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PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY | |||||||
A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR | |||||||
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Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code") | |||||||
1. | KEY INFORMATION | ||||||
(a) | Full name of discloser: |
| Barclays PLC. | ||||
(b) | Owner or controller of interest and short |
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| positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): | ||||||
(c) | Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | AGEAS SA/NV | |||||
| relevant securities this form relates: | ||||||
(d) | If an exempt fund manager connected with an |
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| offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of | ||||||
| offeror/offeree: | ||||||
(e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 05 Mar 2024 | |||||
(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? | DIRECT LINE INSURANCE GROUP PLC |
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2. | POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
(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: | Ordinary | ||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | |||||
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(1) | Relevant securities owned |
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| and/or controlled: |
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| 2,565,170 | 1.36% | 1,432,562 | 0.76% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| and/or controlled: |
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| 352,333 | 0.19% | 486,057 | 0.26% |
(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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| 2,917,503 | 1.55% | 1,918,619 | 1.02% |
Class of relevant security: | Convertible Bond BE0933899800 | ||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | |||||
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(1) | Relevant securities owned |
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| and/or controlled: |
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| 1,750,000 | 0.93% | 0 | 0.00% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| and/or controlled: |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
(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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| 1,750,000 | 0.93% | 0 | 0.00% |
Class of relevant security: | Convertible Bond XS0147484074 | ||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | |||||
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(1) | Relevant securities owned |
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| and/or controlled: |
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| 500,000 | 0.27% | 0 | 0.00% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| and/or controlled: |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
(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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| 500,000 | 0.27% | 0 | 0.00% |
(b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive |
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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 | ||||||
(a) | Purchases and sales |
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Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit | ||||
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Ordinary | Purchase | 94,347 | 37.9565 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 57,763 | 38.0414 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 28,027 | 38.0736 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 23,641 | 37.8286 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 21,733 | 37.9062 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 14,387 | 37.7627 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 14,011 | 38.0861 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 6,656 | 37.7830 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 6,622 | 38.0957 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 5,564 | 37.7678 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 5,320 | 37.8724 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 4,622 | 37.8411 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 3,890 | 37.7395 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 3,796 | 37.6771 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 3,447 | 38.0879 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 3,327 | 37.8071 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 3,066 | 38.0900 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 2,730 | 37.8938 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 2,604 | 37.7323 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 2,346 | 37.8329 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 2,291 | 38.0965 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 2,196 | 37.7512 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 2,175 | 37.9407 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 2,152 | 37.8664 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 1,982 | 37.8773 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 1,940 | 37.8270 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 1,839 | 37.7706 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 1,601 | 37.8478 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 1,425 | 37.8258 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 1,421 | 37.6601 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 1,335 | 37.7714 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 1,211 | 37.7937 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 1,032 | 37.9518 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 972 | 38.0090 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 937 | 37.9673 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 884 | 37.8588 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 809 | 37.8658 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 758 | 38.0242 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 714 | 37.9318 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 599 | 37.7772 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 591 | 37.8052 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 576 | 37.8036 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 530 | 37.7890 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 502 | 37.8325 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 473 | 37.8029 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 463 | 37.8285 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 418 | 38.0964 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 377 | 37.6789 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 370 | 37.6885 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 357 | 38.0574 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 347 | 38.1050 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 339 | 37.6855 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 338 | 38.1411 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 334 | 37.8497 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 286 | 37.9300 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 280 | 37.8486 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 240 | 37.6497 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 219 | 37.6566 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 214 | 37.8442 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 187 | 37.7000 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 138 | 38.1200 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 116 | 37.6900 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 107 | 38.1500 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 98 | 37.8638 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 97 | 38.0956 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 82 | 37.6600 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 82 | 37.5586 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 82 | 37.7600 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 82 | 37.6700 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 82 | 37.7400 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 71 | 38.1229 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 58 | 38.0000 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 28 | 37.8700 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 26 | 37.9700 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 21 | 37.7800 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 13 | 37.9250 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 6 | 38.1404 