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Barclays PLC filed a Form 8.3 Public Opening Position Disclosure/Dealing Disclosure on June 12, 2025, detailing its interests and dealings in UNITE GROUP PLC's 25p ordinary shares, and noting disclosures for EMPIRIC STUDENT PROPERTY PLC. As of June 11, 2025, Barclays PLC reported total interests of 4,720,699 (0.96%) and total short positions of 4,598,621 (0.94%) in UNITE GROUP PLC. On the same date, Barclays PLC executed purchases of 478,518 shares and sales of 250,719 shares, in addition to multiple cash-settled derivative transactions.
| Date | 12 Jun 2025 |
| Time | 14:06:57 |
| Category | Holding(s) in company |
| ID | 6421M |
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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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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: |
11 Jun 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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4,374,882 |
0.89% |
551,777 |
0.11% |
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(2) |
Cash-settled derivatives: |
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and/or controlled: |
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345,817 |
0.07% |
4,046,844 |
0.83% |
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(3) |
Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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and agreements to purchase/sell: |
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0.00% |
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0.00% |
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TOTAL: |
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4,720,699 |
0.96% |
4,598,621 |
0.94% |
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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 |
Number of |
Price per unit |
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security |
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securities |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
154,455 |
8.4100 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
123,438 |
8.4145 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
65,255 |
8.4654 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
21,742 |
8.4333 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
18,094 |
8.4660 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
14,102 |
8.4563 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
12,142 |
8.4800 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
8,681 |
8.4359 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
8,451 |
8.4590 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
5,774 |
8.4320 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
5,743 |
8.4546 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
4,892 |
8.4233 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
4,598 |
8.4326 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
3,298 |
8.4306 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
2,367 |
8.4221 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,753 |
8.4263 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,425 |
8.4473 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,369 |
8.4493 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,308 |
8.4210 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,300 |
8.4667 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,180 |
8.4500 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
928 |
8.4162 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
886 |
8.4864 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
626 |
8.4948 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
598 |
8.5550 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
500 |
8.4200 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
342 |
8.4846 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
322 |
8.4929 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
252 |
8.5250 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
203 |
8.4400 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
78 |
8.4778 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
33 |
8.4350 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
15 |
8.5501 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
13 |
8.5200 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
7 |
8.5300 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
4 |
8.4595 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
2 |
8.5000 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
2 |
8.5350 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
2 |
8.4300 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
1 |
8.4939 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
116,595 |
8.4100 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
37,909 |
8.4109 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
17,069 |
8.4127 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
4,711 |
8.4249 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
4,201 |
8.4628 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
3,958 |
8.4725 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
3,932 |
8.4853 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
3,713 |
8.4515 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
3,680 |
8.4597 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
2,964 |
8.4642 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
2,844 |
8.4445 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
2,522 |
8.4157 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
2,489 |
8.4177 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
2,133 |
8.4371 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
1,777 |
8.4682 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
1,724 |
8.4095 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
1,511 |
8.4435 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
1,200 |
8.4789 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
1,136 |
8.4775 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
1,124 |
8.4830 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
1,109 |
8.5011 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
1,035 |
8.4650 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
1,032 |
8.4292 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
735 |
8.4613 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
628 |
8.4777 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
565 |
8.4093 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
557 |
8.5250 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
553 |
8.4575 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
513 |
8.4400 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
408 |
8.4450 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
368 |
8.4612 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
280 |
8.4500 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
257 |
8.4475 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
218 |
8.4976 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
211 |
8.4449 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
211 |
8.5121 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
203 |
8.4402 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
78 |
8.4787 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
56 |
8.4255 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
43 |
8.4690 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
33 |
8.4358 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
21 |
8.5358 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
20 |
8.4700 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
14 |
8.4800 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
9 |
8.4200 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
4 |
8.4750 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
3 |
8.5066 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
1 |
8.5400 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 |
565 |
8.4093 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
1,724 |
8.4095 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
37,513 |
8.4100 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
2,522 |
8.4157 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
2,489 |
8.4177 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
9 |
8.4200 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
4,711 |
8.4249 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
625 |
8.4252 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
56 |
8.4255 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
249 |
8.4262 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
1,032 |
8.4292 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
4,086 |
8.4296 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
2,844 |
8.4445 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
211 |
8.4449 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
3,680 |
8.4597 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
1 |
8.4648 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
751 |
8.4650 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
1,777 |
8.4682 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
19 |
8.4700 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
1,124 |
8.4830 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
1,109 |
8.5011 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
3 |
8.5083 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
211 |
8.5121 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
557 |
8.5250 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
392 |
8.5321 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
1 |
8.5348 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
2,000 |
8.5350 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
118,505 |
8.4100 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
928 |
8.4162 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
20,413 |
8.4187 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
4,892 |
8.4233 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
1,753 |
8.4263 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
5,774 |
8.4320 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
4,598 |
8.4326 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
21,742 |
8.4333 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
8,681 |
8.4359 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
3,689 |
8.4406 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
6,444 |
8.4451 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
1,425 |
8.4473 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
1,180 |
8.4500 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
1,231 |
8.4543 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
14,102 |
8.4563 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
4 |
8.4587 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
8,451 |
8.4590 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
65,255 |
8.4654 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
12,142 |
8.4800 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
886 |
8.4864 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
2 |
8.5001 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
1 |
8.5250 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Short |
22 |
8.4200 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Short |
10,516 |
8.4222 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Short |
2,543 |
8.4420 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Short |
181 |
8.4450 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Short |
12,993 |
8.4100 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Short |
3,599 |
8.4106 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Short |
4,168 |
8.4217 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Short |
792 |
8.4405 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, |
Number |
Exercise |
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Expiry |
Option |
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description |
purchasing, |
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price |
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money |
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relevant |
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selling, |
securities |
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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 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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(c) |
Attachments |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? |
NO |
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Date of disclosure: |
12 Jun 2025 |
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Contact name: |
Large Holdings Regulatory Operations |
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Telephone number: |
020 3134 7213 |
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