5.8166 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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52,033
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5.8007 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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24,444
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5.8140 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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21,347
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5.8156 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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9,911
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5.7957 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,737
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5.8061 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,975
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5.8049 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,696
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5.8123 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,377
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5.8046 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,988
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5.8213 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,229
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5.8051 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,707
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5.8186 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,696
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5.8100 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,265
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5.8060 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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940
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5.8000 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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751
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5.7940 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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574
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5.8120 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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540
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5.7920 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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330
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5.8020 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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145,599
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5.7966 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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78,260
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5.7975 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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7,216
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5.8048 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,332
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5.8296 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,543
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5.8084 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,159
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5.8010 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,144
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5.8000 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,870
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5.8175 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,829
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5.7979 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,696
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5.8100 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,399
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5.8112 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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953
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5.8040 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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948
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5.8050 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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751
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5.7940 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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638
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5.8101 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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574
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5.8120 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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499
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5.8090 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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486
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5.8160 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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477
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5.7970 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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330
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5.8020 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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299
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5.8009 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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233
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5.8113 GBP
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(b)
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Cash-settled derivative transactions
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Class of
relevant
security
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Product
description
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Nature of
dealing
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Number of
reference
securities
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Price per
unit
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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200
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5.7999 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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3,128
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5.8044 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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4,449
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5.8143 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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68
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5.7979 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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2,365
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5.8441 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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803
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5.7960 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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25,713
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5.7961 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1,870
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5.8175 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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3,332
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5.8296 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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22,502
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5.7960 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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18,000
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5.8029 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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2,699
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5.8038 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,265
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5.8060 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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47,872
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5.8082 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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24,000
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5.8140 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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21,347
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5.8156 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,707
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5.8186 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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2,543
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5.8084 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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4,737
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5.8061 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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241
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5.8151 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1,829
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5.7979 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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82,986
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5.7990 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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17,271
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5.7960 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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42,000
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5.8029 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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7,737
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5.8036 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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131,650
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5.8082 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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3,696
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5.8123 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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56,000
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5.8166 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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213,869
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5.8161 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
of
relevant
security
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Product
description
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Writing,
purchasing,
selling,
varying etc
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Number
of
securities
to which
option
relates
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Exercise
price
per unit
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Type
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Expiry
date
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Option
money
paid/
received
per unit
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(ii)
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Exercising
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Class of relevant
security
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Product
description
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Exercising/ exercised
against
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Number of
securities
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Exercise price per
unit
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(d)
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Other dealings (including subscribing for
new securities)
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Class of relevant
security
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Nature of
Dealings
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Details
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Price per unit (if
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,
formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may
be an inducement to deal
or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the
disclosure and any party
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
the person making the disclosure and any other person
relating to:
(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under
any option; or
(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of
any relevant securities to which
any derivative is referenced:
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NONE
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(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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09 Jul 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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