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FORM 8.5
(EPT/NON-RI)
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PUBLIC OPENING POSITION
DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN
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EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY ("RI") STATUS
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(OR WHERE RI STATUS IS NOT
APPLICABLE)
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Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code
(the "Code")
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1.
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KEY
INFORMATION
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(a)
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Name of exempt principal trader:
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BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD
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(b)
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Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
relevant securities this form relates:
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KEYWORDS STUDIOS 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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KEYWORDS STUDIOS PLC
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(d)
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Date position held/dealing undertaken:
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20 May 2024
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(e)
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In
addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal
trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to
the offer?
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NO
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2.
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POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
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(a)
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Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of
the offeror or offeree
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to
which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if
any)
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Class of relevant security:
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1p
ordinary
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Interests
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Short
Positions
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Number
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(%)
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Number
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(%)
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(1)
Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
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331,324
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0.42%
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433,183
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0.55%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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406,809
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0.51%
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319,616
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0.40%
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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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738,133
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0.93%
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752,799
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0.95%
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(b)
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Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors
and other executive options)
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Class of relevant security in relation to
which subscription right exists
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Details, including nature of the rights
concerned and relevant percentages:
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3.
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DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL
TRADER
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(a)
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Purchase and sales
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Class of relevant
security
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Purchase/sale
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Total number of
securities
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Highest price per unit
paid/received
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Lowest price per unit
paid/received
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1p ordinary
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Purchase
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716691
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24.5122
GBP
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22.8200
GBP
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1p ordinary
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Sale
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311092
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24.1824
GBP
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22.9831
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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Opening
Long
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17
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23.6564
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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96
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23.2594
GBP
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1p ordinary
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CFD
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Opening
Long
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339
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23.3561
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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404
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23.6953
GBP
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1p ordinary
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CFD
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Opening
Long
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415
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23.5161
GBP
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1p ordinary
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CFD
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Opening
Long
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541
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23.6768
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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564
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23.6458
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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779
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24.0402
GBP
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1p ordinary
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CFD
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Opening
Long
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781
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23.8167
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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903
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23.6926
GBP
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1p ordinary
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CFD
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Opening
Long
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1,458
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22.8220
GBP
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1p ordinary
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CFD
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Opening
Long
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3,226
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23.5975
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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3,249
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23.4380
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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6,683
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23.8073
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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10,464
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23.7397
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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10,902
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22.8874
GBP
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1p ordinary
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CFD
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Opening
Long
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25,000
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22.8218
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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33,968
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23.4377
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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38,990
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24.5122
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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43,156
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24.0120
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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82,144
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23.5136
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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19
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23.3000
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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33
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23.1490
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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150
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23.2888
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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252
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23.2594
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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1,387
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23.7691
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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1,994
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23.8744
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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2,270
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23.0212
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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4,402
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23.6686
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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4,623
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23.7157
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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5,202
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23.7138
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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5,612
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23.7541
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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5,957
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23.7273
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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6,042
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23.8003
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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6,268
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22.8228
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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7,500
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22.8257
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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8,820
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23.7055
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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13,708
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23.7081
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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57,761
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23.6203
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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61,351
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23.5908
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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125,000
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23.4754
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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216,361
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22.8200
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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21 May 2024
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Contact name:
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Large Holdings Regulatory
Operations
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Telephone number:
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020 3134
7213
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