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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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18 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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Number |
(%) |
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(1) |
Relevant securities owned |
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and/or controlled: |
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2,389,205 |
1.55% |
4,138,920 |
2.69% |
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(2) |
Cash-settled derivatives: |
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and/or controlled: |
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3,395,721 |
2.21% |
1,985,037 |
1.29% |
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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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5,784,926 |
3.76% |
6,123,957 |
3.98% |
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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 |
816,066 |
58.2359 GBP |
57.0303 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
2,130,327 |
58.1750 GBP |
56.9928 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 |
Opening Short |
151 |
58.0647 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
351 |
58.1268 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
190 |
58.1453 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Short |
69 |
58.0754 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
6,443 |
58.1500 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
12,045 |
58.1500 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
247,080 |
58.1500 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
8 |
58.1471 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
3,710 |
58.0750 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Short |
23,000 |
58.0066 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
8 |
58.0750 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Short |
316 |
58.0750 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Short |
1,644 |
58.0750 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
11,142 |
56.9115 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Short |
34,343 |
58.1975 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Short |
10,322 |
58.1055 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
CFD |
Opening Short |
27,052 |
58.0931 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
CFD |
Opening Long |
1,227 |
57.6331 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
CFD |
Opening Long |
1,886 |
58.0482 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
CFD |
Opening Short |
617 |
56.9534 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
CFD |
Opening Long |
121,106 |
57.9384 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
CFD |
Opening Long |
202,051 |
57.9384 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Short |
10,896 |
58.0131 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
349 |
58.0709 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
42,511 |
57.6884 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Short |
38 |
58.0131 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Short |
2,000 |
57.4557 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
41,044 |
58.0870 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
21,417 |
57.3695 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Short |
1,750 |
58.0750 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Short |
1,856 |
58.1616 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
325 |
58.0885 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
44 |
58.0885 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Short |
6,314 |
57.6227 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
56 |
58.1453 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
28,741 |
58.1065 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
100 |
58.1268 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
3,853 |
57.4709 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
851 |
58.1383 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
162 |
58.1383 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
306 |
58.1268 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Short |
20 |
58.1615 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
7,998 |
58.0585 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
136 |
58.1540 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
94 |
57.6636 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
15 |
58.1441 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
1,258 |
58.0750 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
2,968 |
58.1488 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
4 |
58.0750 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
6,490 |
56.9726 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
28,105 |
58.2359 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Closing Short |
10,322 |
57.9790 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
10,484 |
57.9790 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Short |
451 |
58.1040 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
CFD |
Closing Long |
1,227 |
58.0716 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
CFD |
Opening Short |
490 |
58.0716 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
CFD |
Closing Short |
617 |
58.0965 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
CFD |
Opening Long |
6,369 |
58.0965 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
3,036 |
58.0131 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
125 |
58.0131 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Closing Short |
2,000 |
57.7839 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
1,650 |
57.7839 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
480 |
58.1500 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
3,383 |
57.5718 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
4 |
58.0750 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
2,225 |
58.0706 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
26 |
57.6636 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Closing Long |
3,853 |
58.0141 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Short |
49 |
58.0141 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
113 |
58.0375 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
1,020 |
58.0777 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
5,485 |
58.1474 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
4 |
58.1137 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
5,217 |
58.1451 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
8,936 |
58.1011 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Short |
188 |
58.1459 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
41,975 |
58.1500 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
200 |
56.9928 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
14 |
58.1039 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
1,568 |
57.6059 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
8,336 |
58.0357 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
322 |
58.0689 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
7,320 |
58.1441 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
51 |
58.1036 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Closing Long |
9,869 |
58.1479 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Short |
12,482 |
58.1479 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
23,918 |
58.1500 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
1,019 |
58.1500 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
25,000 |
57.5913 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
3,941 |
57.5057 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
173 |
58.1114 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
515 |
57.7780 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
448 |
58.1437 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
25,000 |
57.9069 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
5,228 |
57.5558 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
2,879 |
58.0888 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
488 |
58.0920 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
115 |
58.1360 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
46,398 |
58.1500 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
1,190 |
58.1347 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
152 |
58.1441 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
114 |
58.0526 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
164 |
58.0750 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
9,116 |
57.8595 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
156 |
58.0706 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
556 |
58.1058 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
30,250 |
57.9447 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
14,131 |
58.0043 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
13 |
58.0691 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
3,754 |
58.0393 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
173 |
57.2500 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
9,795 |
57.6742 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
17 |
58.0294 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
67,591 |
57.9236 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
5,810 |
58.1178 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
19 |
58.1500 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
18,280 |
57.6711 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
7,882 |
57.9824 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Closing Short |
8,393 |
58.0068 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
6,477 |
58.0068 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
80,000 |
58.0790 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
3,262 |
57.6528 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
199 |
57.1000 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
143 |
57.5970 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
171,473 |
58.0267 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, |
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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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(c) |
Attachments |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? |
NO |
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Date of disclosure: |
19 Jun 2026 |
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Contact name: |
Large Holdings Regulatory Operations |
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Telephone number: |
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