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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
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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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DS
SMITH 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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18
Nov 2024
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(f)
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In
addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser
making
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YES:
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disclosures in respect of any other party to the
offer?
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INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY
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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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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)
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Relevant securities owned
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and/or controlled:
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27,322,910
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1.97%
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23,641,289
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1.71%
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(2)
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Cash-settled derivatives:
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and/or controlled:
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12,263,603
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0.89%
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26,041,517
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1.89%
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(3)
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Stock-settled derivatives (including
options)
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and
agreements to purchase/sell:
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0
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0.00%
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0
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0.00%
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TOTAL:
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39,586,513
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2.86%
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49,682,806
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3.60%
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(b)
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Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors
and other executive
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options)
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Class of relevant security in relation to
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which subscription right exists
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Details, including nature of the rights
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concerned and relevant percentages:
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3.
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DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL
TRADER
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(a)
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Purchases and sales
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Class of
relevant
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Purchase/sale
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Number of
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Price per
unit
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security
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securities
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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327,169
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5.7085 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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262,841
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5.7200 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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104,312
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5.6903 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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77,000
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5.7124 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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24,540
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5.6972 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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19,969
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5.7137 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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9,928
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5.7219 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,383
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5.6996 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,459
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5.6880 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,973
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5.7100 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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911
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5.6877 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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616
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5.7300 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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412
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5.6900 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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374
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5.7000 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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78
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5.7150 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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30
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5.7050 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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223,697
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5.7200 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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193,028
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5.7114 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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189,742
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5.6863 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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95,527
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5.6994 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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83,531
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5.7050 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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29,455
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5.6700 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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27,834
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5.7100 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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27,834
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5.6950 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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25,996
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5.6958 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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25,418
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5.6964 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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25,000
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5.6800 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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19,948
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5.6982 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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16,340
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5.6928 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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15,990
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5.7023 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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14,591
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5.7185 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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14,114
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5.6978 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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12,121
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5.6875 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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10,564
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5.7121 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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8,702
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5.7051 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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8,669
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5.7080 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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7,977
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5.6726 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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7,478
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5.6991 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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7,191
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5.6813 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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6,284
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5.6828 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,892
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5.6939 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,676
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5.6683 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,615
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5.6925 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,389
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5.6866 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,389
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5.6914 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,291
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5.6987 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,251
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5.7063 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,094
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5.7060 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,931
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5.7052 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,728
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5.6945 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,657
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5.6890 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,488
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5.6830 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,234
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5.6884 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,981
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5.7125 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,883
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5.6650 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,709
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5.6900 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,614
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5.7066 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,591
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5.7037 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,368
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5.7075 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,275
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5.6927 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,233
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5.7076 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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985
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5.7000 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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616
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5.7300 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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569
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5.6600 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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401
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5.7299 GBP
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(b)
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Cash-settled derivative transactions
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Class of
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Product
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Nature of
dealing
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Number of
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Price per
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relevant
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description
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reference
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unit
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security
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securities
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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27,198
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5.7025 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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189,742
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5.6863 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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2,657
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5.6890 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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5,892
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5.6939 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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22,201
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5.6944 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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7,683
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5.6963 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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10,128
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5.6968 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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21,607
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5.6984 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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95,527
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5.6994 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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81,251
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5.7008 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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21,819
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5.7193 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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41,267
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5.7200 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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43,485
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5.7201 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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5,383
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5.6996 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,973
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5.7100 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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77,000
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5.7124 USD
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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19,969
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5.7137 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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80,981
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5.7157 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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2,026
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5.7200 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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67,765
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5.7202 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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37,076
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5.7205 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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3,648
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5.7210 USD
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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4,857
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5.6996 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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41,317
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5.7056 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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1,904
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5.7200 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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616
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5.7300 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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70,895
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5.6724 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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150,049
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5.7200 GBP
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(c)
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Stock-settled derivative transactions (including
options)
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(i)
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Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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Class
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Product
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Writing,
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Number
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Exercise
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Type
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Expiry
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Option
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of
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description
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purchasing,
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of
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price
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date
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money
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relevant
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selling,
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securities
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per unit
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paid/
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security
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varying etc
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to which
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received
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option
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per unit
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relates
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(ii)
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Exercising
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Class of
relevant
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Product
description
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Exercising/ exercised
against
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Number of
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Exercise price
per
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security
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securities
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unit
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(d)
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Other dealings (including subscribing for new
securities)
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Class of
relevant
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Nature of
Dealings
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Details
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Price per unit
(if
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security
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applicable)
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4.
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OTHER
INFORMATION
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(a)
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Indemnity and other dealings arrangements
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Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any
agreement or understanding,
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formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may
be an inducement to deal
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or
refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader
making the disclosure and any party
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to
the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the
offer:
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NONE
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(b)
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Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options
or derivatives
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Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal
or informal, between
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the
person making the disclosure and any other person relating
to:
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(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under
any option; or
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(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of
any relevant securities to which
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any
derivative is referenced:
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NONE
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(c)
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Attachments
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Is
a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?
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NO
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Date of disclosure:
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19 Nov 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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