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25 August 2026 11:40:24
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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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GAMMA COMMUNICATIONS 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 |
GAMMA COMMUNICATIONS PLC |
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principal trader is connected |
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(d) |
Date position held/dealing undertaken: |
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24 Aug 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: |
0.25p 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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1,523,167 |
1.71% |
455,419 |
0.51% |
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(2) |
Cash-settled derivatives: |
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and/or controlled: |
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453,053 |
0.51% |
1,493,330 |
1.67% |
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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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1,976,220 |
2.22% |
1,948,749 |
2.19% |
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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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0.25p ordinary |
Purchase |
199,808 |
11.0300 GBP |
10.8000 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
Sale |
288,316 |
11.0387 GBP |
10.8865 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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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
196 |
10.9500 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
431 |
10.9505 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
887 |
11.0300 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
140 |
10.9500 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
500 |
10.8999 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
21,437 |
10.9366 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
56 |
10.8301 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
104 |
10.9500 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
3,602 |
10.9500 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
5,989 |
10.9500 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
2,101 |
10.9500 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
1,717 |
10.9272 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
333 |
10.9638 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
4 |
11.0300 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
1,739 |
10.9590 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
807 |
10.9563 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
116,936 |
10.9500 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Short |
3,609 |
10.9505 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
5 |
10.9490 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
6,750 |
10.3981 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
8,201 |
10.9400 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
1 |
11.0300 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
959 |
10.9509 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
356 |
10.9509 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Short |
7,531 |
10.9557 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
CFD |
Closing Short |
6,447 |
10.9100 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
336 |
10.9606 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
67 |
10.9608 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
8,299 |
10.9967 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
973 |
10.9500 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
2,905 |
10.9494 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
8,996 |
10.9758 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
784 |
11.0100 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Closing Long |
104 |
10.9500 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Short |
4,891 |
10.9500 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
5,690 |
10.9500 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
948 |
11.0300 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
7,457 |
10.9668 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
122 |
10.9549 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
13,500 |
10.4426 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
7,069 |
10.9400 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
1,579 |
10.9726 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
106 |
10.9961 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
104 |
10.9350 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Closing Long |
7,528 |
10.9681 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Short |
821 |
10.9681 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Closing Long |
1,725 |
10.9516 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Short |
2,471 |
10.9516 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Closing Short |
11,066 |
10.9431 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
1,506 |
10.9431 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
6 |
10.9375 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
6,750 |
10.6325 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
12 |
11.0300 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
368 |
10.9350 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Closing Short |
2,471 |
10.9330 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
4,284 |
10.9330 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
1,904 |
10.9500 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
4 |
10.9375 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
6,750 |
10.7804 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
4,734 |
10.9299 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Closing Long |
4,284 |
10.9515 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Short |
866 |
10.9515 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
6,750 |
10.7324 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
12,346 |
10.9500 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
126 |
11.0038 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
6,750 |
10.7524 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
612 |
10.9500 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
85 |
10.9820 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
3,884 |
10.9500 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
223 |
10.9500 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
22,681 |
10.9400 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Closing Short |
684 |
10.9500 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
912 |
10.9500 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
1,253 |
10.9073 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Closing Long |
912 |
10.9400 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Short |
30,536 |
10.9400 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
3,037 |
10.9694 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
3,470 |
10.9560 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
21,495 |
10.9579 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
665 |
10.9590 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
1,123 |
10.9789 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
6,500 |
10.8000 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Closing Short |
33,108 |
10.9382 GBP |
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0.25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
2,669 |
10.9382 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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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: |
25 Aug 2026 |
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Contact name: |
Large Holdings Regulatory Operations |
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Telephone number: |
020 3134 7213 |
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