FORM 8.3 - Amendment - this form replaces RNS number 4227A
published at 14:32 on 12/03/2025, changes made to section 2a and
3a
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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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SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS PLC
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(d)
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If
an exempt fund manager connected with an
offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of
offeror/offeree:
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(e)
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Date position held/dealing undertaken:
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11
Mar 2025
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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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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)
Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
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46,708,854
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8.03%
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1,348,185
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0.23%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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193,661
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0.03%
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46,525,654
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8.04%
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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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46,902,515
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8.07%
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47,873,839
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8.23%
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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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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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66,669
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1.8943 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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56,949
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1.8938 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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23,496
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1.8950 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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18,893
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1.8928 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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14,961
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1.8920 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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14,676
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1.8906 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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9,882
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1.8922 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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9,193
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1.8930 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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7,892
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1.8900 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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7,500
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1.8980 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,237
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1.8936 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,549
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1.8918 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,898
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1.8905 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,180
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1.8910 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,201
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1.8925 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,032
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1.8899 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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976
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1.8945 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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546
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1.8915 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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530
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1.8890 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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502
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1.8970 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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8
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1.8990 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2
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1.8965 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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99,089
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1.8950 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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44,976
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1.8912 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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40,462
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1.8917 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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23,686
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1.8925 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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20,742
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1.8944 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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16,996
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1.8926 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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14,057
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1.8941 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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7,500
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1.8980 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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7,283
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1.8930 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,236
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1.8900 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,647
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1.8919 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,898
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1.8905 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,200
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1.8932 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,174
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1.8928 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,082
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1.8887 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,026
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1.8890 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,952
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1.8945 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,835
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1.8958 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,798
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1.8916 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,635
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1.8910 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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873
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1.8920 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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607
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1.8908 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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546
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1.8915 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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543
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1.8935 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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502
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1.8970 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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476
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1.8949 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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Sale
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8
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1.8990 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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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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39,293
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1.8900 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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7,694
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1.8908 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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44,976
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1.8912 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1,164
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1.8915 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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2,032
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1.8921 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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3,053
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1.8925 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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16,996
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1.8926 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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13,333
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1.8934 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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66,973
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1.8948 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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476
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1.8949 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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7,854
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1.8950 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
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1.8900 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,076
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1.8902 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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8,874
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1.8906 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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8,692
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1.8920 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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2,470
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1.8922 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,144
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1.8924 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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149
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1.8925 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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10,045
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1.8930 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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26,026
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1.8934 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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42,207
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1.8939 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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19,227
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1.8950 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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1,227
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1.8922 GBP
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3 1/3p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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4,633
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1.8937 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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17 Mar 2025
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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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