
FORM 8.3 | |||||||
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY | |||||||
A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR | |||||||
MORE | |||||||
Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code") | |||||||
1. | KEY INFORMATION | ||||||
(a) | Full name of discloser: |
| Barclays PLC. | ||||
(b) | Owner or controller of interest and short |
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| positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): | ||||||
(c) | Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | AVIVA PLC | |||||
| relevant securities this form relates: | ||||||
(d) | If an exempt fund manager connected with an |
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| offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of | ||||||
| offeror/offeree: | ||||||
(e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 24 Jun 2025 | |||||
(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? | DIRECT LINE INSURANCE GROUP PLC |
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2. | POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
(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: | 32 17/19p ordinary | ||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | |||||
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(1) | Relevant securities owned |
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| and/or controlled: |
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| 6,501,847 | 0.24% | 12,305,410 | 0.46% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| and/or controlled: |
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| 12,047,546 | 0.45% | 5,211,192 | 0.19% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| TOTAL: |
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| 18,549,393 | 0.69% | 17,516,602 | 0.65% |
(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 | ||||||
(a) | Purchases and sales |
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Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit | ||||
security |
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32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 991,126 | 6.1880 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 301,957 | 6.1969 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 95,700 | 6.2104 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 81,800 | 6.2346 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 66,435 | 6.2200 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 61,473 | 6.1955 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 59,152 | 6.2065 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 56,793 | 6.2319 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 46,682 | 6.2087 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 45,083 | 6.2110 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 44,706 | 6.2230 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 44,472 | 6.2109 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 38,542 | 6.2081 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 35,620 | 6.2078 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 29,630 | 6.2302 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 26,912 | 6.2244 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 16,679 | 6.2060 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 15,888 | 6.2267 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 15,773 | 6.2270 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 15,206 | 6.2310 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 15,076 | 6.2088 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 12,230 | 6.2043 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 12,075 | 6.2265 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 11,816 | 6.1979 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 11,480 | 6.2322 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 9,689 | 6.2071 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 9,464 | 6.2246 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 9,063 | 6.2180 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 8,214 | 6.2238 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 8,030 | 6.2574 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 6,221 | 6.2111 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 5,863 | 6.2165 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 5,511 | 6.2953 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 5,217 | 6.2017 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 5,199 | 6.2155 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 4,837 | 6.1889 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 4,499 | 6.2340 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 4,100 | 6.2316 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 4,092 | 6.2162 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 3,926 | 6.2108 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 3,774 | 6.2969 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 3,457 | 6.2130 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 3,067 | 6.2161 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 2,837 | 6.2896 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 2,408 | 6.2075 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 2,359 | 6.2064 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 2,088 | 6.2118 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 1,946 | 6.2369 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 1,902 | 6.2091 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 1,856 | 6.2121 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 1,739 | 6.2260 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 1,604 | 6.2116 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 1,534 | 6.2525 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 1,339 | 6.2437 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 1,114 | 6.2980 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 1,101 | 6.2040 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 1,050 | 6.3000 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 981 | 6.2240 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 896 | 6.2132 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 884 | 6.2360 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 820 | 6.2569 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 768 | 6.2271 GBP | ||||
ADR | Purchase | 612 | 17.1637 USD | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 601 | 6.2100 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 592 | 6.2120 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 588 | 6.2320 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 506 | 6.2058 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 505 | 6.2000 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 499 | 6.2145 GBP | ||||
ADR | Purchase | 400 | 17.2300 USD | ||||
ADR | Purchase | 390 | 17.1902 USD | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 328 | 6.2142 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 313 | 6.2070 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 217 | 6.2900 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 167 | 6.2930 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 166 | 6.2020 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 38 | 6.2190 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 38 | 6.2175 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 37 | 6.1888 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 34 | 6.2660 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 24 | 6.2182 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 1 | 6.2720 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 1 | 6.2573 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 2,337,224 | 6.1880 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 466,145 | 6.2340 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 206,436 | 6.2174 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 176,615 | 6.2167 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 129,153 | 6.2182 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 91,726 | 6.2157 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 86,653 | 6.1886 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 70,119 | 6.2200 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 61,473 | 6.1955 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 