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FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a and 3b
Replaces form Released at 20/09/2024 15:03 RNS Number :
1066F
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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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19
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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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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8,004,981
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3.91%
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599,268
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0.29%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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621,324
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0.30%
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7,730,291
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1.84%
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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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8,626,305
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4.21%
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8,329,559
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2.13%
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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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281,302
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5.6500 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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45,620
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5.6493 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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23,814
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5.6497 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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17,329
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5.6494 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,992
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5.6501 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,280
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5.6478 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,452
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5.6475 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,210
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5.6525 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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93,103
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5.6500 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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70,390
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5.6486 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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43,301
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5.6499 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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17,488
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5.6450 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,106
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5.6503 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,180
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5.6498 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,600
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5.6501 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,460
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5.6505 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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997
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5.6449 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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891
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5.6480 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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Sale
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275
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5.6475 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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997
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5.6449 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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17,488
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5.6450 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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891
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5.6480 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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70,390
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5.6486 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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2,180
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5.6498 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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3,474
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5.6499 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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9,213
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5.6500 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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45,620
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5.6493 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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116,479
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5.6500 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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3,467
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5.6503 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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343
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5.6504 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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80,358
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5.6500 GBP
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1.7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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934
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5.6505 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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27 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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