28 May 2026 15:21
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) |
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(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) |
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(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken | 27 May 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? | 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 | 824,890 | 0.97% | 395,531 | 0.46% | |||
(2) Cash-settled derivatives | 409,387 | 0.48% | 663,609 | 0.78% | |||
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/ sell | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||
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| 1,234,277 | 1.44% | 1,059,140 | 1.24% | |
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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 | 8 | 61.2593 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 9 | 61.2963 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 17 | 61.2058 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 43 | 61.1772 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 46 | 60.7000 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 48 | 60.7481 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 48 | 60.7500 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 52 | 61.2000 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 70 | 61.3500 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 100 | 61.3000 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 111 | 61.2500 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 115 | 61.1750 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 129 | 61.0897 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 136 | 61.1500 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 153 | 61.2250 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 163 | 61.0488 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 167 | 60.8814 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 175 | 61.2660 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 176 | 61.2750 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 212 | 60.6591 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 213 | 61.1436 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 231 | 61.0646 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 233 | 60.8437 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 1,235 | 61.1568 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 267 | 60.9196 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 273 | 60.8791 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 391 | 60.7446 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 675 | 61.1866 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 710 | 60.8531 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 739 | 61.2069 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 788 | 60.8646 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 1,000 | 61.4000 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 1,466 | 61.0572 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 2,325 | 61.0483 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 6,814 | 60.6590 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 10,766 | 60.6621 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 16,973 | 60.6500 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 33,077 | 60.7034 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 1 | 61.0500 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 1 | 61.3518 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 1 | 61.2750 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 4 | 61.3250 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 7 | 61.2661 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 7 | 61.2500 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 21 | 60.7522 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 21 | 60.9511 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 25 | 60.8420 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 30 | 60.9233 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 40 | 61.1750 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 44 | 60.9500 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 51 | 60.8000 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 58 | 61.1000 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 59 | 60.8525 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 60 | 61.1962 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 65 | 60.8500 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 70 | 61.3500 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 72 | 61.2000 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 97 | 60.9000 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 100 | 61.2450 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 128 | 61.0490 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 131 | 61.2866 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 139 | 61.0557 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 153 | 61.2250 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 154 | 60.9038 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 159 | 61.2059 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 164 | 60.9250 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 167 | 60.8832 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 183 | 61.1234 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 222 | 61.1250 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 233 | 61.0081 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 331 | 61.2333 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 468 | 60.9890 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 498 | 61.0383 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 539 | 60.9149 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 567 | 61.0891 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 751 | 60.8555 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 769 | 60.7248 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 2,683 | 60.7407 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 4,844 | 60.7907 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 7,838 | 60.6500 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 9,468 | 60.6378 GBP | ||||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | Sale | 29,778 | 60.6627 GBP | ||||
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(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 | Increasing Long | 1 | 60.6475 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Increasing Long | 7 | 61.2485 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Increasing Long | 21 | 60.7521 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Increasing Long | 27 | 61.2500 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Increasing Long | 43 | 60.8000 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Increasing Long | 58 | 61.1000 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Increasing Long | 60 | 61.1960 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Increasing Long | 62 | 61.1620 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Increasing Long | 128 | 61.0490 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Increasing Long | 177 | 61.1479 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Increasing Long | 284 | 61.1503 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Increasing Long | 296 | 60.6379 USD | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Increasing Long | 367 | 61.2098 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Increasing Long | 492 | 61.0564 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Increasing Long | 498 | 61.0383 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Increasing Long | 539 | 60.9149 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Increasing Long | 661 | 61.2102 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2,160 | 60.9163 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Increasing Long | 3,807 | 60.6500 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Increasing Long | 9,468 | 60.6378 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | CFD | Increasing Long | 17,205 | 60.6481 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Increasing Short | 13 | 60.6938 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Increasing Short | 18 | 61.2683 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Increasing Short | 73 | 61.2678 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Increasing Short | 163 | 61.0487 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Increasing Short | 175 | 61.2660 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Increasing Short | 176 | 61.2750 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Increasing Short | 205 | 61.1521 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Increasing Short | 212 | 60.6591 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Increasing Short | 231 | 61.0646 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | CFD | Increasing Short | 281 | 60.8957 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Increasing Short | 367 | 61.0232 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Increasing Short | 675 | 61.1866 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Increasing Short | 710 | 60.8531 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Increasing Short | 756 | 60.7864 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,000 | 61.4000 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,466 | 61.0572 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,325 | 61.0483 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | CFD | Increasing Short | 2,902 | 60.6542 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | CFD | Increasing Short | 3,924 | 61.1165 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Increasing Short | 6,814 | 60.6590 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Increasing Short | 10,766 | 60.6621 GBP | |||
€0.25 Ordinary Shares | SWAP | Increasing Short | 26,003 | 60.6500 GBP | |||
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(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 |
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| varying etc. | relates (Note 6) |
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(ii) Exercise | |||||||
Class of | Product description | Exercising/exercised | Number of | Exercise price per | |||
relevant security |
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(d) Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities) (Note 3) | |||||||
Class of | Nature of dealing | Details | Price per unit | ||||
relevant security |
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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, |
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formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing |
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entered into by the person making the disclosure and any party |
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to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer. |
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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 |
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and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option |
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referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any |
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relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this |
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should be stated |
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(c) Attachments | |||||||
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? | NO | ||||||
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Date of disclosure | 28 May 2026 | ||||||
Contact name | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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