1st Jun 2026 15:34
FORM 8.3 | |||||||
IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL | |||||||
OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.3 OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER | |||||||
RULES, 2022 BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE | |||||||
1. KEY INFORMATION | |||||||
(a) Full name of discloser | Barclays PLC. | ||||||
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a) |
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(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates | DCC PLC | ||||||
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree (Note 1) |
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(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken | 29 May 2026 | ||||||
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser also making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? | NO | ||||||
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2. INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS | |||||||
Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any) | |||||||
(Note 2) | |||||||
Class of relevant security (Note 3) | €0.25OrdinaryShares | ||||||
| Interests | Short positions | |||||
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(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled | 825,008 | 0.97% | 377,120 | 0.44% | |||
(2) Cash-settled derivatives | 390,279 | 0.46% | 653,492 | 0.76% | |||
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/ sell | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||
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| 1,215,287 | 1.42% | 1,030,612 | 1.21% | |
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3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE (Note 4) | |||||||
(a) Purchases and sales | |||||||
Class of relevant security | Purchase/sale | Number of securities | Price per unit(Note 5) | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Purchase | 6 | 59.7000 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Purchase | 13 | 59.7153 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Purchase | 14 | 59.0750 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Purchase | 15 | 59.6982 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Purchase | 24 | 59.0250 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Purchase | 36 | 59.7166 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Purchase | 63 | 59.1000 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Purchase | 70 | 59.1742 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Purchase | 79 | 58.9000 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Purchase | 84 | 59.7345 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Purchase | 135 | 58.8431 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Purchase | 204 | 58.8963 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Purchase | 222 | 58.7750 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Purchase | 240 | 58.9047 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Purchase | 257 | 59.0000 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Purchase | 268 | 58.9500 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Purchase | 272 | 59.1617 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Purchase | 288 | 59.9399 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Purchase | 308 | 58.9569 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Purchase | 314 | 59.2500 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Purchase | 315 | 59.0500 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Purchase | 333 | 58.7500 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Purchase | 334 | 59.0613 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Purchase | 336 | 59.1952 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Purchase | 350 | 58.8500 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Purchase | 385 | 58.9076 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Purchase | 431 | 59.3914 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Purchase | 486 | 59.0096 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Purchase | 506 | 60.0589 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Purchase | 833 | 59.0198 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Purchase | 929 | 59.7286 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Purchase | 1,033 | 59.0560 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Purchase | 1,400 | 60.0000 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Purchase | 1,502 | 59.4371 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Purchase | 1,563 | 59.6694 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Purchase | 1,758 | 60.0439 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Purchase | 1,778 | 58.8000 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Purchase | 1,809 | 58.8114 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Purchase | 2,080 | 59.4212 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Purchase | 2,271 | 59.5332 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Purchase | 2,778 | 58.7905 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Purchase | 3,154 | 59.0520 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Purchase | 3,548 | 60.0590 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Purchase | 3,857 | 59.7399 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Purchase | 5,330 | 59.0303 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Purchase | 5,643 | 58.9789 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Purchase | 8,105 | 60.0620 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Purchase | 9,442 | 59.5106 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Purchase | 10,747 | 59.6500 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Purchase | 13,464 | 59.0107 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Purchase | 33,229 | 58.8247 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Purchase | 51,402 | 60.0500 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Purchase | 53,986 | 60.0097 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Sale | 1 | 59.4992 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Sale | 5 | 59.5482 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Sale | 10 | 60.0487 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Sale | 14 | 59.0750 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Sale | 16 | 59.9406 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Sale | 26 | 60.0480 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Sale | 36 | 59.7500 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Sale | 46 | 59.0250 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Sale | 49 | 59.9379 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Sale | 50 | 59.8500 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Sale | 55 | 59.3000 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Sale | 63 | 59.1000 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Sale | 68 | 59.0000 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Sale | 76 | 59.6250 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Sale | 77 | 59.9269 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Sale | 91 | 59.1750 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Sale | 185 | 59.4748 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Sale | 201 | 58.8232 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Sale | 229 | 58.9000 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Sale | 236 | 58.9500 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Sale | 254 | 59.0933 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Sale | 255 | 59.8075 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Sale | 255 | 58.8740 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Sale | 295 | 59.0438 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Sale | 330 | 58.8000 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Sale | 333 | 58.7500 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Sale | 352 | 60.0350 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Sale | 354 | 59.7000 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Sale | 534 | 58.8404 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Sale | 737 | 59.6902 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Sale | 826 | 59.0894 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Sale | 979 | 58.8879 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Sale | 1,033 | 60.0317 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Sale | 1,064 | 59.0500 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Sale | 1,071 | 58.8500 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Sale | 1,080 | 59.2425 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Sale | 1,142 | 58.9995 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Sale | 1,222 | 60.0387 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Sale | 1,287 | 58.9860 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Sale | 1,319 | 58.9989 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Sale | 1,394 | 59.6835 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Sale | 1,400 | 60.0000 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Sale | 2,150 | 58.9870 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Sale | 3,000 | 58.7893 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Sale | 3,200 | 58.9839 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Sale | 5,098 | 60.0379 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Sale | 8,248 | 58.8548 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Sale | 8,659 | 59.3676 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Sale | 15,600 | 58.7750 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Sale | 16,794 | 59.6342 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Sale | 43,362 | 59.9477 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Sale | 54,920 | 60.0500 GBP | ||||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | Sale | 59,119 | 59.9679 GBP | ||||
