FORM 8.3
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PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE
BY
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A
PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1%
OR
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MORE
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Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code
(the "Code")
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1.
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KEY
INFORMATION
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(a)
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Full name of discloser:
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Barclays PLC.
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(b)
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Owner or controller of interest and short
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positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
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(c)
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Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
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DARKTRACE PLC
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relevant securities this form relates:
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(d)
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If
an exempt fund manager connected with an
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offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity
of
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offeror/offeree:
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(e)
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Date position held/dealing undertaken:
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04
Jul 2024
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(f)
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In
addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser
making
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NO
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disclosures in respect of any other party to the
offer?
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2.
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POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
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(a)
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Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of
the offeror or offeree
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to
which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if
any)
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Class of relevant security:
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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)
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Relevant securities owned
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and/or controlled:
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24,460,525
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3.49%
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211,642
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0.03%
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(2)
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Cash-settled derivatives:
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and/or controlled:
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46,160
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0.01%
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24,363,611
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3.48%
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(3)
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Stock-settled derivatives (including
options)
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and
agreements to purchase/sell:
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0
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0.00%
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0
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0.00%
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TOTAL:
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24,506,685
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3.50%
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24,575,253
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3.51%
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(b)
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Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors
and other executive
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options)
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Class of relevant security in relation to
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which subscription right exists
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Details, including nature of the rights
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concerned and relevant percentages:
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3.
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DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL
TRADER
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(a)
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Purchases and sales
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Class of
relevant
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Purchase/sale
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Number of
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Price per
unit
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security
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securities
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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179,522
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5.8082 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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108,319
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5.7960 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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60,000
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5.8029 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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56,000
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5.8166 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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52,033
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5.8007 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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24,444
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5.8140 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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21,347
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5.8156 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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9,911
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5.7957 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,737
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5.8061 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,975
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5.8049 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,696
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5.8123 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,377
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5.8046 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,988
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5.8213 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,229
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5.8051 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,707
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5.8186 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,696
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5.8100 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,265
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5.8060 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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940
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5.8000 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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751
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5.7940 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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574
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5.8120 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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540
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5.7920 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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330
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5.8020 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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145,599
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5.7966 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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78,260
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5.7975 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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7,216
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5.8048 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,332
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5.8296 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,543
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5.8084 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,159
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5.8010 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,144
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5.8000 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,870
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5.8175 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,829
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5.7979 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,696
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5.8100 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,399
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5.8112 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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953
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5.8040 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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948
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5.8050 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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751
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5.7940 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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638
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5.8101 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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574
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5.8120 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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499
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5.8090 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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486
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5.8160 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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477
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5.7970 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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330
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5.8020 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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299
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5.8009 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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233
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5.8113 GBP
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(b)
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Cash-settled derivative transactions
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Class of
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Product
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Nature of
dealing
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Number of
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Price per
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relevant
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description
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reference
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unit
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security
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securities
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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200
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5.7999 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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3,128
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5.8044 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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4,449
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5.8143 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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68
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5.7979 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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2,365
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5.8441 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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803
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5.7960 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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25,713
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5.7961 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1,870
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5.8175 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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3,332
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5.8296 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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22,502
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5.7960 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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18,000
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5.8029 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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2,699
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5.8038 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,265
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5.8060 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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47,872
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5.8082 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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24,000
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5.8140 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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21,347
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5.8156 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,707
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5.8186 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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2,543
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5.8084 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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4,737
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5.8061 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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241
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5.8151 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1,829
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5.7979 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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82,986
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5.7990 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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17,271
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5.7960 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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42,000
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5.8029 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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7,737
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5.8036 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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131,650
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5.8082 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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3,696
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5.8123 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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56,000
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5.8166 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
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Product
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Writing,
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Number
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Exercise
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Type
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Expiry
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Option
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of
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description
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purchasing,
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of
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price
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date
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money
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relevant
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selling,
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securities
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per unit
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paid/
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security
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varying etc
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to which
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received
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option
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per unit
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relates
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(ii)
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Exercising
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Class of
relevant
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Product
description
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Exercising/ exercised
against
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Number of
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Exercise price
per
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security
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securities
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unit
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(d)
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Other dealings (including subscribing for new
securities)
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Class of
relevant
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Nature of
Dealings
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Details
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Price per unit
(if
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security
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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,
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formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may
be an inducement to deal
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or
refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader
making the disclosure and any party
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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
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the
person making the disclosure and any other person relating
to:
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(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under
any option; or
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(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of
any relevant securities to which
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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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05 Jul 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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