Form 8.3 - DCC plc

Citadel Group

16 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	15 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	10,612	0.01	0	0.00
(2)   Cash-settled derivatives	1,653,944	1.93	133,510	0.15
(3)   Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/ sell	0	0.00	0	0.00
Total	1,664,556	1.94	133,510	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	44	62.9500 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	762	63.0000 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	2,491	63.0500 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	1,163	63.1000 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	373	63.1500 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	3,691	63.2000 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	230	63.2500 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	356	63.3000 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	93	63.3500 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	409	62.9500 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	753	63.0000 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	10	63.0250 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	1	63.0300 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	4,092	63.0500 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	7,898	63.1000 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	3,268	63.1500 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	156	63.1750 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	3,539	63.2000 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	20	63.2250 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	3,336	63.2500 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	1,674	63.3000 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	10	63.3500 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	176	63.4000 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	Increasing long position	2	63.0500 GBP
Common	CFD	Reducing long position	2,714	63.0500 GBP
Common	CFD	Increasing long position	33	63.1424 GBP
Common	CFD	Reducing long position	8,942	63.1867 GBP
Common	CFD	Reducing long position	1,592	63.2357 GBP
Common	CFD	Increasing long position	8,349	63.2976 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	16 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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