REG - WH Smith PLC - Transaction in Own Shares

WH SmithAnnouncement

02/01/2019 18:00

RNS Number : 0157M
WH Smith PLC
02 January 2019
 


Transactions in own shares
 
WH Smith PLC (the "Company") announces that it has purchased, in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 24 January 2018, the following number of its ordinary shares of 22 6/67 pence each ("Shares") as part of the buyback programme announced on 7 December 2018:
 



Date of purchase:
 


2 January 2019




Number of Shares purchased:
 


41,494




Highest price paid per Share:
 


1750.0000




Lowest price paid per Share:
 


1709.0000




Average price paid per Share:
 


1740.8366



 
The Company intends to cancel these Shares. 
 
The Company has 108,181,791 Shares in issue. This number represents the total voting rights in the Company and may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they can determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in the Company under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
 
The schedule below contains detailed information about the purchases made by J.P. Morgan Cazenove on behalf of the Company as part of the buyback programme.
 
 
Schedule of Purchases
 



Shares purchased:
 


WH Smith PLC (ISIN CODE: GB00B2PDGW16)




Date of purchases:
 


2 January 2019




Investment firm:
 


J.P. Morgan Securities plc



Aggregate information:
 



Venue


Volume-weighted average price, Pence


Aggregated volume




London Stock Exchange


1740.8366


41,494







 
Individual transactions:
 



Number of shares purchased


Transaction price (pence per share)


