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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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SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS 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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16
Jan 2025
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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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NO
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disclosures in respect of any other party to the
offer?
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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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3
1/3p 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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44,575,152
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7.70%
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1,087,391
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0.19%
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(2)
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Cash-settled derivatives:
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and/or controlled:
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772,720
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0.13%
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44,416,235
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7.68%
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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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45,347,872
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7.84%
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45,503,626
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7.86%
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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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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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97,705
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1.7646 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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56,394
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1.7679 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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42,409
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1.7632 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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42,015
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1.7554 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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36,159
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1.7640 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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19,499
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1.7675 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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9,995
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1.7654 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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9,003
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1.7428 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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8,528
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1.7685 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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7,692
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1.7578 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,411
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1.7550 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,086
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1.7430 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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744
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1.7480 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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642
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1.7421 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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462
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1.7466 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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357
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1.7426 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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141
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1.7540 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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13
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1.7670 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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8
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1.7597 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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112,411
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1.7635 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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16,674
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1.7611 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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8,967
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1.7636 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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7,491
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1.7661 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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6,721
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1.7556 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,461
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1.7692 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,752
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1.7543 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,813
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1.7640 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,954
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1.7694 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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533
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1.7440 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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428
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1.7430 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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357
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1.7428 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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328
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1.7660 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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62
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1.7479 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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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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6
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1.7430 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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688
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1.7475 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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62
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1.7479 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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4,058
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1.7555 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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6,721
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1.7556 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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58,336
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1.7639 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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49,016
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1.7640 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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642
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1.7421 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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12,089
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1.7430 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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2,376
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1.7478 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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12,786
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1.7524 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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143
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1.7540 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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29,229
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1.7567 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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5,526
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1.7578 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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3
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1.7583 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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348
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1.7627 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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88,668
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1.7640 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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32,768
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1.7647 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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8,132
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1.7652 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,863
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1.7665 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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16
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1.7668 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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108
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1.7674 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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19,499
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1.7675 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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56,394
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1.7679 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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177
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1.7682 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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8,528
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1.7685 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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328
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1.7658 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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4,688
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1.7641 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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7,849
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1.7695 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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17 Jan 2025
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Contact name:
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Large Holdings Regulatory
Operations
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Telephone number:
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020 3134
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