2 May 2024
Reach plc
Results of Annual General
Meeting ("AGM")
In accordance with the arrangements
announced on 27 March 2024, the AGM of Reach plc (the "Company")
was held today at 11:00 a.m. at Numis' Offices, 45 Gresham St,
London, EC2V 7BF.
All valid proxy votes (whether
submitted electronically or in hard copy form) were included in the
poll taken at the meeting. Resolutions 1 to 17 and 21 were passed
as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 18 to 20 and 22 were passed
as special resolutions. The results of the poll are set out
below.
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VOTES
FOR
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%
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VOTES
AGAINST
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%
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VOTES
CAST
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% of ISC
VOTED
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VOTES
WITHHELD
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1.
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Annual Report and Accounts
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238,056,183
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99.95
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115,231
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0.05
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238,171,414
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74.90%
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11,412
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2.
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Remuneration Policy
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214,150,887
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89.92
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24,007,481
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10.08
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238,158,368
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74.90%
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24,458
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3.
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Remuneration Report
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218,832,862
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91.89
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19,324,155
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8.11
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238,157,017
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74.90%
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25,809
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4.
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Dividend
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238,115,099
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99.97
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60,808
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0.03
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238,175,907
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74.90%
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6,919
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5.
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Re-elect Nick Prettejohn
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237,808,307
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99.87
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320,826
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0.13
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238,129,133
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74.89%
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53,693
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6.
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Re-elect Jim Mullen
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230,881,341
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96.95
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7,256,092
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3.05
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238,137,433
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74.89%
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45,393
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7.
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Re-elect Darren Fisher
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237,924,388
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99.91
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210,355
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0.09
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238,134,743
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74.89%
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48,083
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8.
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Re-elect Anne Bulford
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237,950,483
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99.93
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172,148
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0.07
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238,122,631
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74.89%
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60,195
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9.
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Re-elect Priya Guha
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237,869,165
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99.91
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210,900
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0.09
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238,080,065
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74.87%
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102,761
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10.
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Re-elect Denise Jagger
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237,952,234
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99.93
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173,997
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0.07
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238,126,231
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74.89%
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56,595
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11.
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Re-elect Barry Panayi
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237,967,156
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99.93
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161,605
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0.07
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238,128,761
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74.89%
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54,065
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12.
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Re-elect Wais Shaifta
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237,918,002
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99.91
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206,651
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0.09
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238,124,653
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74.89%
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58,173
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13.
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Re-elect Olivia
Streatfeild
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220,463,637
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92.58
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17,664,898
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7.42
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238,128,535
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74.89%
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54,291
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14.
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Re-Appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP
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233,243,078
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97.93
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4,930,792
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2.07
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238,173,870
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74.90%
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8,956
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15.
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Auditors' remuneration
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238,107,175
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99.98
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56,951
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0.02
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238,164,126
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74.90%
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18,700
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16.
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Amendment to the Reach
Long
Term Incentive Plan
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219,111,213
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92.01
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19,024,126
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7.99
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238,135,339
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74.89%
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47,487
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17.
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Allot shares
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220,336,871
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92.52
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17,818,513
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7.48
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238,155,384
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74.90%
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27,442
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18.
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Disapplication of pre-emption
rights
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220,442,161
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92.57
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17,700,379
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7.43
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238,142,540
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74.89%
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40,286
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19.
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Further disapplication of pre-emption
rights
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215,617,832
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90.54
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22,524,505
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9.46
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238,142,337
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74.89%
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40,489
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20.
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Purchase of own shares
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233,298,232
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97.95
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4,877,680
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2.05
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238,175,912
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74.90%
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6,914
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21.
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Political donations
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220,372,952
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92.53
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17,779,437
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7.47
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238,152,389
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74.90%
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30,437
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22.
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Notice for General
Meetings
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237,448,628
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99.69
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729,860
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0.31
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238,178,488
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74.90%
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4,338
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Notes:
1. A "vote withheld" is
not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the
proportion of the votes "for" and "against" a
resolution.
2. The issued share
capital figure used to calculate the percentage voted is
317,974,690. This is the figure as at the close of business on 30
April 2024 and excludes the number of ordinary shares held in
treasury at that date.
In accordance with Listing Rule
9.6.3R of the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), a copy of the
resolutions passed as Special Business at the AGM have been
submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will be available for
public inspection at the National Storage Mechanism (NSM)
https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
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Enquiries
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Reach plc
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Jim Mullen, Chief Executive
Officer
Darren Fisher, Chief Financial
Officer
Laura Harris, Group Company
Secretary
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020 7293 3000
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Teneo
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Giles Kernick / David
Allchurch
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020 7353 4200
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