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Barclays PLC filed a Form 8.3 disclosure on August 7, 2026, detailing its position and dealings in Spire Healthcare Group PLC's 1p ordinary shares as of August 6, 2026. Following these dealings, Barclays PLC holds a total interest of 13,764,380 shares, representing 3.42%, and a total short position of 13,737,068 shares, representing 3.41%, in Spire Healthcare Group PLC. The disclosure also reported multiple purchases, sales, and cash-settled derivative transactions in the shares on August 6, 2026.
| Date | 7 Aug 2026 |
| Time | 15:25:57 |
| Category | Holding(s) in company |
| ID | 8356P |
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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: |
06 Aug 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 |
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(%) |
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(1) |
Relevant securities owned |
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and/or controlled: |
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8,337,318 |
2.07% |
5,482,488 |
1.36% |
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(2) |
Cash-settled derivatives: |
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5,427,062 |
1.35% |
8,254,580 |
2.05% |
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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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13,764,380 |
3.42% |
13,737,068 |
3.41% |
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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 |
200,000 |
2.2737 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
125,000 |
2.3320 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
61,704 |
2.3363 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
44,871 |
2.3154 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
39,692 |
2.3499 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
35,142 |
2.2804 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
23,306 |
2.3501 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
23,301 |
2.3500 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
19,772 |
2.3514 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
18,658 |
2.2869 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
18,608 |
2.2803 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
11,287 |
2.3163 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
9,707 |
2.3100 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
7,806 |
2.3267 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
4,076 |
2.2907 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
3,544 |
2.2841 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,556 |
2.2704 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,062 |
2.2951 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
814 |
2.2947 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
650 |
2.3400 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
617 |
2.3053 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
550 |
2.3037 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
113 |
2.2594 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
26 |
2.3040 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
16 |
2.3050 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
12 |
2.2749 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
475,000 |
2.3088 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
265,965 |
2.2728 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
250,000 |
2.3495 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
133,130 |
2.3500 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
76,440 |
2.3023 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
51,853 |
2.2695 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
44,078 |
2.3277 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
42,180 |
2.3096 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
36,625 |
2.3018 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
18,604 |
2.2745 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
17,852 |
2.3289 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
9,353 |
2.2750 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
7,895 |
2.3499 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
4,710 |
2.2857 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
4,000 |
2.3087 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
3,421 |
2.2788 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
3,006 |
2.3175 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
2,592 |
2.3066 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
2,345 |
2.3012 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
1,614 |
2.2816 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
1,595 |
2.2936 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
1,100 |
2.2851 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
897 |
2.3075 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
681 |
2.2986 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
251 |
2.3050 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
188 |
2.2803 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
132 |
2.3125 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
122 |
2.3455 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
109 |
2.3150 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
61 |
2.2953 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
58 |
2.2907 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 |
842 |
2.3174 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
2,077 |
2.3015 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
1,487 |
2.3054 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
150 |
2.3240 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
2,312 |
2.3059 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
10,885 |
2.3500 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
19,772 |
2.3514 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
10,877 |
2.3500 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Short |
28,275 |
2.3501 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
542 |
2.3339 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Long |
2,452 |
2.3200 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Short |
7,739 |
2.2745 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Short |
10,865 |
2.2745 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
250,000 |
2.3495 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
42,180 |
2.3096 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
11,287 |
2.3163 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
5 |
2.3498 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Short |
3,384 |
2.2905 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
702 |
2.3174 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
82 |
2.3023 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
10 |
2.3023 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
381 |
2.3174 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Closing Long |
7,739 |
2.3169 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
420 |
2.3169 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Closing Long |
1,820 |
2.3169 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Closing Long |
16,140 |
2.3250 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Closing Long |
16,139 |
2.3250 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Closing Long |
16,065 |
2.3250 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Closing Long |
16,157 |
2.3250 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Closing Long |
18,537 |
2.3250 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Closing Long |
19,521 |
2.3250 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
87,499 |
2.3323 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
37,501 |
2.3323 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
16,065 |
2.3250 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
16,139 |
2.3250 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
16,140 |
2.3250 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
16,157 |
2.3250 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
18,537 |
2.3250 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
19,521 |
2.3250 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
5,752 |
2.3062 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
190 |
2.3337 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Closing Short |
28,275 |
2.3500 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
2,857 |
2.2900 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Short |
118,160 |
2.2722 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Short |
199,658 |
2.2722 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
5,218 |
2.3499 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Closing Short |
3,384 |
2.3500 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
58 |
2.2905 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
139,998 |
2.2737 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
60,002 |
2.2737 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
2,345 |
2.3012 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
897 |
2.3075 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
1,489 |
2.3500 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Short |
177,293 |
2.3088 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Short |
297,707 |
2.3088 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
2,677 |
2.3499 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
650 |
2.3400 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
1,062 |
2.2951 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
4,575 |
2.3100 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Short |
14,418 |
2.3018 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Short |
22,207 |
2.3018 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
139 |
2.3500 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
7,426 |
2.3465 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
17,852 |
2.3289 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
34 |
2.3500 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
251 |
2.3050 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
18,658 |
2.2869 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
687 |
2.2600 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
5,132 |
2.3100 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
35,142 |
2.2804 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
4,076 |
2.2906 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
3,421 |
2.2788 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
76,348 |
2.3023 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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selling, |
securities |
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varying etc |
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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 |
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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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: |
07 Aug 2026 |
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Contact name: |
Large Holdings Regulatory Operations |
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Telephone number: |
020 3134 7213 |
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