{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"33216","rtpr_id":"nGNE7pmtSm","ticker":"DCC","exchange":"LSE","all_tickers":["DCC"],"title":"REG-Man Group PLC : Form 8.3 - DCC Plc","author":"Globe Newswire","published_at":"2026-05-13T11:14:17.102Z","article_body":"Ap27\n\nFORM 8.3\n\nIRISH TAKEOVER PANEL\n\nOPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.3 OF THE IRISH\nTAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER\nRULES, 2022 BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1%\nOR MORE\n\n1.      KEY INFORMATION\n\n (a) Full name of discloser Man Group PLC \n (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 (c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree DCC plc \n (d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree (Note 1) \n (e) Date position held/dealing undertaken For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure 12/05/2026 \n (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” No \n\n2.      INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS\n\nIf there are interests and short positions to disclose in more than one class\nof relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2\nfor each additional class of relevant security.\n\nAp28\n\nInterests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or\nofferee to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)\n(Note 2)\n\n Class of relevant security (Note 3) €0.25 Ordinary Shares \n Interests Short positions \n Number % Number % \n (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled 2,273,274 2.66 \n (2) Cash-settled derivatives 429,225 0.50 17,285 0.02 \n (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/ sell \n Total 2,702,499 3.16 17,285 0.02 \n\nAll interests and all short positions should be disclosed.\n\nDetails of options including rights to subscribe for new securities and any\nopen stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or\nagreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a\nSupplemental Form 8.\n\n3.      DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE (Note 4)\n\nWhere there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities\nof the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as\nappropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.\n\nThe currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.\n\n(a)      Purchases and sales\n\n Class of relevant security Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5) \n\nAp29\n\n(b)      Cash-settled derivative transactions\n\n 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) \n €0.25 Ordinary Equity Swap Reducing a long position 1 57.2000 EUR \n €0.25 Ordinary Equity Swap Reducing a long position 1 57.4750 EUR \n €0.25 Ordinary Equity Swap Reducing a short position 161 57.9466 EUR \n €0.25 Ordinary Equity Swap Reducing a long position 9 57.8750 EUR \n €0.25 Ordinary Equity Swap Reducing a long position 2 57.8000 EUR \n €0.25 Ordinary Equity Swap Reducing a long position 6 57.7542 EUR \n €0.25 Ordinary Equity Swap Reducing a long position 3 57.8000 EUR \n €0.25 Ordinary Equity Swap Reducing a long position 1 57.7500 EUR \n €0.25 Ordinary Equity Swap Reducing a long position 2 57.1000 EUR \n €0.25 Ordinary Equity Swap Reducing a long position 10 57.7500 EUR \n €0.25 Ordinary Equity Swap Reducing a long position 17 57.7500 EUR \n €0.25 Ordinary Equity Swap Reducing a long position 37 57.8000 EUR \n €0.25 Ordinary Equity Swap Reducing a long position 24 57.8000 EUR \n €0.25 Ordinary Equity Swap Reducing a long position 85 57.8750 EUR \n €0.25 Ordinary Equity Swap Reducing a long position 56 57.7542 EUR \n €0.25 Ordinary Equity Swap Reducing a long position 80 57.7500 EUR \n €0.25 Ordinary Equity Swap Reducing a long position 20 57.1000 EUR \n €0.25 Ordinary Equity Swap Reducing a long position 1 57.1000 EUR \n €0.25 Ordinary Equity Swap Reducing a long position 8 57.7500 EUR \n €0.25 Ordinary Equity Swap Reducing a long position 4 57.7542 EUR \n €0.25 Ordinary Equity Swap Reducing a long position 7 57.8750 EUR \n €0.25 Ordinary Equity Swap Reducing a long position 2 57.8000 EUR \n €0.25 Ordinary Equity Swap Reducing a long position 3 57.8000 EUR \n €0.25 Ordinary Equity Swap Reducing a long position 1 57.7500 EUR \n\n(c)      Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)\n\n(i)      Writing, selling, purchasing or varying\n\n 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 \n\n(ii)      Exercise\n\n Class of relevant security Product description e.g. call option Exercising/ exercised against Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 5) \n\n(d)      Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new\nsecurities) (Note 3)\n\n Class of relevant security Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion, exercise Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5) \n\nAp30\n\n4.      