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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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HIPGNOSIS SONGS FUND LTD/THE FUND
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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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18
Apr 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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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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14,736,092
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1.22%
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1,690,546
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0.14%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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1,527,221
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0.13%
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14,359,707
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1.19%
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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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16,263,313
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1.34%
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16,050,253
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1.33%
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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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ordinary
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Purchase
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1948
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0.9140
GBP
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ordinary
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Purchase
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3702
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0.9160
GBP
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ordinary
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Purchase
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9250
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0.9198
GBP
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ordinary
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Purchase
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16632
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0.9200
GBP
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ordinary
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Purchase
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22671
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0.9255
GBP
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ordinary
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Purchase
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52320
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0.9264
GBP
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ordinary
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Purchase
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72569
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0.9146
GBP
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ordinary
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Purchase
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72820
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0.9150
GBP
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ordinary
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Purchase
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85000
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0.9205
GBP
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ordinary
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Purchase
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87338
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0.9170
GBP
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ordinary
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Purchase
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141029
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0.9153
GBP
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ordinary
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Purchase
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205852
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0.9208
GBP
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ordinary
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Purchase
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286809
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0.9183
GBP
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ordinary
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Purchase
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359234
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0.9164
GBP
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ordinary
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Purchase
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404309
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0.9196
GBP
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ordinary
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Purchase
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500000
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0.9170
GBP
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ordinary
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Purchase
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632479
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0.9188
GBP
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ordinary
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Purchase
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888602
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0.9147
GBP
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ordinary
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Purchase
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970061
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0.9143
GBP
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ordinary
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Purchase
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1086910
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0.9142
GBP
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ordinary
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Purchase
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1885021
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0.9192
GBP
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ordinary
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Purchase
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2365906
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0.9178
GBP
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ordinary
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Purchase
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4300000
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0.9254
GBP
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ordinary
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Sale
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3896
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0.9270
GBP
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ordinary
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Sale
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4365
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0.9190
GBP
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ordinary
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Sale
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5143
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0.9180
GBP
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ordinary
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Sale
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8300
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0.9160
GBP
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ordinary
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Sale
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12564
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0.9229
GBP
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ordinary
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Sale
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19307
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0.9172
GBP
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ordinary
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Sale
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22682
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0.9198
GBP
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ordinary
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Sale
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36079
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0.9170
GBP
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ordinary
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Sale
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38226
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0.9159
GBP
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ordinary
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Sale
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43752
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0.9164
GBP
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ordinary
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Sale
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66948
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0.9168
GBP
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ordinary
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Sale
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70181
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0.9140
GBP
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ordinary
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Sale
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85000
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0.9175
GBP
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ordinary
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Sale
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207791
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0.9204
GBP
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ordinary
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Sale
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332936
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0.9201
GBP
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ordinary
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Sale
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342501
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0.9200
GBP
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ordinary
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Sale
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369867
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0.9207
GBP
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ordinary
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Sale
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396485
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0.9150
GBP
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ordinary
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Sale
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711078
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0.9169
GBP
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ordinary
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Sale
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2500000
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0.9191
GBP
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ordinary
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Sale
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5339634
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0.9135
GBP
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ordinary
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Sale
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6166668
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0.9144
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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ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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8,300
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0.9229 GBP
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ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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11,173
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0.9213 GBP
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ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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16,632
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0.9200 GBP
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ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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47,338
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0.9170 GBP
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ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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51,936
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0.9221 GBP
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ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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109,649
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0.9213 GBP
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ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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647,969
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0.9188 GBP
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ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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1,775,372
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0.9191 GBP
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ordinary
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CFD
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Opening
Short
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141
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0.9270 GBP
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ordinary
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CFD
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Opening
Short
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1,441
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0.9160 GBP
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ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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2,901
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0.9255 GBP
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ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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17,526
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0.9150 GBP
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ordinary
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CFD
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Opening
Short
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22,671
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0.9255 GBP
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ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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49,419
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0.9265 GBP
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ordinary
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CFD
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Opening
Short
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118,840
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0.9199 GBP
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ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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4,300,000
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0.9254 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 Apr 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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