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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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18
Jul 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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26,404,092
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3.77%
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189,698
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0.03%
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(2)
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Cash-settled derivatives:
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and/or controlled:
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28,639
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0.00%
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26,284,668
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3.75%
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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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26,432,731
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3.77%
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26,474,366
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3.78%
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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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214,119
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5.8244 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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117,331
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5.8284 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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84,766
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5.8300 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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41,907
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5.8254 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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27,332
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5.8280 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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27,186
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5.8258 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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15,788
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5.8275 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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9,539
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5.8226 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,159
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5.8160 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,086
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5.8260 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,354
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5.8208 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,721
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5.8197 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,691
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5.8262 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,274
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5.8220 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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920
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5.8240 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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824
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5.8320 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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661
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5.8324 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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279
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5.8340 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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158,873
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5.8241 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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128,457
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5.8300 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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49,978
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5.8237 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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42,826
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5.8260 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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32,619
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5.8265 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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29,022
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5.8210 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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25,381
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5.8276 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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17,937
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5.8299 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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6,780
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5.8285 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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6,057
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5.8240 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,545
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5.8234 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,032
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5.8275 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,626
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5.8248 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,699
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5.8215 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,690
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5.8286 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,395
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5.8253 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,313
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5.8290 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,264
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5.8280 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,949
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5.8220 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,374
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5.8250 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,274
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5.8222 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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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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100
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5.8240 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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8,974
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5.8288 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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25,234
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5.8297 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Closing
Long
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24,903
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5.8300 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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525
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5.8260 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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24,902
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5.8256 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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125,134
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5.8300 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Closing
Long
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36,704
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5.8254 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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55,733
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5.8300 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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136
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5.8280 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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2,699
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5.8215 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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675
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5.8220 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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49,978
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5.8238 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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7,778
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5.8300 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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30,656
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5.8254 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,691
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5.8262 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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31,258
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5.8297 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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35,167
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5.8299 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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661
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5.8324 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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4,545
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5.8234 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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15,788
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5.8275 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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268
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5.8274 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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9,250
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5.8259 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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2,745
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5.8231 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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23,800
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5.8285 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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2,838
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5.8210 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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2,180
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5.8300 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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9,539
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5.8226 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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8,383
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5.8300 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
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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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19 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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