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WH Smith PLC

Transaction in Own Shares

Source: RNS
RNS Number : 0617P
WH Smith PLC
30 June 2025
 

WH Smith PLC - Transaction in Own Shares

 

30 June 2025

 








 










 

WH Smith PLC

 

Transactions in own shares

 

 









 

WH Smith PLC (the 'Company') announces the purchase, in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 29 January 2025, of 42,836 ordinary shares of 22 6/67 pence each ('Shares') on 30 June 2025 as part of the buyback programme announced on 23 September 2024 (the 'Programme').

The Company intends to cancel these shares.

Since the announcement of the programme (the 'Programme'), the Company has purchased a total of 4,463,789 Ordinary Shares.

The Company has 126,453,145 shares in issue . This number represents the total voting rights in the Company and may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they can determine  if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in the Company under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

The table below contains detailed information about the purchases referred to above.

 















Schedule of purchases


 










Shares purchased:

WH Smith PLC (ISIN: GB00B2PDGW16)


Date of purchases:

30 June 2025


Investment firm:

Barclays












Aggregate information


 










Venue

Aggregated number of ordinary shares purchased

Volume-weighted average price per share

Lowest price per share

Highest price per share


London Stock Exchange

42,836

10.9231

10.4800

11.0700






















In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (as it forms part of domestic law of the United Kingdom by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018), a full breakdown of the individual trades made by Barclays on behalf of the Company is set out below.


Transaction Time

Time Zone

Volume

Price

Currency

Platform Code

Transaction reference number

 

08:05:18

BST

336

11.04

GBP

XLON

606220140827943199

 

08:05:18

BST

385

11.02

GBP

XLON

592146391992245036

 

08:05:19

BST

1

11.04

GBP

XLON

606220140827943282

 

08:05:19

BST

20

11.04

GBP

XLON

606220140827943281

 

08:10:07

BST

140

10.52

GBP

XLON

606220140828018375

 

08:10:07

BST

390

10.52

GBP

XLON

606220140828018376

 

08:14:24

BST

20

10.58

GBP

XLON

606220140828093815

 

08:14:24

BST

232

10.58

GBP

XLON

606220140828093814

 

08:14:24

BST

250

10.58

GBP

XLON

592146391992404456

 

08:19:34

BST

333

10.48

GBP

XLON

592146391992494883

 

08:20:04

BST

129

10.48

GBP

XLON

606220140828185180

 

08:20:04

BST

346

10.48

GBP

XLON

606220140828185181

 

08:20:04

BST

12

10.48

GBP

XLON

592146391992501209

 

08:24:23

BST

391

10.59

GBP

XLON

606220140828239997

 

08:32:19

BST

471

10.63

GBP

XLON

592146391992696363

 

08:33:25

BST

474

10.64

GBP

XLON

606220140828384739

 

08:43:11

BST

381

10.72

GBP

XLON

606220140828584323

 

08:43:20

BST

279

10.72

GBP

XLON

592146391992923128

 

08:46:18

BST

146

10.69

GBP

XLON

606220140828638423

 

09:02:24

BST

136

10.75

GBP

XLON

592146391993227835

 

09:04:15

BST

131

10.75

GBP

XLON

606220140828906606

 

09:05:03

BST

136

10.72

GBP

XLON

606220140828917335

 

09:05:03

BST

491

10.72

GBP

XLON

592146391993272002

 

09:05:03

BST

411

10.72

GBP

XLON

592146391993272009

 

09:05:03

BST

157

10.72

GBP

XLON

606220140828917339

 

09:17:52

BST

133

10.71

GBP

XLON

606220140829095226

 

09:17:52

BST

316

10.71

GBP

XLON

606220140829095225

 

09:18:03

BST

367

10.71

GBP

XLON

606220140829097903

 

09:18:03

BST

107

10.71

GBP

XLON

606220140829097906

 

09:33:01

BST

341

10.8

GBP

XLON

606220140829561652

 

