Irish Form 38.5 B DCC ENERGY PLC

Barclays PLC

28 July 2026

 

FORM 38.5(b)
IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL
OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE
UNDER RULE 38.5(b) OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER
PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER RULES, 2022 BY A CONNECTED
EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITHOUT RECOGNISED
INTERMEDIARY STATUS, OR WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY
STATUS BUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
1.	KEY INFORMATION
(a)	Name of exempt principal trader:			BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD
(b)	Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:			DCC ENERGY PLC
(c)	Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected (Note 1)			Energy Capital Partners, LLC and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L. P.
(d)	Date position held/dealing undertaken:			27 JUL 2026
(e)	In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?			NO
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:				€0.25OrdinaryShares:
				Interests		Short Positions
				Number	(%)	Number	(%)
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:				1,359,140	1.59%	463,353	0.54%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				187,342	0.22%	1,182,203	1.38%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				1,546,482	1.81%	1,645,556	1.93%
3.	DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER (Note 4)
(a)	Purchase and sales
Class of relevant Security	Purchase/sale	Total number of securities	Highest price per unit paid/received	Lowest price per unit paid/received
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	Purchase	345,872	63.7008 GBP	63.3836 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	Sale	222,585	62.8500 GBP	63.6952 GBP
(b)	Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of relevant security	Product description	Nature of dealing	Number of reference securities	Price per unit
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Increasing Long	99	63.5529 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Increasing Short	264	63.5225 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Increasing Long	29,687	63.4926 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Increasing Short	6,375	63.4000 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Decreasing Short	94	63.6952 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Increasing Short	17,350	63.4000 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Increasing Short	1,366	63.4772 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Decreasing Short	122	63.5770 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	CFD	Opening Short	28,807	63.5873 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	CFD	Decreasing Short	537	62.8500 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	CFD	Increasing Short	349	63.7008 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	CFD	Increasing Short	6,561	63.6259 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Decreasing Short	229	63.5329 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Closing Long	41,481	63.5524 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Increasing Short	1,029	63.5194 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Decreasing Long	3,477	63.4095 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Closing Short	7,811	63.4000 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Closing Long	22,263	63.5524 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Closing Long	19,845	63.5524 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Increasing Short	78	63.5225 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Decreasing Long	2,648	63.4095 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Decreasing Long	2,910	63.4095 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Increasing Long	30	63.5529 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Decreasing Long	1,168	63.4095 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Decreasing Long	234	63.4095 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Increasing Long	110	63.5529 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Increasing Short	122	63.5225 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Closing Short	866	63.3904 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Closing Short	164	63.3904 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Closing Long	3,152	63.5524 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Closing Long	1,878	63.5235 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Closing Long	1,992	63.5235 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Closing Long	1,862	63.5524 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Increasing Long	244	63.4453 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Decreasing Short	8,967	63.5613 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Increasing Short	3,552	63.4000 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Decreasing Short	104	63.7000 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Increasing Short	127	63.5519 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	CFD	Increasing Short	13,228	63.5885 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	CFD	Decreasing Short	90	63.5981 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Increasing Long	72	63.4453 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Increasing Long	263	63.4453 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Increasing Short	119	63.4000 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Decreasing Short	6,399	63.4240 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Increasing Short	19,245	63.4000 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	CFD	Increasing Short	114	63.4808 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Increasing Short	884	63.6251 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Decreasing Short	83	63.6000 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Decreasing Short	820	63.5576 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Decreasing Short	61,831	63.5654 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Increasing Short	42	63.5035 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Increasing Short	145	63.4000 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Decreasing Short	40	63.5075 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Increasing Short	5,275	63.5676 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Increasing Short	15,759	63.4000 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Increasing Short	1,949	63.6271 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Increasing Short	6,055	63.5429 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Decreasing Short	86	63.5000 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Decreasing Short	8,232	63.4935 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Increasing Short	25,005	63.5514 GBP
(c)	Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i)	Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class  of  relevant  security	Product  description	Writing,  purchasing,  selling,  varying etc	Number  of  securities  to which  option  relates (Note 6)	Exercise  price  per unit	Type	Expiry  date	Option  money  paid/  received  per unit
(ii)	Exercising
Class of relevant security	Product description	Exercising/ exercised against	Number of securities	Exercise price  per unit
(d)	Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant security		Nature of Dealings		Details		Price per unit (if applicable)
4.	OTHER INFORMATION
(a)	Indemnity and other dealings 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 exempt principal trader 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 38.5(b) attached?				NO
Date of disclosure:				28 Jul 2026
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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