FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a and 3a
Replaces form Released at 22/01/2025 14:33 RNS Number :
3343U
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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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21
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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34,342,394
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2.48%
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29,729,791
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2.15%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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12,548,639
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0.91%
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32,142,899
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2.33%
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(3)
Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to
purchase/sell:
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0
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0.00%
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0
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0.00%
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TOTAL:
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46,891,033
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3.39%
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61,872,690
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4.48%
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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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429,929
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6.0150 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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325,735
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5.9497 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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99,850
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5.9606 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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89,343
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6.0100 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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73,340
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6.0042 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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55,185
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5.9429 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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37,076
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5.9648 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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24,770
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5.9645 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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22,551
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5.9672 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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21,441
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5.9206 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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21,272
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5.9855 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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17,785
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5.9674 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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13,923
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5.9538 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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12,686
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5.9319 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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10,334
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5.9223 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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10,299
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5.9522 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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7,182
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5.9688 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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6,581
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5.9553 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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6,412
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5.9240 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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6,250
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5.9545 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,953
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5.9743 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,497
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5.9443 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,825
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5.9427 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,711
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5.9041 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,294
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5.8950 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,284
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6.0013 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,159
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6.0105 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,820
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5.9466 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,525
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5.9835 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,295
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5.9598 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,248
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5.9817 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,199
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5.9650 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,168
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6.0006 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,808
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5.9619 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,807
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5.9915 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,515
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5.9420 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,348
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6.0040 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,281
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5.9092 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,185
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6.0025 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,101
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6.0012 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,000
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5.9217 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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990
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5.9968 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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561
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5.9100 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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456
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5.9702 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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437
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6.0068 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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358
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5.9200 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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190
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5.9125 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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32
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6.0248 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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32
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6.0250 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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174,179
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5.9962 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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109,523
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5.9389 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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100,000
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6.0057 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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95,755
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6.0150 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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16,500
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5.9890 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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14,836
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5.9729 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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14,041
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5.9822 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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13,959
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5.9809 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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11,542
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5.9591 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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7,798
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5.9858 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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6,602
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5.9237 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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6,543
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6.0126 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,713
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5.9687 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,463
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6.0137 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,960
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6.0032 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,455
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5.9147 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,923
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5.9852 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,923
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6.0062 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,774
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5.9200 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,423
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5.9150 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,092
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5.9600 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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994
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6.0050 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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548
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6.0075 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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418
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5.9199 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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32
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6.0250 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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116,670
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5.9704 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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12,857
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5.9754 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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3,455
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5.9147 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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418
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5.9199 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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5,082
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5.9386 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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109,523
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5.9389 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1,092
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5.9600 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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14,836
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5.9729 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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5,086
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6.0009 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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4,463
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6.0137 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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27,732
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6.0150 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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69,319
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6.0154 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,281
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5.9092 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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21,441
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5.9206 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,000
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5.9218 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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250,000
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5.9257 USD
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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16,648
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5.9284 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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10,526
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5.9327 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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55,185
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5.9429 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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456
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5.9701 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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134,073
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5.9776 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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2,248
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5.9817 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,807
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5.9915 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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437
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6.0068 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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29,297
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6.0137 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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189,536
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6.0150 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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358
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5.9200 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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30,000
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5.9958 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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2,703
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6.0150 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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3
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6.0166 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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239,001
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5.9296 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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96,064
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6.0150 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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3
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6.0166 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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3,960
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6.0032 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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100,000
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6.0058 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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29 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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