Time of transaction


Trading venue




202


1709.0000


02-Jan-2019 08:30:08


London Stock Exchange




28


1712.0000


02-Jan-2019 08:31:17


London Stock Exchange




83


1712.0000


02-Jan-2019 08:31:17


London Stock Exchange




76


1713.0000


02-Jan-2019 08:31:54


London Stock Exchange




100


1713.0000


02-Jan-2019 08:31:54


London Stock Exchange




199


1716.0000


02-Jan-2019 08:32:55


London Stock Exchange




201


1717.0000


02-Jan-2019 08:34:02


London Stock Exchange




9


1720.0000


02-Jan-2019 08:35:10


London Stock Exchange




200


1720.0000


02-Jan-2019 08:35:13


London Stock Exchange




201


1723.0000


02-Jan-2019 08:36:40


London Stock Exchange




200


1723.0000


02-Jan-2019 08:37:28


London Stock Exchange




37


1726.0000


02-Jan-2019 08:38:48


London Stock Exchange




164


1726.0000


02-Jan-2019 08:38:48


London Stock Exchange




90


1726.0000


02-Jan-2019 08:39:43


London Stock Exchange




40


1726.0000


02-Jan-2019 08:39:43


London Stock Exchange




154


1727.0000


02-Jan-2019 08:41:22


London Stock Exchange




97


1727.0000


02-Jan-2019 08:41:22


London Stock Exchange




52


1727.0000


02-Jan-2019 08:41:22


London Stock Exchange




97


1724.0000


02-Jan-2019 08:42:08


London Stock Exchange




40


1724.0000


02-Jan-2019 08:42:08


London Stock Exchange




198


1727.0000


02-Jan-2019 08:42:54


London Stock Exchange




56


1727.0000


02-Jan-2019 08:44:00


London Stock Exchange




100


1727.0000


02-Jan-2019 08:44:00


London Stock Exchange




43


1727.0000


02-Jan-2019 08:44:00


London Stock Exchange




179


1727.0000


02-Jan-2019 08:45:12


London Stock Exchange




100


1726.0000


02-Jan-2019 08:46:06


London Stock Exchange




88


1726.0000


02-Jan-2019 08:46:06


London Stock Exchange




205


1727.0000


02-Jan-2019 08:47:31


London Stock Exchange




199


1727.0000


02-Jan-2019 08:47:31


London Stock Exchange




179


1727.0000


02-Jan-2019 08:47:31


London Stock Exchange




55


1729.0000


02-Jan-2019 08:49:12


London Stock Exchange




95


1729.0000


02-Jan-2019 08:49:12


London Stock Exchange




119


1728.0000


02-Jan-2019 08:50:52


London Stock Exchange




178


1728.0000


02-Jan-2019 08:51:16


London Stock Exchange




164


1728.0000


02-Jan-2019 08:53:16


London Stock Exchange




259


1727.0000


02-Jan-2019 08:53:44


London Stock Exchange




218


1727.0000


02-Jan-2019 08:55:09


London Stock Exchange




79


1724.0000


02-Jan-2019 08:56:01


London Stock Exchange




70


1724.0000


02-Jan-2019 08:56:01


London Stock Exchange




95


1727.0000


02-Jan-2019 08:57:10


London Stock Exchange




143


1727.0000


02-Jan-2019 08:57:10


London Stock Exchange




133


1725.0000


02-Jan-2019 08:57:16


London Stock Exchange




83


1727.0000


02-Jan-2019 08:57:16


London Stock Exchange




31


1725.0000


02-Jan-2019 08:57:30


London Stock Exchange




17


1727.0000


02-Jan-2019 08:59:01


London Stock Exchange




60


1727.0000


02-Jan-2019 08:59:01


London Stock Exchange




287


1727.0000


02-Jan-2019 08:59:26


London Stock Exchange




132


1727.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:00:46


London Stock Exchange




90


1727.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:00:46


London Stock Exchange




196


1725.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:03:01


London Stock Exchange




196


1723.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:04:05


London Stock Exchange




98


1723.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:04:05


London Stock Exchange




49


1728.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:06:12


London Stock Exchange




82


1728.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:06:12


London Stock Exchange




71


1727.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:06:24


London Stock Exchange




96


1727.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:06:24


London Stock Exchange




274


1728.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:08:05


London Stock Exchange




28


1728.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:08:05


London Stock Exchange




29


1728.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:08:05


London Stock Exchange




78


1728.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:08:05


London Stock Exchange




102


1728.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:08:05


London Stock Exchange




180


1728.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:08:05


London Stock Exchange




224


1727.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:09:57


London Stock Exchange




168


1726.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:10:40


London Stock Exchange




172


1726.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:11:25


London Stock Exchange




262


1726.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:11:25


London Stock Exchange




255


1727.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:12:36


London Stock Exchange




119


1727.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:12:36


London Stock Exchange




164


1733.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:14:46


London Stock Exchange




94


1737.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:20:17


London Stock Exchange




149


1737.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:20:17


London Stock Exchange




149


1737.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:20:17


London Stock Exchange




100


1737.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:20:17


London Stock Exchange




100


1737.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:21:13


London Stock Exchange




95


1737.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:21:13


London Stock Exchange




81


1737.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:22:17


London Stock Exchange




82


1737.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:22:17


London Stock Exchange




150


1740.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:24:11


London Stock Exchange




100


1740.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:24:11


London Stock Exchange




49


1740.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:24:12


London Stock Exchange




193


1741.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:24:49


London Stock Exchange




285


1739.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:25:53


London Stock Exchange




200


1738.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:27:27


London Stock Exchange




25


1738.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:27:27


London Stock Exchange




50


1737.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:28:41


London Stock Exchange




200


1737.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:28:41


London Stock Exchange




60


1737.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:30:04


London Stock Exchange




200


1736.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:30:24


London Stock Exchange




105


1735.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:30:28


London Stock Exchange




56


1735.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:30:28


London Stock Exchange




238


1733.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:31:25


London Stock Exchange




4


1733.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:31:25


London Stock Exchange




64


1732.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:32:04


London Stock Exchange




200


1732.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:32:04


