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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 Norges Bank
(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.
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
relevant securities this form relates Use a DCC plc (IE0002424939)
separate form for each offeror/offeree
(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 For
an opening position disclosure, state the latest 29/04/2026
practicable date prior to the disclosure
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is
the discloser also making disclosures in respect N/A
of any other party to the offer? If it is a
cash offer or possible cash offer, state “N/A”
2. INTERESTS AND
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 €0.25 ordinary shares
(Note 3)
Interests Short
positions
Number % Number %
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or 1,447,351 1.69
controlled
(2) Cash-settled derivatives
(3) Stock-settled derivatives
(including options) and agreements to
purchase/ sell
Total 1,447,351 1.69
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 Number of
Price per unit
security Purchase/sale securities
(Note 5)
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(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of Product Nature of dealing Number of Price
e.g. opening/ closing a
relevant description long/ short position, reference per unit
security increasing/ reducing a long/ securities
e.g. CFD short position (Note 6) (Note 5)
(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Number Type
Exercise e.g. Option
Class Product Writing, of American, money
of purchasing, securities price Expiry
relevant description selling, per European paid/
e.g. call varying to which date
security option etc. option etc.
relates unit received
(Note 6) per unit
(ii) Exercise
Product Exercise
Class of Exercising/ Number of
description price per
relevant exercised securities unit
security e.g. call against (Note 5)
option
(d) Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities) (Note 3)
Class of Nature of dealing Price per unit (if
Details
relevant e.g. subscription, applicable)
security conversion, exercise (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”
(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.
(c) Attachments
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? NO
Date of disclosure 30/04/2026
Contact name Philippe Chiaroni
Telephone number 004724073000
Public disclosures under Rule 8.3 of the Rules must be made to a
