Form 8.3 - DCC plc

Citadel Group

15 July 2026

 

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FORM 8.3

IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL

OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.3 OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER

RULES, 2022 BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

1.             KEY INFORMATION

(a)   Full name of discloser	Citadel Group
(b)   Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a) The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.	N/A
(c)   Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	DCC PLC
(d)   If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree (Note 1)	N/A
(e)   Date position held/dealing undertaken For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure	14 July 2026
(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? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"	N/A

2.             INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS

If there are interests and short positions to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2 for each additional class of relevant security.

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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)

(Note 2)

Class of relevant security (Note 3)	ISIN IE0002424939 €0.25 ordinary shares
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1)   Relevant securities owned and/or controlled	26,751	0.03	0	0.00
(2)   Cash-settled derivatives	1,655,501	1.93	130,203	0.15
(3)   Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/ sell	0	0.00	0	0.00
Total	1,682,252	1.96	130,203	0.15

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of options including rights to subscribe for new securities and any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8.

3.             DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE (Note 4)

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

(a)           Purchases and sales

Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit (Note 5)
Common	Buy Transaction	100	42.2900 USD
Common	Buy Transaction	100	44.7400 USD
Common	Buy Transaction	727	63.1000 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	504	63.1500 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	382	63.2000 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	4,231	63.2500 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	2,874	63.3000 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	20,022	63.3500 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	2,479	63.4000 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	143	63.4500 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	781	63.5000 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	1,307	63.5500 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	6	63.6000 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	201	63.6500 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	142	63.7500 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	222	64.4000 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	71	64.5000 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	2	64.5500 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	100	64.6500 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	220	65.1000 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	322	65.2000 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	36	65.6000 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	253	65.6500 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	75	65.9500 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	253	66.0000 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	48	66.3500 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	42	66.5500 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	72	66.6000 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	52	66.8000 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	71	66.8500 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	83	66.9000 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	52	67.4000 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	100	42.2900 USD
Common	Sell Transaction	100	44.7400 USD
Common	Sell Transaction	797	63.0000 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	898	63.0500 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	424	63.1000 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	2,943	63.1500 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	164	63.2000 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	6,788	63.2500 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	8,696	63.3000 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	6	63.3250 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	69	63.3251 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	3,357	63.3500 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	64	63.3750 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	531	63.4000 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	272	63.4500 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	106	63.5000 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	35	63.5500 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	673	63.6500 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	479	63.7000 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	296	64.0500 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	3	64.1000 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	74	64.2500 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	1	64.5500 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	182	64.6000 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	57	64.6251 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	32	64.6500 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	182	64.7000 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	1,071	64.7500 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	1	64.9500 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	2,500	65.3500 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	219	65.4000 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	84	65.5000 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	206	65.5500 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	1	65.9500 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	175	66.0500 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	74	66.1500 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	216	66.2000 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	120	66.3000 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	52	66.3500 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	127	66.4500 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	50	66.5500 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	100	66.6000 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	27	66.7000 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	12	66.9000 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	71	67.2000 GBP

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(b)           Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. CFD	Nature of dealing e.g. opening/ closing a long/ short position, increasing/ reducing a long/ short position	Number of reference securities (Note 6)	Price per unit (Note 5)
Common	CFD	Reducing long position	9,725	63.1500 GBP
Common	CFD	Reducing long position	35,243	63.2713 GBP
Common	CFD	Reducing long position	125,000	63.2960 GBP
Common	CFD	Reducing long position	7,169	63.2994 GBP
Common	CFD	Reducing long position	85,752	63.3000 GBP
Common	CFD	Increasing long position	20,732	63.3054 GBP
Common	CFD	Reducing long position	50,311	63.3365 GBP
Common	CFD	Increasing long position	9,870	63.3500 GBP
Common	CFD	Reducing long position	104,870	63.3500 GBP
Common	CFD	Increasing long position	1,960	63.3531 GBP
Common	CFD	Reducing long position	4,944	63.4000 GBP
Common	CFD	Reducing long position	3,230	63.4181 GBP
Common	CFD	Reducing long position	37,283	63.5000 GBP

(c)           Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)            Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security

Product description e.g. call option

Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.

Number of securities to which option relates (Note 6)

Exercise price per unit

Type e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii)           Exercise

Class of relevant security

Product description e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit (Note 5)

(d)           Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities) (Note 3)

Class of relevant security	Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion, exercise	Details	Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5)

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4.             OTHER INFORMATION

(a)           Indemnity and other dealing 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 person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer. Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

None

(b)           Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.

None

(c)           Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached?

NO

Date of disclosure	15 July 2026
Contact name	Paula Santos
Telephone number	020 7645 9700

Public disclosures under Rule 8.3 of the Rules must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

 

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