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FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a
Replaces form Released at 27/12/2024 13:53 RNS Number :
4837R
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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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24-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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AVIVA PLC
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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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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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9,176,287
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0.70%
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13,699,381
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1.04%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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14,446,573
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1.10%
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8,493,208
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0.65%
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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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23,622,860
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1.80%
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22,192,589
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1.69%
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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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364,763
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2.5352 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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58,082
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2.5380 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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48,295
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2.5281 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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42,600
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2.5278 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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29,435
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2.5276 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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23,024
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2.5326 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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20,266
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2.5301 GBP
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ADR
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Purchase
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20,000
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12.5300 USD
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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15,928
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2.5292 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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11,441
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2.5291 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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10,461
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2.5265 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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10,006
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2.5282 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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8,259
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2.5298 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,947
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2.5320 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,378
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2.5300 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,834
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2.5200 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,703
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2.5280 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,623
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2.5319 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,389
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2.5220 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,130
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2.5293 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,782
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2.5299 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,609
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2.5311 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,536
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2.5288 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,241
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2.5277 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,059
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2.5290 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,736
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2.5275 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,710
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2.5270 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,694
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2.5310 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,109
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2.5294 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,027
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2.5263 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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674
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2.5330 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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519
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2.5312 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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477
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2.5260 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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327
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2.5343 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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45,574
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2.5380 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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67,789
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2.5299 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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45,014
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2.5307 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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28,294
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2.5274 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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27,416
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2.5315 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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22,900
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2.5262 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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20,402
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2.5275 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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13,684
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2.5288 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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12,055
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2.5257 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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11,123
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2.5318 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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9,435
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2.5287 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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8,569
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2.5267 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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7,862
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2.5310 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,128
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2.5282 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,808
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2.5290 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,111
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2.5273 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,846
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2.5320 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,389
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2.5220 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,594
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2.5276 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,596
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2.5277 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,454
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2.5280 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,003
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2.5346 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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477
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2.5260 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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259
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2.5270 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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189
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2.5258 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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41
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2.5300 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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12,055
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2.5257 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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189
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2.5258 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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22,900
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2.5262 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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19,473
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2.5265 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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8,569
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2.5267 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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18,811
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2.5275 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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12,555
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2.5278 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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216
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2.5299 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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2,684
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2.5303 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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45,000
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2.5307 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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14
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2.5308 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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7,862
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2.5310 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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11,123
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2.5318 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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2,317
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2.5332 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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88
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2.5140 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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3,834
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2.5200 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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8,464
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2.5275 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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3,148
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2.5277 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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893
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2.5280 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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2,059
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2.5290 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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16,773
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2.5291 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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8,259
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2.5298 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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2,782
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2.5299 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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1,713
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2.5300 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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14,934
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2.5304 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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37
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2.5309 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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216,199
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2.5311 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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519
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2.5312 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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107,211
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2.5313 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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1,101
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2.5320 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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674
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2.5329 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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327
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2.5343 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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58,082
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2.5380 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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8,304
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2.5290 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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80,000
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2.5017 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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CFD
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Opening
Short
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20,000
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12.5300 USD
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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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