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FORM 8.3 - Amendment to section 3b |
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Replaces form released on 15:21 02/07/2024 |
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RNS Number : 8507U |
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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 |
KEY INFORMATION |
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(a) |
Full name of discloser: |
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Barclays PLC. |
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(b) |
Owner or controller of interest and short |
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positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): |
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(c) |
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose |
DS SMITH PLC |
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relevant securities this form relates: |
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(d) |
If an exempt fund manager connected with an |
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offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of |
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offeror/offeree: |
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(e) |
Date position held/dealing undertaken: |
01-Jul-24 |
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(f) |
In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making |
YES: |
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disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? |
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY |
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2 |
POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE |
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(a) |
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: |
10p ordinary |
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Interests |
Short Positions |
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Relevant securities owned |
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and/or controlled: |
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29,847,734 |
2.16% |
22,422,347 |
1.63% |
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Cash-settled derivatives: |
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and/or controlled: |
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9,039,549 |
0.66% |
29,205,152 |
2.12% |
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Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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and agreements to purchase/sell: |
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0.00% |
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0.00% |
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TOTAL: |
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38,887,283 |
2.82% |
51,627,499 |
3.74% |
(b) |
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 |
DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER |
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(a) |
Purchases and sales |
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Class of relevant |
Purchase/sale |
Number of |
Price per unit |
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security |
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securities |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,002,629 |
4.1957 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
500,000 |
4.2021 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
471,944 |
4.2154 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
397,773 |
4.2061 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
358,000 |
4.1989 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
300,000 |
4.1959 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
178,943 |
4.1990 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
153,284 |
4.1992 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
139,002 |
4.2070 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
89,528 |
4.2035 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
85,037 |
4.2174 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
78,897 |
4.2158 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
74,359 |
4.2084 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
59,570 |
4.1920 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
59,307 |
4.2044 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
59,218 |
4.2056 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
55,514 |
4.2004 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
51,686 |
4.2125 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
47,038 |
4.1927 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
31,903 |
4.2063 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
28,623 |
4.2170 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
28,510 |
4.2137 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
27,757 |
4.2083 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
18,579 |
4.2120 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
17,997 |
4.2099 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
17,385 |
4.2027 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
14,874 |
4.2045 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
13,276 |
4.2066 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
11,951 |
4.2081 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
10,027 |
4.2042 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
6,932 |
4.2039 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
6,473 |
4.2100 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
6,464 |
4.2074 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
5,400 |
4.1924 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
4,399 |
4.2160 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
4,088 |
4.2165 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
3,723 |
4.2095 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
3,689 |
4.1980 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
2,866 |
4.2040 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
2,839 |
4.2000 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
2,596 |
4.2085 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
2,500 |
4.2104 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
2,197 |
4.2060 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
2,164 |
4.1985 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
2,142 |
4.2180 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,690 |
4.2080 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,609 |
4.1967 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,604 |
4.2041 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,455 |
4.2167 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,393 |
4.2008 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,329 |
4.2020 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,104 |
4.2135 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
785 |
4.1968 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
739 |
4.2300 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
671 |
4.2140 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
249,334 |
4.2048 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
216,953 |
4.1920 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
202,681 |
4.2027 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
153,284 |
4.1991 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
151,218 |
4.2106 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
140,571 |
4.2180 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
107,358 |
4.2131 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
66,312 |
4.1957 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
61,906 |
4.2016 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
56,187 |
4.2175 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
51,714 |
4.2156 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
34,700 |
4.2061 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
32,152 |
4.2070 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
27,390 |
4.2082 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
18,116 |
4.2085 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
17,104 |
4.2067 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
16,380 |
4.2039 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
14,683 |
4.2066 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
13,295 |
4.1932 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
9,614 |
4.2142 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
8,333 |
4.2110 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
5,244 |
4.2031 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
4,727 |
4.2100 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
4,502 |
4.2146 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
4,106 |
4.2160 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
3,855 |
4.1980 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
3,618 |
4.2060 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
3,515 |
4.2176 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
3,143 |
4.2098 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
2,868 |
4.2120 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
2,866 |
4.2040 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
2,576 |
4.2045 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
2,164 |
4.1990 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
1,805 |
4.2014 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
1,775 |
4.2140 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
1,774 |
4.2000 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
1,751 |
4.2063 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
1,690 |
4.2080 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
1,329 |
4.2020 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
1,294 |
4.2124 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
1,257 |
4.2107 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
1,151 |
4.2164 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
1,084 |
4.2068 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
854 |
4.1975 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
845 |
4.2170 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
785 |
4.1972 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
770 |
4.2130 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
739 |
4.2300 GBP |
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(b) |
Cash-settled derivative transactions |
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Class of |
Product |
Nature of dealing |
Number of |
Price per |
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description |
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reference |
unit |
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security |
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securities |
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10p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Long |
5,095 |
4.2024 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Long |
16 |
4.1918 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Long |
59,554 |
4.1920 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Long |
153,284 |
4.1991 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
4,304 |
4.2010 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
95 |
4.1980 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
7,800 |
4.2021 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
13,295 |
4.1932 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
854 |
4.1975 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
2,576 |
4.2045 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
107,358 |
4.2131 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
1,151 |
4.2164 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Short |
314,940 |
4.1931 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
160,008 |
4.1944 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
1,609 |
4.1967 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
214,669 |
4.1995 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
55,514 |
4.2004 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
143,000 |
4.2021 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
104,944 |
4.2038 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
123,902 |
4.2070 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
2,596 |
4.2085 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
987 |
4.2100 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
134,500 |
4.2154 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
759 |
4.2160 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
25,510 |
4.2174 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
1,751 |
4.2063 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
6,932 |
4.2039 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
46,642 |
4.2052 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
12,576 |
4.2071 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
151,218 |
4.2106 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
147,235 |
4.1920 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
522,228 |
4.1995 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
357,000 |
4.2021 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
195,899 |
4.2036 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
22,001 |
4.2075 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
3,723 |
4.2095 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
2,500 |
4.2104 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
336,500 |
4.2154 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
4,088 |
4.2165 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
59,527 |
4.2174 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
32,568 |
4.2048 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
99,186 |
4.2003 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
20,268 |
4.1911 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
25,000 |
3.5952 GBP |
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(c) |
Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) |
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(i) |
Writing, selling, purchasing or varying |
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Class |
Product |
Writing, |
Number |
Exercise |
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Expiry |
Option |
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description |
purchasing, |
of |
price |
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date |
money |
relevant |
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selling, |
securities |
per unit |
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paid/ |
security |
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varying etc |
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) |
Exercising |
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Class of relevant |
Product description |
Exercising/ exercised against |
Number of |
Exercise price per |
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securities |
unit |
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(d) |
Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) |
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Class of relevant |
Nature of Dealings |
Details |
Price per unit (if |
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security |
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applicable) |
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4 |
OTHER INFORMATION |
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(a) |
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) |
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives |
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Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between |
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the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to: |
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(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or |
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(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which |
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any derivative is referenced: |
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NONE |
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(c) |
Attachments |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? |
NO |
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Date of disclosure: |
03-Jul-24 |
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Contact name: |
Large Holdings Regulatory Operations |
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Telephone number: |
020 3134 7213 |