24th Aug 2026 17:50
FORM 8.3 Amendment - this form replaces RNS number 7255R published at 12:24 on 21/08/2026, changes made to section 2A | |||||||
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY | |||||||
A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR | |||||||
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Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code") | |||||||
1. | KEY INFORMATION | ||||||
(a) | Full name of discloser: |
| Barclays PLC. | ||||
(b) | Owner or controller of interest and short |
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| positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): | ||||||
(c) | Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | DNO IRAQ AS (A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF DNO ASA) | |||||
| relevant securities this form relates: | ||||||
(d) | If an exempt fund manager connected with an |
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| offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of | ||||||
| offeror/offeree: | ||||||
(e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 20 Aug 2026 | |||||
(f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making | YES: |
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| disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? | GENEL ENERGY PLC |
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2. | POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
(a) | Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree |
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| to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any) |
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Class of relevant security: | NOK 0.25 Ordinary | ||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | |||||
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(1) | Relevant securities owned |
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| 26,332,511 | 2.70% | 26,082,192 | 2.67% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 18,552,438 | 1.90% | 28,723,599 | 2.94% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 44,884,949 | 4.60% | 54,805,791 | 5.61% |
(b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive |
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Class of relevant security in relation to |
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which subscription right exists |
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Details, including nature of the rights |
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concerned and relevant percentages: |
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3. | DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
(a) | Purchases and sales |
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Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit | ||||
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 7,500,000 | 18.6700 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 72,092 | 18.6921 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 71,816 | 18.7393 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 34,284 | 18.7075 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 29,992 | 18.7154 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 27,895 | 18.7504 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 22,769 | 18.7286 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 14,197 | 18.7500 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 13,154 | 18.6836 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 10,659 | 18.6927 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 9,268 | 18.7509 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 6,442 | 18.7334 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 5,073 | 18.7285 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 3,432 | 18.6933 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 2,165 | 18.7281 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 1,933 | 18.7065 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 1,684 | 18.7036 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 1,572 | 18.7246 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 1,499 | 18.6725 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 1,166 | 18.7800 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 1,122 | 18.6481 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 746 | 18.6405 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 541 | 18.6500 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 355 | 18.7355 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 315 | 18.8100 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 307 | 18.7481 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 79 | 18.6369 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 32 | 18.7206 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 16 | 18.7237 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 3 | 18.7866 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 1 | 18.8400 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 7,500,000 | 18.6700 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 99,476 | 18.7258 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 94,681 | 18.6607 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 52,619 | 18.7000 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 20,110 | 18.7500 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 15,519 | 18.6794 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 15,064 | 18.7212 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 14,959 | 18.7440 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 12,515 | 18.7417 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 11,162 | 18.7607 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 8,611 | 18.7490 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 4,454 | 18.7346 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 4,084 | 18.7421 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 3,123 | 18.7908 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 2,591 | 18.7800 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 2,568 | 18.6047 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 2,185 | 18.6992 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 1,808 | 18.6911 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 1,716 | 18.6933 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 1,331 | 18.7773 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 1,066 | 18.6619 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 833 | 18.6736 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 541 | 18.6505 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 421 | 18.7850 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 415 | 18.8100 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 393 | 18.7136 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 332 | 18.8000 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 95 | 18.7675 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 17 | 18.5100 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 8 | 18.7100 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 2 | 18.7650 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 2 | 18.8400 NOK | ||||
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(b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions |
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Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 9,268 | 18.7509 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 12,515 | 18.7417 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 393 | 18.7136 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,372 | 18.7346 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 6,647 | 18.6769 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 5,453 | 18.6748 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 29,992 | 18.7154 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 27,895 | 18.7504 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 15,064 | 18.7212 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,788 | 18.7500 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 112 | 18.5100 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 16 | 18.7237 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 26 | 18.7500 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 355 | 18.7355 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,872 | 18.6047 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 696 | 18.6047 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | CFD | Opening Long | 587 | 18.7000 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 7,500,000 | 0.0799 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 7,500,000 | 0.0799 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 71,816 | 18.7393 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,007 | 18.7346 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 89,382 | 18.7258 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 32 | 18.7207 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 34,284 | 18.7075 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 10,094 | 18.7258 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,075 | 18.7346 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 8,611 | 18.7490 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 10,659 | 18.6927 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 22,769 | 18.7286 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,185 | 18.6992 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 550 | 18.7500 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,572 | 18.7246 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 95 | 18.7675 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2 | 18.7646 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 3 | 18.7887 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,696 | 18.7334 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,746 | 18.7334 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | CFD | Closing Long | 587 | 18.7500 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | CFD | Opening Short | 550 | 18.7500 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 79 | 18.6368 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2,482 | 18.7500 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,122 | 18.6481 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,849 | 18.7173 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2 | 18.8371 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1 | 18.8403 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | CFD | Closing Short | 550 | 18.7000 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | CFD | Opening Long | 52,069 | 18.7000 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Closing Long | 13,154 | 18.6836 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 14,959 | 18.7440 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,073 | 18.7285 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,527 | 18.6823 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 315 | 18.8100 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,808 | 18.6911 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,663 | 18.7819 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 421 | 18.7850 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,123 | 18.7908 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 11,162 | 18.7607 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 674 | 18.7984 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 746 | 18.6405 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 94,681 | 18.6607 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 72,092 | 18.6921 NOK | |||
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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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(d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) |
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4. | OTHER INFORMATION | ||||||
(a) | Indemnity and other dealings 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 |
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or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader 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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(b) | Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives |
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Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between |
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the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to: |
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(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or |
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(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which |
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any derivative is referenced: |
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(c) | Attachments |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
Date of disclosure: | 24 Aug 2026 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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