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FORM 8.3 | |||||||
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY | |||||||
A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR | |||||||
MORE | |||||||
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: | 21 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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| and/or controlled: |
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| 26,302,873 | 2.70% | 36,117,718 | 3.70% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 18,555,042 | 1.90% | 18,707,837 | 1.92% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 44,857,915 | 4.60% | 54,825,555 | 5.62% |
(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 | 121,659 | 18.3246 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 53,386 | 18.2800 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 51,790 | 18.3071 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 30,514 | 18.3371 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 23,300 | 18.2450 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 15,182 | 18.3285 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 14,239 | 18.3110 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 13,966 | 18.2942 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 11,205 | 18.3255 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 7,827 | 18.2995 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 7,818 | 18.3394 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 7,513 | 18.3315 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 4,757 | 18.3081 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 4,124 | 18.3062 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 3,293 | 18.3066 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 2,772 | 18.3593 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 2,444 | 18.3295 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 2,350 | 18.3384 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 2,227 | 18.3353 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 1,684 | 18.2783 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 1,485 | 18.3850 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 1,400 | 18.3788 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 1,091 | 18.2933 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 1,021 | 18.2550 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 959 | 18.3410 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 898 | 18.2856 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 819 | 18.2809 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 798 | 18.3239 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 655 | 18.3398 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 296 | 18.2491 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 107,769 | 18.3031 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 93,279 | 18.2800 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 68,114 | 18.2641 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 56,517 | 18.2719 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 27,932 | 18.2942 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 19,615 | 18.3083 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 18,961 | 18.2921 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 14,673 | 18.2792 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 11,591 | 18.2413 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 10,441 | 18.2450 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 7,992 | 18.3127 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 4,707 | 18.3147 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 3,575 | 18.2861 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 2,189 | 18.3500 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 2,025 | 18.3002 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 1,158 | 18.3459 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 986 | 18.2965 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 881 | 18.4300 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 820 | 18.3800 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 686 | 18.3000 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 622 | 18.2400 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 597 | 18.3173 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 590 | 18.3422 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 527 | 18.3490 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 260 | 18.3050 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 87 | 18.3447 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 23 | 18.3400 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 10 | 18.3350 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 9 | 18.3333 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 | Increasing Long | 527 | 18.3490 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 14,239 | 18.3110 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 572 | 18.3353 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 524 | 18.3246 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,873 | 18.3110 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,254 | 18.3136 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,774 | 18.3033 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 52 | 18.2598 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 11,205 | 18.3255 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 35,963 | 18.2800 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,909 | 18.2800 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,106 | 18.3500 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 10 | 18.3350 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 597 | 18.3173 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 87 | 18.3447 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 5,826 | 18.3127 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,166 | 18.3127 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 23 | 18.3395 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | CFD | Opening Short | 96 | 18.2820 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 13,966 | 18.2942 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | CFD | Opening Short | 10,441 | 18.2450 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 14,673 | 18.2792 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 72,990 | 18.3246 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 113 | 18.3247 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,218 | 18.3110 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 50,266 | 18.2719 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 736 | 18.3353 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 7,818 | 18.3393 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 6,251 | 18.2719 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 919 | 18.3353 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,302 | 18.3110 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 819 | 18.2809 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,876 | 18.3500 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 394 | 18.2783 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 7,827 | 18.2995 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,248 | 18.3238 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 9 | 18.3333 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 68,114 | 18.2641 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 10,310 | 18.2413 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 695 | 18.2783 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,281 | 18.2413 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 595 | 18.2783 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 30,514 | 18.3371 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,444 | 18.3295 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 590 | 18.3422 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 881 | 18.4300 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,164 | 18.2902 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 7,513 | 18.3315 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 296 | 18.2491 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,564 | 18.3068 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,338 | 18.3069 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 622 | 18.2400 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 986 | 18.2965 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 655 | 18.3397 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 19,615 | 18.3083 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 51,790 | 18.3071 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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Class | Product | Writing, | Number | Exercise | Type | Expiry | Option |
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(ii) | Exercise |
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(d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) |
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Class of relevant | Nature of Dealings | Details | Price per unit (if | ||||
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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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NONE | |||||||
(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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