OTHER INFORMATION\n\n(a)      Indemnity and other dealing arrangements\n\n 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” \n None \n\n(b)      Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options\nor derivatives\n\n 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. \n None \n\n(c)        Attachments\n\n Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? NO \n\n\n\n Date of disclosure 13/05/2026 \n Contact name Molly Childs \n Telephone number +442071443714 \n\nPublic disclosures under Rule 8.3 of the Rules must be made to a Regulatory\nInformation Service.\n\nAp31\n\nNOTES ON FORM 8.3\n\n1.      See the definition of “connected fund manager” in Rule 2.2\nof Part A of the Rules.\n\n2.      See the definition of “interest in a relevant security” in\nRule 2.5 of Part A of the Rules and see Rule 8.6(a) and (b) of Part B of the\nRules.\n\n3.      See the definition of “relevant securities” in Rule 2.1 of\nPart A of the Rules.\n\n4.      See the definition of “dealing” in Rule 2.1 of Part A of the\nRules.\n\n5.      If the economic exposure to changes in the price of securities\nis limited, for example, by virtue of a stop loss arrangement relating to a\nspread bet, full details must be given.\n\n6.      See Rule 2.5(d) of Part A of the Rules.\n\n7.      If details included in a disclosure under Rule 8 are incorrect,\nthey should be corrected as soon as practicable in a subsequent disclosure.\nSuch disclosure should state clearly that it corrects details disclosed\npreviously, identify the disclosure or disclosures being corrected, and\nprovide sufficient detail for the reader to understand the nature of the\ncorrections. In the case of any doubt, the Panel should be consulted.\n\nFor full details of disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 of the Rules. If in\ndoubt, consult the Panel.\n\nReferences in these notes to “the Rules” are to the Irish Takeover Panel\nAct, 1997, Takeover Rules, 2022.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nGNE7pmtSm","title":"REG-Man Group PLC : Form 8.3 - DCC Plc","author":"Globe Newswire","ticker":"DCC","created":"2026-05-13T11:14:17.102Z","tickers":["DCC"],"exchange":"LSE","article_body":"Ap27\n\nFORM 8.3\n\nIRISH TAKEOVER PANEL\n\nOPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.3 OF THE IRISH\nTAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER\nRULES, 2022 BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1%\nOR MORE\n\n1.      KEY INFORMATION\n\n (a) Full name of discloser Man Group PLC \n (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 (c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree DCC plc \n (d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree (Note 1) \n (e) Date position held/dealing undertaken For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure 12/05/2026 \n (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” No \n\n2.      INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS\n\nIf there are interests and short positions to disclose in more than one class\nof relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2\nfor each additional class of relevant security.\n\nAp28\n\nInterests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or\nofferee to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)\n(Note 2)\n\n Class of relevant security (Note 3) €0.25 Ordinary Shares \n Interests Short positions \n Number % Number % \n (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled 2,273,274 2.66 \n (2) Cash-settled derivatives 429,225 0.50 17,285 0.02 \n (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/ sell \n Total 2,702,499 3.16 17,285 0.02 \n\nAll interests and all short positions should be disclosed.\n\nDetails of options including rights to subscribe for new securities and any\nopen stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or\nagreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a\nSupplemental Form 8.\n\n3.      DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE (Note 4)\n\nWhere there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities\nof the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as\nappropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.