Irish Form 38.5 B DCC ENERGY PLC

Barclays PLC

04 September 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:			03 SEP 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:				1,730,939	2.03%	312,280	0.37%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				23,649	0.03%	1,508,516	1.77%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				1,754,588	2.05%	1,820,796	2.13%
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	199,605	63.3500 GBP	63.1500 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	Sale	133,643	63.3966 GBP	63.1583 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	Decreasing Short	40,600	63.3365 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Increasing Short	11	63.3500 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Decreasing Short	3	63.3952 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Decreasing Short	6	63.4000 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Increasing Short	2,423	63.3531 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Decreasing Short	2,441	63.2968 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Opening Short	13,500	63.6195 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	CFD	Decreasing Short	824	63.3217 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	CFD	Decreasing Short	274	63.1962 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	CFD	Increasing Long	225	63.2000 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Increasing Short	11,949	63.3443 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Opening Short	10,000	63.3000 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Increasing Short	13,185	63.2192 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Increasing Short	36,815	63.2192 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Decreasing Short	105	63.3490 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Decreasing Short	610	63.2305 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Increasing Short	1,193	63.2285 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Increasing Short	25,000	63.3192 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Increasing Short	1,500	63.1500 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Increasing Short	108	63.3500 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Increasing Short	696	63.2741 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Decreasing Short	7,921	63.2243 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Increasing Short	25,000	63.2079 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Decreasing Short	20	63.2500 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Increasing Short	3,252	63.3883 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Increasing Short	551	63.3079 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Decreasing Short	36	63.1833 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Decreasing Short	32	63.3500 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Increasing Short	2,509	63.2845 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Decreasing Short	223	63.3281 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Decreasing Short	2,820	63.3500 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Increasing Short	222	63.2603 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Decreasing Short	1,468	63.3500 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Increasing Short	2	63.3500 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Decreasing Short	1,295	63.3500 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Decreasing Short	32	63.2250 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Decreasing Short	699	63.1583 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Decreasing Short	23,831	63.2047 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Decreasing Short	1,336	63.2000 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Increasing Short	1,154	63.2750 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares:	SWAP	Increasing Short	1,686	63.3228 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:				04 Sep 2026
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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