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FORM 8.5
(EPT/NON-RI)
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PUBLIC OPENING POSITION
DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN
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EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY ("RI") STATUS
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(OR WHERE RI STATUS IS NOT
APPLICABLE)
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Rule 8.5 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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Name of exempt principal trader:
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BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD
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(b)
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Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
relevant securities this form relates:
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HARGREAVES LANSDOWN PLC
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(c)
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Name of the party to the offer with which exempt
principal trader is connected
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HARGREAVES LANSDOWN PLC
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(d)
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Date position held/dealing undertaken:
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28 May 2024
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(e)
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In
addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal
trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to
the offer?
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NO
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2.
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POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
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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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0.4p 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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847,669
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0.18%
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9,171,104
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1.93%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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9,240,206
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1.95%
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636,500
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0.13%
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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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10,087,875
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2.13%
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9,807,604
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2.07%
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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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL
TRADER
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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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Total number of
securities
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Highest price per unit
paid/received
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Lowest price per unit
paid/received
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0.4p
ordinary
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Purchase
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478739
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11.0500
GBP
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10.6550
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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Sale
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300142
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11.0500
GBP
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10.6550
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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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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270
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10.7029
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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584
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10.9178
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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876
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10.8303
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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1,161
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10.9572
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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1,200
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10.8258
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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1,843
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10.9917
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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2,063
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10.9233
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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2,289
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10.9839
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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2,785
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10.9598
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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3,545
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10.7166
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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5,272
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11.0002
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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5,857
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10.8594
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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8,458
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10.9841
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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14,525
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10.7350
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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16,564
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10.8568
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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22,948
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10.8858
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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28,399
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10.7180
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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29,577
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10.7167
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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34,835
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10.7973
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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44,969
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10.7388
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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60,913
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10.7150
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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232
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10.9857
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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310
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10.8830
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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478
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10.9858
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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800
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10.9460
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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1,115
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10.8804
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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2,989
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10.8884
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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6,107
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10.8883
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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143
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11.0000
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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253
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10.9950
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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466
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10.7128
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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756
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10.8023
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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804
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10.8965
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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830
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10.6595
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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2,678
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10.8432
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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10,397
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10.7150
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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12,150
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10.7149
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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24,195
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10.8836
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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25,430
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10.8687
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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314
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10.9700
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing
Short
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389
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10.7103
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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1,525
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10.7158
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing
Short
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4,686
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10.7364
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing
Short
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19,888
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10.7158
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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11
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11.0254
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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163
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10.7101
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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1,397
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10.7774
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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2,691
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10.9176
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 exempt principal trader 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 exempt principal trader 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 May 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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