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FORM 8.3 | |||||||
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: | 25 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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| 26,400,573 | 2.71% | 26,110,227 | 2.67% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 18,487,735 | 1.90% | 18,793,294 | 1.93% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 44,888,308 | 4.60% | 44,903,521 | 4.60% |
(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 | 711,763 | 17.9000 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 57,373 | 17.8228 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 54,976 | 17.8599 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 51,146 | 17.8832 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 28,306 | 17.8496 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 14,853 | 17.9127 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 13,793 | 17.8989 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 12,212 | 17.8236 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 12,188 | 17.8991 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 10,494 | 17.8167 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 8,051 | 17.8188 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 7,509 | 17.8834 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 6,708 | 17.7900 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 5,778 | 17.8664 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 5,375 | 17.8586 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 4,923 | 17.8912 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 4,765 | 17.8196 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 4,533 | 17.8372 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 4,359 | 17.8447 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 4,347 | 17.8453 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 4,243 | 17.8931 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 2,756 | 17.8487 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 2,552 | 17.8150 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 2,395 | 17.8563 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 2,367 | 17.8231 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 2,334 | 17.8400 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 1,840 | 17.9008 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 1,791 | 17.8917 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 749 | 17.8047 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 684 | 17.8600 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 676 | 17.8577 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 654 | 17.8837 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 229 | 17.8193 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 196 | 17.8789 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 68 | 17.7700 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 242,829 | 17.8471 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 191,559 | 17.8654 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 137,838 | 17.8480 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 49,613 | 17.8649 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 33,074 | 17.8476 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 30,797 | 17.9000 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 22,782 | 17.8453 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 21,256 | 17.8388 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 18,571 | 17.8403 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 14,853 | 17.9128 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 14,853 | 17.9127 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 9,360 | 17.8796 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 9,321 | 17.8250 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 8,639 | 17.8527 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 8,248 | 17.8416 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 5,375 | 17.8586 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 4,135 | 17.8359 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 3,668 | 17.8539 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 3,510 | 17.8088 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 3,132 | 17.8650 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 2,849 | 17.8837 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 2,811 | 17.8142 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 2,808 | 17.8100 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 2,756 | 17.8492 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 2,655 | 17.8750 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 2,136 | 17.7866 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 1,333 | 17.8000 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 826 | 17.8353 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 360 | 17.8233 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 34 | 17.7700 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 | 1,840 | 17.9008 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,438 | 17.8372 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,750 | 17.8599 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,961 | 17.8837 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,333 | 17.8000 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 360 | 17.8233 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,007 | 17.9000 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 258 | 17.8000 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 676 | 17.8577 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 5,778 | 17.8664 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,934 | 17.9000 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 6,297 | 17.8527 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,342 | 17.8527 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | CFD | Closing Long | 74,888 | 17.9000 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | CFD | Opening Short | 624,760 | 17.9000 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 34 | 17.7700 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 4,751 | 17.7984 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 14,962 | 17.9000 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 191,559 | 17.8654 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 51,602 | 17.8599 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 459 | 17.8599 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 165 | 17.8599 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 464 | 17.8825 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 29,564 | 17.8476 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,037 | 17.8372 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 28,306 | 17.8495 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,510 | 17.8476 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,058 | 17.8372 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 888 | 17.8837 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,286 | 17.8931 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 12,188 | 17.8991 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,395 | 17.8563 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 5,375 | 17.8586 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | CFD | Closing Short | 8,145 | 17.9128 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | CFD | Opening Long | 6,708 | 17.9128 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 44,348 | 17.8649 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,043 | 17.8931 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 5,265 | 17.8649 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,914 | 17.8931 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,811 | 17.8142 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 84 | 17.7800 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | CFD | Closing Long | 6,708 | 17.7900 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 654 | 17.8837 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,791 | 17.8917 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 457 | 17.8839 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,135 | 17.8359 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,923 | 17.8912 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 449 | 17.7872 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 33,982 | 17.8478 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 22,782 | 17.8453 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,808 | 17.8100 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 242,829 | 17.8471 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 51,146 | 17.8832 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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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: | 26 Aug 2026 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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