Form 8.5 EPT/Non RI BEAZLEY PLC Replacement
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FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI) this form replaces RNS number 6101P published at 10:47 on 20/01/2026, changes made to section 2A,3A and 3B (Class of relevant security) |
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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. |
KEY INFORMATION |
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(a) |
Name of exempt principal trader: |
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BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD |
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(b) |
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose |
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BEAZLEY PLC |
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relevant securities this form relates: |
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(c) |
Name of the party to the offer with which exempt |
BEAZLEY PLC |
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principal trader is connected |
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(d) |
Date position held/dealing undertaken: |
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19 Jan 2026 |
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(e) |
In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal |
NO |
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trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? |
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2. |
POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER |
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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: |
5p ordinary |
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Interests |
Short Positions |
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(%) |
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(1) |
Relevant securities owned |
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and/or controlled: |
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6,719,385 |
1.12% |
5,330,822 |
0.89% |
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(2) |
Cash-settled derivatives: |
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and/or controlled: |
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874,619 |
0.15% |
4,996,873 |
0.83% |
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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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7,594,004 |
1.27% |
10,327,695 |
1.72% |
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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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER |
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(a) |
Purchases and sales |
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Class of relevant |
Purchase/sale |
Total number of |
Highest price per unit |
Lowest price per unit |
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security |
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securities |
paid/received |
paid/received |
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5p ordinary |
Purchase |
2,659,651 |
11.9000 GBP |
8.1800 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
Sale |
4,015,956 |
11.9211 GBP |
8.1800 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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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
1,640 |
8.1924 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
359 |
8.2100 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
1,552 |
8.2295 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
15 |
8.2317 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
953 |
8.2368 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
200 |
8.2399 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
9,411 |
8.2553 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
9,154 |
10.9616 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
1,212 |
11.0511 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
5,765 |
11.2884 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
23,318 |
11.3833 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
100,000 |
11.3943 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
68,692 |
11.4062 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
3,971 |
11.4099 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
25 |
11.4144 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
248 |
11.4198 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
20,819 |
11.4371 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
1,436 |
11.4385 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
181,983 |
11.4489 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
845,558 |
11.4519 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
69,075 |
11.4791 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
23,470 |
11.4795 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
351 |
11.4805 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
207 |
11.4809 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
41,102 |
11.4935 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
31,472 |
11.5004 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
36,733 |
11.5130 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
100 |
11.5156 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
5,185 |
11.5276 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
6,131 |
11.5909 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
6,800 |
11.5910 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
41,176 |
11.5922 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
35,965 |
11.5957 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
118 |
11.5958 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
100,000 |
11.5960 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
4,064 |
11.5976 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
14,943 |
11.6077 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
12,400 |
11.6131 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
172 |
11.6149 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
9,771 |
11.6502 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
15,229 |
11.6670 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
20,073 |
11.6677 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
46,872 |
11.6739 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
22,934 |
11.6976 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
1,226 |
11.6976 USD |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
7,196 |
11.6982 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
310 |
11.6991 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
649,747 |
11.7000 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
14 |
11.7590 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
1,223 |
11.8147 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
2,812 |
11.8492 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
7,840 |
11.9174 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
750 |
11.9211 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
49 |
8.2100 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
937 |
8.2216 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
833 |
8.2227 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
4,100 |
8.2260 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
539 |
8.2342 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
253 |
8.2405 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
3,284 |
8.4091 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
16,179 |
9.7183 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
936 |
10.2642 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
1,830 |
10.6655 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
975 |
10.7070 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
18,696 |
10.9715 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
80 |
11.1720 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
5,185 |
11.2533 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
35,262 |
11.3744 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
6,522 |
11.3940 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
340 |
11.3950 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
3,115 |
11.4010 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
50,000 |
11.4099 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
41,273 |
11.4109 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
6,500 |
11.4111 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
11,250 |
11.4115 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
7,609 |
11.4132 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
10,878 |
11.4191 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
2,122 |
11.4224 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
13,246 |
11.4394 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
30,350 |
11.4442 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
257,914 |
11.4483 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
50,750 |
11.4485 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
765 |
11.4500 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
19 |
11.4501 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
1,406 |
11.4507 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
2,813 |
11.4653 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
52,072 |
11.4709 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
3,536 |
11.4866 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
25,598 |
11.5175 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
100,000 |
11.5394 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
202 |
11.5492 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
29,337 |
11.5503 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
1,406 |
11.5523 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
366 |
11.5550 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
30,157 |
11.5932 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
98,709 |
11.5995 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
1,406 |
11.6803 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
198,146 |
11.7000 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
2,546 |
11.7002 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
555 |
11.7009 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
3,168 |
11.7580 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
CFD |
Opening Long |
1,381 |
8.2221 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Long |
22,644 |
11.7000 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Long |
2,239 |
10.7265 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
CFD |
Opening Short |
49,868 |
11.4724 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Short |
117,288 |
11.5614 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Short |
25,172 |
11.7000 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, |
Number |
Exercise |
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Expiry |
Option |
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of |
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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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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security |
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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 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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Attachments |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? |
NO |
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Date of disclosure: |
20 Jan 2026 |
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Contact name: |
Large Holdings Regulatory Operations |
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Telephone number: |
020 3134 7213 |
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