FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a and 3a
Replaces form Released at 31/10/2024 12:46 RNS Number :
4535K
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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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30
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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26,307,758
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1.90%
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25,257,519
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1.82%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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11,658,364
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0.84%
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24,005,865
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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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37,966,122
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2.74%
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49,263,384
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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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1,000,000
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4.7435 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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510,107
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4.7740 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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500,000
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4.7682 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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492,493
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4.7668 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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269,112
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4.7418 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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63,661
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4.7414 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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62,594
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4.6524 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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57,930
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4.7299 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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52,380
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4.6936 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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46,047
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4.6597 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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34,521
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4.6431 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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29,651
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4.7728 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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22,804
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4.7460 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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20,699
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4.6320 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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18,911
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4.6918 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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16,872
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4.6400 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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16,379
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4.6584 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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15,253
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4.7012 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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8,857
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4.6329 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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6,605
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4.7525 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,572
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4.6931 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,498
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4.7104 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,200
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4.7494 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,951
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4.6356 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,555
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4.7360 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,186
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4.7520 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,756
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4.7058 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,399
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4.6818 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,692
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4.6380 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,639
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4.7100 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,162
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4.7800 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,093
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4.6808 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,048
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4.6370 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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649
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4.7540 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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457
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4.7700 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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305
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4.7660 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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295
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4.6600 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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48
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4.6500 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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527,262
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4.7711 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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405,181
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4.7744 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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206,732
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4.7740 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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197,464
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4.6878 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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175,866
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4.6926 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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166,985
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4.7326 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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48,178
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4.7542 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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38,233
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4.7524 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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28,361
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4.7719 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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26,059
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4.7467 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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25,519
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4.7196 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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21,889
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4.7730 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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8,667
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4.7213 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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8,189
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4.6746 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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6,305
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4.7379 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,417
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4.7721 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,572
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4.6931 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,417
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4.6798 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,011
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4.7263 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,650
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4.6957 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,499
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4.7556 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,274
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4.6380 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,852
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4.6139 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,170
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4.7218 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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649
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4.7540 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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577
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4.7500 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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535
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4.7520 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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457
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4.7700 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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337
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4.6350 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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164
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4.7580 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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30,776
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4.7327 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1,852
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4.6139 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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166,985
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4.7326 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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26,059
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4.7467 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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18,146
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4.7520 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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23,686
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4.7536 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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48,178
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4.7542 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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112,928
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4.7730 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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17,440
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4.7732 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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69,350
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4.7740 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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8,857
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4.6329 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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3,951
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4.6356 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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77,000
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4.6879 USD
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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52,380
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4.6936 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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11,130
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4.6942 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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13,347
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4.6979 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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63,661
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4.7414 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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21,204
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4.7512 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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305
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4.7660 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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4,099
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4.7740 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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2,058
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4.6343 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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1,692
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4.6380 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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998
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4.7739 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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4,572
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4.7740 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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42,984
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4.6443 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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2,436
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4.6999 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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998
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4.7739 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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166,449
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4.7740 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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