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FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a and 3a
Replaces form Released at 30/10/2024 14:29 RNS Number :
2793K
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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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29
Oct 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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24,898,454
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1.80%
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25,206,125
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1.82%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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11,606,077
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0.84%
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24,009,497
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1.74%
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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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36,504,531
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2.64%
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49,215,622
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3.56%
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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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203,170
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4.6811 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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102,816
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4.6697 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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85,022
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4.6861 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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83,501
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4.6900 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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77,000
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4.6879 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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60,525
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4.7246 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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51,802
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4.7029 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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48,937
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4.6700 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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38,005
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4.6989 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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33,748
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4.6986 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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29,981
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4.6950 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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28,923
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4.6887 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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17,515
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4.7309 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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15,004
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4.6694 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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7,543
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4.7232 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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6,927
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4.7405 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,888
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4.6898 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,431
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4.7383 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,078
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4.7535 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,945
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4.7506 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,646
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4.7530 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,363
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4.7339 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,721
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4.6656 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,643
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4.6652 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,610
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4.7520 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,526
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4.7441 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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944
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4.7500 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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941
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4.7460 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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810
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4.7480 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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625
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4.7400 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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549
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4.7980 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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368
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4.7160 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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334
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4.7320 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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334
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4.6660 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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237
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4.7299 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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578,451
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4.6927 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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273,153
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4.6700 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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250,000
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4.6970 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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94,309
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4.7215 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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83,944
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4.6971 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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43,417
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4.7060 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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26,891
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4.6982 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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21,056
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4.6906 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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17,991
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4.6690 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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14,771
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4.6957 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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10,838
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4.6804 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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9,005
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4.6965 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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8,193
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4.7467 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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7,248
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4.7120 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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6,538
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4.6742 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,688
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4.7511 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,368
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4.7405 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,118
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4.7418 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,647
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4.7102 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,646
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4.7530 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,261
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4.6672 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,228
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4.6865 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,034
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4.6640 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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897
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4.7499 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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860
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4.7507 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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836
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4.7492 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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715
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4.7119 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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687
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4.6680 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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597
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4.7440 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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549
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4.7980 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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381
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4.7520 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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334
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4.6660 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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230
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4.6980 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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166
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4.7490 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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153
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4.7328 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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43
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4.7420 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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41
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4.7062 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 Long
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29,750
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4.6930 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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17,991
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4.6690 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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14,198
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4.6700 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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578,451
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4.6927 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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83,944
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4.6972 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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23,240
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4.7058 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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27,460
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4.7077 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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94,309
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4.7215 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1,977
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4.7411 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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166
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4.7490 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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860
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4.7507 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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33,889
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4.7670 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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112,735
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4.7680 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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29,494
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4.6700 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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43,855
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4.6733 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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28,923
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4.6887 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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60,525
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4.7246 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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3,242
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4.7419 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,526
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4.7441 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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810
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4.7480 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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2,945
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4.7506 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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3,006
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4.7517 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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65,481
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4.7606 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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126,777
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4.7611 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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4,208
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4.7680 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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3,787
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4.6700 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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1,408
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4.7492 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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549
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4.7979 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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11,776
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4.6700 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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2,140
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4.7005 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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04 Nov 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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