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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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30 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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723,926
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0.15%
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9,544,253
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2.01%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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9,616,616
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2.03%
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570,107
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0.12%
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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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10,340,542
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2.18%
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10,114,360
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2.13%
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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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799262
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10.8350
GBP
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10.4446
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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Sale
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1479758
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10.8350
GBP
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10.4450
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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Closing
Short
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7,950
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10.6619
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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18
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10.8100
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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65
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10.5177
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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379
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10.6035
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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412
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10.6430
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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518
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10.6595
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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522
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10.5095
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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807
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10.6321
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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1,330
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10.5478
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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1,757
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10.6504
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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2,324
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10.4886
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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2,830
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10.5290
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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3,533
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10.6500
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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4,163
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10.5667
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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4,167
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10.6128
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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5,959
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10.5898
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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7,773
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10.6316
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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9,132
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10.6500
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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9,454
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10.5780
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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14,035
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10.5816
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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15,113
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10.5933
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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16,687
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10.5367
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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19,900
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10.5976
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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23,992
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10.6029
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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33,997
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10.5599
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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58,819
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10.5401
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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159,032
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10.5429
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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213,512
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10.6401
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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33
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10.8229
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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59
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10.5497
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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63
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10.8250
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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72
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10.8228
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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691
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10.6069
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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1,489
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10.6361
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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2,200
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10.6240
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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3,038
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10.6358
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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7,799
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10.6649
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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7,799
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10.6436
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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14,000
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10.5070
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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19
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10.6299
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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60
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10.8268
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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140
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10.5900
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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211
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10.6398
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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213
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10.5546
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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287
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10.5250
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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311
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10.5575
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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433
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10.5891
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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443
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10.6771
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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547
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10.4650
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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2,120
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10.5566
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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13,122
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10.7263
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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15,657
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10.6656
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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68,081
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10.5897
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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140,323
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10.6499
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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141,853
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10.5981
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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196,227
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10.6500
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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454,172
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10.6500
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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237
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10.7813
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing
Short
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348
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10.4303
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing
Short
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385
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10.5039
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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1,116
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10.7199
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing
Short
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2,499
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10.4596
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing
Short
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7,799
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10.6678
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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53,050
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10.5601
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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140,000
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10.6473
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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31 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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