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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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ASCENTIAL 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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13
Aug 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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1.7p 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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2,775,806
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1.36%
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458,714
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0.22%
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(2)
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Cash-settled derivatives:
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and/or controlled:
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314,450
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0.15%
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2,404,146
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1.18%
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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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3,090,256
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1.51%
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2,862,860
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1.40%
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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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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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42,431
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5.7031 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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16,582
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5.7047 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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10,973
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5.6948 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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9,065
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5.6900 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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8,882
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5.6930 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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8,046
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5.7035 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,384
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5.6921 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,113
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5.6878 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,087
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5.7050 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,001
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5.6875 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,758
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5.6850 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,762
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5.6923 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,653
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5.6883 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,500
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5.6887 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,269
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5.6854 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,139
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5.6889 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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200
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5.6899 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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30,569
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5.7050 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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10,450
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5.6898 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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8,727
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5.6892 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,854
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5.6952 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,244
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5.6850 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,124
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5.6876 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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399
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5.6900 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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100
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5.6899 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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1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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10,284
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5.6897 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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1,852
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5.6903 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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84
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5.6904 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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3,067
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5.7001 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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3,032
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5.7050 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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100
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5.6899 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Closing
Long
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55
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5.7050 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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141
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5.6883 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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1,500
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5.6887 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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967
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5.6850 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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65
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5.6900 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,762
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5.6923 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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8,882
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5.6930 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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15,273
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5.7049 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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23
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5.7050 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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603
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5.6900 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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331
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5.6868 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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12,893
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5.6882 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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985
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5.6900 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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5,384
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5.6922 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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10,779
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5.7050 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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14 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
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