Form 8.3 - DCC plc

Citadel Group

02 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	1 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	5,245	0.00	0	0.00
(2)   Cash-settled derivatives	2,192,322	2.56	26,583	0.03
(3)   Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/ sell	0	0.00	0	0.00
Total	2,197,567	2.57	26,583	0.03

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	560	57.5000 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	83	57.5500 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	486	57.8000 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	1,210	58.1500 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	1,490	58.3000 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	17	58.5000 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	213	58.5500 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	994	58.6000 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	238	58.9500 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	1,005	59.0000 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	129	59.6000 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	46	59.8000 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	165	59.9500 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	321	60.0000 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	44	60.0500 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	24	60.3000 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	2,804	60.3500 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	68	60.4000 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	26	60.4500 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	228	60.5000 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	45	60.7500 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	361	60.8000 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	3,395	60.8500 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	1,090	60.9000 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	2,845	60.9500 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	6,289	61.0000 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	4	61.0500 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	110	61.1250 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	399	61.1250 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	772	61.1500 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	1,099	61.5500 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	1,951	61.6000 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	66	61.6500 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	35	61.7000 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	2,927	61.7500 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	176	61.8000 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	2,506	61.8500 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	6	61.9000 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	416	61.9500 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	4,369	62.0000 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	85	62.0500 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	658	62.1000 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	425	62.1500 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	830	62.2000 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	399	62.3500 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	49	62.4000 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	1,059	62.4500 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	440	62.5000 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	3	57.4000 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	1	57.5000 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	8	57.5500 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	31	57.6000 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	129	58.2500 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	8	58.3000 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	6	58.4000 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	582	58.4500 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	3	58.5500 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	59	58.6000 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	6	58.6500 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	1	58.8000 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	22	59.0000 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	75	59.1000 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	73	59.2500 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	442	59.4000 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	124	59.5000 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	19	59.7500 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	254	59.8000 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	163	59.8500 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	4	59.9000 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	78	59.9500 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	407	60.0000 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	482	60.0500 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	36	60.1000 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	72	60.1500 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	226	60.2000 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	241	60.2500 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	580	60.3000 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	236	60.4000 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	200	60.4500 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	5,510	60.5000 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	426	60.5500 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	27	60.6000 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	474	60.6500 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	195	60.7000 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	304	60.7500 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	31	60.8500 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	96	60.9000 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	80	60.9500 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	3,510	61.0000 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	47	61.0251 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	11	61.0500 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	6,876	61.1000 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	230	61.2500 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	36	61.3500 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	34	61.3750 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	190	61.4000 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	185	61.4500 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	3,211	61.5000 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	391	61.5500 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	244	61.6000 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	905	61.6500 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	10	61.7000 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	906	61.7500 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	59	61.7751 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	2,141	61.8000 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	16	61.8250 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	3,049	61.8500 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	1,340	61.9000 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	44	61.9250 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	5	61.9260 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	274	61.9500 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	9,461	62.0000 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	19	62.0500 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	6,415	62.1000 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	90	62.3000 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	375	62.3500 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	135	62.3750 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	207	62.4000 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	92	62.4500 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	6,434	59.4683 GBP
Common	CFD	Increasing long position	2,507	59.9980 GBP
Common	CFD	Increasing long position	188,516	60.0000 GBP
Common	CFD	Reducing long position	2,039	60.0358 GBP
Common	CFD	Increasing long position	20,000	61.5000 GBP
Common	CFD	Increasing long position	3,715	61.6000 GBP
Common	CFD	Reducing long position	7,724	61.6000 GBP
Common	CFD	Increasing long position	4,724	61.7915 GBP
Common	CFD	Reducing long position	3,023	61.8000 GBP
Common	CFD	Reducing long position	35,923	61.8300 GBP
Common	CFD	Reducing long position	824	62.1000 GBP
Common	CFD	Reducing long position	150,000	62.4000 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	2 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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