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FORM 8.3 |
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IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL |
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OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.3 OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER |
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RULES, 2022 BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE |
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1. KEY INFORMATION |
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(a) Full name of discloser |
Barclays PLC. |
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(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a) |
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(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates |
DCC PLC |
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(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree (Note 1) |
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(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken |
26 May 2026 |
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(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser also making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? |
NO |
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2. INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS |
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Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any) |
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(Note 2) |
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Class of relevant security (Note 3) |
€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
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Interests |
Short positions |
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Number |
(%) |
Number |
(%) |
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(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled |
828,205 |
0.97% |
417,799 |
0.49% |
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(2) Cash-settled derivatives |
430,384 |
0.50% |
661,712 |
0.77% |
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(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/ sell |
0 |
0.00% |
0 |
0.00% |
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TOTAL: |
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1,258,589 |
1.47% |
1,079,511 |
1.26% |
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3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE (Note 4) |
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(a) Purchases and sales |
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Class of relevant security |
Purchase/sale |
Number of securities |
Price per unit(Note 5) |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Purchase |
2 |
61.6981 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Purchase |
7 |
61.2714 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Purchase |
12 |
60.8440 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Purchase |
16 |
60.9500 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Purchase |
17 |
61.3323 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Purchase |
39 |
61.1597 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Purchase |
48 |
61.1250 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Purchase |
49 |
61.1790 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Purchase |
75 |
60.9866 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Purchase |
92 |
61.3940 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Purchase |
95 |
61.2000 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Purchase |
100 |
61.4000 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Purchase |
138 |
61.1452 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Purchase |
151 |
61.1000 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Purchase |
161 |
61.1602 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Purchase |
184 |
61.2222 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Purchase |
192 |
61.1544 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Purchase |
197 |
61.0931 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Purchase |
206 |
61.2250 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Purchase |
215 |
61.4004 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Purchase |
246 |
61.2207 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Purchase |
254 |
61.3202 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Purchase |
294 |
61.3977 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Purchase |
307 |
61.1934 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Purchase |
423 |
61.0004 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Purchase |
484 |
61.1235 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Purchase |
507 |
61.0855 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Purchase |
577 |
61.1538 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Purchase |
733 |
61.1378 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Purchase |
835 |
61.1732 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Purchase |
1,082 |
60.9954 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Purchase |
1,158 |
61.1937 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Purchase |
3,934 |
61.1422 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Purchase |
9,436 |
61.4316 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Purchase |
9,760 |
61.1540 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Purchase |
20,510 |
61.2073 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Purchase |
45,148 |
61.1500 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Purchase |
46,949 |
61.1520 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Sale |
1 |
61.7000 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Sale |
2 |
62.3000 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Sale |
2 |
61.6250 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Sale |
3 |
60.8500 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Sale |
7 |
61.2314 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Sale |
19 |
61.1677 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Sale |
19 |
61.2578 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Sale |
46 |
61.1282 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Sale |
50 |
61.2970 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Sale |
84 |
61.3500 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Sale |
93 |
61.2946 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Sale |
200 |
61.0452 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Sale |
215 |
61.2269 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Sale |
324 |
61.2254 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Sale |
350 |
61.2027 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Sale |
401 |
61.2112 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Sale |
502 |
61.1583 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Sale |
608 |
61.3857 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Sale |
772 |
61.1475 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Sale |
1,255 |
61.1800 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Sale |
1,343 |
61.1875 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Sale |
2,375 |
61.0447 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Sale |
5,477 |
61.1622 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Sale |
6,206 |
61.1724 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Sale |
7,322 |
61.1740 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Sale |
12,425 |
61.1680 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Sale |
42,903 |
61.1500 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Sale |
235,998 |
61.3000 GBP |
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(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions |
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Class of relevant security |
Product description |
Nature of dealing |
Number of reference securities (Note 6) |
Price per unit(Note 5) |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Long |
1 |
62.0500 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Long |
1 |
61.1944 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Long |
7 |
61.2308 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
CFD |
Long |
8 |
61.2000 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Long |
41 |
61.1378 USD |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Long |
58 |
61.2407 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Long |
200 |
61.0452 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Long |
200 |
61.1958 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Long |
253 |
61.1995 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Long |
301 |
61.1989 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Long |
350 |
61.2027 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Long |
434 |
61.2105 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
CFD |
Long |
571 |
60.9500 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Long |
595 |
61.1796 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Long |
772 |
61.1475 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Long |
1,255 |
61.1800 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Long |
2,064 |
61.2151 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Long |
2,122 |
61.0262 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Long |
6,206 |
61.1724 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Long |
6,374 |
61.1378 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Long |
12,667 |
61.1500 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
CFD |
Long |
235,998 |
61.3000 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Short |
4 |
61.8550 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Short |
95 |
61.2000 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
CFD |
Short |
127 |
61.3267 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Short |
197 |
61.0931 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Short |
215 |
61.4004 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Short |
307 |
61.1934 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Short |
423 |
61.0004 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Short |
484 |
61.1235 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Short |
577 |
61.1538 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Short |
713 |
61.1258 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Short |
1,082 |
60.9954 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Short |
1,084 |
61.1528 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Short |
1,158 |
61.1937 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Short |
1,552 |
61.1519 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
CFD |
Short |
2,956 |
61.2609 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Short |
3,934 |
61.1422 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Short |
4,385 |
61.1622 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Short |
5,428 |
61.1680 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Short |
5,503 |
61.1679 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Short |
7,005 |
61.2223 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Short |
9,436 |
61.4316 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Short |
9,760 |
61.1540 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Short |
13,680 |
61.1621 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Short |
27,188 |
61.1500 GBP |
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(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) |
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(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying |
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Class of |
Product description |
Writing, purchasing, |
Number of securities |
Exercise price |
Type |
Expiry date |
Option money |
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relevant security |
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selling, |
to which option |
per unit |
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paid/received per unit |
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varying etc. |
relates (Note 6) |
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(ii) Exercise |
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Class of |
Product description |
Exercising/exercised |
Number of |
Exercise price per |
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relevant security |
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against |
securities |
unit (Note 5) |
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(d) Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities) (Note 3) |
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Class of |
Nature of dealing |
Details |
Price per unit |
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relevant security |
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(if applicable) (Note 5) |
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4. OTHER INFORMATION |
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(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements |
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Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, |
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formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing |
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entered into by the person making the disclosure and any party |
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to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer. |
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NONE |
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(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives |
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Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing |
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and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option |
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referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any |
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relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this |
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should be stated |
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NONE |
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(c) Attachments |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? |
NO |
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Date of disclosure |
27 May 2026 |
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Contact name |
Large Holdings Regulatory Operations |
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Telephone number |
020 3134 7213 |
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