RNS Number : 8587M Citadel Group 17 July 2026  

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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

Citadel Group

(b)   Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a)

The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.

N/A

(c)   Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates

Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

DCC PLC

(d)   If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree (Note 1)

N/A

(e)   Date position held/dealing undertaken

For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure

16 July 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?

If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"

N/A

2.             INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS

If there are interests and short positions to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2 for each additional class of relevant security.

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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)

ISIN IE0002424939

€0.25 ordinary shares

Interests

Short positions

Number

%

Number

%

(1)   Relevant securities owned and/or controlled

1,400

0.00

41,486

0.04

(2)   Cash-settled derivatives

1,640,835

1.92

75,887

0.08

(3)   Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/ sell

0

0.00

0

0.00

Total

1,642,235

1.92

117,373

0.13

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of options including rights to subscribe for new securities and any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8.

3.             DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE (Note 4)

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

(a)           Purchases and sales

Class of relevant

security

Purchase/sale

Number of

securities

Price per unit

(Note 5)

Common

Buy Transaction

220

62.4500 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

448

62.5500 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

35

62.8000 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

7,267

62.8500 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

2,259

62.9000 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

7,107

62.9500 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

28,423

63.0000 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

253

63.1000 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

828

63.1500 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

41

63.2500 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

1,528

63.3000 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

39

63.3251 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

4,907

63.3500 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

120

63.3750 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

2,092

63.4000 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

3,236

63.4500 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

3,890

63.5000 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

2,036

63.5500 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

687

63.6000 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

1,789

63.6500 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

1,652

63.7000 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

4,236

63.7500 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

936

62.8000 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

3,111

62.8500 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

125

62.8750 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

3,941

62.9000 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

9,427

62.9500 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

102

63.0000 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

77

63.0500 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

162

63.1000 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

15

63.1500 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

536

63.2000 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

87

63.2500 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

725

63.3000 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

8,153

63.3500 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

15

63.3753 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

44,060

63.4000 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

49

63.4500 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

5,521

63.5000 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

1,678

63.5500 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

6,096

63.6000 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

15

63.6253 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

1,389

63.6500 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

19

63.6753 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

37,437

63.7000 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

115

63.7500 GBP

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(b)           Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

relevant

security

Product

description

e.g. CFD

Nature of dealing

e.g. opening/ closing a long/ short position, increasing/ reducing a long/ short position

Number of

reference

securities

(Note 6)

Price

per unit

(Note 5)

Common

CFD

Increasing long position

74,016

62.8500 GBP

Common

CFD

Reducing long position

1,308

62.8500 GBP

Common

CFD

Increasing long position

508

62.8547 GBP

Common

CFD

Increasing long position

37,995

62.9000 GBP

Common

CFD

Increasing long position

29,567

62.9237 GBP

Common

CFD

Reducing long position

13,565

63.1688 GBP

Common

CFD

Reducing long position

52,349

63.4692 GBP

Common

CFD

Reducing long position

27,049

63.5396 GBP

Common

CFD

Reducing long position

3,301

63.6601 GBP

(c)           Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)            Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

  • Class of

    relevant

    security

  • Product

    description e.g. call

    option

  • Writing, purchasing, selling, varying

    etc.

  • Number

    of

    securities

    to which

    option

    relates

    (Note 6)

  • Exercise

    price per

    unit

  • Type

    e.g.

    American,

    European

    etc.

  • Expiry

    date

  • Option

    money

    paid/

    received per unit

(ii)           Exercise

  • Class of

    relevant

    security

  • Product

    description

    e.g. call

    option

  • Exercising/

    exercised

    against

  • Number of

    securities

  • Exercise

    price per

    unit

    (Note 5)

(d)           Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities) (Note 3)

  • Class of

    relevant

    security

  • Nature of dealing

    e.g. subscription,

    conversion, exercise

  • Details

  • Price per unit (if

    applicable)

    (Note 5)

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4.             OTHER INFORMATION

(a)           Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

  • Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer.

    Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

  • None

(b)           Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

  • Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.

  • None

(c)           Attachments

  • Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached?

  • NO

Date of disclosure

17 July 2026

Contact name

Paula Santos

Telephone number

020 7645 9700

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