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FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a
Replaces form Released at 15/01/2025 14:58 RNS Number :
4750T
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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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14
Jan 2025
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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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32,635,993
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2.36%
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23,384,967
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1.69%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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12,923,949
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0.94%
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30,945,495
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2.24%
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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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45,559,942
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3.30%
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54,330,462
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3.93%
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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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186,909
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5.6700 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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146,512
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5.6286 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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107,337
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5.6689 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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104,228
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5.6310 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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86,478
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5.6200 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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81,144
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5.6349 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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71,010
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5.6694 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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41,815
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5.6250 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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36,493
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5.6550 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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30,993
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5.6583 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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26,476
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5.6561 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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22,178
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5.6493 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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22,043
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5.6510 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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19,920
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5.6398 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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15,433
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5.6633 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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11,822
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5.6338 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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10,461
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5.6459 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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9,638
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5.6603 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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9,583
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5.6441 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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9,093
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5.6631 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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8,590
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5.6434 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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7,644
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5.6514 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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7,382
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5.6645 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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6,922
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5.6417 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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6,645
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5.6626 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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6,310
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5.6318 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,863
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5.6388 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,500
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5.6050 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,632
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5.6800 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,348
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5.6806 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,194
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5.6281 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,143
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5.6444 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,671
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5.5911 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,641
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5.6644 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,511
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5.6205 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,168
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5.6472 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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757
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5.6150 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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580
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5.6325 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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541
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5.6332 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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214
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5.6400 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,596,564
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5.6300 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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197,750
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5.6692 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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170,502
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5.6361 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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110,578
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5.6662 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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102,953
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5.6651 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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97,107
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5.6299 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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64,289
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5.6641 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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40,242
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5.6700 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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24,847
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5.6739 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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22,178
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5.6493 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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10,463
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5.6457 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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9,457
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5.6333 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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8,836
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5.6344 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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7,121
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5.6459 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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7,010
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5.6699 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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6,549
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5.6492 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,863
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5.6388 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,870
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5.6438 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,061
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5.6752 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,891
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5.6280 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,348
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5.6806 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,188
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5.6050 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,006
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5.6550 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,986
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5.6320 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,231
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5.6496 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,062
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5.6254 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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912
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5.6315 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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564
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5.6750 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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325
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5.6477 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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4
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5.6100 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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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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112,430
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5.6564 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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12,322
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5.6572 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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3,891
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5.6280 USD
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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325
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5.6477 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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16,653
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5.6569 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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64,289
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5.6641 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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110,578
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5.6662 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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60,107
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5.6688 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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7,010
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5.6699 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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3,634
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5.6700 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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12,092
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5.6807 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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432
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5.6150 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,511
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5.6205 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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45
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5.6300 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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541
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5.6331 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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81,144
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5.6349 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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133,579
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5.6612 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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23,392
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5.6617 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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56,562
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5.6700 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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5,360
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5.6592 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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27,340
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5.6700 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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29,681
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5.6804 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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1,373
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5.5853 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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1,671
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5.5911 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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770
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5.6700 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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24 Jan 2025
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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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