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FORM 8.3 |
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Amendment - this form replaces RNS number 4977A published at 15:29 on 23/09/2025, changes made to section 2A |
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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 |
UNITE GROUP 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: |
22 Sep 2025 |
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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? |
EMPIRIC STUDENT PROPERTY 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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3,394,142 |
0.69% |
3,276,991 |
0.66% |
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(2) |
Cash-settled derivatives: |
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3,168,571 |
0.64% |
3,300,317 |
0.67% |
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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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6,562,713 |
1.33% |
6,577,308 |
1.33% |
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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 |
420,822 |
7.0150 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
100,703 |
7.0550 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
98,974 |
7.0545 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
35,218 |
7.0460 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
23,248 |
7.0564 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
21,915 |
7.0707 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
17,000 |
7.0400 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
13,100 |
7.0381 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
12,044 |
7.0529 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
11,810 |
7.0553 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
11,320 |
7.0436 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
10,281 |
7.0527 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
7,735 |
7.0510 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
5,959 |
7.0462 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
5,725 |
7.0487 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
5,500 |
7.0200 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
4,034 |
7.0444 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
3,679 |
7.0336 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
3,102 |
7.0375 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
2,949 |
7.0476 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
2,570 |
7.0519 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
2,253 |
7.0501 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,291 |
7.0307 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,030 |
7.0585 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,020 |
7.0388 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
933 |
7.0300 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
794 |
7.0294 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
767 |
7.0400 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
695 |
7.0450 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
454 |
7.0419 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
448 |
7.0650 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
376 |
7.0350 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
321 |
7.0710 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
203 |
7.0800 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
190 |
7.0700 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
132 |
7.0397 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
113 |
7.0425 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Purchase |
24 |
7.0164 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
995,968 |
7.0550 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
109,959 |
7.0513 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
70,399 |
7.0558 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
48,950 |
7.0548 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
48,183 |
7.0243 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
16,433 |
7.0478 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
9,661 |
7.0479 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
9,139 |
7.0181 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
9,099 |
7.0421 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
9,000 |
7.0552 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
7,459 |
7.1266 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
7,174 |
7.0516 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
6,497 |
7.0426 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
5,514 |
7.0402 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
3,984 |
7.0422 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
3,930 |
7.0496 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
3,587 |
7.0388 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
3,448 |
7.0370 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
2,829 |
7.0401 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
2,237 |
7.0366 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
1,948 |
7.0455 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
1,895 |
7.0542 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
1,640 |
7.0475 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
1,594 |
7.0463 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
1,497 |
7.0407 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
1,481 |
7.0261 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
1,373 |
7.0444 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
1,234 |
7.0468 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
1,119 |
7.0371 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
848 |
7.0399 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
800 |
7.0493 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
767 |
7.0400 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
695 |
7.0450 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
638 |
6.9923 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
620 |
7.0221 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
590 |
7.0396 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
490 |
7.0249 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
417 |
7.0694 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
379 |
7.0502 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
376 |
7.0350 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
339 |
7.0645 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
240 |
7.0375 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
232 |
7.0200 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
219 |
7.0551 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
200 |
7.0545 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
192 |
7.0650 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
113 |
7.0425 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
21 |
7.0294 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
11 |
7.0527 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
Sale |
10 |
7.0599 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 |
Decreasing Short |
638 |
6.9922 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
9,139 |
7.0181 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
48,183 |
7.0243 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
1,771 |
7.0334 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
2,500 |
7.0351 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
86 |
7.0365 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
184 |
7.0371 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
2,522 |
7.0372 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
7,045 |
7.0383 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
3,134 |
7.0385 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
50 |
7.0393 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
547 |
7.0394 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
40 |
7.0395 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
678 |
7.0396 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
848 |
7.0399 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
876 |
7.0419 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
9,099 |
7.0421 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
795 |
7.0446 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
7,419 |
7.0450 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
1,818 |
7.0452 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
3,071 |
7.0465 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
1,234 |
7.0468 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
9,661 |
7.0479 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
32 |
7.0485 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
434 |
7.0487 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
800 |
7.0493 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
3,930 |
7.0496 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
379 |
7.0502 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
2,710 |
7.0505 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
7,174 |
7.0516 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
11 |
7.0522 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
3,096 |
7.0538 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
1,644 |
7.0542 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
200 |
7.0545 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
48,950 |
7.0548 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
33,466 |
7.0549 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
57,401 |
7.0550 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
9,000 |
7.0552 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
10 |
7.0599 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
339 |
7.0645 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
192 |
7.0650 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
18 |
7.0658 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
417 |
7.0694 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
3 |
7.0742 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
420,822 |
7.0150 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
24 |
7.0164 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
100 |
7.0200 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
3,679 |
7.0336 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
2,862 |
7.0375 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
13,100 |
7.0381 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
6 |
7.0383 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
1,020 |
7.0388 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
11,320 |
7.0436 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
4,034 |
7.0444 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
7,419 |
7.0450 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
12,019 |
7.0451 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
18,311 |
7.0471 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
2,253 |
7.0501 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
15,620 |
7.0505 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
5,388 |
7.0518 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
2,570 |
7.0519 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
12,044 |
7.0529 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
73,557 |
7.0550 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
11,810 |
7.0553 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
9,961 |
7.0555 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
23,248 |
7.0564 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
604 |
7.0564 USD |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
1,030 |
7.0585 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
190 |
7.0700 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Long |
545 |
7.0395 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Long |
17,067 |
7.0430 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Long |
24,544 |
7.0436 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Long |
5,759 |
7.0450 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Long |
938,963 |
7.0550 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Long |
21 |
7.0552 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Long |
238 |
7.0665 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Long |
5,096 |
7.0292 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Long |
1,337 |
7.0340 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Long |
723 |
7.0455 GBP |
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25p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Long |
203 |
7.0805 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 |
Type |
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) |
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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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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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? |
No |
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Date of disclosure: |
26 Sep 2025 |
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Contact name: |
Large Holdings Regulatory Operations |
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Telephone number: |
020 3134 7213 |
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