FORM 8.3- Amendment to sections 2a and 3a |
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Released 14:34 16 February 2024 |
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RNS Number : 4929D |
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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: |
Barclays PLC. |
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(b) |
Owner or controller of interest and short |
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(c) |
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose |
DS SMITH PLC |
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(d) |
If an exempt fund manager connected with an |
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(e) |
Date position held/dealing undertaken: |
15 Feb 2024 |
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(f) |
In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making |
YES: |
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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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Class of relevant security: |
10p ordinary |
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Interests |
Short Positions |
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Number |
(%) |
Number |
(%) |
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(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: |
8,294,908 |
0.60% |
6,587,261 |
0.47% |
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(2) Cash-settled derivatives: |
5,947,036 |
0.43% |
7,817,043 |
0.56% |
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(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: |
0 |
0.00% |
0 |
0.00% |
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14,241,944 |
1.03% |
14,404,304 |
1.04% |
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(b) |
Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and |
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Class of relevant security in relation to |
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Details, including nature of the rights |
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3. |
DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE |
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(a) |
Purchase and sales |
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Class of relevant |
Purchase/sale |
Number of |
Price per unit |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
511,921 |
3.2274 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
475,195 |
3.2290 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
466,610 |
3.2288 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
337,040 |
3.1910 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
229,172 |
3.1719 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
64,981 |
3.1771 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
58,977 |
3.1734 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
51,707 |
3.2205 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
51,674 |
3.1616 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
47,099 |
3.1774 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
31,498 |
3.1803 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
28,856 |
3.1844 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
28,526 |
3.1708 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
20,790 |
3.1761 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
17,842 |
3.1746 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
17,498 |
3.1670 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
11,774 |
3.1737 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
11,306 |
3.1691 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
11,248 |
3.1706 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
7,708 |
3.1744 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
6,000 |
3.1530 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
5,780 |
3.1518 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
5,098 |
3.1816 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
5,045 |
3.1566 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
4,653 |
3.1720 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
4,505 |
3.1853 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
3,768 |
3.1680 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
3,404 |
3.1630 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
2,694 |
3.1671 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
2,375 |
3.1638 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
2,292 |
3.2002 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,813 |
3.2088 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,649 |
3.1883 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,439 |
3.1780 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,372 |
3.1726 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,319 |
3.1599 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,308 |
3.1550 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,101 |
3.1600 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,053 |
3.1978 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
557 |
3.1692 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
405 |
3.1967 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
282 |
3.1690 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
253 |
3.2060 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
138 |
3.1710 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
105 |
3.1575 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
73 |
3.1745 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
57 |
3.1700 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
55 |
3.1880 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
53 |
3.1810 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
42 |
3.2271 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
33 |
3.1605 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
24 |
3.1540 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
21 |
3.1695 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
10 |
3.1785 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
10 |
3.1735 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
746,789 |
3.2280 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
494,506 |
3.2288 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
345,520 |
3.1765 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
189,243 |
3.1720 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
83,918 |
3.2234 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
58,700 |
3.1736 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
44,534 |
3.1753 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
36,471 |
3.1884 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
32,742 |
3.1772 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
32,355 |
3.1931 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
29,695 |
3.1947 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
23,322 |
3.1915 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
13,456 |
3.1400 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
12,202 |
3.2290 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
8,693 |
3.2285 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
8,368 |
3.1816 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
7,566 |
3.2056 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
6,384 |
3.1699 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
6,278 |
3.2024 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
4,540 |
3.1713 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
3,137 |
3.1723 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
2,875 |
3.2038 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
2,629 |
3.1727 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
2,604 |
3.1970 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
2,432 |
3.2090 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
2,285 |
3.1700 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
1,804 |
3.1871 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
1,480 |
3.1530 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
1,439 |
3.1780 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
1,372 |
3.1730 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
1,243 |
3.1744 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
1,030 |
3.1770 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
1,006 |
3.1991 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
868 |
3.1563 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
868 |
3.2030 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
646 |
3.1985 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
563 |
3.1773 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
282 |
3.1690 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
253 |
3.2060 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
138 |
3.1710 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
105 |
3.1575 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
59 |
3.1910 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
55 |
3.1880 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
53 |
3.1810 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
33 |
3.1605 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
24 |
3.1540 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
21 |
3.1695 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
18 |
3.1550 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
10 |
3.1785 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
10 |
3.1735 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
42 |
3.2271 GBP |
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(b) |
Cash-settled derivative transactions |
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Class of |
Product description |
Nature of dealing |
Number of |
Price per |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
2 |
3.1745 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
535 |
3.2020 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
2,794 |
3.1749 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
5,177 |
3.1805 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
17,498 |
3.1670 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
20,111 |
3.1694 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
55,367 |
3.2149 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
64,981 |
3.1771 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
336,981 |
3.1910 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
364,119 |
3.2290 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Short |
1 |
3.2300 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Short |
1,305 |
3.2290 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Short |
1,814 |
3.2017 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
3,290 |
3.2088 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
3,500 |
3.2070 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
4,430 |
3.1885 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Short |
5,806 |
3.2289 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
8,021 |
3.2093 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
20,730 |
3.1770 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Short |
91,043 |
3.1814 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Short |
217,930 |
3.2236 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
1,245 |
3.1745 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
1,480 |
3.1530 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
2,053 |
3.1824 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
2,228 |
3.1700 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
2,432 |
3.2090 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
7,566 |
3.2056 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
8,322 |
3.2042 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
8,693 |
3.2285 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
27,896 |
3.2288 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
44,534 |
3.1753 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
58,700 |
3.1736 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
86,716 |
3.2250 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
210,640 |
3.2290 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
252,353 |
3.2290 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
1,290 |
3.1550 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Short |
1,814 |
3.2292 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
5,300 |
3.1407 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
6,000 |
3.1533 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Short |
18,554 |
3.1551 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
41,443 |
3.2290 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Short |
67,765 |
3.2289 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Short |
466,610 |
3.2288 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
1,556 |
3.1413 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
30,798 |
3.2288 GBP |
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(c) |
Stock-settled derivative transactions |
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(i) |
Writing, selling, purchasing or varying |
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Class |
Product |
Writing, |
Number |
Exercise |
Type |
Expiry |
Option |
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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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(d) |
Other dealings (including subscribing for |
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Class of relevant |
Nature of Dealings |
Details |
Price per unit (if |
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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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NONE |
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(b) |
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or |
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Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between |
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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: |
21-Mar-24 |
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Contact name: |
Large Holdings Regulatory Operations |
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Telephone number: |
020 3134 7213 |