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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21 Feb 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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MONDI PLC
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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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9,016,751
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0.65%
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6,653,588
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0.48%
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(2)
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Cash-settled derivatives:
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and/or controlled:
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6,152,966
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0.45%
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8,636,787
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0.63%
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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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15,169,717
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1.10%
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15,290,375
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1.11%
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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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328,172
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3.2003 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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208,871
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3.2006 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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169,762
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3.2017 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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118,603
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3.2055 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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35,226
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3.2028 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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35,095
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3.2165 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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34,759
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3.2032 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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31,519
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3.2016 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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30,445
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3.2018 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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26,329
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3.2068 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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23,124
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3.2005 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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19,076
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3.2066 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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18,825
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3.2001 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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11,286
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3.2037 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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8,544
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3.2060 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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8,283
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3.2043 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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5,800
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3.2185 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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5,546
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3.1996 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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4,492
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3.2000 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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4,169
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3.2049 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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3,069
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3.1970 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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2,861
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3.1960 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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1,924
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3.2076 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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1,827
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3.2105 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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1,755
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3.2047 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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1,691
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3.2143 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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1,599
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3.2157 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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1,487
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3.2019 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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1,339
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3.2140 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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1,337
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3.1886 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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1,322
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3.2020 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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840
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3.2090 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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592
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3.2163 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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591
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3.2035 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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566
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3.2250 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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5
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3.2260 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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2
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3.2030 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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199,352
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3.2000 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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174,852
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3.2013 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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140,000
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3.2017 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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84,204
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3.1999 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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78,825
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3.2005 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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68,800
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3.2098 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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55,846
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3.2003 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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31,202
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3.2021 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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28,032
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3.2045 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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25,671
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3.2034 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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22,901
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3.1970 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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22,752
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3.2026 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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18,656
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3.1974 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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7,010
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3.2234 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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6,321
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3.2020 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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6,000
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3.2060 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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5,357
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3.2004 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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4,657
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3.1989 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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3,659
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3.2296 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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3,459
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3.2245 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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2,879
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3.1987 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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2,861
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3.1960 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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2,669
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3.2190 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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1,942
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3.2043 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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1,788
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3.1890 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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1,733
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3.2094 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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1,487
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3.2022 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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1,339
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3.2143 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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1,339
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3.2140 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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1,064
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3.2209 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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1,021
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3.2070 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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840
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3.2090 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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534
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3.1880 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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466
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3.2226 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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5
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3.2260 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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2
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3.2030 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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Closing Long
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34,511
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3.2000 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Closing Long
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34,962
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3.2024 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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309
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3.2030 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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530
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3.2171 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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1,562
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3.2003 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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1,599
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3.2157 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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2,399
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3.2401 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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3,834
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3.2000 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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4,467
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3.1998 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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12,958
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3.2105 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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15,772
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3.2016 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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118,603
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3.2055 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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123,265
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3.2002 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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496
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3.1959 GBP
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10p ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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668
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3.1887 GBP
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10p ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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1,152
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3.2427 GBP
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10p ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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1,733
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3.2094 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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2,862
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3.2007 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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6,000
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3.2056 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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14,624
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3.1998 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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20,012
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3.2012 GBP
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10p ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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23,124
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3.2004 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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92,056
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3.1999 GBP
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10p ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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129,384
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3.2000 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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439
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3.2001 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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466
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3.2226 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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1,021
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3.2070 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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1,064
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3.2209 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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1,322
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3.2020 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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3,659
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3.2296 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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6,000
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3.2063 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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7,010
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3.2234 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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12,958
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3.2105 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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28,032
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3.2045 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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79,080
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3.2000 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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113,779
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3.1998 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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248
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3.1959 GBP
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10p ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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1,152
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3.2002 GBP
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10p ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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4,111
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3.2048 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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29,464
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3.2055 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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34,759
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3.2032 GBP
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10p ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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43,625
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3.2000 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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144,182
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3.2000 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening Short
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800
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3.2021 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening Short
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161,017
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3.2006 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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22 Feb 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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