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
positions disclosed, if different from
1(a):
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(c)
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Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
relevant securities this form relates:
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ASCENTIAL PLC
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(d)
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If
an exempt fund manager connected with an
offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of
offeror/offeree:
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(e)
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Date position held/dealing undertaken:
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30
Jul 2024
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(f)
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In
addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making
disclosures in respect of any other party to the
offer?
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NO
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2.
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POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE
DISCLOSURE
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(a)
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Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of
the offeror or offeree
to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if
any)
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Class of relevant security:
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1.7p 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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1,589,015
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0.78%
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1,331,502
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0.65%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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1,215,023
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0.60%
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1,403,237
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0.69%
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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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2,804,038
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1.38%
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2,734,739
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1.34%
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(b)
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Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors
and
other executive options)
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Class of relevant security in relation to
which subscription right exists
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Details, including nature of the rights
concerned and relevant percentages:
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3.
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DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE
DISCLOSURE
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(a)
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Purchase and sales
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Class of relevant
security
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Purchase/sale
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Number of
securities
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Price per
unit
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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127,053
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5.6939 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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125,893
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5.7174 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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106,621
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5.7200 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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63,378
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5.6963 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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58,354
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5.6917 GBP
|
1.7p
ordinary
|
Purchase
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54,986
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5.6921 GBP
|
1.7p
ordinary
|
Purchase
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49,189
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5.6876 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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16,975
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5.6904 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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15,394
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5.6926 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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15,181
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5.6884 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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14,716
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5.6900 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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11,900
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5.6894 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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10,974
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5.6947 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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10,555
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5.7197 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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9,867
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5.7097 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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9,145
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5.6950 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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8,966
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5.6869 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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7,569
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5.6877 GBP
|
1.7p
ordinary
|
Purchase
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6,948
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5.7000 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,885
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5.6888 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
|
Purchase
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5,455
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5.6889 GBP
|
1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,203
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5.6850 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,769
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5.6882 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,996
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5.6822 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,700
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5.6940 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,350
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5.6951 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,124
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5.6919 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,915
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5.6915 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,510
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5.6863 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,301
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5.7002 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,262
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5.7093 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,969
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5.6887 GBP
|
1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,729
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5.6880 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,699
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5.6912 GBP
|
1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,657
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5.6913 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,555
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5.6750 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,461
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5.6903 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,152
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5.6800 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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973
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5.6875 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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917
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5.6975 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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695
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5.6922 GBP
|
1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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336
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5.6906 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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90
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5.6942 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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117,292
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5.7200 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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89,248
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5.7131 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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86,529
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5.6948 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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16,862
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5.6920 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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10,015
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5.6950 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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8,945
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5.6937 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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8,773
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5.6933 GBP
|
1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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8,107
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5.6903 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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8,031
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5.6882 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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7,449
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5.6789 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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7,333
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5.6919 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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6,948
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5.7000 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,492
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5.6900 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,930
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5.6913 GBP
|
1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,824
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5.6902 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,734
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5.6872 GBP
|
1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,058
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5.6841 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,912
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5.7002 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,816
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5.6975 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,201
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5.6850 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,864
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5.6909 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,546
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5.6807 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,309
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5.7188 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,070
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5.6750 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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800
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5.6846 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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500
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5.6800 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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100
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5.6899 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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90
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5.6947 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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7
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5.6921 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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1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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1,000
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5.6880 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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6,824
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5.6898 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Long
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387
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5.6816 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Long
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3,495
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5.7003 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Long
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8,000
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5.7194 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Long
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1,830
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5.7200 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Long
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166
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5.6854 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Long
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336
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5.6906 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Long
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1,324
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5.6939 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Long
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40,930
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5.7200 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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700
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5.6873 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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100
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5.6899 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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904
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5.6877 GBP
|
1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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800
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5.6846 GBP
|
1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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278
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5.6876 GBP
|
1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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3,700
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5.6940 GBP
|
1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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7,449
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5.6789 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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1,546
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5.6807 GBP
|
1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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578
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5.6975 GBP
|
1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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21,944
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5.7143 GBP
|
1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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53,395
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5.6889 GBP
|
1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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1,461
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5.6903 GBP
|
1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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63,378
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5.6963 GBP
|
1.7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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339
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5.6975 GBP
|
1.7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
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44,063
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5.7199 GBP
|
1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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2,908
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5.6915 GBP
|
1.7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
847
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5.6851 GBP
|
1.7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
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5,900
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5.6890 GBP
|
1.7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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58,354
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5.6917 GBP
|
1.7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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24,522
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5.6921 GBP
|
1.7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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15,394
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5.6926 GBP
|
1.7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
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3,350
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5.6951 GBP
|
1.7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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2,301
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5.7002 GBP
|
1.7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
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45,000
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5.6887 GBP
|
1.7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
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Increasing Long
|
503
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5.7200 GBP
|
1.7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
503
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5.6877 GBP
|
1.7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
539
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5.6881 GBP
|
1.7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
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2,238
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5.6975 GBP
|
1.7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
36,306
|
5.7172 GBP
|
1.7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
50,369
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5.6884 GBP
|
1.7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
3,124
|
5.6919 GBP
|
1.7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
30,464
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5.6921 GBP
|
1.7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
30,836
|
5.7200 GBP
|
1.7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
2,747
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5.7200 GBP
|
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(c)
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Stock-settled derivative transactions
(including options)
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(i)
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Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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Class
of
relevant
security
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Product
description
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Writing,
purchasing,
selling,
varying etc
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Number
of
securities
to which
option
relates
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Exercise
price
per unit
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Type
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Expiry
date
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Option
money
paid/
received
per unit
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(ii)
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Exercising
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Class of relevant
security
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Product
description
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Exercising/ exercised
against
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Number of
securities
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Exercise price per
unit
|
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(d)
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Other dealings (including subscribing for
new securities)
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Class of relevant
security
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Nature of
Dealings
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Details
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Price per unit (if
applicable)
|
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4.
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OTHER INFORMATION
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(a)
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Indemnity and other dealings arrangements
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Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any
agreement or understanding,
formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may
be an inducement to deal
or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the
disclosure and any party
to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to
the offer:
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NONE
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(b)
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Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options
or
derivatives
|
Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal
or informal, between
the person making the disclosure and any other person
relating to:
(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under
any option; or
(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of
any relevant securities to which
any derivative is referenced:
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NONE
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(c)
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Attachments
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Is
a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?
|
NO
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Date of disclosure:
|
31 Jul 2024
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Contact name:
|
Large Holdings Regulatory
Operations
|
Telephone number:
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020 3134
7213
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