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FORM 38.5(b) |
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IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL |
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OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE |
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UNDER RULE 38.5(b) OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER |
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PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER RULES, 2022 BY A CONNECTED |
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EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITHOUT RECOGNISED |
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INTERMEDIARY STATUS, OR WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY |
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STATUS BUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY |
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1. KEY INFORMATION |
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(a) Name of exempt principal trader |
BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD |
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(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: |
DCC ENERGY PLC |
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(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. |
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(d) Date position held/dealing undertaken: |
10 Nov 2026 |
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(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 |
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2. INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS |
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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) |
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(Note 2) |
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Class of relevant security : |
€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
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Interests |
Short Positions |
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Number |
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(%) |
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(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: |
2,431,858 |
2.85% |
20,550 |
0.02% |
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(2) Cash-settled derivatives: |
19,209 |
0.02% |
2,250,633 |
2.63% |
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(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: |
0 |
0.00% |
0 |
0.00% |
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TOTAL: |
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2,451,067 |
2.87% |
2,271,183 |
2.66% |
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3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER (Note 4) |
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(a) Purchases and sales |
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Class of relevant Security |
Purchase/sale |
Total number of securities |
Highest price per unit paid/received |
Lowest price per unit paid/received |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Purchase |
111,512 |
64.6250 GBP |
64.5250 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
Sale |
134,645 |
64.6496 GBP |
64.5140 GBP |
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(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions |
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Class of relevant security |
Product description |
Nature of dealing |
Number of reference securities |
Price per unit(Note 4) |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
1,658 |
64.5540 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
24 |
64.5990 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
4,125 |
64.6000 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Opening Short |
268 |
64.6032 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
99,342 |
64.6000 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
CFD |
Increasing Short |
1,863 |
64.6010 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
1,197 |
64.5826 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
959 |
64.5905 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Closing Long |
1,114 |
64.5905 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
15,842 |
64.6045 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
4 |
64.6000 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
197 |
64.5500 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
210 |
64.5859 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
633 |
64.5996 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
1,964 |
64.5998 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
464 |
64.5989 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
181 |
64.5140 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
1,469 |
64.6000 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
155 |
64.5282 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
51,345 |
64.5409 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
2 |
64.5500 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
2 |
64.5250 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
174 |
64.5988 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
195 |
64.6000 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
2,371 |
64.5901 GBP |
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€0.25 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
4,863 |
64.5573 GBP |
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(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) |
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(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying |
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Class of |
Product description |
Writing, purchasing, |
Number of securities |
Exercise price |
Type |
Expiry date |
Option money |
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relevant security |
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selling, |
to which option |
per unit |
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paid/received per unit |
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varying etc. |
relates (Note 7) |
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(ii) Exercising |
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Class of relevant security |
Product description |
Exercising/ exercised against |
Number of securities |
Exercise price per unit |
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(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) |
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Class of relevant security |
Nature of Dealings |
Details |
Price per unit |
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(Note 7) |
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(if applicable) (Note 4) |
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4. OTHER INFORMATION |
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(a) Indemnity and other dealings arrangements |
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Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities |
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which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any |
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party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: |
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NONE |
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(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives |
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Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating to the |
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voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or |
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disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated. |
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NONE |
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(c) Attachments |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? |
NO |
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Date of disclosure: |
11 Nov 2026 |
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Contact name: |
Large Holdings Regulatory Operations |
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Telephone number: |
020 3134 7213 |
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