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(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions | |||||||
Class of relevant security | Product description | Nature of dealing | Number of reference securities (Note 6) | Price per unit(Note 5) | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Opening Short | 300 | 59.6041 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Opening Short | 67 | 58.9047 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Opening Short | 12 | 59.9399 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Opening Short | 5,330 | 59.0303 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Opening Long | 66 | 59.4751 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Opening Long | 327 | 59.1526 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Opening Long | 204 | 59.1528 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Opening Long | 62 | 59.1742 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Opening Short | 782 | 59.2766 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Opening Short | 3,887 | 60.05 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Opening Long | 255 | 59.8075 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Opening Short | 7,476 | 60.05 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Opening Long | 365 | 60.0053 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Opening Long | 1,262 | 60.0041 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | CFD | Opening Short | 257 | 59.0017 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | CFD | Opening Short | 4,949 | 59.1552 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | CFD | Opening Long | 1,695 | 60.05 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Opening Long | 14 | 59.095 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Opening Long | 2,000 | 58.9791 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Opening Long | 26 | 60.0482 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Opening Short | 2,080 | 59.4212 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Opening Short | 3,854 | 60.062 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Opening Short | 3,303 | 60.059 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Opening Long | 31 | 59.9378 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Opening Short | 276 | 59.9399 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Opening Long | 16 | 59.9378 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Opening Long | 2 | 59.9378 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Opening Short | 2,069 | 60.062 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Opening Short | 1,967 | 60.062 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Opening Short | 168 | 60.0589 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Opening Short | 20 | 58.9047 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Opening Short | 245 | 60.059 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Opening Long | 161 | 60.038 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Opening Short | 153 | 58.9047 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Opening Long | 4,030 | 60.0379 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Opening Short | 215 | 60.062 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Opening Long | 107 | 60.0379 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Opening Short | 338 | 60.0589 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Closing Short | 300 | 59.9138 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Increasing Short | 184 | 59.997 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,142 | 58.9995 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Increasing Long | 411 | 59.1238 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Increasing Short | 135 | 58.8431 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1 | 59.4992 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Increasing Long | 3,049 | 60.0159 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 48 | 59.4625 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Increasing Long | 10 | 60.0487 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Increasing Short | 53 | 59.9969 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Increasing Short | 421 | 59.997 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 119 | 59.4746 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Increasing Long | 22,807 | 60.05 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Increasing Long | 254 | 59.0933 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Increasing Long | 48 | 59.95 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Increasing Long | 5 | 59.5482 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 744 | 59.124 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Increasing Long | 3,597 | 60.05 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Increasing Long | 15,822 | 60.05 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Increasing Long | 979 | 58.8879 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Increasing Long | 10,629 | 60.0448 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 77 | 59.1902 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 139 | 58.9863 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,809 | 58.8114 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 385 | 58.9076 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 308 | 58.9568 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 182 | 59.0195 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Increasing Long | 721 | 60.0379 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 16 | 59.45 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 5,643 | 58.9789 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Increasing Long | 54 | 59.95 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,394 | 59.6835 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,335 | 60.05 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 350 | 58.85 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Increasing Long | 339 | 59.7 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Increasing Long | 240 | 60.0379 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,670 | 58.8104 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Increasing Long | 8,659 | 59.3676 | |||
€0.25OrdinaryShares | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 13,464 | 59.0107 | |||
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(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) | |||||||
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying | |||||||
Class of | Product description | Writing, purchasing, | Number of securities | Exercise price | Type | Expiry date | Option money |
relevant security |
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(ii) Exercise | |||||||
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(d) Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities) (Note 3) | |||||||
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relevant security |
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4. OTHER INFORMATION | |||||||
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(a) Indemnity and other dealing 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 or refrain from dealing |
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entered into by the person 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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Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing |
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and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option |
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referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any |
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relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this |
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(c) Attachments | |||||||
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? | NO | ||||||
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Date of disclosure | 01 Jun 2026 | ||||||
Contact name | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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