09:33:01

BST

311

10.8

GBP

XLON

606220140829561655

 

09:46:22

BST

133

10.82

GBP

XLON

592146391994196788

 

09:46:22

BST

554

10.82

GBP

XLON

606220140829806647

 

09:46:22

BST

74

10.82

GBP

XLON

592146391994196796

 

10:00:00

BST

355

10.76

GBP

XLON

592146391994443897

 

10:00:00

BST

375

10.76

GBP

XLON

606220140830042666

 

10:14:58

BST

136

10.82

GBP

XLON

592146391994700486

 

10:14:58

BST

345

10.82

GBP

XLON

606220140830287797

 

10:14:58

BST

60

10.82

GBP

XLON

592146391994700492

 

10:29:44

BST

134

10.87

GBP

XLON

592146391994985241

 

10:35:58

BST

360

10.84

GBP

XLON

592146391995076648

 

10:35:58

BST

161

10.84

GBP

XLON

606220140830649581

 

10:54:00

BST

126

10.84

GBP

XLON

606220140830904645

 

10:54:00

BST

126

10.84

GBP

XLON

606220140830904646

 

10:54:00

BST

138

10.84

GBP

XLON

592146391995342538

 

10:54:00

BST

275

10.84

GBP

XLON

592146391995342539

 

11:08:04

BST

14

10.83

GBP

XLON

592146391995562896

 

11:08:04

BST

142

10.83

GBP

XLON

592146391995562897

 

11:08:04

BST

378

10.83

GBP

XLON

592146391995562895

 

11:27:50

BST

125

10.87

GBP

XLON

606220140831374052

 

11:42:39

BST

87

10.87

GBP

XLON

592146391996047705

 

11:42:39

BST

14

10.87

GBP

XLON

606220140831576249

 

11:45:43

BST

133

10.92

GBP

XLON

606220140831617818

 

11:48:41

BST

124

10.92

GBP

XLON

592146391996139140

 

11:55:10

BST

127

10.99

GBP

XLON

606220140831751641

 

11:55:10

BST

166

10.99

GBP

XLON

592146391996233224

 

11:55:29

BST

144

10.99

GBP

XLON

592146391996237099

 

11:55:31

BST

567

10.97

GBP

XLON

592146391996237385

 

11:55:31

BST

77

10.97

GBP

XLON

606220140831755541

 

11:55:31

BST

118

10.97

GBP

XLON

606220140831755542

 

11:55:31

BST

340

10.97

GBP

XLON

606220140831755540

 

11:55:31

BST

18

10.97

GBP

XLON

606220140831755551

 

11:55:31

BST

76

10.97

GBP

XLON

592146391996237399

 

12:15:39

BST

2

11

GBP

XLON

592146391996560092

 

12:15:39

BST

89

11

GBP

XLON

592146391996560093

 

12:15:39

BST

37

11

GBP

XLON

606220140832061137

 

12:23:00

BST

147

10.97

GBP

XLON

606220140832163083

 

12:23:00

BST

455

10.97

GBP

XLON

606220140832163084

 

12:23:00

BST

486

10.97

GBP

XLON

592146391996667887

 

13:00:23

BST

6

11.07

GBP

XLON

592146391997265705

 

13:00:23

BST

90

11.07

GBP

XLON

592146391997265704

 

13:00:23

BST

102

11.07

GBP

XLON

592146391997265706

 

13:00:23

BST

129

11.07

GBP

XLON

606220140832731494

 

13:00:23

BST

129

11.07

GBP

XLON

606220140832731496

 

13:00:23

BST

579

11.07

GBP

XLON

606220140832731495

 

13:00:23

BST

32

11.07

GBP

XLON

592146391997265712

 

13:01:47

BST

148

11.07

GBP

XLON

592146391997285729

 

13:01:47

BST

399

11.07

GBP

XLON

606220140832750448

 

13:01:47

BST

66

11.07

GBP

XLON

606220140832750455

 

