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
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positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
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(c)
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Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
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SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS PLC
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relevant securities this form relates:
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(d)
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If
an exempt fund manager connected with an
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offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity
of
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offeror/offeree:
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(e)
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Date position held/dealing undertaken:
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02
Dec 2024
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(f)
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In
addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser
making
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NO
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disclosures in respect of any other party to the
offer?
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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
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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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3
1/3p ordinary
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Interests
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Short
Positions
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Number
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(%)
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Number
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(%)
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(1)
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Relevant securities owned
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and/or controlled:
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43,414,577
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7.50%
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1,367,928
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0.24%
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(2)
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Cash-settled derivatives:
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and/or controlled:
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977,796
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0.17%
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42,516,968
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7.35%
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(3)
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Stock-settled derivatives (including
options)
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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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44,392,373
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7.67%
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43,884,896
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7.58%
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(b)
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Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors
and other executive
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options)
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Class of relevant security in relation to
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which subscription right exists
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Details, including nature of the rights
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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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Purchases and sales
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Class of
relevant
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Purchase/sale
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Number of
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Price per
unit
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security
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securities
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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650,000
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1.8059 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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200,000
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1.8039 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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125,000
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1.8089 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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114,270
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1.7837 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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100,000
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1.7959 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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96,408
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1.8043 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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62,917
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1.7967 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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60,852
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1.7780 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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52,027
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1.7983 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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49,108
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1.7807 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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17,887
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1.7981 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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13,462
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1.7894 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,548
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1.8030 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,582
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1.7865 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,560
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1.7825 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,293
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1.8035 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,955
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1.7985 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,700
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1.7947 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,699
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1.8013 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,354
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1.7975 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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388
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1.7811 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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211
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1.8082 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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84
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1.7862 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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96,428
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1.7816 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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87,743
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1.8016 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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82,524
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1.7985 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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57,984
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1.7853 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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56,631
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1.7780 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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39,707
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1.7799 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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22,009
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1.7855 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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19,761
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1.7898 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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15,377
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1.7848 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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15,063
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1.8036 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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7,403
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1.8012 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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6,100
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1.7864 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,112
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1.7828 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,336
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1.8014 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,293
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1.8035 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,305
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1.8026 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,816
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1.8050 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,899
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1.8020 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,651
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1.7779 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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900
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1.7750 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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36
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1.7950 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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13
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1.7960 GBP
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(b)
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Cash-settled derivative transactions
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Class of
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Product
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Nature of
dealing
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Number of
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Price per
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relevant
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description
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reference
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unit
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security
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securities
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1
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1.7370 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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900
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1.7750 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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171
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1.7780 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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39,707
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1.7799 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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6,100
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1.7864 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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19,761
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1.7898 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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70,706
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1.7905 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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165
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1.7933 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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82,524
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1.7985 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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73,478
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1.7780 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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9
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1.7823 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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3,712
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1.7825 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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3
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1.7860 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,383
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1.7869 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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345
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1.7870 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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2,700
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1.7947 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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100,000
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1.7958 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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8,120
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1.7965 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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62,917
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1.7967 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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21,163
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1.7969 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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52,027
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1.7983 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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200,000
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1.8039 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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650,000
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1.8059 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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49
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1.8081 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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125,000
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1.8089 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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570
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1.7368 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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2,076
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1.7780 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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3,361
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1.7943 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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981
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1.7950 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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8,659
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1.7957 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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211
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1.8082 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
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Product
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Writing,
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Number
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Exercise
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Type
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Expiry
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Option
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of
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description
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purchasing,
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of
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price
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date
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money
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relevant
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selling,
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securities
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per unit
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paid/
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security
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varying etc
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to which
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received
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option
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per unit
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relates
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(ii)
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Exercising
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Class of
relevant
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Product
description
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Exercising/ exercised
against
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Number of
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Exercise price
per
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security
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securities
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unit
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(d)
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Other dealings (including subscribing for new
securities)
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Class of
relevant
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Nature of
Dealings
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Details
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Price per unit
(if
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security
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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,
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formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may
be an inducement to deal
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or
refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader
making the disclosure and any party
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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
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the
person making the disclosure and any other person relating
to:
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(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under
any option; or
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(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of
any relevant securities to which
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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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03 Dec 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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