Irish Form 38.5 B DCC ENERGY PLC

Barclays PLC

05 August 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:			04 AUG 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:				1,282,910	1.50%	311,039	0.36%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				16,806	0.02%	1,083,588	1.27%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				1,299,716	1.52%	1,394,627	1.63%
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	179,891	63.8000 GBP	63.4500 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	Sale	141,372	63.3454 GBP	63.8091 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	Opening Short	3,200	63.70440 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Decreasing Long	10,179	63.7004 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Decreasing Short	379	63.6460 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Decreasing Short	108	63.6046 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Decreasing Short	67	63.6156 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Decreasing Short	18	63.3500 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Decreasing Short	935	63.6156 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Closing Short	3,193	63.6968 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Opening Long	5,750	63.6968 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Increasing Short	36,358	63.6329 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	CFD	Decreasing Short	940	63.6480 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	CFD	Increasing Short	3,863	63.5154 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	CFD	Opening Long	131	63.5500 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	CFD	Decreasing Short	767	63.6480 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Decreasing Long	15,369	63.5282 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Decreasing Short	512	63.4689 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Decreasing Short	22	63.5420 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Decreasing Long	2,211	63.6284 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Decreasing Short	84	63.5202 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Decreasing Long	2,761	63.6004 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Decreasing Short	24	63.3452 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Increasing Short	2,577	63.6324 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Increasing Long	5,777	63.6518 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Increasing Short	1,016	63.6401 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Increasing Short	180	63.5422 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Closing Long	9,316	63.7000 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Increasing Short	3,403	63.5779 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Decreasing Short	212	63.5094 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Increasing Short	11,408	63.7000 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Increasing Short	69	63.7000 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Decreasing Short	50,752	63.4500 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Decreasing Short	2,151	63.6887 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Increasing Short	1,571	63.5085 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Increasing Short	1,637	63.7000 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Increasing Short	9,768	63.5682 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Increasing Short	2,569	63.7000 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Decreasing Short	12,121	63.4500 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Increasing Short	9,716	63.5556 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Decreasing Short	32	63.6781 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:				05 Aug 2026
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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