London Stock Exchange




108


1730.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:32:04


London Stock Exchange




86


1730.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:32:04


London Stock Exchange




149


1730.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:32:13


London Stock Exchange




229


1730.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:32:27


London Stock Exchange




149


1729.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:32:56


London Stock Exchange




100


1727.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:33:02


London Stock Exchange




124


1727.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:33:02


London Stock Exchange




164


1731.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:35:21


London Stock Exchange




38


1731.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:37:43


London Stock Exchange




14


1732.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:38:56


London Stock Exchange




266


1732.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:41:44


London Stock Exchange




70


1733.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:43:14


London Stock Exchange




19


1733.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:43:14


London Stock Exchange




192


1735.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:43:46


London Stock Exchange




191


1734.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:44:50


London Stock Exchange




190


1734.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:45:55


London Stock Exchange




189


1740.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:47:16


London Stock Exchange




190


1740.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:48:05


London Stock Exchange




147


1744.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:49:32


London Stock Exchange




42


1744.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:49:32


London Stock Exchange




191


1746.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:50:46


London Stock Exchange




149


1746.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:52:39


London Stock Exchange




141


1746.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:52:39


London Stock Exchange




51


1746.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:52:39


London Stock Exchange




190


1746.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:53:20


London Stock Exchange




34


1746.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:54:50


London Stock Exchange




116


1746.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:54:50


London Stock Exchange




39


1746.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:54:50


London Stock Exchange




265


1746.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:55:32


London Stock Exchange




57


1744.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:57:05


London Stock Exchange




79


1744.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:57:05


London Stock Exchange




72


1744.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:57:05


London Stock Exchange




175


1746.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:57:21


London Stock Exchange




156


1749.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:58:52


London Stock Exchange




156


1748.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:58:53


London Stock Exchange




63


1747.0000


02-Jan-2019 09:58:53


London Stock Exchange




125


1746.0000


02-Jan-2019 10:01:34


London Stock Exchange




84


1746.0000


02-Jan-2019 10:01:34


London Stock Exchange




196


1748.0000


02-Jan-2019 10:04:29


London Stock Exchange




264


1748.0000


02-Jan-2019 10:04:29


London Stock Exchange




149


1748.0000


02-Jan-2019 10:04:29


London Stock Exchange




161


1748.0000


02-Jan-2019 10:04:29


London Stock Exchange




153


1743.0000


02-Jan-2019 10:07:18


London Stock Exchange




84


1744.0000


02-Jan-2019 10:08:23


London Stock Exchange




22


1744.0000


02-Jan-2019 10:08:23


London Stock Exchange




188


1744.0000


02-Jan-2019 10:08:23


London Stock Exchange




160


1744.0000


02-Jan-2019 10:08:23


London Stock Exchange




20


1744.0000


02-Jan-2019 10:08:23


London Stock Exchange




46


1746.0000


02-Jan-2019 10:11:57


London Stock Exchange




55


1746.0000


02-Jan-2019 10:11:59


London Stock Exchange




125


1746.0000


02-Jan-2019 10:11:59


London Stock Exchange




16


1746.0000


02-Jan-2019 10:11:59


London Stock Exchange




150


1746.0000


02-Jan-2019 10:11:59


London Stock Exchange




22


1746.0000


02-Jan-2019 10:11:59


London Stock Exchange




171


1746.0000


02-Jan-2019 10:11:59


London Stock Exchange




187


1745.0000


02-Jan-2019 10:14:54


London Stock Exchange




8


1744.0000


02-Jan-2019 10:16:06


London Stock Exchange




180


1744.0000


02-Jan-2019 10:16:06


London Stock Exchange




85


1745.0000


02-Jan-2019 10:17:16


London Stock Exchange




155


1745.0000


02-Jan-2019 10:17:16


London Stock Exchange




163


1745.0000


02-Jan-2019 10:17:16


London Stock Exchange




308


1745.0000


02-Jan-2019 10:18:23


London Stock Exchange




121


1746.0000


02-Jan-2019 10:19:46


London Stock Exchange




34


1746.0000


02-Jan-2019 10:19:46


London Stock Exchange




179


1745.0000


02-Jan-2019 10:20:46


London Stock Exchange




152


1742.0000


02-Jan-2019 10:22:50


London Stock Exchange




272


1741.0000


02-Jan-2019 10:22:50


London Stock Exchange




213


1742.0000


02-Jan-2019 10:22:50


London Stock Exchange




100


1741.0000


02-Jan-2019 10:22:50


London Stock Exchange




179


1736.0000


02-Jan-2019 10:25:19


London Stock Exchange




82


1736.0000


02-Jan-2019 10:26:03


London Stock Exchange




181


1736.0000


02-Jan-2019 10:29:47


London Stock Exchange




60


1736.0000


02-Jan-2019 10:29:47


London Stock Exchange




23


1739.0000


02-Jan-2019 10:31:19


London Stock Exchange




88


1739.0000


02-Jan-2019 10:31:19


London Stock Exchange




47


1739.0000


02-Jan-2019 10:32:01


London Stock Exchange




96


1739.0000


02-Jan-2019 10:32:19


London Stock Exchange




185


1739.0000


02-Jan-2019 10:32:56


London Stock Exchange




66


1739.0000


02-Jan-2019 10:34:07


London Stock Exchange




61


1739.0000


02-Jan-2019 10:34:32


London Stock Exchange




27


1741.0000


02-Jan-2019 10:35:37


London Stock Exchange




95


1741.0000


02-Jan-2019 10:35:37


London Stock Exchange




63


1741.0000


02-Jan-2019 10:35:37


London Stock Exchange




184


1741.0000


02-Jan-2019 10:36:07


London Stock Exchange




207


1742.0000


02-Jan-2019 10:37:19


London Stock Exchange




169


1743.0000


02-Jan-2019 10:38:38


London Stock Exchange




14


1743.0000


02-Jan-2019 10:38:38


London Stock Exchange




59


1743.0000


02-Jan-2019 10:39:50


London Stock Exchange




4


1743.0000


02-Jan-2019 10:39:50


London Stock Exchange




120


1743.0000


02-Jan-2019 10:39:50


London Stock Exchange




185


1743.0000


02-Jan-2019 10:41:03


London Stock Exchange




184


1743.0000


02-Jan-2019 10:42:13


London Stock Exchange




189


1745.0000


02-Jan-2019 10:43:27


London Stock Exchange




183


1745.0000


02-Jan-2019 10:44:39


London Stock Exchange




183


1746.0000


02-Jan-2019 10:45:51


London Stock Exchange




182


1746.0000


02-Jan-2019 10:47:36


London Stock Exchange




151


1748.0000


02-Jan-2019 10:50:11


London Stock Exchange




150


1748.0000


02-Jan-2019 10:50:11


London Stock Exchange




148


1748.0000


02-Jan-2019 10:50:11


London Stock Exchange




12


