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FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI) |
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PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN |
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EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY ("RI") STATUS |
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(OR WHERE RI STATUS IS NOT APPLICABLE) |
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Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code") |
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1. |
KEY INFORMATION |
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(a) |
Name of exempt principal trader: |
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BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD |
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(b) |
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose |
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INTERTEK GROUP PLC |
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relevant securities this form relates: |
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(c) |
Name of the party to the offer with which exempt |
ISOTOPE BIDCO LIMITED (A NEWLY FORMED COMPANY TO BE INDIRECTLY OWNED BY EQT X EUR SCSP AND EQT X USD SCSP, EACH ACTING THROUGH ITS MANAGER EQT FUND MANAGEMENT S.A.R.L., TOGETHER WITH CERTAIN INDIRECT MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS INCLUDING, AMONG OTHERS, LUXINVA AND MUBADALA) |
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principal trader is connected |
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(d) |
Date position held/dealing undertaken: |
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26 Jun 2026 |
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(e) |
In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal |
NO |
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trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? |
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2. |
POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER |
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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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(%) |
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(1) |
Relevant securities owned |
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and/or controlled: |
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2,662,330 |
1.73% |
2,276,636 |
1.48% |
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(2) |
Cash-settled derivatives: |
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and/or controlled: |
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2,272,939 |
1.48% |
2,097,701 |
1.36% |
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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% |
0 |
0.00% |
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TOTAL: |
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4,935,269 |
3.21% |
4,374,337 |
2.84% |
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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 |
Total number of |
Highest price per unit |
Lowest price per unit |
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security |
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securities |
paid/received |
paid/received |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
719,190 |
58.1114 GBP |
58.0000 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
284,530 |
58.1000 GBP |
57.9565 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 |
100 |
58.0959 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
1,128 |
58.1000 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Closing Long |
166,994 |
58.0500 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Short |
7,195 |
58.0914 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Short |
31,306 |
58.1029 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Short |
100,000 |
58.0406 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
937 |
58.0540 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Closing Long |
34,025 |
58.0500 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Short |
130 |
58.0976 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Short |
25,095 |
58.0560 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Long |
284 |
58.0651 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
CFD |
Closing Long |
12,424 |
58.0500 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
CFD |
Closing Long |
11,422 |
58.0500 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
CFD |
Closing Long |
6,806 |
58.0500 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
CFD |
Closing Long |
4,054 |
58.0500 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
982 |
57.9953 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Closing Short |
1,697 |
57.9565 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
100,000 |
58.0406 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
33 |
58.0057 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Closing Short |
4,441 |
57.8884 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Closing Short |
8,571 |
57.8884 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
16,981 |
58.1114 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
104 |
58.0337 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
6,070 |
58.0337 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
1,936 |
58.0337 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
2,790 |
58.0337 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
1,235 |
58.0337 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
259 |
58.1087 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
54 |
58.0590 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
98 |
58.0336 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
489 |
58.1087 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Closing Short |
11,391 |
57.8992 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Closing Short |
6,540 |
57.8992 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Closing Short |
22,555 |
57.8992 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
870 |
58.1114 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Closing Short |
431 |
57.8884 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Short |
45,112 |
58.0406 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Short |
20,088 |
58.0405 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
205 |
58.0000 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
11,937 |
58.1000 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
1,039 |
58.0000 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
4 |
58.0000 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Short |
4,076 |
58.0349 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
28 |
58.0058 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
262 |
58.1085 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
15,274 |
58.1085 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
4,873 |
58.1085 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
7,023 |
58.1085 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
3,108 |
58.1085 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
3,050 |
58.1000 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
244 |
58.1085 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
1,276 |
58.0500 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
12,256 |
58.1000 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
4,100 |
58.1000 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
45 |
58.1000 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
151 |
58.0124 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
8,529 |
58.1000 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
1,306 |
58.0000 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
13,008 |
58.1029 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Closing Short |
89 |
58.1000 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
11,953 |
58.1000 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
192 |
58.0255 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
8,841 |
58.1000 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
497 |
58.0000 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
2,029 |
58.1000 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
113 |
58.0000 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
26 |
58.0020 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Closing Short |
8,426 |
58.1000 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
16 |
58.1000 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Closing Short |
114,040 |
58.1000 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
60,496 |
58.1000 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
2 |
58.0538 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
68 |
58.0250 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
1,494 |
58.1000 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
294 |
58.0250 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
132 |
58.0250 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Closing Short |
5,133 |
58.0000 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
1,966 |
58.0000 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Closing Long |
1,966 |
58.0526 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Short |
3,589 |
58.0526 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, |
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Exercise |
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Expiry |
Option |
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description |
purchasing, |
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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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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 exempt principal trader 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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Attachments |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? |
NO |
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Date of disclosure: |
29 Jun 2026 |
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Contact name: |
Large Holdings Regulatory Operations |
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Telephone number: |
020 3134 7213 |
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