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: |
25 Mar 2024 |
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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? |
MONDI PLC |
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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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(1) |
Relevant securities owned |
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and/or controlled: |
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15,904,751 |
1.15% |
10,968,708 |
0.80% |
(2) |
Cash-settled derivatives: |
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and/or controlled: |
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7,392,832 |
0.54% |
15,511,796 |
1.13% |
(3) |
Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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and agreements to purchase/sell: |
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0 |
0.00% |
0 |
0.00% |
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TOTAL: |
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23,297,583 |
1.69% |
26,480,504 |
1.92% |
(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 |
657,931 |
3.5099 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
192,415 |
3.4987 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
142,131 |
3.5100 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
112,863 |
3.5090 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
108,850 |
3.4959 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
106,870 |
3.4933 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
88,164 |
3.5096 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
74,841 |
3.4787 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
55,770 |
3.5036 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
51,280 |
3.4939 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
34,497 |
3.5001 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
27,853 |
3.5073 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
25,903 |
3.4978 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
18,150 |
3.4960 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
13,699 |
3.4870 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
9,876 |
3.4849 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
8,910 |
3.4983 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
6,504 |
3.4938 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
5,938 |
3.4990 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
5,820 |
3.4881 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
5,352 |
3.5105 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
3,337 |
3.4815 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
2,864 |
3.4940 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
2,381 |
3.4875 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
2,320 |
3.4818 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,919 |
3.4886 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,225 |
3.4760 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,211 |
3.4916 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
983 |
3.4910 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
812 |
3.4797 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
789 |
3.5060 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Purchase |
335 |
3.4970 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
685,319 |
3.5100 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
483,648 |
3.5094 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
101,706 |
3.5054 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
88,164 |
3.5096 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
59,901 |
3.4899 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
27,474 |
3.4829 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
24,361 |
3.4859 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
19,763 |
3.4966 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
19,662 |
3.4947 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
17,224 |
3.4791 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
12,129 |
3.4956 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
9,546 |
3.4948 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
6,378 |
3.4994 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
5,861 |
3.4917 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
5,850 |
3.5011 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
5,842 |
3.4993 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
5,304 |
3.4950 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
4,242 |
3.4964 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
3,920 |
3.4880 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
3,403 |
3.4785 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
2,864 |
3.4940 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
2,609 |
3.4760 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
2,240 |
3.4757 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
2,176 |
3.4895 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
1,234 |
3.4850 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
1,232 |
3.4780 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
1,207 |
3.4857 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
983 |
3.4910 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
935 |
3.4765 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
881 |
3.4877 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
789 |
3.5060 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
724 |
3.5103 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
335 |
3.4870 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
145 |
3.5007 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
55 |
3.5005 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
Sale |
20 |
3.5090 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 |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
1,211 |
3.4916 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
2,320 |
3.4818 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
3,337 |
3.4815 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
3,657 |
3.5034 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
4,917 |
3.4888 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
5,315 |
3.5041 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
5,352 |
3.5105 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
13,364 |
3.4870 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
21,488 |
3.5030 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
25,310 |
3.5040 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
51,280 |
3.4939 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
55,134 |
3.5088 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Short |
145 |
3.5007 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
454 |
3.4959 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
1,449 |
3.5027 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Short |
4,099 |
3.5097 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
4,647 |
3.5006 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
5,850 |
3.5011 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Short |
8,298 |
3.4875 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Short |
17,224 |
3.4791 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Short |
26,587 |
3.5061 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Short |
52,034 |
3.5100 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Short |
88,164 |
3.5096 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
179,657 |
3.5100 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
344 |
3.4759 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
1,384 |
3.4760 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
3,403 |
3.4785 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
4,329 |
3.4913 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
27,130 |
3.4830 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
39,894 |
3.5046 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
59,901 |
3.4899 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
170,644 |
3.5099 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
227 |
3.4959 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
570 |
3.5067 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
1,071 |
3.4903 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
2,281 |
3.4882 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
2,381 |
3.4875 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
2,915 |
3.4928 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Short |
4,099 |
3.4902 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
7,835 |
3.4916 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
34,497 |
3.5001 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
44,348 |
3.4917 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
74,841 |
3.4787 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
185,591 |
3.4946 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Short |
192,278 |
3.5100 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Short |
1,978 |
3.4819 GBP |
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10p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Short |
9,244 |
3.5063 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, |
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Exercise |
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Expiry |
Option |
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description |
purchasing, |
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price |
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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: |
26 Mar 2024 |
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Contact name: |
Large Holdings Regulatory Operations |
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Telephone number: |
020 3134 7213 |
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