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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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AGEAS SA/NV
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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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11
Mar 2024
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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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YES:
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disclosures in respect of any other party to the
offer?
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DIRECT LINE INSURANCE GROUP 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
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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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Convertible Bond XS0147484074
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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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500,000
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0.27%
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0
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0.00%
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(2)
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Cash-settled derivatives:
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and/or controlled:
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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)
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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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500,000
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0.27%
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0
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0.00%
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Class of relevant security:
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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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2,590,054
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1.38%
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1,580,957
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0.84%
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(2)
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Cash-settled derivatives:
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and/or controlled:
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208,866
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0.11%
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515,160
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0.27%
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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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2,798,920
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1.49%
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2,096,117
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1.12%
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Class of relevant security:
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Convertible Bond BE0933899800
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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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1,750,000
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0.93%
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0
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0.00%
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(2)
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Cash-settled derivatives:
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and/or controlled:
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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)
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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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1,750,000
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0.93%
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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
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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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Ordinary
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Purchase
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50,724
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38.8272 EUR
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Ordinary
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Purchase
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28,017
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38.8071 EUR
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Ordinary
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Purchase
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25,799
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38.8769 EUR
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Ordinary
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Purchase
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18,846
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38.7755 EUR
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Ordinary
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Purchase
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14,742
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38.8724 EUR
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Ordinary
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Purchase
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13,249
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38.9066 EUR
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Ordinary
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Purchase
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12,632
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38.7950 EUR
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Ordinary
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Purchase
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10,637
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38.7761 EUR
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Ordinary
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Purchase
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9,320
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38.9277 EUR
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Ordinary
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Purchase
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6,288
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38.7998 EUR
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Ordinary
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Purchase
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6,219
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38.8029 EUR
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Ordinary
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Purchase
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6,168
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38.7778 EUR
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Ordinary
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Purchase
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5,959
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38.9009 EUR
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Ordinary
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Purchase
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4,775
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38.7594 EUR
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Ordinary
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Purchase
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4,425
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38.7994 EUR
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Ordinary
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Purchase
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3,573
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38.7982 EUR
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Ordinary
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Purchase
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3,478
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38.7878 EUR
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Ordinary
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Purchase
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3,470
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38.7892 EUR
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Ordinary
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Purchase
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3,335
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38.9258 EUR
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Ordinary
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Purchase
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3,162
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38.7891 EUR
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Ordinary
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Purchase
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2,882
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38.7781 EUR
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Ordinary
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Purchase
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2,707
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38.7420 EUR
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Ordinary
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Purchase
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2,599
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38.7889 EUR
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Ordinary
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Purchase
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2,514
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38.8033 EUR
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Ordinary
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Purchase
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2,454
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38.7771 EUR
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Ordinary
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Purchase
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2,445
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38.7442 EUR
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Ordinary
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Purchase
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2,396
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38.8304 EUR
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Ordinary
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Purchase
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2,320
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38.7352 EUR
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Ordinary
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Purchase
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2,131
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38.9200 EUR
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Ordinary
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Purchase
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2,074
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38.9178 EUR
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Ordinary
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Purchase
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2,027
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38.7965 EUR
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Ordinary
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Purchase
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1,770
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38.7928 EUR
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Ordinary
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Purchase
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1,538
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38.7898 EUR
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Ordinary
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Purchase
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1,455
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38.7846 EUR
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Ordinary
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Purchase
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1,288
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38.7192 EUR
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Ordinary
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Purchase
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1,146
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38.7656 EUR
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Ordinary
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Purchase
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1,020
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38.7444 EUR
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Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
907
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38.7554 EUR
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Ordinary
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Purchase
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862
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38.7929 EUR
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Ordinary
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Purchase
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854
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38.7491 EUR
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ADR
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Purchase
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595
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42.3100 USD
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Ordinary
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Purchase
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583
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38.7569 EUR
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Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
522
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38.7993 EUR
|
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Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
449
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38.7600 EUR
|