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 77,090 | 37.9480 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 57,763 | 38.0414 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 30,245 | 37.8337 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 28,027 | 38.0736 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 19,967 | 38.0825 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 11,399 | 37.9881 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 8,593 | 37.8404 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 8,000 | 38.0979 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 6,033 | 38.0900 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 4,632 | 37.5300 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 3,440 | 37.8065 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 3,400 | 37.7372 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 2,730 | 37.8938 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 2,157 | 38.0938 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 1,898 | 37.6771 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 1,874 | 37.9673 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 1,830 | 37.9488 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 1,654 | 37.7575 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 1,614 | 37.9150 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 1,211 | 37.7937 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 1,182 | 37.8052 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 1,164 | 37.6631 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 1,153 | 37.7250 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 1,083 | 37.7274 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 1,032 | 38.0523 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 885 | 37.6712 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 884 | 37.8588 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 700 | 38.0716 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 678 | 37.6855 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 599 | 37.7772 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 370 | 37.6885 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 265 | 37.7890 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 251 | 37.8325 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 219 | 37.6566 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 213 | 38.0892 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 187 | 37.7000 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 128 | 37.9300 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 109 | 37.6203 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 107 | 38.1500 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 107 | 37.8442 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 82 | 37.7600 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 82 | 37.7400 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 82 | 37.6700 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 82 | 37.6600 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 52 | 37.9700 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 29 | 38.0000 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 21 | 37.7580 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 19 | 37.6762 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 19 | 37.5494 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 17 | 37.6782 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 14 | 37.8700 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 2 | 37.7100 EUR | ||||
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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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Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 6 | 38.1400 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 71 | 38.1229 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 97 | 38.0956 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 338 | 38.1411 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 377 | 37.6789 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 945 | 37.7627 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,339 | 37.7854 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,425 | 37.8258 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,940 | 37.8270 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 2,120 | 37.7438 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 2,152 | 37.8664 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 2,196 | 37.7512 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 2,291 | 38.0965 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 2,346 | 37.8329 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 2,604 | 37.7323 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 3,001 | 37.8166 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 3,327 | 37.8071 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 5,320 | 37.8724 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 5,564 | 37.7678 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 6,622 | 38.0957 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 6,656 | 37.7830 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2 | 37.7685 EUR | |||
Ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 2 | 37.7100 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3 | 38.0886 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 7 | 37.6236 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 9 | 37.5496 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 9 | 37.7562 EUR | |||
Ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 10 | 38.0900 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 11 | 37.6784 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 12 | 37.6762 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 12 | 37.7156 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 26 | 37.9700 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 34 | 37.7300 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 48 | 37.6195 EUR | |||
Ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 64 | 37.6789 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 73 | 37.6730 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 160 | 37.6856 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 270 | 37.6644 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 339 | 37.6855 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 379 | 37.6710 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 467 | 37.6595 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 591 | 37.8052 EUR | |||
Ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 667 | 38.0850 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 11,399 | 37.9881 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 6 | 37.6784 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 7 | 37.6762 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 10 | 37.5496 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 10 | 37.7574 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 38 | 37.7298 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 54 | 37.6205 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 433 | 37.6711 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 537 | 37.6595 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 4,631 | 37.5300 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 29 | 38.0000 EUR | |||
Ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 66 | 38.0900 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 251 | 37.8325 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 265 | 37.7890 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 517 | 37.7824 EUR | |||
Ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 667 | 37.5348 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,032 | 37.9518 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,169 | 37.7814 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 21,733 | 37.9062 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 213 | 38.0892 EUR | |||
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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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(d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) |
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4. | OTHER INFORMATION | ||||||
(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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(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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(c) | Attachments |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
Date of disclosure: | 06 Mar 2024 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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