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04 December 2025 15:16:30
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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: |
03 Dec 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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(1) |
Relevant securities owned |
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and/or controlled: |
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10,406,119 |
2.12% |
2,250,198 |
0.46% |
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(2) |
Cash-settled derivatives: |
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2,029,865 |
0.41% |
10,268,550 |
2.10% |
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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% |
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0.00% |
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TOTAL: |
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12,435,984 |
2.53% |
12,518,748 |
2.56% |
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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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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
426,563 |
5.1319 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
168,679 |
5.1519 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
117,523 |
5.1332 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
50,048 |
5.1300 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
49,097 |
5.1380 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
45,284 |
5.1497 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
39,017 |
5.1368 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
29,662 |
5.1304 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
27,574 |
5.1302 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
25,610 |
5.1457 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
19,362 |
5.1356 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
18,789 |
5.1404 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
17,461 |
5.1309 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
16,507 |
5.1339 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
12,780 |
5.1480 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
10,979 |
5.1597 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
9,874 |
5.1467 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
7,497 |
5.1473 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
6,501 |
5.1695 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
6,140 |
5.1285 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
5,004 |
5.2232 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
4,948 |
5.1384 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
4,654 |
5.1422 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
4,623 |
5.1449 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
3,386 |
5.1335 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
2,530 |
5.1539 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
2,058 |
5.1983 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,766 |
5.1487 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,620 |
5.2033 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,274 |
5.1627 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
899 |
5.1492 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
737 |
5.1440 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
654 |
5.1550 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
600 |
5.1500 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
564 |
5.1475 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
553 |
5.1650 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
498 |
5.2225 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
488 |
5.1600 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
432 |
5.1647 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
393 |
5.1900 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
349 |
5.1850 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
294 |
5.1350 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
290 |
5.2250 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
234 |
5.1450 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
128 |
5.1250 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
125 |
5.1200 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
116 |
5.1750 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
73 |
5.2150 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
58 |
5.1150 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
21 |
5.2300 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
1 |
5.2100 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
1 |
5.2200 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
123,495 |
5.1300 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
42,302 |
5.1313 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
41,098 |
5.1499 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
34,025 |
5.2332 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
33,715 |
5.1351 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
32,722 |
5.1530 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
29,662 |
5.1304 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
25,600 |
5.1352 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
25,390 |
5.1396 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
12,280 |
5.1285 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
8,321 |
5.1317 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
7,451 |
5.1516 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
4,623 |
5.1454 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
4,479 |
5.1966 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
4,266 |
5.2425 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
3,802 |
5.1585 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
3,678 |
5.1342 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
3,341 |
5.1620 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
3,062 |
5.1379 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
2,447 |
5.1617 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
1,284 |
5.1500 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
1,279 |
5.1233 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
1,087 |
5.1674 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
553 |
5.1650 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
447 |
5.1390 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
412 |
5.1337 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
396 |
5.1600 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
393 |
5.1900 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
351 |
5.1850 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
338 |
5.2183 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
294 |
5.1350 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
276 |
5.1238 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
234 |
5.1450 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
226 |
5.2250 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
207 |
5.1299 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
178 |
5.1638 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
178 |
5.2200 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
171 |
5.1550 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
128 |
5.1250 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
125 |
5.1200 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
116 |
5.1750 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
116 |
5.2150 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
100 |
5.1949 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
58 |
5.1150 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
46 |
5.1605 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
8 |
5.1262 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
3 |
5.1266 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
2 |
5.1800 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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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 |
1,279 |
5.1233 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
11 |
5.1265 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
207 |
5.1298 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
13,323 |
5.1300 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
391 |
5.1306 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
20,804 |
5.1314 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
412 |
5.1337 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
4,791 |
5.1348 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
28,924 |
5.1352 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
447 |
5.1390 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
686 |
5.1500 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
1,498 |
5.1502 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
32,888 |
5.1530 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
247 |
5.1535 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
2,140 |
5.1554 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
533 |
5.1559 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
3,802 |
5.1585 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
933 |
5.1600 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
2,447 |
5.1617 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
3,341 |
5.1620 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
178 |
5.1638 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
1,087 |
5.1674 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
2 |
5.1773 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
2 |
5.1836 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
4,479 |
5.1966 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
211 |
5.2100 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
2 |
5.2200 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
1,400 |
5.2235 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
34,025 |
5.2332 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
4,266 |
5.2425 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
293,281 |
5.1300 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
27,574 |
5.1302 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
32,110 |
5.1313 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
117,523 |
5.1332 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
16,507 |
5.1339 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
19,362 |
5.1356 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
49,097 |
5.1380 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
4,948 |
5.1384 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
18,789 |
5.1404 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
4,654 |
5.1422 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
4,417 |
5.1425 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
737 |
5.1440 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
2 |
5.1476 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
45,284 |
5.1497 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
1,795 |
5.1501 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
38,000 |
5.1515 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
168,679 |
5.1519 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
2,542 |
5.1544 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
483 |
5.1550 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
1,400 |
5.1614 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
559 |
5.1618 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
891 |
5.1695 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
2,058 |
5.1983 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
1 |
5.2076 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
1 |
5.2201 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
2 |
5.2300 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Short |
21,341 |
5.1295 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Short |
826 |
5.1978 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Short |
24,512 |
5.1304 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Short |
6,175 |
5.1440 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Short |
5,407 |
5.1886 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, |
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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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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) |
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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Attachments |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? |
NO |
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Date of disclosure: |
04 Dec 2025 |
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Contact name: |
Large Holdings Regulatory Operations |
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Telephone number: |
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