58,891 | 6.1913 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 52,151 | 6.2120 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 47,331 | 6.2060 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 46,515 | 6.2033 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 25,502 | 6.2345 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 24,059 | 6.2093 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 20,692 | 6.2096 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 15,119 | 6.2136 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 14,435 | 6.2974 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 10,374 | 6.2162 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 7,944 | 6.2267 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 7,687 | 6.2475 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 5,740 | 6.2322 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 5,435 | 6.2100 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 5,334 | 6.2244 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 5,289 | 6.2177 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 5,217 | 6.2080 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 5,150 | 6.2210 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 5,002 | 6.2095 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 4,991 | 6.2452 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 3,703 | 6.2159 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 3,062 | 6.2091 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 2,502 | 6.2193 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 2,305 | 6.2205 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 2,303 | 6.2216 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 1,794 | 6.2439 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 1,544 | 6.2289 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 1,443 | 6.2443 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 1,358 | 6.2333 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 1,304 | 6.2150 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 981 | 6.2240 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 805 | 6.2180 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 802 | 6.2116 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 666 | 6.2121 GBP | ||||
ADR | Sale | 612 | 17.1637 USD | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 565 | 6.2109 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 500 | 6.1941 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 457 | 6.2230 GBP | ||||
ADR | Sale | 400 | 17.2300 USD | ||||
ADR | Sale | 390 | 17.1902 USD | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 292 | 6.2106 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 217 | 6.2900 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 166 | 6.2020 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 151 | 6.2183 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 99 | 6.2126 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 34 | 6.2660 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 1 | 6.2720 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 1 | 6.2580 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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32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 99,430 | 6.1959 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2,290 | 6.1873 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 33,638 | 6.1876 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,483,764 | 6.1880 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 86,653 | 6.1886 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,685 | 6.1976 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 46,515 | 6.2033 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 3,654 | 6.2073 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 15,119 | 6.2136 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 15,951 | 6.2141 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 32,041 | 6.2154 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 57,997 | 6.2157 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2,587 | 6.2159 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 36,219 | 6.2167 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 127,604 | 6.2182 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 54,100 | 6.2194 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 13,729 | 6.2197 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 467 | 6.2203 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 4,282 | 6.2249 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,358 | 6.2333 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 466,145 | 6.2340 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,794 | 6.2439 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 4,991 | 6.2452 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 7,687 | 6.2475 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 131,887 | 6.1880 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 69 | 6.1888 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 4,805 | 6.1889 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 119,265 | 6.1914 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 26,897 | 6.1996 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 95,700 | 6.2104 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 3,926 | 6.2108 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 112 | 6.2110 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 6,260 | 6.2121 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 8,258 | 6.2180 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 66,435 | 6.2200 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 3,935 | 6.2210 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,431 | 6.2216 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 10,828 | 6.2257 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,052 | 6.2260 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 768 | 6.2271 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 15,591 | 6.2300 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 4,100 | 6.2316 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 4,272,120 | 6.2331 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 81,800 | 6.2346 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 2,953 | 6.2464 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 8,030 | 6.2574 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 298 | 6.2680 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,245 | 6.2881 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 2,290 | 6.2906 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 612 | 6.2195 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 2,757 | 6.2392 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 17,877 | 6.2471 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 720 | 6.2515 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 7,380 | 6.2855 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 945 | 6.2894 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 18,377 | 6.1881 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 42,403 | 6.1884 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 30,550 | 6.1885 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 5,318 | 6.1942 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 32,503 | 6.2087 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 85,064 | 6.2192 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 1,440 | 6.2515 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 80 | 6.2545 GBP | |||
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(i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying |
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(ii) | Exercising |
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(d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) |
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4. | OTHER INFORMATION | ||||||
(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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(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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(c) | Attachments |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
Date of disclosure: | 25 Jun 2025 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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