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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: | 27 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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| 25,228,428 | 2.59% | 36,082,562 | 3.70% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 18,487,968 | 1.90% | 17,625,515 | 1.81% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 43,716,396 | 4.48% | 53,708,077 | 5.51% |
(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 | 66,331 | 17.7100 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 49,363 | 17.7231 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 28,873 | 17.7318 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 19,796 | 17.7293 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 19,582 | 17.7087 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 18,481 | 17.7512 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 10,903 | 17.7421 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 5,720 | 17.7524 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 5,667 | 17.7108 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 4,363 | 17.7492 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 3,439 | 17.7270 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 2,896 | 17.7073 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 2,840 | 17.6960 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 1,987 | 17.7128 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 1,924 | 17.6850 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 1,857 | 17.6400 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 1,478 | 17.7394 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 1,319 | 17.7101 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 1,264 | 17.7010 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 1,005 | 17.7463 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 736 | 17.7337 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 691 | 17.7300 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 453 | 17.7400 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 163 | 17.6742 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 85 | 17.7600 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 6 | 17.7450 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 4 | 17.7900 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 3 | 17.6566 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 85,485 | 17.7011 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 60,771 | 17.7144 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 59,220 | 17.7100 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 43,404 | 17.7547 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 24,076 | 17.7241 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 22,310 | 17.7255 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 14,159 | 17.7268 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 11,385 | 17.7500 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 9,908 | 17.7378 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 7,273 | 17.7093 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 4,627 | 17.6833 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 3,229 | 17.7118 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 2,960 | 17.7200 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 2,907 | 17.6700 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 2,881 | 17.7078 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 2,119 | 17.7438 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 2,088 | 17.6592 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 1,074 | 17.6400 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 855 | 17.6891 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 825 | 17.7536 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 724 | 17.7900 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 707 | 17.8000 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 310 | 17.7600 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 263 | 17.7150 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 236 | 17.6898 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 181 | 17.7400 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 3 | 17.6566 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 | 855 | 17.6891 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 10,903 | 17.7421 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,484 | 17.7078 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 181 | 17.7378 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,857 | 17.6400 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 4,363 | 17.7492 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 1,122 | 17.7101 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 236 | 17.6898 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 93 | 17.7101 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 19,582 | 17.7087 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 453 | 17.7400 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 55 | 17.7100 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 3 | 17.6553 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 45 | 17.7100 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 10,322 | 17.7268 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,837 | 17.7268 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 2,907 | 17.6694 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 50 | 17.7100 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 104 | 17.7101 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 7,273 | 17.7093 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 736 | 17.7337 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 37,662 | 17.7547 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 16 | 17.7525 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,372 | 17.7547 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 33,280 | 17.7208 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,370 | 17.7547 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 397 | 17.7079 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Closing Long | 20,377 | 17.7318 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 8,496 | 17.7318 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,478 | 17.7394 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 856 | 17.7463 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2,088 | 17.6592 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 71 | 17.7463 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 342 | 17.7301 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,764 | 17.6915 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 3 | 17.6546 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 78 | 17.7463 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 60,771 | 17.7144 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 53,472 | 17.7010 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,948 | 17.7010 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 6,206 | 17.7010 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,320 | 17.7108 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 3,439 | 17.7270 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 49,363 | 17.7231 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,987 | 17.7128 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,347 | 17.7108 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 263 | 17.7150 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 35 | 17.7100 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 825 | 17.7100 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 310 | 17.7600 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Closing Long | 18,481 | 17.7512 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 302 | 17.6400 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,960 | 17.7200 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,720 | 17.7524 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,627 | 17.6833 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: | 28 Aug 2026 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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