
FORM 8.3 | |||||||
Amendment - this form replaces RNS number 2317O published at 15:41 on 24/06/2025 changes made to section 2a and 3a | |||||||
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: | 20 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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| 12,543,284 | 0.46% | 12,487,813 | 0.47% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| and/or controlled: |
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| 12,362,364 | 0.46% | 7,059,170 | 0.26% |
(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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| 24,905,648 | 0.92% | 19,546,983 | 0.73% |
(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 | 4,272,120 | 6.2331 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 2,516,690 | 6.2300 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 1,029,313 | 6.2304 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 618,226 | 6.2464 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 362,654 | 6.2452 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 313,159 | 6.2303 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 283,022 | 6.2336 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 232,626 | 6.2287 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 165,120 | 6.2340 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 108,998 | 6.2360 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 90,059 | 6.2463 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 85,479 | 6.2290 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 85,173 | 6.2397 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 82,350 | 6.2398 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 74,883 | 6.2416 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 55,121 | 6.2405 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 46,152 | 6.2311 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 42,628 | 6.2288 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 42,029 | 6.2215 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 41,543 | 6.2367 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 41,164 | 6.2438 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 40,454 | 6.2293 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 38,279 | 6.2415 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 35,938 | 6.2446 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 35,180 | 6.2324 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 31,517 | 6.2308 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 27,952 | 6.2490 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 21,801 | 6.2318 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 16,912 | 6.2253 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 15,451 | 6.2448 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 14,835 | 6.2323 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 12,548 | 6.2277 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 11,219 | 6.2286 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 10,806 | 6.2355 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 10,483 | 6.2473 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 9,669 | 6.2316 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 8,064 | 6.2108 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 7,268 | 6.2294 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 5,633 | 6.2428 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 5,045 | 6.2309 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 4,902 | 6.2393 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 4,434 | 6.2281 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 4,286 | 6.2431 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 4,038 | 6.2239 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 4,034 | 6.2230 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 4,024 | 6.2454 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 3,703 | 6.2377 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 3,675 | 6.2353 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 3,564 | 6.2040 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 3,526 | 6.2307 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 3,288 | 6.2263 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 3,185 | 6.2471 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 2,888 | 6.2480 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 2,408 | 6.2192 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 2,105 | 6.2387 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 2,012 | 6.2381 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 1,814 | 6.2320 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 1,705 | 6.2492 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 1,651 | 6.2460 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 1,563 | 6.2411 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 1,549 | 6.2218 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 1,522 | 6.2420 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 1,458 | 6.2450 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 1,294 | 6.2400 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 1,062 | 6.2163 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 1,061 | 6.1980 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 991 | 6.2260 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 924 | 6.2500 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 838 | 6.2000 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 550 | 6.2380 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 527 | 6.2220 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 384 | 6.2386 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 80 | 6.2350 GBP | ||||
ADR | Purchase | 68 | 17.0200 USD | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 56 | 6.2440 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 3,243,758 | 6.2299 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 1,640,246 | 6.2365 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 1,029,313 | 6.2304 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 434,399 | 6.2300 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 427,425 | 6.2303 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 357,346 | 6.2457 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 347,546 | 6.2272 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 238,582 | 6.2452 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 119,960 | 6.2358 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 107,546 | 6.2380 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 97,102 | 6.2373 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 94,583 | 6.2369 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 57,824 | 6.2395 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 50,129 | 6.2451 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 37,772 | 6.2397 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 35,180 | 6.2324 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 33,478 | 6.2404 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 32,157 | 6.2361 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 31,797 | 6.2376 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 26,780 | 6.2381 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 17,843 | 6.2393 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 15,462 | 6.2474 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 12,894 | 6.2366 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 12,085 | 6.2383 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 11,230 | 6.2410 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 9,131 | 6.2208 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 8,329 | 6.2301 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 5,504 | 6.2470 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 5,143 | 6.2128 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 4,507 | 6.2406 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 4,419 | 6.2352 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 3,911 | 6.2280 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 3,394 | 6.2362 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 3,191 | 6.2306 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 3,182 | 6.2396 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 3,181 | 6.2374 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 2,594 | 6.2329 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 2,584 | 6.2400 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 2,418 | 6.2370 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 2,217 | 6.2281 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 2,133 | 6.2315 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 1,814 | 6.2320 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 1,757 | 6.2354 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 1,303 | 6.2450 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 1,293 | 6.2460 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 1,069 | 6.2340 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 1,031 | 6.2440 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 991 | 6.2260 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 985 | 6.2426 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 868 | 6.2295 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 792 | 6.2389 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 739 | 6.1759 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 707 | 6.2371 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 542 | 6.2277 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 537 | 6.2420 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 530 | 6.2520 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 527 | 6.2220 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 462 | 6.2500 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 447 | 6.2140 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 322 | 6.2360 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 74 | 6.2480 GBP | ||||
ADR | Sale | 68 | 17.0200 USD | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 63 | 6.2279 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 62 | 6.2258 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 3 | 6.2421 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 | Decreasing Short | 739 | 6.1759 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 160 | 6.2243 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 63 | 6.2279 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 22,998 | 6.2294 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 868 | 6.2295 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 276,340 | 6.2296 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 11,931 | 6.2297 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 268,702 | 6.2299 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 1,895,124 | 6.2300 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 890,481 | 6.2303 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 7,744 | 6.2328 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2,274 | 6.2339 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,757 | 6.2354 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 119,960 | 6.2358 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 32,157 | 6.2361 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 92,626 | 6.2369 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 4,272 | 6.2376 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 34,264 | 6.2379 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 8,382 | 6.2383 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 792 | 6.2389 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 15,329 | 6.2393 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 82,460 | 6.2394 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 51,278 | 6.2399 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 33,478 | 6.2404 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,107 | 6.2457 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 419 | 6.1759 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 118 | 6.1760 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 8,064 | 6.2108 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 4,748 | 6.2214 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 7,268 | 6.2294 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,203,515 | 6.2300 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 313,159 | 6.2303 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 5,045 | 6.2309 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 14,094 | 6.2310 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 46,152 | 6.2311 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 4,427 | 6.2322 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 14,835 | 6.2323 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 150,399 | 6.2333 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 283,022 | 6.2336 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 110,381 | 6.2360 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 15,889 | 6.2368 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 21,547 | 6.2369 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 384 | 6.2386 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 2,105 | 6.2387 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 2,234 | 6.2396 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 12,297 | 6.2397 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 28,297 | 6.2405 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,563 | 6.2411 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 414 | 6.2421 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 120 | 6.2422 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 35,938 | 6.2446 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 358 | 6.2460 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 3,185 | 6.2471 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,705 | 6.2492 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 100 | 6.2319 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 12,063 | 6.1852 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 2,894 | 6.1885 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 31,504 | 6.2282 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 142,532 | 6.2295 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 21,117 | 6.2369 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 101,665 | 6.2380 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 1,148 | 6.2304 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 50,000 | 6.2329 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 17,829 | 6.2363 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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of | description | purchasing, | of | price |
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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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any derivative is referenced: |
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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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