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
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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DIRECT LINE INSURANCE GROUP 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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31
Dec 2024
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(f)
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In
addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making
disclosures in respect of any other party to the
offer?
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YES:
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
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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7,533,456
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0.57%
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13,324,966
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1.02%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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14,070,142
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1.07%
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7,211,228
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0.55%
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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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21,603,598
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1.65%
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20,536,194
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1.57%
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Class of relevant security:
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Convertible Bond 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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TOTAL:
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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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(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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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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306,968
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2.5481 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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166,554
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2.5520 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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71,578
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2.5432 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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42,159
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2.5402 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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35,766
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2.5497 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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33,869
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2.5474 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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33,042
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2.5440 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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31,591
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2.5414 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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28,379
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2.5454 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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26,990
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2.5404 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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20,733
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2.5439 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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19,602
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2.5435 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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18,875
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2.5476 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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16,501
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2.5480 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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13,284
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2.5418 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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12,886
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2.5444 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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10,920
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2.5399 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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9,455
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2.5390 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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7,957
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2.5428 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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7,902
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2.5500 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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7,735
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2.5395 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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7,382
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2.5411 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,514
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2.5488 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,814
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2.5400 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,420
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2.5472 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,378
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2.5442 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,104
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2.5360 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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228,977
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2.5497 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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64,944
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2.5520 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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64,692
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2.5462 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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53,298
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2.5444 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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41,196
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2.5448 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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36,350
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2.5460 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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28,540
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2.5443 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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24,399
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2.5490 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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20,706
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2.5457 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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18,098
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2.5519 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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17,301
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2.5438 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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16,315
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2.5425 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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12,600
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2.5387 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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9,885
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2.5479 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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8,646
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2.5436 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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7,902
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2.5500 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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6,237
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2.5405 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,204
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2.5464 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,002
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2.5467 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,606
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2.5480 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,487
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2.5458 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,890
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2.5400 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,523
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2.5461 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,031
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2.5486 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,223
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2.5431 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,104
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2.5360 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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408
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2.5445 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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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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15,624
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2.5352 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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12,600
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2.5387 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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24,165
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2.5404 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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22,367
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2.5443 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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408
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2.5445 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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9,342
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2.5455 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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39,349
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2.5468 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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156,501
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2.5473 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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28,631
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2.5474 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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9,885
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2.5479 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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3,031
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2.5486 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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47,871
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2.5497 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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18,098
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2.5519 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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44,466
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2.5371 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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1,748
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2.5404 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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19,292
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2.5408 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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7,382
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2.5411 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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1,633
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2.5420 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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7,957
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2.5428 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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33,042
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2.5440 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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3,378
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2.5442 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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12,886
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2.5444 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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14,709
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2.5453 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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28,379
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2.5454 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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91,087
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2.5459 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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257,882
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2.5464 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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12,186
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2.5468 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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7,007
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2.5470 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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18,980
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2.5480 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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92,859
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2.5520 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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253
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2.5398 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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15,214
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2.5452 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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2,456
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2.5501 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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02 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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