13:01:47

BST

70

11.07

GBP

XLON

606220140832750456

 

13:01:47

BST

133

11.07

GBP

XLON

592146391997285736

 

13:01:47

BST

204

11.07

GBP

XLON

592146391997285735

 

13:15:56

BST

133

11.05

GBP

XLON

592146391997497598

 

13:15:56

BST

133

11.05

GBP

XLON

606220140832951387

 

13:15:56

BST

133

11.05

GBP

XLON

606220140832951388

 

13:15:56

BST

133

11.05

GBP

XLON

606220140832951389

 

13:15:56

BST

430

11.05

GBP

XLON

606220140832951386

 

13:20:46

BST

458

11.07

GBP

XLON

606220140833029220

 

13:37:46

BST

145

11.07

GBP

XLON

606220140833289709

 

13:39:18

BST

132

11.07

GBP

XLON

606220140833315766

 

13:40:48

BST

6

11.07

GBP

XLON

592146391997911197

 

13:40:48

BST

132

11.07

GBP

XLON

592146391997911198

 

13:42:33

BST

147

11.07

GBP

XLON

592146391997945596

 

13:44:09

BST

6

11.07

GBP

XLON

592146391997973108

 

13:44:10

BST

134

11.07

GBP

XLON

592146391997973302

 

13:45:55

BST

147

11.07

GBP

XLON

592146391998006236

 

13:47:32

BST

133

11.07

GBP

XLON

592146391998038579

 

13:47:33

BST

145

11.05

GBP

XLON

592146391998038658

 

13:47:33

BST

145

11.05

GBP

XLON

592146391998038659

 

13:47:33

BST

145

11.05

GBP

XLON

606220140833463833

 

13:47:33

BST

587

11.05

GBP

XLON

606220140833463832

 

13:47:44

BST

204

11.05

GBP

XLON

592146391998042020

 

13:55:53

BST

147

11.04

GBP

XLON

592146391998191483

 

13:55:53

BST

392

11.04

GBP

XLON

592146391998191482

 

14:11:43

BST

26

11.03

GBP

XLON

606220140833894436

 

14:11:43

BST

32

11.03

GBP

XLON

606220140833894437

 

14:11:43

BST

80

11.03

GBP

XLON

606220140833894438

 

14:13:31

BST

148

11.04

GBP

XLON

606220140833923468

 

14:14:00

BST

139

11.04

GBP

XLON

592146391998530939

 

14:15:42

BST

135

11.04

GBP

XLON

606220140833962050

 

14:19:17

BST

142

11.04

GBP

XLON

592146391998634825

 

14:20:46

BST

90

11.03

GBP

XLON

592146391998662559

 

14:20:51

BST

36

11.03

GBP

XLON

606220140834057678

 

14:22:25

BST

126

11.03

GBP

XLON

606220140834088299

 

14:24:07

BST

148

11.03

GBP

XLON

606220140834123824

 

14:25:32

BST

132

11.03

GBP

XLON

606220140834152904

 

14:26:44

BST

135

11.03

GBP

XLON

606220140834175883

 

14:28:01

BST

133

11.03

GBP

XLON

592146391998815388

 

14:29:30

BST

8

11.03

GBP

XLON

606220140834231260

 

14:29:32

BST

129

11.03

GBP

XLON

592146391998845338

 

14:30:34

BST

29

11.03

GBP

XLON

606220140834271666

 

14:30:34

BST

103

11.03

GBP

XLON

592146391998886084

 

14:31:49

BST

6

11.03

GBP

XLON

592146391998929735

 

14:31:49

BST

8

11.03

GBP

XLON

592146391998929737

 

14:31:49

BST

130

11.03

GBP

XLON

592146391998929736

 

14:32:44

BST

142

11.01

GBP

XLON

592146391998957718

 

14:32:44

BST

398

11.01

GBP

XLON

592146391998957717

 

14:32:44

BST

518

11.01

GBP

XLON

592146391998957726

 

