long position

(in accordance with regulation 6(3)(c) of the Short Selling Regulations 2025) the position in the issued share capital of a company resulting from: 

  1. (a) holding a share issued by the company; or
  2. (b) entering into any transaction where an effect of the transaction is to confer a financial advantage on the person entering into that transaction in the event of an increase in the price or value of a share issued by the company.
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