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Barclays PLC made a Form 8.3 disclosure under the Takeover Code concerning SPIRE HEALTHCARE GROUP PLC, reporting its position as of 23 March 2026. On this date, Barclays PLC held total long positions of 5,517,656 ordinary shares (1.37%) and total short positions of 4,101,333 ordinary shares (1.02%), following dealings including the purchase of 1,118,521 ordinary shares and the sale of 1,416,569 ordinary shares, alongside various cash-settled derivative transactions.
| Date | 24 Mar 2026 |
| Time | 14:40:22 |
| Category | Holding(s) in company |
| ID | 9439X |
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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 |
SPIRE HEALTHCARE GROUP PLC |
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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: |
23 Mar 2026 |
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(f) |
In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making |
NO |
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disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? |
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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: |
1p 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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2,046,122 |
0.51% |
3,595,723 |
0.89% |
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(2) |
Cash-settled derivatives: |
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3,471,534 |
0.86% |
505,610 |
0.13% |
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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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5,517,656 |
1.37% |
4,101,333 |
1.02% |
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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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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
421,061 |
1.5070 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
133,326 |
1.5616 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
109,230 |
1.4720 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
104,331 |
1.4851 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
65,731 |
1.5181 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
59,837 |
1.5311 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
33,230 |
1.5326 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
24,260 |
1.5677 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
15,000 |
1.5376 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
12,560 |
1.5614 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
12,094 |
1.5019 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
8,670 |
1.5014 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
8,160 |
1.5023 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
7,338 |
1.5013 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
6,895 |
1.5180 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
5,372 |
1.4950 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
4,654 |
1.5220 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
4,236 |
1.5060 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
3,805 |
1.4920 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
3,683 |
1.5000 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
3,459 |
1.5168 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
3,405 |
1.4960 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
3,373 |
1.4980 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
3,338 |
1.5020 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
3,230 |
1.5172 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
3,139 |
1.4940 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
2,619 |
1.5140 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
2,581 |
1.5360 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,993 |
1.5200 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,964 |
1.4900 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,949 |
1.5500 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,684 |
1.5240 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,660 |
1.5080 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,468 |
1.5039 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,397 |
1.5300 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,367 |
1.4933 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,071 |
1.5230 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,003 |
1.5320 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
925 |
1.5160 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
877 |
1.5260 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
678 |
1.5540 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
627 |
1.5340 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
611 |
1.5010 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
581 |
1.5280 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
569 |
1.5520 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
440 |
1.5190 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
435 |
1.5380 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
414 |
1.5040 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
410 |
1.4880 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
395 |
1.5420 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
369 |
1.5620 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
295 |
1.5700 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
289 |
1.5900 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
279 |
1.5740 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
267 |
1.5820 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
265 |
1.5120 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
166 |
1.5170 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
164 |
1.5440 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
152 |
1.5150 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
149 |
1.5400 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
145 |
1.5720 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
144 |
1.5860 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
140 |
1.5920 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
134 |
1.5590 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
133 |
1.5480 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
133 |
1.5450 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
131 |
1.5840 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
131 |
1.5100 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
131 |
1.5600 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
129 |
1.5870 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
40 |
1.5178 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
12 |
1.5110 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
269,859 |
1.5274 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
168,911 |
1.5005 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
166,881 |
1.4720 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
122,630 |
1.5277 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
99,052 |
1.5501 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
80,419 |
1.4818 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
73,345 |
1.5245 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
64,109 |
1.5264 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
55,088 |
1.5183 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
39,301 |
1.5191 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
36,460 |
1.5316 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
35,994 |
1.5247 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
32,054 |
1.5446 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
31,145 |
1.5473 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
25,462 |
1.4860 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
24,295 |
1.5320 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
18,942 |
1.5194 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
17,845 |
1.5652 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
17,222 |
1.5266 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
16,000 |
1.5009 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
14,766 |
1.5184 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
14,620 |
1.5378 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
12,950 |
1.5484 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
12,707 |
1.5402 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
10,620 |
1.5217 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
8,832 |
1.5180 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
7,415 |
1.5241 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
6,443 |
1.5230 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
6,414 |
1.5398 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
4,619 |
1.5265 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
4,473 |
1.5260 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
4,231 |
1.5271 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
4,174 |
1.5200 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
3,964 |
1.4900 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
3,883 |
1.4980 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
3,805 |
1.4920 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
3,683 |
1.5000 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
3,405 |
1.4960 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
3,338 |
1.5020 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
3,139 |
1.4940 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
2,550 |
1.5518 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
2,213 |
1.4767 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
1,949 |
1.5500 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
1,879 |
1.5224 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
1,802 |
1.5060 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
1,774 |
1.5231 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
1,684 |
1.5240 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
1,660 |
1.5080 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
1,659 |
1.5140 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
1,573 |
1.5306 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
1,487 |
1.5213 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
1,462 |
1.5189 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
1,397 |
1.5300 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
925 |
1.5160 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
914 |
1.5220 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
727 |
1.5281 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
678 |
1.5540 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
658 |
1.5202 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
627 |
1.5340 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
611 |
1.5010 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
606 |
1.5037 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
597 |
1.5250 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
581 |
1.5360 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
581 |
1.5280 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
569 |
1.5520 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
544 |
1.5861 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
494 |
1.5405 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
440 |
1.5190 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
435 |
1.5380 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
414 |
1.5040 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
410 |
1.4880 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
395 |
1.5420 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
369 |
1.5620 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
307 |
1.5330 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
295 |
1.5700 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
289 |
1.5900 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
279 |
1.5740 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
267 |
1.5820 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
265 |
1.5120 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
166 |
1.5170 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
164 |
1.5440 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
152 |
1.5150 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
149 |
1.5400 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
145 |
1.5720 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
144 |
1.5860 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
140 |
1.5920 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
134 |
1.5590 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
133 |
1.5450 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
133 |
1.5480 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
131 |
1.5840 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
131 |
1.5600 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
131 |
1.5100 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
129 |
1.5870 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
12 |
1.5110 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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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
65,140 |
1.4720 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
2,213 |
1.4767 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
16,000 |
1.5009 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
606 |
1.5037 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
39,301 |
1.5191 GBP |
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|
1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
18,942 |
1.5194 GBP |
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|
1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
658 |
1.5202 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
64,109 |
1.5264 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
17,222 |
1.5266 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
191,126 |
1.5314 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
14,620 |
1.5378 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
32,054 |
1.5446 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
5,815 |
1.5484 GBP |
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|
1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
99,052 |
1.5501 GBP |
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|
1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
21,160 |
1.5536 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
17,845 |
1.5652 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
11,000 |
1.5707 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
10,972 |
1.4720 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
1,367 |
1.4933 GBP |
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|
1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
74,000 |
1.5060 GBP |
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|
1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
401 |
1.5198 GBP |
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|
1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
1,214 |
1.5248 GBP |
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|
1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
3,975 |
1.5350 GBP |
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|
1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
6,707 |
1.5370 GBP |
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|
1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
1,159 |
1.5446 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Long |
3 |
1.5600 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Long |
8,814 |
1.5048 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, |
Number |
Exercise |
Type |
Expiry |
Option |
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of |
description |
purchasing, |
of |
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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security |
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varying etc |
to which |
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received |
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Exercise |
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OTHER INFORMATION |
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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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or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? |
NO |
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Date of disclosure: |
24 Mar 2026 |
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Contact name: |
Large Holdings Regulatory Operations |
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Telephone number: |
020 3134 7213 |
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