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FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a and 3a
Replaces form Released at 19/12/2024 13:11 RNS Number :
8045Q
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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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DS
SMITH 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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18
Dec 2024
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(f)
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In
addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making
disclosures in respect of any other party to the
offer?
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YES:
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
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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32,452,874
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2.34%
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16,440,075
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1.19%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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12,616,574
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0.91%
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31,222,919
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2.26%
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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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45,069,448
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3.25%
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47,662,994
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3.45%
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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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299,118
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5.4400 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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182,800
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5.4427 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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114,429
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5.4386 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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55,897
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5.4350 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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25,971
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5.4462 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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20,250
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5.3983 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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20,000
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5.4859 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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15,681
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5.4570 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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13,427
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5.4316 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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9,468
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5.4453 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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7,582
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5.4371 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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6,421
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5.4399 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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6,036
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5.4507 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,340
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5.4433 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,628
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5.4245 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,528
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5.4439 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,351
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5.4587 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,096
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5.4355 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,525
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5.4357 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,347
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5.4552 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,193
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5.4346 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,072
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5.4142 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,948
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5.4591 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,830
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5.4496 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,677
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5.4650 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,494
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5.4256 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,434
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5.4600 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,022
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5.4530 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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754
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5.4850 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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626
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5.4750 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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600
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5.4413 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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564
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5.4000 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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546
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5.4550 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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470
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5.4228 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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443
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5.4500 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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163
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5.4700 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,226,168
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5.4350 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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246,501
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5.4419 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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102,602
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5.4400 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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59,796
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5.4399 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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39,554
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5.4358 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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29,034
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5.4524 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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22,498
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5.4489 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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21,281
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5.4420 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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20,057
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5.4457 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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16,701
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5.4332 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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16,358
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5.4433 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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15,004
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5.4404 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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15,000
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5.4000 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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14,826
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5.4512 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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10,113
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5.4349 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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7,523
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5.4462 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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7,061
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5.4570 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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6,055
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5.4318 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,157
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5.4579 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,915
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5.4535 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,750
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5.3872 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,982
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5.4677 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,049
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5.4650 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,794
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5.4494 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,587
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5.4121 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,434
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5.4600 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,292
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5.4338 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,140
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5.4575 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,085
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5.4550 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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873
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5.4475 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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754
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5.4850 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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709
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5.4456 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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641
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5.4425 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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569
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5.4452 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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421
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5.4473 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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317
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5.4300 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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300
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5.4500 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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163
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5.4700 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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Increasing Short
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53,378
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5.4495 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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2,224,371
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5.4350 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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39,554
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5.4358 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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8,250
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5.4378 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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16,409
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5.4400 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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21,281
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5.4419 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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11,066
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5.4489 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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14,826
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5.4512 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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15,707
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5.4521 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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29,034
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5.4524 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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2,982
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5.4677 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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470
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5.4228 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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13,427
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5.4316 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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2,193
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5.4346 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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10,569
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5.4387 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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45,000
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5.4396 USD
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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21,262
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5.4400 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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55,236
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5.4401 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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28,881
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5.4447 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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776
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5.4400 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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6,418
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5.4634 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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673
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5.4444 GBP
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(c)
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Stock-settled derivative transactions
(including options)
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(i)
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Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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Class
of
relevant
security
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Product
description
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Writing,
purchasing,
selling,
varying etc
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Number
of
securities
to which
option
relates
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Exercise
price
per unit
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Type
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Expiry
date
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Option
money
paid/
received
per unit
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(ii)
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Exercising
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Class of relevant
security
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Product
description
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Exercising/ exercised
against
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Number of
securities
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Exercise price per
unit
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(d)
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Other dealings (including subscribing for
new securities)
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Class of relevant
security
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Nature of
Dealings
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Details
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Price per unit (if
applicable)
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4.
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OTHER INFORMATION
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(a)
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Indemnity and other dealings arrangements
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Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any
agreement or understanding,
formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may
be an inducement to deal
or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the
disclosure and any party
to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to
the offer:
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NONE
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(b)
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Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options
or
derivatives
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Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal
or informal, between
the person making the disclosure and any other person
relating to:
(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under
any option; or
(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of
any relevant securities to which
any derivative is referenced:
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NONE
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(c)
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Attachments
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Is
a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?
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NO
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Date of disclosure:
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31 Jan 2025
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Contact name:
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Large Holdings Regulatory
Operations
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Telephone number:
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020 3134
7213
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