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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 |
28 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) |
€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
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Interests |
Short positions |
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Number |
(%) |
Number |
(%) |
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(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled |
843,526 |
0.99% |
384,467 |
0.45% |
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(2) Cash-settled derivatives |
397,353 |
0.47% |
681,216 |
0.80% |
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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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1,240,879 |
1.45% |
1,065,683 |
1.25% |
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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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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Purchase |
32 |
59.1176 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Purchase |
34 |
58.9441 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Purchase |
35 |
58.9500 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Purchase |
66 |
59.3000 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Purchase |
73 |
59.1750 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Purchase |
94 |
59.0869 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Purchase |
137 |
58.9011 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Purchase |
177 |
59.2247 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Purchase |
226 |
59.0909 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Purchase |
226 |
59.0500 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Purchase |
285 |
59.0315 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Purchase |
307 |
59.1000 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Purchase |
317 |
59.1913 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Purchase |
350 |
59.0371 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Purchase |
367 |
59.0150 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Purchase |
415 |
59.0002 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Purchase |
430 |
59.0676 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Purchase |
430 |
59.2483 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Purchase |
506 |
59.2144 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Purchase |
579 |
59.0703 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Purchase |
594 |
59.2445 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Purchase |
770 |
58.9132 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Purchase |
1,089 |
59.0250 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Purchase |
1,593 |
59.0232 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Purchase |
1,900 |
59.2155 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Purchase |
2,062 |
59.0878 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Purchase |
2,958 |
59.1469 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Purchase |
4,953 |
59.1343 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Purchase |
5,994 |
58.9117 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Purchase |
8,068 |
58.9088 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Purchase |
24,222 |
58.9000 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Purchase |
28,214 |
58.9083 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Sale |
8 |
59.0500 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Sale |
14 |
58.9750 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Sale |
15 |
59.1246 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Sale |
45 |
59.0535 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Sale |
46 |
59.2956 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Sale |
47 |
59.2414 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Sale |
48 |
59.0517 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Sale |
54 |
58.8990 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Sale |
56 |
59.0428 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Sale |
59 |
58.9059 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Sale |
60 |
59.0000 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Sale |
67 |
58.9250 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Sale |
79 |
59.0053 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Sale |
81 |
59.4000 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Sale |
86 |
58.9500 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Sale |
93 |
59.1258 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Sale |
99 |
59.1000 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Sale |
100 |
59.2500 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Sale |
111 |
59.0006 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Sale |
119 |
59.1193 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Sale |
143 |
59.0332 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Sale |
192 |
59.0372 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Sale |
229 |
59.2419 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Sale |
250 |
59.1286 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Sale |
318 |
59.0880 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Sale |
337 |
58.8979 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Sale |
464 |
59.2410 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Sale |
498 |
59.1392 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Sale |
682 |
59.1821 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Sale |
810 |
59.0536 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Sale |
825 |
59.2205 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Sale |
896 |
59.1755 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Sale |
1,066 |
58.8976 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Sale |
1,448 |
59.3262 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Sale |
1,559 |
58.8911 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Sale |
2,004 |
59.1163 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Sale |
2,967 |
59.0247 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Sale |
4,644 |
59.2336 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Sale |
8,849 |
58.8882 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Sale |
13,998 |
58.9000 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Sale |
14,337 |
58.9320 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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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
15 |
59.1245 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
25 |
59.0000 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
46 |
59.2955 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
54 |
58.8991 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
65 |
58.9769 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
67 |
59.1094 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
81 |
59.4000 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
CFD |
Increasing Long |
93 |
58.9000 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
149 |
58.8881 USD |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
193 |
58.9795 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
201 |
59.1425 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
317 |
59.1399 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
337 |
58.8979 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
413 |
58.9764 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
CFD |
Increasing Long |
427 |
59.3000 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
445 |
59.1435 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
CFD |
Increasing Long |
557 |
59.2952 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
700 |
59.2277 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
804 |
59.1438 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
810 |
59.0536 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
1,066 |
58.8976 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
1,448 |
59.3262 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
1,559 |
58.8911 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
2,004 |
59.1163 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
5,355 |
58.9000 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
8,849 |
58.8882 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
57 |
59.1000 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
94 |
59.0869 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
CFD |
Increasing Short |
97 |
58.9017 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
125 |
59.0472 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
137 |
58.9011 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
164 |
58.9481 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
173 |
59.0563 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
177 |
59.2247 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
182 |
58.9494 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
317 |
59.1913 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
367 |
59.0150 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
415 |
59.0002 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
430 |
59.2483 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
579 |
59.0703 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
701 |
59.2224 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
770 |
58.9132 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
CFD |
Increasing Short |
1,520 |
59.0321 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
2,512 |
58.9630 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
2,958 |
59.1469 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
4,953 |
59.1343 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
5,994 |
58.9117 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
8,068 |
58.9088 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
8,712 |
58.9044 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
16,219 |
58.9000 GBP |
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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 |
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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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(ii) Exercise |
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Class of |
Product description |
Exercising/exercised |
Number of |
Exercise price per |
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relevant security |
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against |
securities |
unit (Note 5) |
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(d) Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities) (Note 3) |
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Class of |
Nature of dealing |
Details |
Price per unit |
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relevant security |
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(if applicable) (Note 5) |
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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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NONE |
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(c) Attachments |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? |
NO |
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Date of disclosure |
29 May 2026 |
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Contact name |
Large Holdings Regulatory Operations |
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Telephone number |
020 3134 7213 |
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