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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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INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION SERVICES 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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INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION SERVICES 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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1p
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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8,340,480
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0.87%
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5,507,625
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0.57%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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2,978,445
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0.31%
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7,754,972
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0.81%
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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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11,318,925
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1.18%
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13,262,597
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1.38%
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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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1p ordinary
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Purchase
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1583358
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3.3500
GBP
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3.3211
GBP
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1p ordinary
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Sale
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836857
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3.3471
GBP
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3.3238
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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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Closing
Long
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556
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3.3320
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Closing
Long
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1,157
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3.3375
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Closing
Long
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1,300
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3.3440
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Closing
Long
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2,805
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3.3424
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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79
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3.3309
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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113
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3.3348
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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127
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3.3361
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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2,846
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3.3328
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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29,528
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3.3345
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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33,875
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3.3404
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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34,866
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3.3400
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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1,071
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3.3395
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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1,433
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3.3471
GBP
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1p ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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1,530
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3.3377
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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1,622
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3.3344
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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1,807
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3.3366
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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1,897
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3.3300
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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5,176
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3.3356
GBP
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1p ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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11,838
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3.3325
GBP
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1p ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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14,642
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3.3286
GBP
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1p ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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19,519
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3.3395
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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26,227
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3.3372
GBP
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1p ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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54,881
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3.3400
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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56,403
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3.3333
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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68,600
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3.3392
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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240
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3.3227
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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3,597
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3.3199
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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4,838
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3.3259
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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6,926
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3.3243
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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321
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3.3310
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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553
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3.3356
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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4,248
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3.3413
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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4,659
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3.3376
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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6,610
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3.3295
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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13,931
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3.3365
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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15,291
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3.3357
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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33,250
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3.3323
GBP
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1p ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing
Short
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36,228
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3.3400
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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51,386
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3.3213
GBP
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1p ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing
Short
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89,704
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3.3369
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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115,486
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3.3400
GBP
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1p ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing
Short
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117,575
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3.3391
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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176,177
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3.3356
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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618
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3.3200
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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967
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3.3420
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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2,127
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3.3475
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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4,514
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3.3344
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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7,810
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3.3373
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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31,151
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3.3377
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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35,157
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3.3211
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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66,507
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3.3361
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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72,075
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3.3400
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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88,225
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3.3367
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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