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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
positions disclosed, if different from
1(a):
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(c)
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Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
relevant securities this form relates:
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SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS PLC
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(d)
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If
an exempt fund manager connected with an
offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of
offeror/offeree:
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(e)
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Date position held/dealing undertaken:
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12
Aug 2024
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(f)
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In
addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser 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 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
to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if
any)
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Class of relevant security:
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3
1/3p 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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24,174,926
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4.18%
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1,089,608
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0.19%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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521,517
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0.09%
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23,172,261
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4.00%
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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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24,696,443
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4.27%
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24,261,869
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4.19%
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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 PERSON MAKING THE
DISCLOSURE
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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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Number of
securities
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Price per
unit
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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109,984
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1.7483 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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67,457
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1.7424 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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31,537
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1.7379 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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29,444
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1.7501 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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15,771
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1.7457 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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13,050
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1.7524 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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11,910
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1.7482 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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11,150
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1.7442 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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9,824
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1.7474 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,819
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1.7477 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,344
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1.7529 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,654
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1.7550 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,538
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1.7510 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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908
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1.7480 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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793
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1.7548 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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697
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1.7380 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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434
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1.7450 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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394
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1.7420 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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264
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1.7610 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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263
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1.7490 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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170,063
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1.7380 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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109,984
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1.7483 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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72,078
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1.7424 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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41,219
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1.7381 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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32,452
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1.7382 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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29,573
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1.7378 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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19,062
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1.7500 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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12,266
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1.7476 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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11,646
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1.7456 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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10,225
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1.7428 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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6,135
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1.7515 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,410
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1.7506 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,221
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1.7501 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,557
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1.7390 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,422
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1.7524 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,883
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1.7502 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,808
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1.7540 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,556
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1.7375 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,379
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1.7400 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,323
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1.7531 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,314
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1.7505 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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703
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1.7559 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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264
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1.7611 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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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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11,150
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1.7445 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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27,279
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1.7515 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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2,597
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1.7528 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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2
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1.7400 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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2
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1.7400 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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5,176
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1.7568 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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13,945
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1.7523 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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170,061
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1.7380 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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50,024
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1.7386 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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7,685
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1.7513 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Closing
Long
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9,317
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1.7443 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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155
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1.7380 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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10,225
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1.7428 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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11,910
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1.7482 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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3,965
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1.7495 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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703
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1.7559 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,406
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1.7550 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,129
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1.7504 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,995
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1.7507 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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755
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1.7380 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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3,136
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1.7472 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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9,824
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1.7474 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 person 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 person 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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13 Aug 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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