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FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI)
Amendment to Sale
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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 DISTRIBUTION 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 DISTRIBUTION SERVICES PLC
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(d)
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Date position held/dealing undertaken:
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31 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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7,120,815
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0.74%
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3,920,040
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0.41%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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1,630,488
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0.17%
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7,670,452
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0.80%
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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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8,751,303
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0.91%
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11,590,492
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1.21%
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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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2293712
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3.3700
GBP
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3.3385
GBP
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1p ordinary
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Sale
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1925717
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3.3680
GBP
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3.3360
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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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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118
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3.3505
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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13,908
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3.3585
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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47,076
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3.3533
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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120,207
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3.3620
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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6
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3.3600
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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25
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3.3380
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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221
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3.3420
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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356
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3.3677
GBP
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1p ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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544
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3.3556
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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743
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3.3637
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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1,120
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3.3579
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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1,498
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3.3558
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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1,994
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3.3360
GBP
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1p ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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2,367
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3.3565
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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2,782
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3.3554
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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4,036
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3.3603
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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4,204
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3.3543
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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4,327
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3.3581
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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7,090
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3.3656
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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22,511
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3.3580
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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27,041
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3.3583
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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865,546
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3.3591
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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124
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3.3560
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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351
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3.3501
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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784
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3.3579
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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190
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3.3580
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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444
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3.3494
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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449
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3.3590
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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472
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3.3504
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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541
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3.3660
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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875
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3.3622
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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1,893
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3.3634
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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4,056
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3.3639
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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4,203
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3.3614
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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6,524
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3.3578
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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16,001
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3.3553
GBP
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1p ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing
Short
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18,827
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3.3597
GBP
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1p ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing
Short
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31,461
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3.3624
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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83,279
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3.3620
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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101,707
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3.3520
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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141,737
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3.3583
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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350,647
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3.3582
GBP
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1p ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing
Short
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395,666
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3.3619
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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13,482
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3.3620
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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16,802
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3.3602
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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8,600
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3.3628
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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26 Jun 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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