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FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI) - Amendment - this form replaces RNS number 8558Z published at 11:55 on 07/03/2025, changes made to section 2a and 3b
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PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN
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EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY ("RI") STATUS
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(OR WHERE RI STATUS IS NOT APPLICABLE)
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Rule 8.5 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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Name of exempt principal trader:
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BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD
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(b)
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Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
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ASSURA PLC
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relevant securities this form relates:
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(c)
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Name of the party to the offer with which exempt
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ASSURA PLC
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principal trader is connected
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(d)
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Date position held/dealing undertaken:
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06 Mar 2025
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(e)
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In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal
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NO
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trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
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2.
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POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
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(a)
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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:
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10p 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)
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Relevant securities owned
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and/or controlled:
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11,842,938
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0.36%
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16,341,775
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0.50%
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(2)
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Cash-settled derivatives:
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and/or controlled:
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10,536,449
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0.32%
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10,285,617
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0.32%
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(3)
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Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
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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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22,379,387
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0.69%
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26,627,392
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0.82%
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(b)
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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.
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DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
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(a)
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Purchases and sales
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Class of relevant
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Purchase/sale
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Total number of
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Highest price per unit
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Lowest price per unit
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security
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securities
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paid/received
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paid/received
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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1,308,402
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0.4048 GBP
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0.3979 GBP
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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1,820,442
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0.4046 GBP
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0.3970 GBP
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(b)
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Cash-settled derivative transactions
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Class of
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Product
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Nature of dealing
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Number of
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Price per
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relevant
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description
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reference
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unit
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security
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securities
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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25,083
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0.4005 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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184,567
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0.4007 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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12,063
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0.4012 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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466,504
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0.4013 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1,655
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0.4014 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening Long
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437,332
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0.4015 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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141,622
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0.4019 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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47,383
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0.4023 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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19,674
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0.4034 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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38,630
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0.4036 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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124,498
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0.4013 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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4,557
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0.4020 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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165,185
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0.4021 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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10,172
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0.4022 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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11,270
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0.4023 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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2,887
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0.4034 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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44,600
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0.4037 GBP
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10p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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37,986
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9.4738 ZAR
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10p ordinary
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CFD
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Closing Short
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37,986
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9.4726 ZAR
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10p ordinary
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CFD
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Opening Long
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39,550
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0.4020 GBP
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10p ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Long
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17,461
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0.3981 GBP
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10p ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Long
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20,525
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0.3983 GBP
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10p ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Long
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71,598
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0.4021 GBP
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10p ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Long
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9,143
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0.4024 GBP
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10p ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Long
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567,775
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0.4034 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
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Product
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Writing,
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Number
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Exercise
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Type
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Expiry
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Option
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of
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description
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purchasing,
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of
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price
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date
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money
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relevant
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selling,
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securities
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per unit
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paid/
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security
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varying etc
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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)
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Exercising
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Class of relevant
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Product description
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Exercising/ exercised against
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Number of
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Exercise price per
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security
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securities
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unit
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(d)
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Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
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Class of relevant
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Nature of Dealings
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Details
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Price per unit (if
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security
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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,
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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)
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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
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the exempt principal trader 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)
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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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07 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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