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FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a and 3a
Replaces form Released at 21/01/2025 14:59 RNS Number :
1677U
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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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DS
SMITH 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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20
Jan 2025
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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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YES:
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY
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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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10p
ordinary
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Interests
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Short
Positions
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Number
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(%)
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Number
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(%)
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(1)
Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
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33,758,671
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2.44%
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29,895,095
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2.17%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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12,818,526
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0.93%
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31,612,286
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2.29%
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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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46,577,197
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3.37%
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61,507,381
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4.46%
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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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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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250,000
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5.9257 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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173,677
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5.8850 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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172,415
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5.9016 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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44,505
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5.9007 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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44,056
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5.8831 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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11,989
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5.8801 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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8,246
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5.8973 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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6,104
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5.9050 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,523
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5.9059 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,597
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5.8815 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,359
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5.8768 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,181
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5.8907 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,772
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5.8713 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,795
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5.9000 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,557
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5.9090 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,455
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5.9025 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,246
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5.8922 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,140
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5.8615 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,946
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5.8930 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,522
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5.8600 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,165
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5.9100 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,154
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5.9207 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,085
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5.9327 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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944
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5.9250 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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637
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5.8550 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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472
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5.8940 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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472
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5.9148 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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472
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5.9150 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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362
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5.8549 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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181
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5.8650 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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584,787
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5.9250 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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96,390
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5.8881 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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76,310
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5.9013 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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70,639
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5.8895 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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62,950
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5.9007 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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59,009
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5.8850 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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20,498
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5.9035 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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16,437
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5.8970 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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16,384
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5.9088 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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10,465
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5.8997 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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10,290
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5.8910 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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9,713
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5.8963 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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9,028
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5.8825 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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7,781
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5.8918 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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7,602
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5.9018 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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7,529
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5.8975 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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7,302
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5.9074 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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7,116
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5.9096 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,230
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5.9047 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,658
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5.9019 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,934
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5.8899 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,065
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5.8725 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,976
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5.9224 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,411
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5.8798 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,344
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5.9000 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,296
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5.8738 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,180
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5.9075 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,119
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5.9050 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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999
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5.8550 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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716
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5.9200 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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587
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5.9245 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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537
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5.9100 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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472
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5.9150 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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11
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5.8884 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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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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32,975
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5.8914 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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3,065
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5.8725 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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6,477
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5.8776 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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35,043
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5.8839 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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224
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5.8850 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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3,934
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5.8899 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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10,290
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5.8910 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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7,781
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5.8918 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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3,281
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5.9019 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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16,384
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5.9088 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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181
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5.8650 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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3,772
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5.8713 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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11,989
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5.8801 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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60,264
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5.8850 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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472
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5.8939 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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57,060
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5.8850 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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7
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5.8857 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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2,569
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5.8850 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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1,047
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5.8853 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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7
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5.8857 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
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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?
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NO
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Date of disclosure:
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29 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
7213
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