1748.0000


02-Jan-2019 10:50:11


London Stock Exchange




293


1748.0000


02-Jan-2019 10:51:55


London Stock Exchange




164


1748.0000


02-Jan-2019 10:53:18


London Stock Exchange




221


1748.0000


02-Jan-2019 10:53:18


London Stock Exchange




50


1748.0000


02-Jan-2019 10:53:18


London Stock Exchange




216


1748.0000


02-Jan-2019 10:55:28


London Stock Exchange




178


1748.0000


02-Jan-2019 10:55:28


London Stock Exchange




394


1747.0000


02-Jan-2019 10:55:53


London Stock Exchange




81


1747.0000


02-Jan-2019 10:56:37


London Stock Exchange




81


1747.0000


02-Jan-2019 10:57:20


London Stock Exchange




269


1746.0000


02-Jan-2019 11:00:00


London Stock Exchange




164


1746.0000


02-Jan-2019 11:00:00


London Stock Exchange




164


1744.0000


02-Jan-2019 11:00:32


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12


1745.0000


02-Jan-2019 11:00:32


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116


1743.0000


02-Jan-2019 11:01:46


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195


1746.0000


02-Jan-2019 11:04:09


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24


1746.0000


02-Jan-2019 11:04:09


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217


1745.0000


02-Jan-2019 11:04:25


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164


1743.0000


02-Jan-2019 11:07:08


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2


1743.0000


02-Jan-2019 11:11:05


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190


1743.0000


02-Jan-2019 11:11:05


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155


1744.0000


02-Jan-2019 11:11:59


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92


1748.0000


02-Jan-2019 11:14:49


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101


1748.0000


02-Jan-2019 11:14:49


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140


1748.0000


02-Jan-2019 11:14:49


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180


1747.0000


02-Jan-2019 11:16:23


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80


1747.0000


02-Jan-2019 11:17:19


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126


1747.0000


02-Jan-2019 11:17:51


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125


1747.0000


02-Jan-2019 11:17:55


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284


1749.0000


02-Jan-2019 11:20:49


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138


1749.0000


02-Jan-2019 11:21:39


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42


1749.0000


02-Jan-2019 11:22:00


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167


1750.0000


02-Jan-2019 11:25:43


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1


1750.0000


02-Jan-2019 11:25:43


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18


1750.0000


02-Jan-2019 11:27:16


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146


1750.0000


02-Jan-2019 11:27:16


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111


1750.0000


02-Jan-2019 11:27:16


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223


1750.0000


02-Jan-2019 11:27:16


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137


1750.0000


02-Jan-2019 11:27:16


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150


1750.0000


02-Jan-2019 11:27:20


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148


1750.0000


02-Jan-2019 11:30:01


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2


1750.0000


02-Jan-2019 11:30:01


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200


1749.0000


02-Jan-2019 12:34:56


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79


1749.0000


02-Jan-2019 12:34:56


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97


1749.0000


02-Jan-2019 12:34:56


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88


1749.0000


02-Jan-2019 12:34:56


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306


1749.0000


02-Jan-2019 12:34:56


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150


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02-Jan-2019 12:34:57


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200


1749.0000


02-Jan-2019 12:34:57


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198


1749.0000


02-Jan-2019 12:35:16


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582


1749.0000


02-Jan-2019 12:35:16


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191


1749.0000


02-Jan-2019 12:35:16


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83


1749.0000


02-Jan-2019 12:35:16


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200


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02-Jan-2019 12:35:17


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86


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02-Jan-2019 12:35:17


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150


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02-Jan-2019 12:35:17


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190


1750.0000


02-Jan-2019 13:56:27


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1750.0000


02-Jan-2019 13:56:27


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02-Jan-2019 13:56:27


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02-Jan-2019 13:56:27


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02-Jan-2019 13:56:29


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02-Jan-2019 13:56:29


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02-Jan-2019 13:56:29


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200


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02-Jan-2019 13:56:29


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02-Jan-2019 13:56:29


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02-Jan-2019 13:56:29


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02-Jan-2019 13:56:29


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02-Jan-2019 13:56:30


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02-Jan-2019 13:56:39


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02-Jan-2019 13:57:07


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02-Jan-2019 15:21:31


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02-Jan-2019 15:22:44


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02-Jan-2019 15:22:44


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293


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02-Jan-2019 15:22:44


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178


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02-Jan-2019 15:22:44


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160


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02-Jan-2019 15:22:44


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294


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02-Jan-2019 15:22:44


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53


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02-Jan-2019 15:22:44


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160


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02-Jan-2019 15:22:44


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100


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02-Jan-2019 15:22:44


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200


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02-Jan-2019 15:22:44


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247


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02-Jan-2019 15:22:44


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1748.0000


02-Jan-2019 15:23:49


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