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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 |
PINEWOOD TECHNOLOGIES GROUP 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: |
28 Jul 2026 |
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(f) |
In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making |
NO |
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disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? |
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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: |
100p ordinary |
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Interests |
Short Positions |
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Number |
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Number |
(%) |
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(1) |
Relevant securities owned |
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and/or controlled: |
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331,351 |
0.29% |
2,499,697 |
2.17% |
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(2) |
Cash-settled derivatives: |
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2,475,557 |
2.15% |
337,759 |
0.29% |
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(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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2,806,908 |
2.44% |
2,837,456 |
2.47% |
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(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 PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE |
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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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100p ordinary |
Purchase |
100,921 |
4.2346 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
Purchase |
81,317 |
4.2483 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
Purchase |
30,047 |
4.3500 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
Purchase |
22,026 |
4.2441 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
Purchase |
18,871 |
4.2384 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
Purchase |
9,677 |
4.3477 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
Purchase |
6,995 |
4.2579 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
Purchase |
4,982 |
4.2434 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
Purchase |
3,945 |
4.2329 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
Purchase |
3,700 |
4.2562 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
Purchase |
3,183 |
4.2551 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
Purchase |
2,993 |
4.2844 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,910 |
4.2300 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,202 |
4.2420 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,057 |
4.2831 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
Purchase |
935 |
4.2625 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
Purchase |
890 |
4.2825 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
Purchase |
789 |
4.2725 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
Purchase |
720 |
4.2600 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
Purchase |
672 |
4.2593 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
Purchase |
629 |
4.1950 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
Purchase |
422 |
4.3350 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
Purchase |
349 |
4.2575 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
Purchase |
339 |
4.2650 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
Purchase |
241 |
4.2733 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
Purchase |
175 |
4.2850 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
Purchase |
116 |
4.3003 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
Purchase |
79 |
4.2775 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
Purchase |
11 |
4.2502 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
Sale |
67,902 |
4.3405 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
Sale |
64,681 |
4.2329 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
Sale |
43,777 |
4.3500 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
Sale |
14,542 |
4.2595 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
Sale |
12,148 |
4.2513 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
Sale |
11,747 |
4.2432 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
Sale |
11,330 |
4.2545 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
Sale |
9,738 |
4.2346 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
Sale |
9,345 |
4.2573 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
Sale |
8,500 |
4.2314 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
Sale |
7,235 |
4.2475 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
Sale |
6,541 |
4.2453 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
Sale |
3,967 |
4.2533 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
Sale |
3,696 |
4.2312 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
Sale |
3,309 |
4.3499 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
Sale |
3,055 |
4.2033 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
Sale |
2,160 |
4.2552 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
Sale |
1,910 |
4.2300 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
Sale |
949 |
4.2704 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
Sale |
935 |
4.2625 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
Sale |
890 |
4.2825 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
Sale |
887 |
4.2070 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
Sale |
720 |
4.2600 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
Sale |
538 |
4.2700 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
Sale |
500 |
4.1950 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
Sale |
358 |
4.2775 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
Sale |
339 |
4.2650 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
Sale |
175 |
4.2850 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
Sale |
80 |
4.2725 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
Sale |
19 |
4.1900 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
Sale |
1 |
4.2000 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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relevant |
description |
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reference |
unit |
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security |
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securities |
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100p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
2 |
4.3500 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
1,122 |
4.2381 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
2,080 |
4.2381 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
2,993 |
4.2844 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
1,754 |
4.2414 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
93 |
4.1850 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
3,192 |
4.2533 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
1,441 |
4.3497 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
167 |
4.2040 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Long |
2,287 |
4.3498 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Long |
3,055 |
4.2033 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Long |
1,236 |
4.2579 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Long |
11,455 |
4.3500 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
269 |
4.2646 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
8,281 |
4.3502 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
22,026 |
4.2441 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
1,057 |
4.2831 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
3,309 |
4.3499 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
69 |
4.2026 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
14,201 |
4.3500 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
14,340 |
4.2372 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
19 |
4.1900 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
3,183 |
4.2551 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
64,168 |
4.2499 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
3,678 |
4.2579 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
1,643 |
4.3150 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
37,091 |
4.3416 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
4,830 |
4.3287 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
3,317 |
4.2579 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
15,552 |
4.2423 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
3,945 |
4.2329 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
709 |
4.2550 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
SWAP |
Closing Short |
5,397 |
4.3500 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
3,258 |
4.2529 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
11 |
4.2502 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
1,597 |
4.2443 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
16,775 |
4.3500 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
8,288 |
4.3500 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
12,498 |
4.3500 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
11,747 |
4.2431 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
11,330 |
4.2544 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
2,181 |
4.3500 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
9,345 |
4.2573 GBP |
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100p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
12,148 |
4.2513 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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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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date |
money |
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relevant |
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selling, |
securities |
per unit |
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paid/ |
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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) |
Exercise |
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Class of relevant |
Product description |
Exercising/ exercised against |
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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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Attachments |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? |
NO |
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Date of disclosure: |
29 Jul 2026 |
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Contact name: |
Large Holdings Regulatory Operations |
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Telephone number: |
020 3134 7213 |
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