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Barclays PLC submitted an amended Form 8.3 disclosure on 24 August 2026 concerning its positions and dealings in NOK 0.25 Ordinary shares of DNO IRAQ AS, with GENEL ENERGY PLC also a party to the offer. As of 21 August 2026, Barclays PLC held total long positions of 44,857,915 shares (4.60%) and total short positions of 44,825,555 shares (4.59%) in DNO IRAQ AS. On the same date, Barclays PLC executed dealings which included purchasing a total of 405,429 shares and selling a total of 458,046 shares, along with various cash-settled derivative transactions.
| Date | 24 Aug 2026 |
| Time | 17:51:04 |
| Category | Holding(s) in company |
| ID | 9529R |
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FORM 8.3 Amendment - this form replaces RNS number 9046R published at 12:19 on 24/08/2026, changes made to section 2A |
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PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY |
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A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR |
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MORE |
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Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code") |
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1. |
KEY INFORMATION |
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(a) |
Full name of discloser: |
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Barclays PLC. |
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Owner or controller of interest and short |
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positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): |
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(c) |
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose |
DNO IRAQ AS (A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF DNO ASA) |
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relevant securities this form relates: |
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(d) |
If an exempt fund manager connected with an |
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offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of |
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offeror/offeree: |
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(e) |
Date position held/dealing undertaken: |
21 Aug 2026 |
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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 |
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(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 |
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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% |
26,117,718 |
2.67% |
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(2) |
Cash-settled derivatives: |
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18,555,042 |
1.90% |
18,707,837 |
1.92% |
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(3) |
Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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and agreements to purchase/sell: |
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0 |
0.00% |
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0.00% |
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TOTAL: |
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44,857,915 |
4.60% |
44,825,555 |
4.59% |
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(b) |
Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive |
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options) |
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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 |
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(a) |
Purchases and sales |
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Class of relevant |
Purchase/sale |
Number of |
Price per unit |
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security |
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securities |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
Purchase |
121,659 |
18.3246 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
Purchase |
53,386 |
18.2800 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
Purchase |
51,790 |
18.3071 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
Purchase |
30,514 |
18.3371 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
Purchase |
23,300 |
18.2450 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
Purchase |
15,182 |
18.3285 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
Purchase |
14,239 |
18.3110 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
Purchase |
13,966 |
18.2942 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
Purchase |
11,205 |
18.3255 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
Purchase |
7,827 |
18.2995 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
Purchase |
7,818 |
18.3394 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
Purchase |
7,513 |
18.3315 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
Purchase |
4,757 |
18.3081 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
Purchase |
4,124 |
18.3062 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
Purchase |
3,293 |
18.3066 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
Purchase |
2,772 |
18.3593 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
Purchase |
2,444 |
18.3295 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
Purchase |
2,350 |
18.3384 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
Purchase |
2,227 |
18.3353 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
Purchase |
1,684 |
18.2783 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
Purchase |
1,485 |
18.3850 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
Purchase |
1,400 |
18.3788 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
Purchase |
1,091 |
18.2933 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
Purchase |
1,021 |
18.2550 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
Purchase |
959 |
18.3410 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
Purchase |
898 |
18.2856 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
Purchase |
819 |
18.2809 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
Purchase |
798 |
18.3239 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
Purchase |
655 |
18.3398 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
Purchase |
296 |
18.2491 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
Sale |
107,769 |
18.3031 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
Sale |
93,279 |
18.2800 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
Sale |
68,114 |
18.2641 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
Sale |
56,517 |
18.2719 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
Sale |
27,932 |
18.2942 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
Sale |
19,615 |
18.3083 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
Sale |
18,961 |
18.2921 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
Sale |
14,673 |
18.2792 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
Sale |
11,591 |
18.2413 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
Sale |
10,441 |
18.2450 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
Sale |
7,992 |
18.3127 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
Sale |
4,707 |
18.3147 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
Sale |
3,575 |
18.2861 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
Sale |
2,189 |
18.3500 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
Sale |
2,025 |
18.3002 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
Sale |
1,158 |
18.3459 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
Sale |
986 |
18.2965 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
Sale |
881 |
18.4300 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
Sale |
820 |
18.3800 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
Sale |
686 |
18.3000 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
Sale |
622 |
18.2400 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
Sale |
597 |
18.3173 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
Sale |
590 |
18.3422 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
Sale |
527 |
18.3490 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
Sale |
260 |
18.3050 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
Sale |
87 |
18.3447 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
Sale |
23 |
18.3400 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
Sale |
10 |
18.3350 NOK |
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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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description |
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reference |
unit |
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security |
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securities |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
527 |
18.3490 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
14,239 |
18.3110 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
572 |
18.3353 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
524 |
18.3246 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
2,873 |
18.3110 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
2,254 |
18.3136 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
1,774 |
18.3033 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
52 |
18.2598 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
11,205 |
18.3255 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
35,963 |
18.2800 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
2,909 |
18.2800 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
1,106 |
18.3500 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
10 |
18.3350 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
597 |
18.3173 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
87 |
18.3447 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
5,826 |
18.3127 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
2,166 |
18.3127 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Short |
23 |
18.3395 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
CFD |
Opening Short |
96 |
18.2820 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Long |
13,966 |
18.2942 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
CFD |
Opening Short |
10,441 |
18.2450 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
14,673 |
18.2792 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
72,990 |
18.3246 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
113 |
18.3247 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
1,218 |
18.3110 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
50,266 |
18.2719 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
736 |
18.3353 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
7,818 |
18.3393 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
6,251 |
18.2719 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
919 |
18.3353 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
1,302 |
18.3110 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
819 |
18.2809 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
1,876 |
18.3500 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
394 |
18.2783 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
7,827 |
18.2995 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
3,248 |
18.3238 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
9 |
18.3333 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
68,114 |
18.2641 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
10,310 |
18.2413 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
695 |
18.2783 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
1,281 |
18.2413 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
595 |
18.2783 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
30,514 |
18.3371 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
2,444 |
18.3295 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
590 |
18.3422 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
881 |
18.4300 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
1,164 |
18.2902 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
7,513 |
18.3315 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
296 |
18.2491 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
3,564 |
18.3068 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
2,338 |
18.3069 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
622 |
18.2400 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
986 |
18.2965 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
655 |
18.3397 NOK |
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NOK 0.25 Ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
19,615 |
18.3083 NOK |
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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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securities |
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received |
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option |
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per unit |
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relates |
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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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security |
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4. |
OTHER INFORMATION |
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(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 |
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(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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NONE |
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Attachments |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? |
NO |
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Date of disclosure: |
24 Aug 2026 |
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Contact name: |
Large Holdings Regulatory Operations |
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Telephone number: |
020 3134 7213 |
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