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FORM 8.5
(EPT/NON-RI)
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PUBLIC OPENING POSITION
DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN
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EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY ("RI") STATUS
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(OR WHERE RI STATUS IS NOT
APPLICABLE)
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Rule 8.5 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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Name of exempt principal trader:
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BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD
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(b)
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Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
relevant securities this form relates:
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INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTIONS SERVICES PLC
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(c)
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Name of the party to the offer with which exempt
principal trader is connected
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INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTIONS SERVICES PLC
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(d)
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Date position held/dealing undertaken:
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23 May 2024
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(e)
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In
addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal
trader 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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
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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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1p
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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8,644,528
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0.90%
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5,883,156
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0.61%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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3,578,994
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0.37%
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8,052,001
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0.84%
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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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12,223,522
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1.28%
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13,935,157
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1.45%
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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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL
TRADER
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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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Total number of
securities
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Highest price per unit
paid/received
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Lowest price per unit
paid/received
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1p ordinary
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Purchase
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1741715
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3.2645
GBP
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3.1300
GBP
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1p ordinary
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Sale
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1348202
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3.2500
GBP
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3.1300
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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1p ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing
Long
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178
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3.1342
GBP
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1p ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing
Long
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200
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3.1302
GBP
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1p ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing
Long
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2,332
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3.2359
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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3,102
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3.2645
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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12,601
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3.1330
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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20,451
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3.2365
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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26,542
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3.1496
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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29,500
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3.1843
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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31,500
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3.1386
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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42,700
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3.1351
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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48,500
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3.2543
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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59,700
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3.2420
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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70,500
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3.1424
GBP
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1p ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing
Long
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156,526
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3.1480
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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646
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3.2423
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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1,456
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3.2360
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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1,645
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3.2420
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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1,726
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3.2358
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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1,775
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3.1722
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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2,320
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3.2073
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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2,508
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3.2427
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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2,814
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3.2400
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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4,945
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3.2088
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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6,563
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3.2386
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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3,948
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3.1530
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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8,865
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3.1882
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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9,504
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3.2297
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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27,800
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3.1906
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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54,700
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3.2129
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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57,227
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3.1956
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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77,105
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3.1647
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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104,387
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3.2208
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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125,930
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3.1479
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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174,941
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3.1857
GBP
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1p ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing
Long
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238,979
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3.1479
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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172
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3.1570
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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356
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3.2166
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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391
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3.2420
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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724
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3.2440
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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2,200
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3.2113
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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28,877
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3.1491
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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31,405
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3.1649
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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68,192
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3.1480
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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208,831
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3.1663
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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536,913
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3.1692
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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2
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3.1950
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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79,094
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3.1832
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 exempt principal trader 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 exempt principal trader 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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24 May 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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