Irish Form 38.5 B DCC ENERGY PLC

Barclays PLC

17 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:			14 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:				1,239,408	1.45%	306,477	0.36%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				17,558	0.02%	1,030,649	1.21%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				1,256,966	1.47%	1,337,126	1.57%
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	58,861	63.7500 GBP	63.5872 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	Sale	54,138	63.7500 GBP	63.6000 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 Short	4,700	63.7044 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Decreasing Short	222	63.6367 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Decreasing Short	141	63.6582 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Decreasing Short	24	63.6211 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Decreasing Short	4,715	63.6000 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Decreasing Short	17	63.6175 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Decreasing Short	1,668	63.6118 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Decreasing Short	241	63.6177 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Opening Short	97	63.6376 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Increasing Short	3,552	63.6817 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	CFD	Increasing Short	9	63.6500 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	CFD	Increasing Short	2,504	63.7056 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Increasing Short	331	63.7051 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Increasing Short	317	63.6000 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Increasing Short	3,531	63.6813 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Increasing Short	149	63.6224 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Increasing Short	155	63.7193 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Decreasing Short	36	63.6138 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Decreasing Short	130	63.6073 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Increasing Short	6,918	63.6000 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Decreasing Short	9	63.6500 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Decreasing Short	11,976	63.6500 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Increasing Short	1,166	63.6742 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Increasing Short	976	63.7000 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Increasing Short	259	63.6931 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Increasing Short	417	63.7000 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Increasing Short	12	63.6000 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Decreasing Short	2,401	63.6500 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Increasing Short	677	63.6750 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Decreasing Short	5,567	63.6474 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Increasing Short	5,450	63.6907 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:				17 Aug 2026
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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