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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31 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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708,346
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0.15%
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9,268,164
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1.95%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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9,341,154
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1.97%
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565,829
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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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10,049,500
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2.12%
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9,833,993
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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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1318883
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10.7970
GBP
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10.4900
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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Sale
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1058259
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10.8050
GBP
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10.5150
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
Long
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54
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10.5200
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Closing
Long
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433
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10.7822
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Closing
Long
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1,774
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10.5555
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Closing
Long
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3,395
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10.5885
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Closing
Long
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6,427
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10.5550
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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91
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10.5284
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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137
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10.5278
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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175
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10.7510
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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218
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10.5706
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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299
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10.5204
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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602
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10.6611
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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1,030
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10.4921
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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1,667
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10.6465
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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1,790
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10.5554
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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2,462
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10.6109
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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2,543
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10.5047
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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3,441
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10.7030
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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3,869
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10.5488
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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5,760
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10.5323
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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6,002
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10.6922
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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7,407
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10.5659
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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7,496
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10.5608
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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10,286
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10.5338
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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10,360
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10.6608
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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14,817
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10.5635
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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22,940
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10.5439
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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29,056
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10.5642
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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31,468
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10.5681
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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48,346
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10.5485
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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196,502
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10.5550
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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112
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10.6373
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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623
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10.6912
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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1,075
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10.6563
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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1,414
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10.7585
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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2,195
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10.6559
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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23
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10.6800
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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46
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10.5150
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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68
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10.6971
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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174
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10.7749
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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340
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10.7544
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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780
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10.7869
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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2,435
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10.7926
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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4,607
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10.7894
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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5,163
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10.7339
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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11,556
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10.6684
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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14,032
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10.5550
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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16,468
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10.7492
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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26,871
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10.5576
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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55,166
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10.7663
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing
Short
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332
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10.5203
GBP
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0.4p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing
Short
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809
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10.5558
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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03 Jun 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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