BNP Paribas

Transaction in Own Shares • Jan 31, 2025

National Storage Mechanism | Additional information

RNS Number : 5196V

BNP Paribas London

31 January 2025

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.         KEY INFORMATION

(a) Full name of discloser:	BNP Paribas SA
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):      The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient.  For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:      Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	Smith (DS) plc
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:      For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure	30/01/2025
(f)  In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?      If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"	Yes If YES, specify which: International Paper Company

2.         POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

(a)        Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

Class of relevant security:	GB0008220112 (10p ordinary)
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	23,349,867	1.6844	-2,446,658	-0.1765
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	1,412,833	0.1019	-14,553,783	-1.0499
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0		+0
TOTAL:	24,762,700	1.7864	-17,000,441	-1.2264

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

(b)        Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee options)

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:

3.         DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

(a)        Purchases and sales

Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit
GB0008220112	Purchase	1	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	4	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	10	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	10	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	10	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	10	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	10	5.7700 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	10	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	25	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	25	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	33	5.7350 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	33	5.7700 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	33	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	33	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	33	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	39	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	68	5.8950 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	68	5.8950 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	68	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	68	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	68	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	68	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	68	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	68	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	68	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	69	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	69	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	70	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	70	5.8400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	70	5.8950 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	70	5.8950 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	70	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	70	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	70	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	71	5.7700 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	77	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	78	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	93	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	93	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	96	5.8400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	117	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	132	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	132	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	134	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	134	5.8400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	134	5.8400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	134	5.8450 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	134	5.8450 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	136	5.8950 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	139	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	140	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	147	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	158	5.7350 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	175	5.9800 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	179	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	179	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	186	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	188	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	190	5.7700 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	190	5.8100 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	201	5.8723 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	215	5.7350 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	217	5.7350 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	221	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	225	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	227	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	228	5.8850 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	232	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	233	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	244	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	244	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	261	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	264	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	264	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	264	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	264	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	268	5.7700 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	273	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	275	5.9875 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	292	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	327	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	342	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	343	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	343	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	353	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	354	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	372	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	373	5.7700 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	376	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	378	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	381	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	381	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	389	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	394	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	394	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	395	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	395	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	396	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	396	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	396	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	396	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	397	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	399	5.8950 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	399	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	399	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	399	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	399	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	400	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	400	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	400	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	402	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	402	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	402	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	403	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	403	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	404	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	404	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	404	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	404	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	405	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	405	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	405	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	406	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	406	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	406	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	406	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	407	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	408	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	408	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	408	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	409	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	409	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	410	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	411	5.7700 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	430	5.7350 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	435	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	435	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	435	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	435	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	435	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	436	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	436	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	439	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	440	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	444	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	456	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	473	5.8450 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	474	5.8400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	484	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	491	5.8950 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	491	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	498	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	501	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	513	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	514	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	525	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	533	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	542	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	546	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	546	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	558	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	581	5.9650 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	598	5.8450 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	599	5.7700 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	623	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	636	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	646	5.8950 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	653	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	654	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	662	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	667	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	673	5.8450 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	673	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	673	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	677	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	677	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	677	5.8850 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	691	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	694	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	700	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	703	5.7350 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	745	5.7700 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	755	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	759	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	761	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	761	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	766	5.7700 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	770	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	770	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	773	5.8400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	776	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	778	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	778	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	778	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	778	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	778	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	778	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	778	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	778	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	778	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	778	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	778	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	778	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	778	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	779	5.8900 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	780	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	780	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	780	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	780	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	780	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	780	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	780	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	780	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	780	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	785	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	790	5.8450 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	801	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	802	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	811	5.8450 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	820	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	820	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	821	5.8400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	840	5.7700 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	841	5.8600 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	845	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	846	5.8450 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	850	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	856	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	858	5.8450 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	894	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	912	5.7350 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	930	5.7700 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	933	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	937	5.7939 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	962	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	966	5.9875 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	974	5.8100 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	975	5.8100 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,000	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,000	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,000	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,000	5.8900 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,031	5.8950 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,088	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,105	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,178	5.8400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,197	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,234	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,251	5.8450 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,259	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,288	5.7700 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,302	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,339	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,405	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,405	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,462	5.7700 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,518	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,519	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,525	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,526	5.9875 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,531	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,556	5.7700 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,556	5.7700 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,556	5.7700 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,556	5.7700 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,556	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,556	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,556	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,556	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,556	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,556	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,556	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,556	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,556	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,556	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,556	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,556	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,556	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,556	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,556	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,556	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,556	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,556	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,556	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,557	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,557	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,557	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,557	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,557	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,557	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,557	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,557	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,557	