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FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 3a
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Replaces form Released at 16/12/2024 15:28 RNS Number :
2783Q
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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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DIRECT LINE INSURANCE GROUP 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-Dec-24
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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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YES:
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disclosures in respect of any other party to the
offer?
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AVIVA PLC
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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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10
10/11p 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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9,529,406
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0.73%
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#########
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1.03%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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#########
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1.09%
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7,522,535
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0.57%
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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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1.81%
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#########
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1.60%
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TOTAL:
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Class of relevant security:
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Restricted Tier 1 Note XS1728036366
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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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200,000
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0.06%
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0
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0.00%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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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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(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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200,000
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0.06%
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0
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0.00%
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TOTAL:
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(b)
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Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors
and
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other executive 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 PERSON MAKING THE
DISCLOSURE
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(a)
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Purchase 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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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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810,563
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2.4680 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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277,126
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2.4689 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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194,228
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2.4681 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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60,552
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2.4634 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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50,500
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2.4767 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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31,300
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2.4783 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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31,162
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2.4771 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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25,465
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2.4778 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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15,900
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2.4713 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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14,652
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2.4796 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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13,470
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2.4795 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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11,987
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2.4760 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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9,600
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2.4663 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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8,814
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2.4773 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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7,452
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2.4759 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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6,934
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2.4761 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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6,788
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2.4745 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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6,066
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2.4736 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,567
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2.4829 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,139
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2.4740 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,433
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2.4800 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,968
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2.4756 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,370
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2.4770 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,420
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2.4697 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,042
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2.4820 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,880
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2.4748 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,879
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2.4766 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,529
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2.4866 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,060
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2.4860 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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969
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2.4590 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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926
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2.4780 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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274
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2.4880 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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251
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2.4762 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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68
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2.4700 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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423,485
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2.4680 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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358,863
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2.4700 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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128,734
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2.4460 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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107,653
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2.4721 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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49,534
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2.4732 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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41,792
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2.4736 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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32,248
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2.4679 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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28,396
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2.4752 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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21,058
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2.4619 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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20,271
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2.4761 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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13,222
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2.4631 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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10,323
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2.4766 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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9,354
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2.4849 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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7,228
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2.4785 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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7,957
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2.4680 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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6,788
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2.4748 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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6,191
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2.4770 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,557
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2.4745 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,390
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2.4530 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,386
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2.4665 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,770
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2.4780 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,458
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2.4814 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,298
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2.4678 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,214
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2.4790 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,285
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2.4760 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,880
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2.4750 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,308
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2.4674 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,060
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2.4860 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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969
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2.4590 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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785
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2.4720 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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732
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2.4580 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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650
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2.4740 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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450
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2.4850 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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339
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2.4739 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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260
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2.4820 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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68
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2.4702 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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36
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2.4800 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
description
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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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reference
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unit
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security
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securities
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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5,386
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2.4665 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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10,480
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2.4678 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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32,248
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2.4679 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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917
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2.4680 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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104,917
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2.4721 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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2,509
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2.4733 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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339
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2.4739 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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385
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2.4760 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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20,271
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2.4761 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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1,716
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2.4780 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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2,977
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2.4805 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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3,458
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2.4814 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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9,354
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2.4849 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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600
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2.4600 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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30,299
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2.4665 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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636,303
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2.4680 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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48,199
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2.4686 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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2,420
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2.4697 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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140,050
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2.4719 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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6,066
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2.4736 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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585
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2.4740 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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14,497
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2.4752 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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195
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2.4754 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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6,934
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2.4761 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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3,535
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2.4762 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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43,717
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2.4767 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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21,509
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2.4774 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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2,120
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2.4787 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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1,237
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2.4788 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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13,470
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2.4795 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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14,652
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2.4796 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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5,700
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2.4800 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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326
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2.4819 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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257,468
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2.4459 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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12,104
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2.4770 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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128,734
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2.4459 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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5,172
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2.4768 GBP
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(c)
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Stock-settled derivative transactions
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(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
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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 person
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
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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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21-Feb-25
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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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