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12 August 2025 11:03:47
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FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI) |
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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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SPECTRIS 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 |
SPECTRIS PLC |
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principal trader is connected |
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(d) |
Date position held/dealing undertaken: |
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11 Aug 2025 |
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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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Number |
(%) |
Number |
(%) |
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(1) |
Relevant securities owned |
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and/or controlled: |
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2,677,409 |
2.70% |
555,946 |
0.56% |
(2) |
Cash-settled derivatives: |
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and/or controlled: |
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393,477 |
0.40% |
2,521,923 |
2.54% |
(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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3,070,886 |
3.09% |
3,077,869 |
3.10% |
(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 |
808,794 |
40.3400 GBP |
40.1200 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
Sale |
1,164,145 |
40.3400 GBP |
39.9800 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 |
Decreasing Short |
50,000 |
40.0938 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
55,000 |
40.1107 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
5 |
40.2139 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
3,903 |
40.2680 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
523 |
40.1208 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
1,393 |
40.1298 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
1,907 |
40.1300 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
1,547 |
40.1393 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
14,401 |
40.1485 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
1,744 |
40.1534 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
54,958 |
40.1665 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
30,903 |
40.1871 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
5,887 |
40.1935 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
6,783 |
40.2048 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
7,865 |
40.2172 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
915 |
40.2200 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
25,000 |
40.2219 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
25,000 |
40.2279 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
13,239 |
40.2617 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
6,800 |
40.2644 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
721 |
40.2780 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
13,035 |
40.2835 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
247 |
40.3170 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
6 |
40.3200 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
12,463 |
40.3218 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
2,992 |
40.3248 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
968 |
40.3371 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
7,316 |
40.3376 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
46 |
40.3393 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
4,109 |
40.3396 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
24,653 |
40.3400 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
4,363 |
40.1250 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
162 |
40.1263 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
248 |
40.1294 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
1,393 |
40.1315 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
3,939 |
40.1320 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
42,178 |
40.1360 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
709 |
40.1399 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
32,460 |
40.1400 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
414 |
40.1407 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
60,896 |
40.1600 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
4,130 |
40.1647 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
407 |
40.1681 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
2,427 |
40.1723 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
2,228 |
40.1773 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
27,829 |
40.1792 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
5,391 |
40.1795 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
9,121 |
40.1984 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
3,365 |
40.2002 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
84 |
40.2034 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
318 |
40.2082 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
1,879 |
40.2093 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
1,561 |
40.2108 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
46 |
40.2197 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
6,288 |
40.2215 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
865 |
40.2344 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
69 |
40.2390 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
109 |
40.2400 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
911 |
40.2402 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
14,442 |
40.2410 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
9,145 |
40.2431 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
1,200 |
40.2498 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
1,213 |
40.2672 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
12,190 |
40.2880 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
314 |
40.2882 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
67,513 |
40.2984 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
5,452 |
40.3016 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
3,580 |
40.3071 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
3,933 |
40.3146 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
31,134 |
40.3151 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
298 |
40.3163 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
252 |
40.3365 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
80,878 |
40.3400 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
CFD |
Opening Long |
394,794 |
39.9800 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Long |
8,190 |
40.1751 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Long |
1,113 |
40.1910 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Long |
28,277 |
40.2065 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Long |
214 |
40.2372 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Long |
52,721 |
40.2604 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Long |
232 |
40.2823 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Long |
47,929 |
40.2896 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Long |
263 |
40.2963 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Long |
56,836 |
40.3400 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Long |
3,889 |
40.1752 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Long |
10,880 |
40.1774 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Long |
27,119 |
40.1987 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Long |
78 |
40.2369 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Long |
13,871 |
40.2400 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Long |
60,035 |
40.2402 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Long |
25,616 |
40.2484 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Long |
25,838 |
40.2571 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
CFD |
Opening Short |
57,841 |
40.3400 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
47,500 |
40.1300 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, |
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Exercise |
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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 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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(c) |
Attachments |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? |
NO |
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Date of disclosure: |
12 Aug 2025 |
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Contact name: |
Large Holdings Regulatory Operations |
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Telephone number: |
020 3134 7213 |
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