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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
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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DIRECT LINE INSURANCE GROUP 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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18
Dec 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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YES:
AVIVA PLC
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2.
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POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE
DISCLOSURE
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(a)
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Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of
the offeror or offeree
to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if
any)
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Class of relevant security:
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10
10/11p 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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9,647,485
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0.74%
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12,769,001
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0.97%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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13,527,016
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1.03%
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7,523,086
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0.57%
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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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23,174,501
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1.77%
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20,292,087
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1.55%
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Class of relevant security:
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Restricted Tier 1 Note XS1728036366
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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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200,000
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0.06%
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0
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0.00%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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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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(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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200,000
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0.06%
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0
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0.00%
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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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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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154,148
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2.4300 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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147,033
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2.4248 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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119,633
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2.4281 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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69,971
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2.4296 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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36,872
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2.4283 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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31,502
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2.4250 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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26,728
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2.4260 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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20,205
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2.4251 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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18,163
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2.4234 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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16,307
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2.4271 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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15,379
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2.4232 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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6,758
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2.4220 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,149
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2.4245 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,108
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2.4180 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,500
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2.4261 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,882
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2.4263 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,774
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2.4225 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,604
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2.4256 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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814
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2.4280 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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477
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2.4240 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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341
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2.4264 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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31
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2.4200 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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27
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2.4276 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Purchase
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8
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2.4275 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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200,865
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2.4268 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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148,152
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2.4230 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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74,190
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2.4242 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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74,011
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2.4240 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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70,630
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2.4299 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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26,900
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2.4218 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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26,859
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2.4223 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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22,430
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2.4254 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,870
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2.4247 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,108
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2.4180 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,019
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2.4214 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,493
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2.4250 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,121
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2.4284 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,872
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2.4294 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,754
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2.4290 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,523
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2.4320 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,414
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2.4319 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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381
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2.4280 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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81
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2.4283 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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51
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2.4220 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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Sale
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10
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2.4279 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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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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22,900
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2.4211 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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4,019
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2.4214 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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148,152
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2.4230 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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34,556
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2.4231 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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70,677
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2.4232 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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116,858
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2.4242 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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4,000
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2.4258 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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1
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2.4277 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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10
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2.4279 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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81
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2.4284 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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44,926
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2.4295 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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386
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2.4298 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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70,630
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2.4299 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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17,571
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2.4300 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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1,414
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2.4319 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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7,013
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2.4231 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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32
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2.4240 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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4,149
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2.4245 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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147,033
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2.4248 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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54,288
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2.4249 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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20,205
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2.4251 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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395
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2.4260 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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2,500
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2.4261 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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8
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2.4280 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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36,872
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2.4283 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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112,620
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2.4284 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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122,728
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2.4300 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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2,572
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2.4320 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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2,323
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2.4195 GBP
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10 10/11p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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21,063
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2.4260 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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19 Dec 2024
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Contact name:
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Large Holdings Regulatory
Operations
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Telephone number:
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020 3134
7213
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