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Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd (GKP)
Director / PDMR Shareholdings
24-Apr-2025 / 07:00 GMT/BST
24 April 2025
Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd. (LSE: GKP)
(“Gulf Keystone”, “GKP”, “the Group” or “the Company”)
Director / PDMR Shareholdings
Gulf Keystone announces that the following persons discharging managerial responsibilities (“PDMR”) exercised their vested nil-cost share options granted to them in 2022 under the 2014 Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP"). Upon exercise, a proportion of their vested awards was sold to pay the tax liability arising upon exercise, while the remainder was retained.
Market purchases were made through the Company’s Employee Benefit Trust to satisfy the recent vesting of all LTIP options, including the below PDMR transactions, with no new shares issued. The total number of voting rights in the Company remains 217,005,286.
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Name
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Position
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Share Option Scheme
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Options exercised
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Shares sold for tax
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Shares retained
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Average price per share of sale (£)
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Date of sale
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Shareholding post transaction (number of shares)
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Shareholding percentage post transaction (%)
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Alasdair Robinson
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CLO
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2014 LTIP
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47,316
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23,742
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23,574
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1.546
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23 April 2025
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186,731
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0.09
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John Hulme
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COO
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2014 LTIP
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91,155
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42,994
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48,161
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1.556
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23 April 2025
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48,161
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0.02
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Clare Kinahan
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CHRO
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2014 LTIP
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47,227
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22,275
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24,952
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1.520
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22 April 2025
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57,597
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0.03
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Enquiries:
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Gulf Keystone:
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+44 (0) 20 7514 1400
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Aaron Clark, Head of Investor Relations
& Corporate Communications
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FTI Consulting
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+44 (0) 20 3727 1000
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Ben Brewerton
Nick Hennis
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or visit:
Notes to Editors:
Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd. (LSE: GKP) is a leading independent operator and producer in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Further information on Gulf Keystone is available on its website
This notification is made in accordance with the Market Abuse Regulation.
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them.
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1
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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a)
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Name
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Alasdair Robinson
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2
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Reason for the notification
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a)
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Position/status
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Chief Legal Officer
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b)
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Initial notification/Amendment
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Initial notification
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3
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a)
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Name
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Gulf Keystone Petroleum Limited
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b)
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LEI
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213800QTAQOSSTNTPO15
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4
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Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
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a)
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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
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Common shares of $1.00 each in Gulf Keystone Petroleum Limited
ISIN: BMG4209G2077
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b)
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Nature of the transaction
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- Exercise of 47,316 nil-cost options pursuant to 2014 LTIP (2022 award)
- Sale of 23,742 shares to cover tax liability
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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Price(s)
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Volume(s)
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0p
154.6p
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47,316
23,742
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d)
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Aggregated information
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-
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Aggregated volume
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-
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Price
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-
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Total
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Price(s)
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Volume(s) Total
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0p
154.6p
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47,316 £0
23,742 £36,705.13
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e)
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Date of the transaction
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23 April 2025
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f)
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Place of the transaction
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London Stock Exchange
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1
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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a)
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Name
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John Hulme
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2
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Reason for the notification
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a)
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Position/status
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Chief Operating Officer
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b)
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Initial notification/Amendment
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Initial notification
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3
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a)
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Name
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Gulf Keystone Petroleum Limited
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b)
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LEI
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213800QTAQOSSTNTPO15
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4
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Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
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a)
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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
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Common shares of $1.00 each in Gulf Keystone Petroleum Limited
ISIN: BMG4209G2077
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b)
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Nature of the transaction
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- Exercise of 91,155 nil-cost options pursuant to 2014 LTIP (2022 award)
- Sale of 42,994 shares to cover tax liability
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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Price(s)
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Volume(s)
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0p
155.6p
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91,155
42,994
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d)
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Aggregated information
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-
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Aggregated volume
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-
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Price
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-
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Total
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Price(s)
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Volume(s) Total
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0p
155.6p
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91,155 £0
42,994 £66,884.48
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e)
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Date of the transaction
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23 April 2025
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f)
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Place of the transaction
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London Stock Exchange
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1
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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a)
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Name
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Clare Kinahan
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2
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Reason for the notification
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a)
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Position/status
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Chief Human Resources Officer
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b)
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Initial notification/Amendment
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Initial notification
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3
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a)
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Name
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Gulf Keystone Petroleum Limited
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b)
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LEI
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213800QTAQOSSTNTPO15
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4
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Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
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a)
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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
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Common shares of $1.00 each in Gulf Keystone Petroleum Limited
ISIN: BMG4209G2077
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b)
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Nature of the transaction
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- Exercise of 47,227 nil-cost options pursuant to 2014 LTIP (2022 award)
- Sale of 22,275 shares to cover tax liability
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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Price(s)
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Volume(s)
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0p
152.0p
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47,227
22,275
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d)
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Aggregated information
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-
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Aggregated volume
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-
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Price
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-
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Total
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Price(s)
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Volume(s) Total
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0p
152.0p
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47,227 £0
22,275 £33,851.63
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e)
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Date of the transaction
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22 April 2025
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f)
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Place of the transaction
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London Stock Exchange
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The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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