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Barclays PLC filed a Form 8.3 disclosure on 05 February 2026, detailing its interests and dealings in the relevant securities of British Land Company PLC and LIFE SCIENCE REIT PLC as of 04 February 2026. Following these dealings, Barclays PLC held a total interest of 16,151,115 (1.62%) and total short positions of 9,919,129 (0.99%) in British Land Company PLC's 25p ordinary shares. The reported dealings on February 4, 2026, included multiple purchases and sales of 25p ordinary shares and cash-settled derivative transactions (SWAPs and CFDs).
| Date | 5 Feb 2026 |
| Time | 11:04:46 |
| Category | Holding(s) in company |
| ID | 9048R |
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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 |
BRITISH LAND COMPANY 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: |
04 Feb 2026 |
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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? |
LIFE SCIENCE REIT 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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9,616,125 |
0.96% |
6,700,148 |
0.67% |
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(2) |
Cash-settled derivatives: |
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6,534,990 |
0.65% |
3,218,981 |
0.32% |
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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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16,151,115 |
1.62% |
9,919,129 |
0.99% |
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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 |
335,053 |
4.2450 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
217,411 |
4.2000 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
171,517 |
4.2479 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
140,420 |
4.2440 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
73,676 |
4.2360 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
44,407 |
4.2412 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
42,695 |
4.2592 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
23,951 |
4.2629 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
20,093 |
4.2638 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
20,093 |
4.2604 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
13,729 |
4.2510 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
6,128 |
4.2697 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
5,597 |
4.2785 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
5,506 |
4.2730 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
5,322 |
4.2714 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
4,012 |
4.2572 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
3,688 |
4.2130 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
3,090 |
4.3030 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
2,900 |
4.2167 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
2,839 |
4.2654 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
2,626 |
4.2940 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
2,427 |
4.2786 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
2,413 |
4.2443 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
2,000 |
4.2500 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,220 |
4.2607 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,114 |
4.2460 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,089 |
4.2253 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
928 |
4.2140 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
917 |
4.3006 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
685 |
4.2760 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
677 |
4.2480 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
676 |
4.2864 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
568 |
4.2833 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
531 |
4.2620 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
502 |
4.2380 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
377 |
4.2997 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
339 |
4.2980 GBP |
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ADR |
Purchase |
314 |
5.7900 USD |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
190 |
4.2640 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
184 |
4.2490 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
119 |
4.2600 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
65 |
4.2680 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
33 |
4.2560 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
29 |
4.2820 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
26 |
4.2728 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
20 |
4.2700 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
363,179 |
4.2554 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
315,716 |
4.2991 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
243,082 |
4.2046 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
172,026 |
4.2440 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
95,944 |
4.3005 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
57,909 |
4.2949 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
53,129 |
4.2491 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
38,717 |
4.2932 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
36,973 |
4.2868 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
24,764 |
4.2460 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
14,255 |
4.2818 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
14,223 |
4.2631 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
11,109 |
4.2476 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
8,045 |
4.3014 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
8,000 |
4.2694 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
7,633 |
4.3007 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
7,001 |
4.2495 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
6,108 |
4.2655 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
5,970 |
4.2459 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
5,654 |
4.2484 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
5,324 |
4.2471 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
5,038 |
4.2707 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
4,756 |
4.2157 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
4,577 |
4.2480 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
3,929 |
4.2605 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
3,473 |
4.2580 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
3,225 |
4.2550 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
2,626 |
4.2940 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
1,835 |
4.2620 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
1,524 |
4.2407 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
947 |
4.2860 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
947 |
4.2560 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
905 |
4.2633 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
707 |
4.2780 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
536 |
4.2800 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
460 |
4.2720 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
445 |
4.2481 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
410 |
4.2450 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
337 |
4.2960 GBP |
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ADR |
Sale |
314 |
5.7900 USD |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
190 |
4.2640 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
184 |
4.2490 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
175 |
4.2722 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
171 |
4.2360 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
119 |
4.2600 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
65 |
4.2680 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
25 |
4.2120 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
20 |
4.2700 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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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
224,358 |
4.2440 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
3,929 |
4.2605 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
11,615 |
4.2627 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
8,000 |
4.2694 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
2,251 |
4.2720 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
175 |
4.2722 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
36,973 |
4.2868 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
38,717 |
4.2932 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
36,258 |
4.2964 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
315,716 |
4.2991 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
95,944 |
4.3005 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
33,511 |
4.3055 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
3,116 |
4.2000 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
73,505 |
4.2360 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
208,605 |
4.2442 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
2,413 |
4.2443 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
62,275 |
4.2444 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
13,729 |
4.2510 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
1,738 |
4.2523 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
35,237 |
4.2590 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
7,458 |
4.2598 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
1,220 |
4.2607 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
22,559 |
4.2644 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
78 |
4.2646 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
1,249 |
4.2653 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
2,839 |
4.2654 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
1,367 |
4.2699 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
26 |
4.2726 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
5,506 |
4.2730 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
598 |
4.2740 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
2,427 |
4.2786 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
430 |
4.2794 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
1,435 |
4.2891 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Long |
24,912 |
4.2316 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Long |
3 |
4.2433 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Long |
5,135 |
4.2437 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Long |
42,954 |
4.2440 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Long |
324 |
4.2580 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Long |
6,108 |
4.2655 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Long |
5,038 |
4.2707 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Long |
14,255 |
4.2818 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Long |
3,158 |
4.2382 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Long |
44,407 |
4.2412 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Long |
300 |
4.2583 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Long |
23,951 |
4.2629 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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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) |
Exercise |
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Class of relevant |
Product description |
Exercising/ exercised against |
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Exercise price per |
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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: |
05 Feb 2026 |
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Contact name: |
Large Holdings Regulatory Operations |
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Telephone number: |
020 3134 7213 |
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