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,557	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,557	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,557	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,557	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,557	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,557	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,580	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,626	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,637	5.7700 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,648	5.7700 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,650	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,651	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,690	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,750	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,763	5.8900 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,763	5.8900 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,813	5.8161 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,895	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,916	5.7350 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,916	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,958	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	2,002	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	2,015	5.9875 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	2,015	5.9875 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	2,015	5.9875 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	2,015	5.9875 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	2,015	5.9875 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	2,016	5.9875 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	2,016	5.9875 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	2,016	5.9875 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	2,031	5.7700 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	2,035	5.8705 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	2,035	5.8950 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	2,043	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	2,054	5.9875 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	2,093	5.7450 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	2,128	5.9900 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	2,167	5.8900 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	2,167	5.8900 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	2,167	5.8900 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	2,167	5.8900 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	2,265	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	2,296	5.9900 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	2,297	5.9900 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	2,420	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	2,512	5.9275 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	2,513	5.7700 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	2,522	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	2,605	5.9875 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	2,650	5.7700 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	2,682	5.7350 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	2,687	5.9875 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	2,734	5.9900 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	2,812	5.7700 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	2,869	5.8458 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	2,878	5.7700 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	2,878	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	2,878	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	2,878	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	2,878	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	2,878	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	2,882	5.8421 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	2,913	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	3,012	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	3,042	5.7700 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	3,114	5.8040 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	3,151	5.7425 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	3,375	5.8356 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	3,506	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	3,527	5.9900 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	3,573	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	3,579	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	3,732	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	3,884	5.7700 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	3,904	5.8050 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	4,621	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	4,639	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	4,772	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	4,843	5.8236 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	4,928	5.8285 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	5,000	5.7700 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	5,003	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	5,055	5.7500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	5,077	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	5,091	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	5,190	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	5,301	5.7500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	5,564	5.9875 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	5,569	5.8386 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	5,712	5.8574 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	5,775	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	5,948	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	6,161	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	6,284	5.8100 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	6,285	5.8100 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	6,328	5.7500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	6,474	5.8100 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	6,833	5.9275 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	6,952	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	7,018	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	7,115	5.9000 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	7,259	5.8100 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	7,441	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	7,650	5.8134 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	7,707	5.7400 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	7,965	5.8100 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	8,035	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	8,365	5.7500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	8,705	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	8,750	5.8100 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	8,812	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	8,939	5.8100 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	8,940	5.8100 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	8,971	5.8975 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	9,749	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	10,106	5.7450 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	10,380	5.9875 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	10,859	5.9050 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	12,141	5.7485 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	12,260	5.8124 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	12,260	5.8124 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	12,322	5.7700 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	12,346	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	12,394	5.8250 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	12,841	5.9050 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	14,036	5.8500 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	14,290	5.8124 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	14,894	5.7450 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	15,087	5.8260 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	15,931	5.7700 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	16,325	5.7695 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	19,623	5.8250 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	20,405	5.9900 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	20,405	5.9900 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	20,405	5.9900 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	20,406	5.9900 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	20,406	5.9900 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	22,574	5.8124 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	28,613	5.9900 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	31,809	5.9875 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	34,695	5.9900 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	37,305	5.8250 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	37,305	5.8250 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	42,443	5.8850 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	50,087	5.8852 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	58,035	5.9900 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	58,035	5.9900 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	66,608	5.9008 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	74,570	5.8558 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	94,224	5.9875 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	100,649	5.8944 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	114,461	5.8300 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	140,256	5.8250 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	156,090	5.8748 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	161,452	5.8124 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	166,241	5.8250 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	191,357	5.8124 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	196,849	5.7425 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	200,000	5.7425 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	353,899	5.8300 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	954,196	5.8300 GBP
GB0008220112	Purchase	1,353,939	5.8300 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-1,418,665	5.8300 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-824,872	5.8300 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-357,387	5.8300 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-179,928	5.8710 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-146,652	5.8300 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-125,455	5.8250 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-100,000	5.8200 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-100,000	5.8250 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-60,101	5.8422 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-28,919	5.8300 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-20,450	5.8300 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-19,148	5.8300 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-17,597	5.8290 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-9,296	5.8000 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-8,140	5.8000 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-7,977	5.8300 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-7,420	5.8300 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-7,344	5.8000 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-7,224	5.8000 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-7,080	5.8300 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-7,018	5.8000 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-6,732	5.8000 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-5,712	5.8574 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-5,704	5.8000 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-5,601	5.8300 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-5,569	5.8386 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-5,151	5.8000 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-5,146	5.8300 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-5,042	5.8696 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-5,000	5.8187 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-4,928	5.8285 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-4,843	5.8236 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-4,740	5.8000 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-4,411	5.8300 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-4,411	5.8300 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-3,963	5.8000 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-3,884	5.8175 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-3,883	5.8696 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-3,823	5.8300 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-3,823	5.8300 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-3,750	5.8000 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-3,750	5.8000 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-3,716	5.7482 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-3,531	5.8850 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-3,505	5.8300 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-3,261	5.8300 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-3,002	5.8000 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-3,000	5.7792 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-2,882	5.8421 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-2,869	5.8458 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-2,862	5.7482 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-2,721	5.8696 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-2,671	5.8300 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-2,593	5.8250 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-2,439	5.8000 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-2,342	5.8000 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-2,338	5.8300 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-2,250	5.8000 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-2,250	5.8000 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-2,250	5.8000 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-2,250	5.8000 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-2,166	5.8300 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-2,035	5.8705 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-2,006	5.7482 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-1,992	5.8000 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-1,609	5.8100 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-1,539	5.8050 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-1,518	5.8000 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-1,442	5.8000 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-1,414	5.8751 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-1,300	5.8000 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-1,263	5.8696 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-1,198	5.8000 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-1,164	5.8000 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-1,146	5.8000 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-1,142	5.8000 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-1,100	5.8000 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-1,100	5.8000 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-1,067	5.8000 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-1,067	5.8050 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-947	5.8000 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-933	5.8300 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-931	5.7482 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-908	5.8050 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-904	5.8000 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-878	5.8000 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-800	5.8000 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-784	5.8000 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-779	5.8300 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-778	5.8000 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-778	5.8000 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-777	5.8300 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-760	5.8650 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-673	5.8000 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-673	5.8050 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-654	5.8000 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-654	5.8000 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-654	5.8000 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-590	5.8000 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-581	5.9650 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-547	5.8300 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-528	5.8300 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-490	5.8000 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-475	5.8300 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-452	5.8850 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-404	5.8000 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-404	5.8000 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-400	5.8000 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-400	5.8000 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-323	5.8300 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-300	5.8000 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-300	5.8000 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-300	5.8000 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-300	5.8000 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-300	5.8000 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-271	5.8300 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-261	5.9800 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-247	5.8100 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-234	5.8300 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-233	5.8000 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-213	5.8050 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-200	5.8000 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-175	5.9800 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-169	5.8300 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-91	5.8000 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-79	5.8300 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-25	5.8000 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-10	5.8000 GBP
GB0008220112	Sale	-10	5.8000 GBP

