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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 |
29 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) |
€0.25OrdinaryShares |
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Interests |
Short positions |
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Number |
(%) |
Number |
(%) |
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(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled |
825,008 |
0.97% |
377,120 |
0.44% |
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(2) Cash-settled derivatives |
390,279 |
0.46% |
653,492 |
0.76% |
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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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1,215,287 |
1.42% |
1,030,612 |
1.21% |
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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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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Purchase |
6 |
59.7000 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Purchase |
13 |
59.7153 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Purchase |
14 |
59.0750 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Purchase |
15 |
59.6982 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Purchase |
24 |
59.0250 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Purchase |
36 |
59.7166 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Purchase |
63 |
59.1000 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Purchase |
70 |
59.1742 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Purchase |
79 |
58.9000 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Purchase |
84 |
59.7345 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Purchase |
135 |
58.8431 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Purchase |
204 |
58.8963 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Purchase |
222 |
58.7750 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Purchase |
240 |
58.9047 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Purchase |
257 |
59.0000 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Purchase |
268 |
58.9500 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Purchase |
272 |
59.1617 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Purchase |
288 |
59.9399 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Purchase |
308 |
58.9569 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Purchase |
314 |
59.2500 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Purchase |
315 |
59.0500 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Purchase |
333 |
58.7500 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Purchase |
334 |
59.0613 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Purchase |
336 |
59.1952 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Purchase |
350 |
58.8500 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Purchase |
385 |
58.9076 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Purchase |
431 |
59.3914 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Purchase |
486 |
59.0096 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Purchase |
506 |
60.0589 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Purchase |
833 |
59.0198 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Purchase |
929 |
59.7286 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Purchase |
1,033 |
59.0560 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Purchase |
1,400 |
60.0000 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Purchase |
1,502 |
59.4371 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Purchase |
1,563 |
59.6694 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Purchase |
1,758 |
60.0439 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Purchase |
1,778 |
58.8000 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Purchase |
1,809 |
58.8114 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Purchase |
2,080 |
59.4212 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Purchase |
2,271 |
59.5332 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Purchase |
2,778 |
58.7905 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Purchase |
3,154 |
59.0520 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Purchase |
3,548 |
60.0590 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Purchase |
3,857 |
59.7399 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Purchase |
5,330 |
59.0303 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Purchase |
5,643 |
58.9789 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Purchase |
8,105 |
60.0620 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Purchase |
9,442 |
59.5106 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Purchase |
10,747 |
59.6500 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Purchase |
13,464 |
59.0107 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Purchase |
33,229 |
58.8247 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Purchase |
51,402 |
60.0500 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Purchase |
53,986 |
60.0097 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Sale |
1 |
59.4992 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Sale |
5 |
59.5482 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Sale |
10 |
60.0487 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Sale |
14 |
59.0750 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Sale |
16 |
59.9406 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Sale |
26 |
60.0480 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Sale |
36 |
59.7500 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Sale |
46 |
59.0250 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Sale |
49 |
59.9379 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Sale |
50 |
59.8500 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Sale |
55 |
59.3000 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Sale |
63 |
59.1000 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Sale |
68 |
59.0000 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Sale |
76 |
59.6250 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Sale |
77 |
59.9269 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Sale |
91 |
59.1750 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Sale |
185 |
59.4748 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Sale |
201 |
58.8232 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Sale |
229 |
58.9000 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Sale |
236 |
58.9500 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Sale |
254 |
59.0933 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Sale |
255 |
59.8075 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Sale |
255 |
58.8740 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Sale |
295 |
59.0438 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Sale |
330 |
58.8000 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Sale |
333 |
58.7500 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Sale |
352 |
60.0350 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Sale |
354 |
59.7000 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Sale |
534 |
58.8404 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Sale |
737 |
59.6902 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Sale |
826 |
59.0894 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Sale |
979 |
58.8879 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Sale |
1,033 |
60.0317 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Sale |
1,064 |
59.0500 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Sale |
1,071 |
58.8500 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Sale |
1,080 |
59.2425 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Sale |
1,142 |
58.9995 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Sale |
1,222 |
60.0387 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Sale |
1,287 |
58.9860 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Sale |
1,319 |
58.9989 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Sale |
1,394 |
59.6835 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Sale |
1,400 |
60.0000 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Sale |
2,150 |
58.9870 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Sale |
3,000 |
58.7893 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Sale |
3,200 |
58.9839 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Sale |
5,098 |
60.0379 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Sale |
8,248 |
58.8548 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Sale |
8,659 |
59.3676 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Sale |
15,600 |
58.7750 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Sale |
16,794 |
59.6342 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Sale |
43,362 |
59.9477 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Sale |
54,920 |
60.0500 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Sale |
59,119 |
59.9679 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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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Opening Short |
300 |
59.6041 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Opening Short |
67 |
58.9047 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Opening Short |
12 |
59.9399 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Opening Short |
5,330 |
59.0303 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
66 |
59.4751 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
327 |
59.1526 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
204 |
59.1528 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
62 |
59.1742 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Opening Short |
782 |
59.2766 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Opening Short |
3,887 |
60.05 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
255 |
59.8075 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Opening Short |
7,476 |
60.05 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
365 |
60.0053 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
1,262 |
60.0041 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
CFD |
Opening Short |
257 |
59.0017 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
CFD |
Opening Short |
4,949 |
59.1552 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
CFD |
Opening Long |
1,695 |
60.05 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
14 |
59.095 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
2,000 |
58.9791 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
26 |
60.0482 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Opening Short |
2,080 |
59.4212 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Opening Short |
3,854 |
60.062 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Opening Short |
3,303 |
60.059 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
31 |
59.9378 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Opening Short |
276 |
59.9399 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
16 |
59.9378 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
2 |
59.9378 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Opening Short |
2,069 |
60.062 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Opening Short |
1,967 |
60.062 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Opening Short |
168 |
60.0589 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Opening Short |
20 |
58.9047 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Opening Short |
245 |
60.059 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
161 |
60.038 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Opening Short |
153 |
58.9047 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
4,030 |
60.0379 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Opening Short |
215 |
60.062 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
107 |
60.0379 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Opening Short |
338 |
60.0589 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Closing Short |
300 |
59.9138 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
184 |
59.997 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
1,142 |
58.9995 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
411 |
59.1238 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
135 |
58.8431 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
1 |
59.4992 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
3,049 |
60.0159 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
48 |
59.4625 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
10 |
60.0487 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
53 |
59.9969 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
421 |
59.997 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
119 |
59.4746 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
22,807 |
60.05 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
254 |
59.0933 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
48 |
59.95 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
5 |
59.5482 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
744 |
59.124 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
3,597 |
60.05 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
15,822 |
60.05 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
979 |
58.8879 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
10,629 |
60.0448 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
77 |
59.1902 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
139 |
58.9863 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
1,809 |
58.8114 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
385 |
58.9076 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
308 |
58.9568 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
182 |
59.0195 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
721 |
60.0379 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
16 |
59.45 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
5,643 |
58.9789 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
54 |
59.95 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
1,394 |
59.6835 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
1,335 |
60.05 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
350 |
58.85 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
339 |
59.7 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
240 |
60.0379 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
1,670 |
58.8104 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
8,659 |
59.3676 |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
13,464 |
59.0107 |
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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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(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? |
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Date of disclosure |
01 Jun 2026 |
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Contact name |
Large Holdings Regulatory Operations |
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020 3134 7213 |
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