14:32:44

BST

275

11.01

GBP

XLON

606220140834340510

 

14:41:07

BST

130

11.02

GBP

XLON

592146391999169103

 

14:42:35

BST

135

11.03

GBP

XLON

592146391999203716

 

14:45:18

BST

36

11.02

GBP

XLON

606220140834640663

 

14:45:18

BST

102

11.02

GBP

XLON

606220140834640662

 

14:46:17

BST

31

11.02

GBP

XLON

592146391999291792

 

14:46:17

BST

33

11.02

GBP

XLON

592146391999291791

 

14:46:17

BST

63

11.02

GBP

XLON

592146391999291790

 

14:47:31

BST

61

11.02

GBP

XLON

592146391999322043

 

14:47:31

BST

87

11.02

GBP

XLON

592146391999322044

 

14:48:34

BST

13

11.02

GBP

XLON

592146391999348987

 

14:48:34

BST

115

11.02

GBP

XLON

592146391999348988

 

14:49:36

BST

57

11.02

GBP

XLON

606220140834738728

 

14:49:36

BST

74

11.02

GBP

XLON

606220140834738729

 

14:50:27

BST

117

11

GBP

XLON

592146391999392418

 

14:50:27

BST

138

11

GBP

XLON

592146391999392420

 

14:50:27

BST

284

11

GBP

XLON

592146391999392419

 

14:50:27

BST

11

11

GBP

XLON

592146391999392424

 

14:50:27

BST

127

11

GBP

XLON

592146391999392426

 

14:50:27

BST

211

11

GBP

XLON

592146391999392425

 

14:50:28

BST

349

11

GBP

XLON

606220140834758898

 

14:50:28

BST

39

11

GBP

XLON

592146391999392727

 

14:55:27

BST

25

10.97

GBP

XLON

592146391999524524

 

14:59:53

BST

126

10.98

GBP

XLON

592146391999646125

 

15:00:26

BST

329

10.98

GBP

XLON

606220140835031074

 

15:00:29

BST

2

10.98

GBP

XLON

592146391999675966

 

15:05:10

BST

129

10.99

GBP

XLON

592146391999802822

 

15:06:42

BST

140

11

GBP

XLON

592146391999838256

 

15:06:42

BST

316

11

GBP

XLON

606220140835189070

 

15:06:43

BST

1

11

GBP

XLON

606220140835189353

 

15:06:43

BST

2

11

GBP

XLON

606220140835189355

 

15:07:10

BST

6

11

GBP

XLON

606220140835198921

 

15:07:10

BST

83

11

GBP

XLON

606220140835198923

 

15:07:10

BST

244

11

GBP

XLON

606220140835198922

 

15:08:20

BST

398

11

GBP

XLON

592146391999876140

 

15:08:26

BST

116

11

GBP

XLON

592146391999880351

 

15:17:54

BST

139

11

GBP

XLON

592146392000108363

 

15:17:54

BST

139

11

GBP

XLON

592146392000108364

 

15:17:54

BST

139

11

GBP

XLON

606220140835450507

 

15:17:54

BST

139

11

GBP

XLON

606220140835450509

 

15:17:54

BST

139

11

GBP

XLON

606220140835450510

 

15:17:54

BST

139

11

GBP

XLON

606220140835450511

 

15:17:54

BST

139

11

GBP

XLON

606220140835450512

 

15:17:54

BST

149

11

GBP

XLON

592146392000108362

 

15:17:54

BST

180

11

GBP

XLON

606220140835450508

 

15:27:54

BST

6

10.99

GBP

XLON

606220140835686258

 

15:27:54

BST

27

10.99

GBP

XLON

606220140835686259

 

15:27:54

BST

106

10.99

GBP

XLON

606220140835686257

 

15:27:54

BST

146

10.98

GBP

XLON

592146392000353530

 

15:27:54

BST

358

10.98

GBP

XLON

592146392000353532

 

15:28:13

BST

25

10.98

GBP

XLON

592146392000360414

 

