26 May 2026 08:21
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 | Barclays PLC. | ||||||
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a) | |||||||
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates | DCC PLC | ||||||
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree (Note 1) | |||||||
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken | 22-May-26 | ||||||
(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 | |||||||
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) | €0.25 Ordinary Shares | ||||||
Interests | Short positions | ||||||
Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||||
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled | 1,044,874 | 1.22% | 460,099 | 0.54% | |||
(2) Cash-settled derivatives | 472,461 | 0.55% | 876,974 | 1.03% | |||
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/ sell | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||
TOTAL: | 1,517,335 | 1.78% | 1,337,073 | 1.57% | |||
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3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE (Note 4) | |||||||
(a) Purchases and sales | |||||||
Class of relevant security | Purchase/sale | Number of securities | Price per unit(Note 5) | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 17,107 | 61.5611 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 13,286 | 61.5092 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 13,086 | 61.5500 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 9,205 | 61.5489 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 7,969 | 61.5450 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 4,845 | 61.3093 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 4,697 | 61.5596 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 3,037 | 61.5527 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 1,906 | 61.5592 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 1,612 | 61.4425 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 1,522 | 61.6004 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 1,214 | 61.2627 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 1,147 | 61.5594 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 1,128 | 61.5376 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 1,053 | 61.5800 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 939 | 61.4490 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 907 | 61.4556 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 716 | 61.4857 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 707 | 61.6463 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 590 | 61.5706 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 554 | 61.6233 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 494 | 61.4978 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 471 | 61.4443 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 346 | 61.5318 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 314 | 61.4398 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 300 | 61.5123 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 268 | 61.6366 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 192 | 61.6244 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 171 | 61.4705 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 136 | 61.6082 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 136 | 61.4084 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 101 | 61.5504 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 88 | 61.3500 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 62 | 61.4750 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 62 | 61.5000 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 57 | 61.5235 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 56 | 61.6000 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 41 | 61.6487 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 22 | 61.4034 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 6 | 61.6373 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 33,659 | 61.5500 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 9,379 | 61.5488 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 8,789 | 61.5376 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 7,128 | 61.5322 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 4,661 | 61.5407 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 1,513 | 61.5453 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 1,355 | 61.5830 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 1,214 | 61.2750 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 1,000 | 61.5726 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 896 | 61.4747 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 474 | 61.6791 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 362 | 61.5511 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 327 | 61.4626 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 322 | 61.5641 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 268 | 61.5574 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 237 | 61.6187 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 217 | 61.5806 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 200 | 61.5620 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 195 | 61.4830 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 154 | 61.6840 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 145 | 61.5668 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 123 | 61.4859 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 108 | 61.5763 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 97 | 61.5840 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 88 | 61.7000 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 81 | 61.4000 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 65 | 61.6000 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 50 | 61.5000 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 50 | 61.6250 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 18 | 61.5250 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 5 | 61.3000 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 3 | 61.4250 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 1 | 61.3500 GBP | ||||
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions | |||||||
Class of relevant security | Product description | Nature of dealing | Number of reference securities (Note 6) | Price per unit(Note 5) | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Opening Long | 2,067 | 61.4583 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Increasing Long | 68 | 61.4612 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Increasing Long | 327 | 61.4626 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Increasing Long | 337 | 61.4674 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Increasing Long | 219 | 61.4704 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Increasing Long | 195 | 61.4830 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Increasing Long | 48 | 61.5000 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Increasing Long | 8,789 | 61.5376 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Increasing Long | 150 | 61.5377 USD | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Increasing Long | 4,661 | 61.5407 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,513 | 61.5453 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Increasing Long | 3,831 | 61.5455 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Increasing Long | 26,078 | 61.5500 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Increasing Long | 200 | 61.5620 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,000 | 61.5726 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,124 | 61.5754 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Increasing Long | 366 | 61.5939 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Increasing Long | 109 | 61.6342 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Increasing Long | 474 | 61.6791 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Increasing Long | 88 | 61.7000 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 4,845 | 61.3094 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 138 | 61.3500 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,612 | 61.4425 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 471 | 61.4443 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 907 | 61.4556 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 716 | 61.4857 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 312 | 61.4929 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 494 | 61.4978 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 202 | 61.5309 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 346 | 61.5318 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 7,969 | 61.5450 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 9,205 | 61.5489 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 4,189 | 61.5500 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,906 | 61.5592 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,147 | 61.5594 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 4,697 | 61.5596 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Opening Short | 17,107 | 61.5611 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,522 | 61.6004 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Increasing Short | 274 | 61.6366 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | CFD | Opening Short | 5,616 | 61.4602 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | CFD | Increasing Short | 5,720 | 61.5760 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | CFD | Increasing Short | 41 | 61.6487 GBP | |||
(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) | |||||||
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying | |||||||
Class of | Product description | Writing, purchasing, | Number of securities | Exercise price | Type | Expiry date | Option money |
relevant security | selling, | to which option | per unit | paid/received per unit | |||
varying etc. | relates (Note 6) | ||||||
(ii) Exercise | |||||||
Class of | Product description | Exercising/exercised | Number of | Exercise price per | |||
relevant security | against | securities | unit (Note 5) | ||||
(d) Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities) (Note 3) | |||||||
Class of | Nature of dealing | Details | Price per unit | ||||
relevant security | (if applicable) (Note 5) | ||||||
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, | |||||||
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. | |||||||
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 | |||||||
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 |
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(c) Attachments |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? | NO |
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Date of disclosure |
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| 26-May-26 |
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Contact name |
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| Large Holdings Regulatory Operations |
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Telephone number |
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