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02 July 2025 15:17:43
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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 |
UNITE GROUP PLC/THE |
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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: |
01 Jul 2025 |
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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? |
EMPIRIC STUDENT PROPERTY 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: |
25p ordinary |
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Interests |
Short Positions |
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Number |
(%) |
Number |
(%) |
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(1) |
Relevant securities owned |
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and/or controlled: |
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4,715,461 |
0.96% |
541,562 |
0.11% |
(2) |
Cash-settled derivatives: |
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and/or controlled: |
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493,755 |
0.10% |
4,422,279 |
0.90% |
(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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5,209,216 |
1.06% |
4,963,841 |
1.01% |
(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 |
Number of |
Price per unit |
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security |
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securities |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
68,190 |
8.5150 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
42,615 |
8.4698 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
29,203 |
8.5072 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
22,199 |
8.4795 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
19,229 |
8.5071 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
13,576 |
8.5154 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
9,019 |
8.5050 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
8,767 |
8.5131 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
7,630 |
8.4936 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
5,304 |
8.4808 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
4,376 |
8.4934 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
3,405 |
8.4747 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
2,971 |
8.4862 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
2,912 |
8.4821 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
2,068 |
8.4851 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
2,041 |
8.4601 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,450 |
8.4677 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,276 |
8.4532 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,028 |
8.4773 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,000 |
8.4944 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
889 |
8.4950 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
854 |
8.4793 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
809 |
8.4877 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
701 |
8.4840 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
663 |
8.5025 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
339 |
8.5162 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
286 |
8.4654 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
186 |
8.4750 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
166 |
8.4700 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
148 |
8.4800 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
139 |
8.4900 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
138 |
8.4794 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
116 |
8.4774 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
103 |
8.4905 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
90 |
8.4850 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
45 |
8.4723 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
37 |
8.4650 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
13 |
8.4450 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
11 |
8.5000 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
4 |
8.4775 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
3 |
8.5200 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
1 |
8.4600 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
51,389 |
8.5150 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
36,481 |
8.5134 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
8,085 |
8.5004 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
6,685 |
8.5129 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
4,990 |
8.4795 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
4,330 |
8.4961 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
3,584 |
8.4930 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
2,922 |
8.4955 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
2,223 |
8.5102 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
1,185 |
8.4726 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
1,128 |
8.4802 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
1,116 |
8.4948 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
953 |
8.5007 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
820 |
8.5020 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
737 |
8.4923 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
426 |
8.4949 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
298 |
8.4841 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
243 |
8.4891 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
225 |
8.4900 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
216 |
8.4944 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
194 |
8.5000 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
160 |
8.4958 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
134 |
8.4950 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
126 |
8.5050 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
104 |
8.4758 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
97 |
8.4868 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
90 |
8.4850 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
58 |
8.5024 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
13 |
8.4450 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
3 |
8.5208 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
2 |
8.4650 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
2 |
8.4600 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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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
4,990 |
8.4795 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
1,128 |
8.4802 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
97 |
8.4868 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
225 |
8.4900 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
3,584 |
8.4930 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
1,116 |
8.4948 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
426 |
8.4949 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
2,922 |
8.4955 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
4,330 |
8.4961 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
188 |
8.4999 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
8,085 |
8.5004 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
953 |
8.5006 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
820 |
8.5020 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
58 |
8.5024 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
126 |
8.5050 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
2,223 |
8.5102 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
12,939 |
8.5149 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
22,391 |
8.5150 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
1,276 |
8.4532 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
1,450 |
8.4677 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
42,615 |
8.4698 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
4,200 |
8.4731 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
3,405 |
8.4747 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
4 |
8.4776 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
854 |
8.4793 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
22,199 |
8.4795 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
148 |
8.4801 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
5,304 |
8.4808 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
1,992 |
8.4836 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
88 |
8.4856 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
2,971 |
8.4862 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
214 |
8.4864 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
809 |
8.4877 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
2,514 |
8.4886 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
245 |
8.4889 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
4,376 |
8.4934 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
7,630 |
8.4936 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
8 |
8.5000 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
3,740 |
8.5034 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
8,703 |
8.5050 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
29,203 |
8.5072 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
8,767 |
8.5131 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
26,177 |
8.5150 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
13,576 |
8.5154 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
339 |
8.5162 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Short |
3,713 |
8.5041 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Short |
284 |
8.4706 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 |
Type |
Expiry |
Option |
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description |
purchasing, |
of |
price |
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date |
money |
relevant |
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selling, |
securities |
per unit |
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paid/ |
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) |
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 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: |
02 Jul 2025 |
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Contact name: |
Large Holdings Regulatory Operations |
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Telephone number: |
020 3134 7213 |
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