\n\nThe currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.\n\n(a)      Purchases and sales\n\n Class of relevant security Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5) \n\nAp29\n\n(b)      Cash-settled derivative transactions\n\n 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) \n €0.25 Ordinary Equity Swap Reducing a long position 1 57.2000 EUR \n €0.25 Ordinary Equity Swap Reducing a long position 1 57.4750 EUR \n €0.25 Ordinary Equity Swap Reducing a short position 161 57.9466 EUR \n €0.25 Ordinary Equity Swap Reducing a long position 9 57.8750 EUR \n €0.25 Ordinary Equity Swap Reducing a long position 2 57.8000 EUR \n €0.25 Ordinary Equity Swap Reducing a long position 6 57.7542 EUR \n €0.25 Ordinary Equity Swap Reducing a long position 3 57.8000 EUR \n €0.25 Ordinary Equity Swap Reducing a long position 1 57.7500 EUR \n €0.25 Ordinary Equity Swap Reducing a long position 2 57.1000 EUR \n €0.25 Ordinary Equity Swap Reducing a long position 10 57.7500 EUR \n €0.25 Ordinary Equity Swap Reducing a long position 17 57.7500 EUR \n €0.25 Ordinary Equity Swap Reducing a long position 37 57.8000 EUR \n €0.25 Ordinary Equity Swap Reducing a long position 24 57.8000 EUR \n €0.25 Ordinary Equity Swap Reducing a long position 85 57.8750 EUR \n €0.25 Ordinary Equity Swap Reducing a long position 56 57.7542 EUR \n €0.25 Ordinary Equity Swap Reducing a long position 80 57.7500 EUR \n €0.25 Ordinary Equity Swap Reducing a long position 20 57.1000 EUR \n €0.25 Ordinary Equity Swap Reducing a long position 1 57.1000 EUR \n €0.25 Ordinary Equity Swap Reducing a long position 8 57.7500 EUR \n €0.25 Ordinary Equity Swap Reducing a long position 4 57.7542 EUR \n €0.25 Ordinary Equity Swap Reducing a long position 7 57.8750 EUR \n €0.25 Ordinary Equity Swap Reducing a long position 2 57.8000 EUR \n €0.25 Ordinary Equity Swap Reducing a long position 3 57.8000 EUR \n €0.25 Ordinary Equity Swap Reducing a long position 1 57.7500 EUR \n\n(c)      Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)\n\n(i)      Writing, selling, purchasing or varying\n\n 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 \n\n(ii)      Exercise\n\n Class of relevant security Product description e.g. call option Exercising/ exercised against Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 5) \n\n(d)      Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new\nsecurities) (Note 3)\n\n Class of relevant security Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion, exercise Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5) \n\nAp30\n\n4.      OTHER INFORMATION\n\n(a)      Indemnity and other dealing arrangements\n\n 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” \n None \n\n(b)      Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options\nor derivatives\n\n 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. \n None \n\n(c)        Attachments\n\n Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? NO \n\n\n\n Date of disclosure 13/05/2026 \n Contact name Molly Childs \n Telephone number +442071443714 \n\nPublic disclosures under Rule 8.3 of the Rules must be made to a Regulatory\nInformation Service.\n\nAp31\n\nNOTES ON FORM 8.3\n\n1.      See the definition of “connected fund manager” in Rule 2.2\nof Part A of the Rules.\n\n2.      See the definition of “interest in a relevant security” in\nRule 2.5 of Part A of the Rules and see Rule 8.6(a) and (b) of Part B of the\nRules.\n\n3.      See the definition of “relevant securities” in Rule 2.1 of\nPart A of the Rules.\n\n4.      See the definition of “dealing” in Rule 2.1 of Part A of the\nRules.\n\n5.      If the economic exposure to changes in the price of securities\nis limited, for example, by virtue of a stop loss arrangement relating to a\nspread bet, full details must be given.\n\n6.      See Rule 2.5(d) of Part A of the Rules.\n\n7.      If details included in a disclosure under Rule 8 are incorrect,\nthey should be corrected as soon as practicable in a subsequent disclosure.\nSuch disclosure should state clearly that it corrects details disclosed\npreviously, identify the disclosure or disclosures being corrected, and\nprovide sufficient detail for the reader to understand the nature of the\ncorrections. In the case of any doubt, the Panel should be consulted.\n\nFor full details of disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 of the Rules. 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