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FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a
Replaces form Released at 04/09/2024 14:33 RNS Number :
9307C
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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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DARKTRACE 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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03
Sep 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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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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21,720,320
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3.10%
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20,737,725
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2.96%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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30,887
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0.00%
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21,629,928
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3.09%
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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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21,751,207
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3.11%
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42,367,653
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6.05%
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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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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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95,738
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5.8524 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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24,029
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5.8609 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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13,116
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5.8461 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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11,254
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5.8501 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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6,221
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5.8680 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,986
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5.8540 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,481
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5.8597 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,361
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5.8575 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,765
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5.8520 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,437
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5.8573 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,558
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5.8534 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,291
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5.8580 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,051
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5.8503 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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466
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5.8460 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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353
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5.8471 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3
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5.8480 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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87,107
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5.8519 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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29,461
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5.8407 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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28,978
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5.8460 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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20,434
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5.8574 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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17,194
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5.8499 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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16,380
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5.8624 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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13,875
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5.8560 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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8,465
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5.8405 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,826
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5.8594 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,584
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5.8455 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,558
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5.8540 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,243
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5.8580 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,234
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5.8682 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,173
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5.8471 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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543
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5.8520 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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159
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5.8480 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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111
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5.8423 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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Decreasing Short
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5,379
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5.8584 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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120
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5.8395 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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470
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5.8400 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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8,465
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5.8405 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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29,461
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5.8408 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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2,584
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5.8455 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1,345
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5.8468 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1,131
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5.8494 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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17,194
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5.8499 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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7,873
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5.8501 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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66
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5.8555 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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11,952
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5.8680 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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108
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5.8400 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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36
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5.8460 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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11,254
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5.8501 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,051
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5.8503 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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2,765
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5.8520 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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186
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5.8580 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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17,610
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5.8606 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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5,818
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5.8680 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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3,000
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5.8575 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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1,904
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5.8421 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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04 Sep 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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