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Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
443
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38.8267 EUR
|
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Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
413
|
38.7708 EUR
|
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Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
389
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38.8167 EUR
|
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Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
383
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38.7900 EUR
|
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Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
380
|
38.8162 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
340
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38.7831 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
322
|
38.7400 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
238
|
38.7495 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
236
|
38.7802 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
233
|
38.7793 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
230
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38.7273 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
227
|
38.7873 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
185
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38.6950 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
156
|
38.7751 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
139
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38.8025 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
120
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38.8200 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
120
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38.8000 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
93
|
38.7368 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
77
|
38.7007 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
58
|
38.8100 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
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7
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38.7500 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
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6
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38.7861 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
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105,546
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38.8113 EUR
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Ordinary
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Sale
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52,773
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38.7000 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
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52,430
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38.8269 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
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25,799
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38.8769 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
18,844
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38.7856 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
11,160
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38.8616 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
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10,068
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38.8383 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
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9,423
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38.7755 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
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5,959
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38.9009 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
3,715
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38.7467 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
3,162
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38.7891 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
2,694
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38.8651 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,835
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38.7972 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,724
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38.7929 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,530
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38.7771 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,470
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38.9200 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,380
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38.7982 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,258
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38.7936 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,157
|
38.7671 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,009
|
38.7357 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
953
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38.7915 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
885
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38.7928 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
787
|
38.7900 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
644
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38.7192 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
618
|
38.7382 EUR
|
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ADR
|
Sale
|
595
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42.3100 USD
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
573
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38.7656 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
460
|
38.7273 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
454
|
38.7873 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
443
|
38.8267 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
427
|
38.7491 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
410
|
38.7945 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
388
|
38.7673 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
357
|
38.8873 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
328
|
38.6627 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
317
|
38.7128 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
247
|
38.7400 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
236
|
38.7802 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
233
|
38.7793 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
220
|
38.5786 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
210
|
38.7600 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
193
|
38.7938 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
190
|
38.7100 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
189
|
38.7577 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
184
|
38.7893 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
182
|
38.7300 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
137
|
38.7500 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
128
|
38.8000 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
121
|
38.6750 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
86
|
38.7411 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
70
|
38.8197 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
68
|
38.8150 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
48
|
38.7695 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
44
|
38.8200 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
19
|
38.8468 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
17
|
38.7550 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
158,319
|
38.9115 EUR
|
|
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|
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(b)
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Cash-settled derivative transactions
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|
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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
|
unit
|
|
security
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|
securities
|
|
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Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Closing
Long
|
741
|
38.9178 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Closing
Long
|
1,656
|
38.9200 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Closing
Short
|
8
|
38.7850 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Closing
Short
|
11
|
38.7700 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Closing
Short
|
31
|
38.8198 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Closing
Short
|
33
|
38.7738 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Closing
Short
|
37
|
38.7694 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Closing
Short
|
39
|
38.8196 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Closing
Short
|
48
|
38.7939 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Closing
Short
|
62
|
38.8000 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Closing
Short
|
145
|
38.7938 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Closing
Short
|
155
|
38.7451 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Closing
Short
|
165
|
38.6700 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Closing
Short
|
319
|
38.8900 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
8
|
38.7850 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
62
|
38.8000 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
132
|
38.8160 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
165
|
38.6700 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
248
|
38.8163 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
319
|
38.8900 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
354
|
38.7444 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
505
|
38.7847 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
666
|
38.7443 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
686
|
38.7983 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
836
|
38.7439 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
851
|
38.7770 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
950
|
38.7845 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
1,576
|
38.7438 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
1,603
|
38.7771 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
2,197
|
38.7982 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
2,882
|
38.7781 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
3,470
|
38.7892 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
3,478
|
38.7878 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
6,168
|
38.7778 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
6,219
|
38.8029 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
6,288
|
38.7998 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
13,249
|
38.9066 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
14,742
|
38.8724 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Short
|
2
|
38.8200 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
34
|
38.8150 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Short
|
227
|
38.7823 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
230
|
38.7273 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Short
|
383
|
38.7871 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
548
|
38.6289 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
690
|
38.7982 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
862
|
38.7929 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
11,160
|
38.8616 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
2,694
|
38.8651 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Short
|
15
|
38.9253 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
77
|
38.7003 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
396
|
38.7292 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
427
|
38.7491 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
995
|
38.7905 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Short
|
1,246
|
38.7443 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
3,335
|
38.9258 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
9,320
|
38.9277 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
19,720
|
38.7764 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
28,017
|
38.8071 EUR
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(c)
|
Stock-settled derivative transactions (including
options)
|
|
|
(i)
|
Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
|
|
|
Class
|
Product
|
Writing,
|
Number
|
Exercise
|
Type
|
Expiry
|
Option
|
|
of
|
description
|
purchasing,
|
of
|
price
|
|
date
|
money
|
|
relevant
|
|
selling,
|
securities
|
per unit
|
|
|
paid/
|
|
security
|
|
varying etc
|
to which
|
|
|
|
received
|
|
|
|
|
option
|
|
|
|
per unit
|
|
|
|
|
relates
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(ii)
|
Exercising
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Class of
relevant
|
Product
description
|
Exercising/ exercised
against
|
Number of
|
Exercise price
per
|
|
security
|
|
|
securities
|
unit
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(d)
|
Other dealings (including subscribing for new
securities)
|
|
|
Class of
relevant
|
Nature of
Dealings
|
Details
|
Price per unit
(if
|
|
security
|
|
|
applicable)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4.
|
OTHER
INFORMATION
|
|
(a)
|
Indemnity and other dealings arrangements
|
|
|
Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any
agreement or understanding,
|
|
|
|
formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may
be an inducement to deal
|
|
|
|
or
refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader
making the disclosure and any party
|
|
|
to
the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the
offer:
|
|
|
|
|
NONE
|
|
(b)
|
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options
or derivatives
|
|
|
Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal
or informal, between
|
|
|
|
the
person making the disclosure and any other person relating
to:
|
|
|
|
(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under
any option; or
|
|
|
|
|
(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of
any relevant securities to which
|
|
|
|
any
derivative is referenced:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NONE
|
|
(c)
|
Attachments
|
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|
|
|
Is
a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?
|
NO
|
|
Date of disclosure:
|
12 Mar 2024
|
|
Contact name:
|
Large Holdings Regulatory
Operations
|
|
Telephone number:
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020 3134
7213
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