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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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VIRGIN MONEY UK 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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27
Mar 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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NO
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2.
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POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE
DISCLOSURE
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(a)
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Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of
the offeror or offeree
to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if
any)
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Class of relevant security:
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10p
ordinary
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Interests
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Short
Positions
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Number
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(%)
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Number
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(%)
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(1)
Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
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15,356,764
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1.18%
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2,408,184
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0.19%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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2,214,283
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0.17%
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14,799,802
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1.14%
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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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17,571,047
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1.36%
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17,207,986
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1.33%
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(b)
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Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors
and
other executive options)
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Class of relevant security in relation to
which subscription right exists
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Details, including nature of the rights
concerned and relevant percentages:
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3.
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DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE
DISCLOSURE
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(a)
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Purchase and sales
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Class of relevant
security
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Purchase/sale
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Number of
securities
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Price per
unit
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,237,528
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2.1361 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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264,055
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2.1369 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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193,299
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2.1362 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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171,781
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2.1364 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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164,246
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2.1371 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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142,555
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2.1365 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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118,980
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2.1373 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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94,335
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2.1367 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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86,267
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2.1374 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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72,585
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2.1366 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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44,430
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2.1360 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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26,237
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2.1370 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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25,416
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2.1380 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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23,962
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2.1368 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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21,424
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2.1382 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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17,641
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2.1354 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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13,424
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2.1375 GBP
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ADR
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Purchase
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9,992
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4.1009 AUD
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,448
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2.1385 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,125
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2.1384 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,641
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2.1376 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,291
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2.1355 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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527
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2.1390 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,996,382
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2.1359 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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55,966
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2.1350 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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42,997
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2.1373 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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35,258
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2.1364 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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34,963
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2.1370 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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33,046
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2.1347 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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30,864
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2.1360 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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29,820
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2.1366 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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23,975
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2.1361 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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15,177
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2.1368 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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13,943
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2.1377 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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9,945
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2.1346 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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9,925
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2.1371 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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9,236
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2.1380 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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7,710
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2.1367 GBP
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ADR
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Sale
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7,013
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4.1100 AUD
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,369
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2.1379 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,110
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2.1385 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,475
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2.1362 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,291
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2.1355 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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303
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2.1382 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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106
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2.1390 GBP
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(b)
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Cash-settled derivative transactions
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Class of
relevant
security
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Product
description
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Nature of
dealing
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Number of
reference
securities
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Price per
unit
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Closing
Long
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15,288
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2.1366 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Closing
Long
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77,909
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2.1374 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Closing
Short
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3,426
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2.1369 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Closing
Short
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17,157
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2.1360 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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32
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2.1490 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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384
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2.1384 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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844
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2.1360 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1,036
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2.1379 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1,243
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2.1380 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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2,333
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2.1379 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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3,297
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2.1371 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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7,013
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4.1095 AUD
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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13,943
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2.1377 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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17,356
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2.1371 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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21,392
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2.1367 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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42,991
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2.1347 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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55,966
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2.1350 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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360
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2.1359 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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790
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2.1364 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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421
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2.1390 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,950
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2.1365 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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5,125
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2.1384 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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5,966
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2.1392 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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8,358
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2.1374 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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10,954
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2.1380 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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27,814
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2.1370 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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37,479
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2.1359 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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99,552
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2.1360 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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159,058
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2.1371 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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311,496
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2.1372 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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688,205
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2.1369 GBP
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CDI
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CFD
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Decreasing Long
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11,522
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4.1108 AUD
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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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28 Mar 2024
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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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