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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ASCENTIAL 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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16
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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1.7p 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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4,036,468
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1.98%
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380,213
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0.19%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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249,645
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0.12%
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3,658,625
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1.79%
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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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4,286,113
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2.10%
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4,038,838
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1.98%
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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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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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121,962
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5.7146 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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59,000
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5.7044 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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57,944
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5.7150 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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52,362
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5.7276 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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41,469
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5.7227 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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31,300
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5.7176 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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26,119
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5.7244 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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21,155
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5.7157 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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18,492
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5.7165 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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14,838
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5.7346 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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10,022
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5.7289 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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8,249
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5.7311 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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8,060
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5.7317 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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7,109
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5.7139 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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6,769
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5.7050 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,010
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5.7125 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,622
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5.7682 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,475
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5.7853 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,403
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5.7100 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,399
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5.7175 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,253
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5.7600 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,087
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5.7500 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,053
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5.7448 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,046
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5.7450 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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744
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5.7025 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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515
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5.7850 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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75
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5.6994 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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69
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5.7200 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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41
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5.7059 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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25
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5.7650 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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62,726
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5.7150 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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35,454
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5.7149 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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25,601
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5.7041 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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17,127
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5.7226 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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15,830
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5.7042 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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12,323
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5.6976 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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9,847
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5.7050 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,657
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5.7055 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,470
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5.7043 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,722
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5.7198 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,682
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5.7109 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,453
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5.7053 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,075
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5.7100 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,692
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5.7025 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,671
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5.7052 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,282
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5.7443 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,046
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5.7450 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,046
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5.7500 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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881
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5.7000 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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741
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5.7142 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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580
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5.7154 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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515
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5.7850 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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142
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5.7427 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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69
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5.7200 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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1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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8,933
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5.7108 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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266
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5.7150 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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3,766
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5.7246 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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166
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5.7005 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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41
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5.7058 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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3,259
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5.7063 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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54,540
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5.7150 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Closing
Long
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21,155
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5.7157 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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95
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5.7316 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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12,323
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5.6976 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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806
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5.7000 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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2,234
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5.7150 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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32,877
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5.7149 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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41,469
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5.7227 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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10,022
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5.7289 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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326
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5.7105 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Closing
Short
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741
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5.7142 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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3,572
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5.7150 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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23,187
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5.7150 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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26,119
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5.7244 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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92,453
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5.7287 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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11,262
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5.7287 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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19 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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