15:28:13

BST

375

10.98

GBP

XLON

592146392000360415

 

15:28:13

BST

65

10.98

GBP

XLON

606220140835692825

 

15:28:13

BST

97

10.98

GBP

XLON

606220140835692824

 

15:38:25

BST

128

10.98

GBP

XLON

592146392000610906

 

15:39:18

BST

132

10.98

GBP

XLON

592146392000633441

 

15:39:19

BST

15

10.96

GBP

XLON

606220140835954689

 

15:40:22

BST

128

10.96

GBP

XLON

592146392000658457

 

15:40:22

BST

128

10.96

GBP

XLON

592146392000658458

 

15:40:22

BST

128

10.96

GBP

XLON

606220140835978644

 

15:40:22

BST

128

10.96

GBP

XLON

606220140835978645

 

15:40:22

BST

128

10.96

GBP

XLON

606220140835978646

 

15:40:22

BST

128

10.96

GBP

XLON

606220140835978647

 

15:40:22

BST

128

10.96

GBP

XLON

606220140835978648

 

15:40:22

BST

132

10.96

GBP

XLON

592146392000658459

 

15:40:22

BST

358

10.96

GBP

XLON

606220140835978643

 

15:40:22

BST

20

10.96

GBP

XLON

592146392000658470

 

15:44:14

BST

1

10.94

GBP

XLON

606220140836065568

 

15:45:05

BST

147

10.94

GBP

XLON

592146392000772234

 

15:45:05

BST

422

10.94

GBP

XLON

606220140836087799

 

15:53:36

BST

123

10.96

GBP

XLON

592146392000995531

 

15:53:36

BST

135

10.96

GBP

XLON

592146392000995534

 

15:53:36

BST

135

10.96

GBP

XLON

592146392000995535

 

15:53:36

BST

279

10.96

GBP

XLON

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15:53:36

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135

10.96

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592146392000995548

 

15:53:36

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135

10.96

GBP

XLON

606220140836301626

 

16:00:11

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122

10.95

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XLON

592146392001188442

 

16:04:55

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135

10.95

GBP

XLON

592146392001316027

 

16:07:00

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268

10.94

GBP

XLON

592146392001369093

 

16:09:21

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380

10.95

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XLON

592146392001434816

 

16:09:21

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382

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XLON

606220140836724798

 

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6

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69

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144

10.97

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592146392001460195

 

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386

10.97

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606220140836780151

 

16:12:18

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229

10.95

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606220140836818305

 

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96

10.95

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XLON

606220140836818712

 

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204

10.95

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XLON

592146392001533737

 

16:12:22

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390

10.95

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XLON

606220140836820144

 

16:15:27

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267

10.96

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XLON

592146392001628359

 

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55

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XLON

606220140836939942

 

16:16:32

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112

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XLON

606220140836939940

 

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439

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XLON

606220140836939943

 

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23

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606220140836978404

 

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606220140836978403

 

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151

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195

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606220140836978567

 

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37

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XLON

606220140837014003

 

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105

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606220140837014004

 

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2

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606220140837033499

 

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606220140837033500

 

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5

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606220140837089466

 

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606220140837090586

 

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51

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XLON

606220140837139162

 

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124

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XLON

606220140837139163

 

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124

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XLON

606220140837139164

 

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139

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XLON

606220140837139165

 

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180

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606220140837139166

 

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248

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592146392001864056

 

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287

10.95

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XLON

592146392001890450

 

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5

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592146392001890452

 

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353

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XLON

606220140837171013

 

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62

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606220140837211643

 

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115

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606220140837211644

 

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143

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606220140837211650

 

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321

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592146392001969610

 

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101

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606220140837274192

 

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221

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GBP

XLON

606220140837274193

 

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BST

70

10.96

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XLON

606220140837332504

 

16:28:05

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263

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XLON

606220140837332505

 

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416

10.96

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XLON

606220140837332506

 

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22

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592146392002103709

 

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592146392002103710

 




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