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FORM 8.5
(EPT/NON-RI)
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PUBLIC OPENING POSITION
DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN
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EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY ("RI") STATUS
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(OR WHERE RI STATUS IS NOT
APPLICABLE)
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Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code
(the "Code")
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1.
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KEY
INFORMATION
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(a)
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Name of exempt principal
trader:
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BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES
LTD
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(b)
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Name of offeror/offeree in
relation to whose
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INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION
SERVICES PLC
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relevant securities this form
relates:
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(c)
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Name of the party to the
offer with which exempt
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INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTIONS
SERVICES PLC
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principal trader is
connected
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(d)
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Date position held/dealing
undertaken:
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12 Dec 2024
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(e)
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In addition to the company in
1(b) above, is the exempt principal
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NO
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trader making disclosures in
respect of any other party to the offer?
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2.
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POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT
PRINCIPAL TRADER
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(a)
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Interests and short positions
in the relevant securities of the offeror or
offeree
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to which the disclosure
relates following the dealing (if any)
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Class of relevant
security:
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1p ordinary
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Interests
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Short
Positions
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Number
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(%)
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Number
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(%)
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(1)
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Relevant securities
owned
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and/or
controlled:
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25,078,456
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2.62%
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1,252,365
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0.13%
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(2)
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Cash-settled
derivatives:
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and/or
controlled:
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1,062,654
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0.11%
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24,048,939
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2.51%
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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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26,141,110
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2.73%
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25,301,304
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2.64%
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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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Total number
of
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Highest price per
unit
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Lowest price per
unit
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security
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securities
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paid/received
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paid/received
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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426,549
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3.5900 GBP
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3.5780 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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417,242
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3.5900 GBP
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3.5760 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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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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438
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3.5760 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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7,393
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3.5769 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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17,292
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3.5775 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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11,700
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3.5777 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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373
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3.5779 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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775
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3.5780 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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221
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3.5787 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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13,726
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3.5789 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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659
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3.5792 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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5,021
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3.5794 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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34,167
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3.5796 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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15,573
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3.5797 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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22,717
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3.5800 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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2,244
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3.5820 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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2,023
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3.5825 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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45
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3.5900 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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792
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3.5780 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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2,829
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3.5783 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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106,071
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3.5800 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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303
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3.5801 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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9,264
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3.5802 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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4,711
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3.5812 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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2,885
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3.5820 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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5,159
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3.5823 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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2,148
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3.5840 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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161
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3.5900 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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8,053
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3.5803 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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8,448
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3.5798 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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8,956
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3.5800 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 exempt principal trader
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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13 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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