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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
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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DS
SMITH 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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09
Aug 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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YES:
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY
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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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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)
Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
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33,997,118
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2.46%
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32,567,639
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2.36%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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12,061,244
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0.87%
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33,744,891
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2.45%
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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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46,058,362
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3.34%
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66,312,530
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4.80%
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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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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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713,894
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4.4042 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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480,448
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4.3891 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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342,838
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4.3874 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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337,615
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4.3895 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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129,333
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4.4138 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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85,961
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4.3880 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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78,944
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4.4176 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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76,328
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4.4383 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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67,701
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4.4010 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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58,663
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4.4229 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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53,919
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4.4096 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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39,278
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4.4260 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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31,110
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4.4249 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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24,717
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4.4148 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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17,039
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4.3990 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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6,990
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4.4064 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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6,272
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4.3939 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,612
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4.3886 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,575
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4.4686 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,860
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4.3986 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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892
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4.4211 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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829
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4.3877 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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539
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4.3960 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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669,722
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4.4030 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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375,069
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4.3883 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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337,615
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4.3895 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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225,164
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4.3880 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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94,123
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4.3937 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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69,669
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4.4208 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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69,621
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4.4079 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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58,931
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4.4230 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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56,268
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4.4241 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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39,434
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4.3926 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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37,157
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4.4007 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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31,762
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4.4293 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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27,532
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4.4215 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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23,610
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4.3990 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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21,940
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4.3903 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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16,640
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4.4224 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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14,994
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4.4200 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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14,153
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4.3924 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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13,173
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4.3965 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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9,275
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4.3936 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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7,517
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4.3947 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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6,990
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4.4064 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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6,787
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4.3954 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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6,109
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4.4181 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,546
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4.3939 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,510
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4.4256 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,409
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4.3871 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,230
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4.4321 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,409
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4.3872 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,318
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4.4646 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,006
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4.3908 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,596
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4.4063 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,581
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4.4212 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,395
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4.3928 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,196
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4.4160 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,003
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4.3884 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,001
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4.4663 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,861
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4.4210 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,860
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4.3986 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,747
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4.3859 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,521
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4.4077 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,516
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4.4193 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,476
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4.4175 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,415
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4.4042 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,378
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4.3819 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,158
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4.3966 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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899
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4.4003 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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539
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4.3960 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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539
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4.3961 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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415
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4.4218 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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351
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4.4170 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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224
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4.4220 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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9
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4.4090 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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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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82,437
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4.3879 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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2,022
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4.3880 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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3,238
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4.4081 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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698
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4.3879 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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5,612
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4.3886 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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8,533
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4.3968 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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3,765
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4.4230 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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2,001
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4.4663 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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142,342
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4.3880 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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80,336
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4.3890 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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892
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4.4211 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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76,328
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4.4384 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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3,575
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4.4686 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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899
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4.4003 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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31,110
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4.4249 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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109,905
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4.3880 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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53,919
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4.4096 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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150,000
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4.4500
GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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69,609
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4.4500
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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12 Aug 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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