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title: "REG - Societe Generale SA DCC PLC - Form 8.3 - DCC plc"
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description: "Societe Generale SA disclosed its position in DCC PLC on July 14, 2026. As of July 13, it held 3,444,794 shares (4.03%) and short positions equivalent to 1,564,387 shares (1.83%). The disclosure details numerous purchases and sales of €0.25 ordinary shares between GBP 62.75 and 63.55, alongside derivative transactions including reducing short CFD positions and opening a long equity-linked swap for 400,000 shares."
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# REG - Societe Generale SA DCC PLC - Form 8.3 - DCC plc

RNS Number : 3176M Societe Generale SA 14 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

SOCIETE GENERALE SA

(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.

(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)

(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken

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

13/07/2026

(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)

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Interests

Short positions

Number

%

Number

%

(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled

2,734,000

3.20

401,060

0.47

(2) Cash-settled derivatives

402,962

0.47

1,163,327

1.36

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

0

0.00

0

0.00

Total

\*3,444,794

4.03

1,564,387

1.83

\*Include the holding of 307,832 shares on borrow products.

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

GBP (Note 5)

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Purchase

6

62.75

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Purchase

30

62.75

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Purchase

17

63.3

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Purchase

23

63.3

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Purchase

159

63.25

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Purchase

47

63.2

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Purchase

71

63.1

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Purchase

53

63.2

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Purchase

35

63.25

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Purchase

17

63.25

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Purchase

19

63.25

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Purchase

43

63.15

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Purchase

98

63.3

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Purchase

38

63.3

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Purchase

25

63

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Purchase

68

62.75

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Purchase

68

63.3

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Purchase

125

63.1

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Purchase

125

63.2

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Purchase

130

63.35

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Purchase

148

63.1

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Purchase

560

63.1

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Purchase

428

63.55

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Purchase

125

63.55

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Purchase

224,474

62.75

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Sale

22,443

63.16208

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Sale

400,000

62.75

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Sale

27

63.2

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Sale

27

63.25

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Sale

27

63.3

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Sale

27

63.3

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Sale

27

63.35

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Sale

28

62.85

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Sale

28

62.85

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Sale

28

62.9

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Sale

28

63

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Sale

28

63.1

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Sale

28

63.1

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Sale

28

63.1

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Sale

28

63.15

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Sale

28

63.15

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Sale

28

63.2

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Sale

28

63.2

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Sale

28

63.25

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Sale

28

63.25

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Sale

96

63.15

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Sale

10

63.25

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Sale

11

63.15

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Sale

18

62.85

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Sale

32

63.25

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Sale

46

63.25

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Sale

74

62.85

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Sale

80

63.1

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Sale

81

63.15

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Sale

81

63.25

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Sale

92

62.85

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Sale

92

63

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Sale

92

63.05

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Sale

92

63.2

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Sale

92

63.2

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Sale

92

63.25

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Sale

92

63.25

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Sale

92

63.3

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Sale

114

63.05

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Sale

45

63.3

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Sale

33

63.25

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Sale

33

63.25

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Sale

63

63.4

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Sale

38

63.4

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Sale

33

63.25

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Sale

35

63.25

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Sale

62

63.55

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Sale

62

63.55

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Sale

64

63.55

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Sale

111

63.55

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Sale

193

63.55

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Sale

98

63.25

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Sale

33

63.25

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Sale

428

63.55

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Sale

125

63.55

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Sale

8

63.15

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Sale

8

63.15

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Sale

36,619

63.1621

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Sale

58,972

63.1121

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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 GBP

(Note 5)

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

CFD

Reducing a short position

656

63.162073

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

CFD

Reducing a short position

35,963

63.16208

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

CFD

Reducing a short position

1,055

63.112114

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

CFD

Reducing a short position

57,917

63.11211

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

CFD

Reducing a short position

402

63.16209

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

CFD

Reducing a short position

22,041

63.16208

€0.25 Ordinary Shares

Equity Linked Swap

Opening a long position

400,000

62.75

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

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

-   Class ofrelevantsecurity
-   Productdescription e.g. calloption
-   Writing, purchasing, selling, varyingetc.
-   Numberofsecuritiesto whichoptionrelates(Note 6)
-   Exerciseprice perunit
-   Typee.g.American,Europeanetc.
-   Expirydate
-   Optionmoneypaid/received per unit

(ii) Exercise

-   Class ofrelevantsecurity
-   Productdescriptione.g. calloption
-   Exercising/exercisedagainst
-   Number ofsecurities
-   Exerciseprice perunit(Note 5)

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

-   Class ofrelevantsecurity
-   Nature of dealinge.g. subscription,conversion, exercise
-   Details
-   Price per unit (ifapplicable)(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"

(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.

(c) Attachments

-   Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached?
-   NO

Date of disclosure

14/07/2026

Contact name

Société Générale - Disclosure team

Telephone number

+33 1 42 14 92 74

Public disclosures under Rule 8.3 of the Rules must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

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NOTES ON FORM 8.3

1\. See the definition of "connected fund manager" in Rule 2.2 of Part A of the Rules.

2\. See the definition of "interest in a relevant security" in Rule 2.5 of Part A of the Rules and see Rule 8.6(a) and (b) of Part B of the Rules.

3\. See the definition of "relevant securities" in Rule 2.1 of Part A of the Rules.

4\. See the definition of "dealing" in Rule 2.1 of Part A of the Rules.

5\. If the economic exposure to changes in the price of securities is limited, for example, by virtue of a stop loss arrangement relating to a spread bet, full details must be given.

6\. See Rule 2.5(d) of Part A of the Rules.

7\. If details included in a disclosure under Rule 8 are incorrect, they should be corrected as soon as practicable in a subsequent disclosure. Such disclosure should state clearly that it corrects details disclosed previously, identify the disclosure or disclosures being corrected, and provide sufficient detail for the reader to understand the nature of the corrections. In the case of any doubt, the Panel should be consulted.

For full details of disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 of the Rules. If in doubt, consult the Panel.

References in these notes to "the Rules" are to the Irish Takeover Panel Act, 1997, Takeover Rules, 2022.

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