(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. CFD	Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position	Number of reference securities	Price per unit
GB0008220112	Contract for Difference	Opening Short Position	-1	5.8850
GB0008220112	Contract for Difference	Closing Short Position	174	5.8850 GBP
GB0008220112	Contract for Difference	Increasing Long Position	2,228	5.8850 USD
GB0008220112	Contract for Difference	Increasing Long Position	6,745	5.8850 GBP
GB0008220112	Contract for Difference	Increasing Long Position	2,194	5.8850 GBP
GB0008220112	Contract for Difference	Increasing Long Position	8,758	5.8850
GB0008220112	Contract for Difference	Increasing Long Position	4,727	5.8850
GB0008220112	Contract for Difference	Increasing Short Position	-71,000	5.8850
GB0008220112	Contract for Difference	Increasing Short Position	-42,443	5.8850 USD

(c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.	Number of securities to which option relates	Exercise price per unit	Type e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date	Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii)        Exercise

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Exercising/ exercised against	Number of securities	Exercise price per unit

(d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security	Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion	Details	Price per unit (if applicable)

4.         OTHER INFORMATION

(a)        Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included.  If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"
None

(b)        Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to: (i)  the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or (ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced: If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"
None

(c)        Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?	No

###### Date of disclosure:	31/01/2025
###### Contact name:	Compliance Control Room
###### Telephone number*:	0207 595 9695

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