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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: | 31 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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| 33,029,954 | 3.39% | 26,498,714 | 2.71% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 11,489,338 | 1.17% | 17,929,102 | 1.84% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 44,519,292 | 4.56% | 44,427,816 | 4.55% |
(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 | 7,500,764 | 17.9300 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 364,585 | 17.9800 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 301,789 | 17.9803 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 192,930 | 17.9734 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 48,171 | 17.9679 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 44,729 | 17.9822 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 21,122 | 17.9531 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 18,632 | 18.0001 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 12,103 | 17.9966 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 11,287 | 17.9808 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 10,562 | 17.9868 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 9,875 | 17.8235 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 7,985 | 17.8942 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 6,795 | 17.9515 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 5,200 | 17.9825 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 5,184 | 17.9973 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 4,543 | 17.9156 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 3,579 | 17.9843 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 3,432 | 17.9952 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 2,891 | 17.9869 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 2,292 | 17.9924 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 1,473 | 17.8200 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 1,467 | 17.8150 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 746 | 17.9700 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 732 | 17.8250 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 699 | 18.0050 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 666 | 17.8000 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 560 | 18.0226 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 405 | 17.9900 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 282 | 17.7900 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 15 | 17.8300 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Purchase | 1 | 17.9697 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 7,500,000 | 17.9300 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 298,146 | 17.9800 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 266,606 | 17.9827 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 181,757 | 17.9791 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 153,547 | 17.9794 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 53,953 | 17.9033 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 27,732 | 17.9395 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 14,888 | 17.9331 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 10,710 | 17.9664 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 6,007 | 18.0050 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 3,432 | 17.9952 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 3,103 | 18.0000 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 2,600 | 17.9825 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 2,124 | 17.9782 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 1,907 | 17.9116 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 1,858 | 17.9950 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 1,854 | 18.0350 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 1,404 | 17.8809 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 329 | 17.9500 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 254 | 17.9600 NOK | ||||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | Sale | 1 | 17.9700 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 | 181,757 | 17.9791 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 764 | 17.9300 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,124 | 17.9782 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,024 | 17.9869 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,005 | 17.9973 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 6,007 | 18.0050 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 53,679 | 17.9899 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 52,488 | 17.9460 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 3,544 | 17.9899 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 38,859 | 17.9899 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 21,081 | 17.9702 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 62,012 | 17.9800 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,966 | 18.0114 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Closing Long | 44,652 | 17.9822 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 77 | 17.9822 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Closing Long | 7,561 | 17.9800 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 4,383 | 17.9800 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Closing Long | 3,578 | 17.9843 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 1 | 17.9843 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 15,398 | 17.9531 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,724 | 17.9531 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 222 | 17.9800 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 23,279 | 17.9702 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 824 | 17.9869 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 43 | 17.9870 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,270 | 17.9973 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,419 | 17.9156 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 10,710 | 17.9664 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,124 | 17.9156 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 909 | 17.9973 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 153,547 | 17.9794 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 14,888 | 17.9331 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,907 | 17.9116 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 12,103 | 17.9966 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,404 | 17.8809 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,071 | 17.9924 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,221 | 17.9924 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 2,685 | 17.9808 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 6,795 | 17.9515 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,643 | 17.9786 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 8,602 | 17.9808 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 32,981 | 17.9327 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 842 | 17.9447 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 18,632 | 18.0001 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1 | 17.9700 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 405 | 17.9900 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 53,953 | 17.9032 NOK | |||
NOK 0.25 Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 48,171 | 17.9679 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: | 01 Sep 2026 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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