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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MONDI PLC
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relevant securities this form relates:
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(d)
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If
an exempt fund manager connected with an
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offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity
of
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offeror/offeree:
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(e)
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Date position held/dealing undertaken:
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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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DS
SMITH 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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EUR
0.22 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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2,044,830
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0.46%
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2,883,439
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0.65%
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(2)
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Cash-settled derivatives:
|
|
|
|
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and/or controlled:
|
|
|
2,707,811
|
0.61%
|
1,782,275
|
0.40%
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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%
|
0
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0.00%
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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TOTAL:
|
|
|
4,752,641
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1.08%
|
4,665,714
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1.06%
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(b)
|
Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors
and other executive
|
|
|
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
|
Purchase/sale
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Number of
|
Price per
unit
|
security
|
|
securities
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
310,101
|
13.4516 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
306,544
|
13.4950 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
203,782
|
13.3487 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
187,484
|
13.3493 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
158,049
|
13.4236 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
135,527
|
13.3635 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
90,228
|
13.3352 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
77,518
|
13.3560 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
50,790
|
13.3742 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
47,681
|
13.4821 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
39,136
|
13.3840 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
27,802
|
13.3865 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
26,293
|
13.3434 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
26,000
|
13.3669 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
25,502
|
13.4970 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
25,176
|
13.3692 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
19,581
|
13.3407 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
15,896
|
13.3664 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
15,421
|
13.4951 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
14,205
|
13.3757 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
12,956
|
13.3704 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
9,881
|
13.3453 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
9,834
|
13.3274 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
8,719
|
13.3476 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
7,867
|
13.3874 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
7,768
|
13.3989 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
7,564
|
13.3600 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
7,537
|
13.4243 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
7,433
|
13.4027 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
7,406
|
13.3709 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
7,176
|
13.3566 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
6,205
|
13.4232 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
5,697
|
13.3582 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
4,758
|
13.3477 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
3,010
|
13.3330 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
2,832
|
13.4650 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
2,324
|
13.4066 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,764
|
13.3701 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,752
|
13.4955 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,718
|
13.3564 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,645
|
13.3990 GBP
|
ADR
|
Purchase
|
1,402
|
34.2514 USD
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,123
|
13.3700 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,107
|
13.3350 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
875
|
13.5700 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
869
|
13.3150 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
855
|
13.3450 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
842
|
13.3303 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
670
|
13.3533 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
637
|
13.3640 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
619
|
13.3305 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
572
|
13.3178 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
372
|
13.3650 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
366
|
13.3850 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
350
|
13.4044 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
300
|
13.3200 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
263
|
13.3250 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
262
|
13.2875 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
224
|
13.3050 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
217
|
13.2975 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
192
|
13.4960 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
168
|
13.4633 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
150
|
13.3795 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1
|
13.3186 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
227,729
|
13.3663 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
213,934
|
13.3809 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
181,421
|
13.3327 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
135,000
|
13.3440 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
122,300
|
13.3567 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
81,336
|
13.3582 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
52,344
|
13.5582 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
39,677
|
13.3376 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
39,136
|
13.3854 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
37,395
|
13.4202 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
30,678
|
13.4885 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
27,531
|
13.4253 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
26,310
|
13.3003 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
16,651
|
13.3381 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
10,863
|
13.4923 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
10,425
|
13.3362 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
10,255
|
13.3379 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
8,008
|
13.3706 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
7,406
|
13.3723 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
5,341
|
13.4950 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
5,241
|
13.3434 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
3,837
|
13.3700 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
3,010
|
13.3343 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
2,846
|
13.4486 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
2,363
|
13.3479 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
2,334
|
13.4000 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
2,014
|
13.3910 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,778
|
13.3753 GBP
|
ADR
|
Sale
|
1,402
|
34.2514 USD
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,171
|
13.3150 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,130
|
13.3729 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,107
|
13.3350 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,082
|
13.3417 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
930
|
13.3037 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
878
|
13.3520 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
876
|
13.3450 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
875
|
13.5700 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
842
|
13.3316 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
837
|
13.3011 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
582
|
13.3409 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
463
|
13.3508 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
429
|
13.3119 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
415
|
13.3551 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
380
|
13.2812 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
372
|
13.3648 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
354
|
13.3600 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
350
|
13.3500 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
237
|
13.3400 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
224
|
13.3050 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
217
|
13.2975 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
184
|
13.3054 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
164
|
13.4675 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
158
|
13.4065 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
90
|
13.3452 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
2
|
13.3650 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1
|
13.3200 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
Sale
|
58
|
13.4911 GBP
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(b)
|
Cash-settled derivative transactions
|
|
Class of
|
Product
|
Nature of
dealing
|
Number of
|
Price per
|
relevant
|
description
|
|
reference
|
unit
|
security
|
|
|
securities
|
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Long
|
150
|
13.3796 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
208
|
13.4821 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Long
|
830
|
13.3956 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
1,752
|
13.4955 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
1,764
|
13.3701 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
7,176
|
13.3566 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
7,210
|
13.3600 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Long
|
8,033
|
13.4950 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
8,719
|
13.3476 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
9,881
|
13.3453 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Long
|
18,061
|
13.4701 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
25,502
|
13.4970 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
28,244
|
13.4950 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Long
|
33,796
|
13.4051 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
77,518
|
13.3560 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Long
|
90,228
|
13.3352 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Long
|
94,852
|
13.3997 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Long
|
152,595
|
13.4572 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
160
|
13.5550 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
380
|
13.2812 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
571
|
13.3410 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
689
|
13.4099 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
8,008
|
13.3706 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
19,396
|
13.4950 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
23,208
|
13.4735 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
26,310
|
13.3003 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
38,600
|
13.3440 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
52,344
|
13.5582 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Long
|
293
|
13.5537 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Long
|
1,714
|
13.3170 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Long
|
1,714
|
13.5539 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Long
|
2,363
|
13.3479 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
10,863
|
13.4923 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Long
|
43,047
|
13.3284 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Long
|
47,054
|
13.3456 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
81,336
|
13.3582 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
96,400
|
13.3440 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Long
|
164,916
|
13.3348 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
91
|
13.3530 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
192
|
13.4960 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
262
|
13.2875 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
263
|
13.3689 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
353
|
13.3400 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
432
|
13.3732 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
619
|
13.3305 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
3,585
|
13.3110 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
4,666
|
13.3136 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
4,758
|
13.3477 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
7,433
|
13.4027 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
8,290
|
13.4024 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
9,834
|
13.3274 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
10,941
|
13.3277 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
15,421
|
13.4951 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
15,753
|
13.4685 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
18,832
|
13.3158 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
19,301
|
13.3605 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
21,300
|
13.3715 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
27,482
|
13.4950 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
29,448
|
13.3748 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
47,473
|
13.4821 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
65,409
|
13.3802 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
187,484
|
13.3493 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Short
|
42
|
13.3209 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Short
|
1,676
|
13.3573 GBP
|
EUR 0.22
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Short
|
203,782
|
13.3487 GBP
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(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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