Form8.3DNOIRAQAS(AWHOLLYOWNEDSUBSIDIARYOFDNOASA)

Barclays PLC
21 August 2026
 

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:

 

Barclays PLC.

(b)

Owner or controller of interest and short

 

 

positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):

(c)

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

DNO IRAQ AS (A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF DNO ASA)

 

relevant securities this form relates:

(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:

20 Aug 2026

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making

YES:

 

 

 

disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

GENEL ENERGY PLC

 

2.

POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(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:

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

 

Interests

Short Positions

 

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

26,332,511

2.70%

36,082,192

3.70%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,552,438

1.90%

18,723,599

1.92%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

44,884,949

4.60%

54,805,791

5.62%

(b)

Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive

 

 

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

(a)

Purchases and sales

 

 

 

 

 

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

 

securities

 

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

Purchase

7,500,000

18.6700  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

Purchase

72,092

18.6921  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

Purchase

71,816

18.7393  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

Purchase

34,284

18.7075  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

Purchase

29,992

18.7154  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

Purchase

27,895

18.7504  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

Purchase

22,769

18.7286  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

Purchase

14,197

18.7500  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

Purchase

13,154

18.6836  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

Purchase

10,659

18.6927  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

Purchase

9,268

18.7509  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

Purchase

6,442

18.7334  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

Purchase

5,073

18.7285  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

Purchase

3,432

18.6933  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

Purchase

2,165

18.7281  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

Purchase

1,933

18.7065  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

Purchase

1,684

18.7036  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

Purchase

1,572

18.7246  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

Purchase

1,499

18.6725  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

Purchase

1,166

18.7800  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

Purchase

1,122

18.6481  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

Purchase

746

18.6405  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

Purchase

541

18.6500  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

Purchase

355

18.7355  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

Purchase

315

18.8100  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

Purchase

307

18.7481  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

Purchase

79

18.6369  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

Purchase

32

18.7206  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

Purchase

16

18.7237  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

Purchase

3

18.7866  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

Purchase

1

18.8400  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

Sale

7,500,000

18.6700  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

Sale

99,476

18.7258  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

Sale

94,681

18.6607  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

Sale

52,619

18.7000  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

Sale

20,110

18.7500  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

Sale

15,519

18.6794  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

Sale

15,064

18.7212  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

Sale

14,959

18.7440  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

Sale

12,515

18.7417  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

Sale

11,162

18.7607  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

Sale

8,611

18.7490  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

Sale

4,454

18.7346  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

Sale

4,084

18.7421  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

Sale

3,123

18.7908  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

Sale

2,591

18.7800  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

Sale

2,568

18.6047  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

Sale

2,185

18.6992  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

Sale

1,808

18.6911  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

Sale

1,716

18.6933  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

Sale

1,331

18.7773  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

Sale

1,066

18.6619  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

Sale

833

18.6736  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

Sale

541

18.6505  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

Sale

421

18.7850  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

Sale

415

18.8100  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

Sale

393

18.7136  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

Sale

332

18.8000  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

Sale

95

18.7675  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

Sale

17

18.5100  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

Sale

8

18.7100  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

Sale

2

18.7650  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

Sale

2

18.8400  NOK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

 

reference

unit

security

 

 

securities

 

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

9,268

18.7509  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

12,515

18.7417  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

393

18.7136  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,372

18.7346  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,647

18.6769  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,453

18.6748  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

29,992

18.7154  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

27,895

18.7504  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

15,064

18.7212  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,788

18.7500  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

112

18.5100  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

16

18.7237  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

26

18.7500  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

355

18.7355  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,872

18.6047  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

696

18.6047  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

CFD

Opening Long

587

18.7000  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

7,500,000

0.0799  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

7,500,000

0.0799  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

71,816

18.7393  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,007

18.7346  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

89,382

18.7258  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

32

18.7207  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

34,284

18.7075  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,094

18.7258  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,075

18.7346  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

8,611

18.7490  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

10,659

18.6927  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

22,769

18.7286  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,185

18.6992  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

550

18.7500  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,572

18.7246  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

95

18.7675  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2

18.7646  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3

18.7887  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,696

18.7334  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,746

18.7334  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

CFD

Closing Long

587

18.7500  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

CFD

Opening Short

550

18.7500  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

79

18.6368  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,482

18.7500  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,122

18.6481  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,849

18.7173  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2

18.8371  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1

18.8403  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

CFD

Closing Short

550

18.7000  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

CFD

Opening Long

52,069

18.7000  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

13,154

18.6836  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

14,959

18.7440  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,073

18.7285  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,527

18.6823  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

315

18.8100  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,808

18.6911  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,663

18.7819  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

421

18.7850  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,123

18.7908  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

11,162

18.7607  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

674

18.7984  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

746

18.6405  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

94,681

18.6607  NOK

NOK 0.25 Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

72,092

18.6921  NOK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

 

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 

Class

Product

Writing,

Number

Exercise

Type

Expiry

Option

of

description

purchasing,

of

price

 

date

money

relevant

 

selling,

securities

per unit

 

 

paid/

security

 

varying etc

to which

 

 

 

received

 

 

 

option

 

 

 

per unit

 

 

 

relates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(ii)

Exercise

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class of relevant

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

Exercise price per

security

 

 

securities

unit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

 

Class of relevant

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if

security

 

 

applicable)

 

 

 

 

4.

OTHER INFORMATION

(a)

Indemnity and other dealings 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 exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party

 

to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:

 

 

 

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 of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which

 

 

any derivative is referenced:

 

 

 

 

 

 

NONE

(c)

Attachments

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:

21 Aug 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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