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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 |
GREENCORE 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: |
15 Jan 2026 |
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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? |
BAKKAVOR GROUP 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: |
1p 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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7,328,568 |
1.65% |
2,255,111 |
0.51% |
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(2) |
Cash-settled derivatives: |
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1,316,612 |
0.30% |
6,695,105 |
1.51% |
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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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8,645,180 |
1.95% |
8,950,216 |
2.02% |
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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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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
327,142 |
2.7500 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
105,830 |
2.7329 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
45,372 |
2.7473 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
25,843 |
2.7092 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
22,064 |
2.7501 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
15,858 |
2.6986 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
15,714 |
2.6976 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
14,900 |
2.7273 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
13,888 |
2.7283 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
11,333 |
2.7492 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
8,414 |
2.7400 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
6,678 |
2.7350 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
5,691 |
2.7266 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
5,406 |
2.7352 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
4,710 |
2.7100 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
4,177 |
2.7224 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
4,145 |
2.7316 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
3,977 |
2.7250 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
3,754 |
2.7291 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
3,612 |
2.6575 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
3,570 |
2.7150 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
3,369 |
2.7300 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
2,875 |
2.7245 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
2,843 |
2.7161 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
2,587 |
2.7450 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
2,569 |
2.7362 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
2,197 |
2.7200 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,978 |
2.6900 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,359 |
2.7050 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,334 |
2.7449 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,290 |
2.6950 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,200 |
2.7137 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
693 |
2.6850 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
460 |
2.7000 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
184 |
2.7175 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
19 |
2.7305 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
276,926 |
2.7500 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
71,023 |
2.7438 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
30,503 |
2.7371 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
30,011 |
2.7241 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
28,129 |
2.7188 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
27,863 |
2.7380 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
27,714 |
2.7105 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
19,772 |
2.7149 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
16,253 |
2.7138 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
14,168 |
2.7158 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
9,727 |
2.7348 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
8,248 |
2.7268 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
6,869 |
2.7350 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
4,861 |
2.7227 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
4,710 |
2.7100 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
4,071 |
2.7106 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
3,522 |
2.7250 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
3,421 |
2.7400 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
3,368 |
2.7300 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
3,003 |
2.7150 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
2,617 |
2.7264 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
2,538 |
2.7050 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
1,978 |
2.6900 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
1,476 |
2.7493 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
1,302 |
2.7200 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
765 |
2.6950 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
693 |
2.6850 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
460 |
2.7000 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
212 |
2.6306 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
184 |
2.7175 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
20 |
2.7305 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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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
1,948 |
2.7143 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
1,179 |
2.7050 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
27,714 |
2.7105 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
4,071 |
2.7109 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
2,325 |
2.7122 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
9,222 |
2.7133 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
16,253 |
2.7138 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
19,772 |
2.7149 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
5,518 |
2.7158 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
28,129 |
2.7188 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
4,946 |
2.7205 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
15,827 |
2.7228 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
14,184 |
2.7254 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
2,617 |
2.7264 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
8,248 |
2.7268 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
20 |
2.7305 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
9,727 |
2.7348 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
27,863 |
2.7380 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
1,476 |
2.7493 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
78,222 |
2.7500 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
5 |
2.6000 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
3,612 |
2.6575 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
525 |
2.6950 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
5,557 |
2.6959 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
171 |
2.7000 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
10,130 |
2.7001 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
32,710 |
2.7082 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
25,843 |
2.7091 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
1,969 |
2.7159 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
3,865 |
2.7170 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
30,197 |
2.7201 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
4,177 |
2.7224 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
14,900 |
2.7273 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
1 |
2.7300 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
19 |
2.7307 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
4,803 |
2.7381 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
1,334 |
2.7449 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
159,626 |
2.7500 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
11,876 |
2.7501 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Short |
212 |
2.6306 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Short |
40,994 |
2.7500 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Short |
15,714 |
2.6976 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Short |
11,236 |
2.7263 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Short |
3,864 |
2.7400 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Short |
25,492 |
2.7500 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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Product |
Writing, |
Number |
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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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 |
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 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: |
16 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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