FORM 8.3
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PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE
BY
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A
PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1%
OR
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MORE
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Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code
(the "Code")
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1.
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KEY
INFORMATION
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(a)
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Full name of discloser:
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Barclays PLC.
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(b)
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Owner or controller of interest and short
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positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
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(c)
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Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
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SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS PLC
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relevant securities this form relates:
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(d)
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If
an exempt fund manager connected with an
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offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity
of
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offeror/offeree:
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(e)
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Date position held/dealing undertaken:
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13
Feb 2025
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(f)
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In
addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser
making
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NO
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disclosures in respect of any other party to the
offer?
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2.
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POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
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(a)
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Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of
the offeror or offeree
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to
which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if
any)
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Class of relevant security:
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3
1/3p ordinary
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Interests
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Short
Positions
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Number
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(%)
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Number
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(%)
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(1)
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Relevant securities owned
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and/or controlled:
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44,587,843
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7.71%
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612,548
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0.11%
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(2)
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Cash-settled derivatives:
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and/or controlled:
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317,051
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0.05%
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44,212,107
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7.64%
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(3)
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Stock-settled derivatives (including
options)
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and
agreements to purchase/sell:
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0
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0.00%
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0
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0.00%
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TOTAL:
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44,904,894
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7.76%
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44,824,655
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7.75%
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(b)
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Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors
and other executive
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options)
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Class of relevant security in relation to
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which subscription right exists
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Details, including nature of the rights
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concerned and relevant percentages:
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3.
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DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL
TRADER
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(a)
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Purchases and sales
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Class of
relevant
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Purchase/sale
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Number of
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Price per
unit
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security
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securities
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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85,623
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1.8400 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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59,618
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1.8395 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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29,704
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1.8416 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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15,752
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1.8390 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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9,451
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1.8473 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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6,809
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1.8408 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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6,000
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1.8458 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,839
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1.8405 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,445
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1.8433 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,350
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1.8481 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,284
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1.8385 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,071
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1.8448 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,686
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1.8424 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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948
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1.8460 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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695
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1.8441 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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488
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1.8470 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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485
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1.8380 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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434
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1.8439 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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422
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1.8500 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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108,384
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1.8390 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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69,780
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1.8396 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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26,159
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1.8420 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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12,326
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1.8391 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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10,614
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1.8464 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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6,916
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1.8426 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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6,300
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1.8444 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,803
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1.8449 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,339
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1.8462 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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323
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1.8450 GBP
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(b)
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Cash-settled derivative transactions
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Class of
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Product
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Nature of
dealing
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Number of
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Price per
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relevant
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description
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reference
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unit
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security
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securities
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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8,132
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1.8421 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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11,367
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1.8389 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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102,109
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1.8390 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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77
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1.8399 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1,282
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1.8422 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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6,916
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1.8426 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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6,300
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1.8444 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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2,803
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1.8449 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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749
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1.8458 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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10,614
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1.8464 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1,485
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1.8466 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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130,365
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1.8500 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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27,779
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1.8390 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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12,822
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1.8394 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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3,762
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1.8398 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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27,240
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1.8412 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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2,497
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1.8439 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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19
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1.8447 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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614
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1.8450 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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4,609
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1.8452 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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6,000
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1.8458 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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9,451
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1.8474 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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130,337
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1.8500 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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17,265
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1.8404 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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10,909
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1.8415 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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1,522
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1.8427 GBP
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(c)
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Stock-settled derivative transactions (including
options)
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(i)
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Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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Class
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Product
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Writing,
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Number
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Exercise
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Type
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Expiry
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Option
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of
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description
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purchasing,
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of
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price
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date
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money
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relevant
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selling,
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securities
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per unit
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paid/
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security
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varying etc
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to which
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received
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option
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per unit
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relates
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(ii)
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Exercising
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Class of
relevant
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Product
description
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Exercising/ exercised
against
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Number of
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Exercise price
per
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security
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securities
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unit
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(d)
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Other dealings (including subscribing for new
securities)
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Class of
relevant
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Nature of
Dealings
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Details
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Price per unit
(if
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security
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applicable)
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4.
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OTHER
INFORMATION
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(a)
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Indemnity and other dealings arrangements
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Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any
agreement or understanding,
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formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may
be an inducement to deal
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or
refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader
making the disclosure and any party
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to
the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the
offer:
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NONE
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(b)
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Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options
or derivatives
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Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal
or informal, between
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the
person making the disclosure and any other person relating
to:
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(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under
any option; or
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(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of
any relevant securities to which
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any
derivative is referenced:
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NONE
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(c)
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Attachments
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Is
a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?
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NO
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Date of disclosure:
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14 Feb 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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