Irish Form 38.5 B DCC PLC

Barclays PLC

16 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 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:			15 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:				1,197,893	1.40%	545,953	0.65%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				270,939	0.32%	1,041,986	1.22%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				1,468,832	1.72%	1,587,939	1.87%
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	66153	63.4500 GBP	63.0373 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	Sale	91740	63.4250 GBP	63.0490 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 Long	152	63.1409 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Increasing Short	2	63.0504 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Decreasing Short	138	63.2315 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Decreasing Short	47	63.3087 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Decreasing Short	30	63.2749 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Decreasing Short	201	63.2481 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Opening Long	482	63.049 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Decreasing Short	25,839	63.05 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Increasing Short	4,423	63.0508 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Opening Long	6	63.3 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Closing Short	10,125	63.3556 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Decreasing Short	530	63.0976 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	CFD	Opening Short	1,842	63.0557 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	CFD	Decreasing Short	257	63.15 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	CFD	Decreasing Long	594	63.2631 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	CFD	Closing Short	965	63.05 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	CFD	Opening Long	122	63.05 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	CFD	Opening Short	135	63.1373 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Decreasing Short	232	63.0468 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Decreasing Long	46	63.0595 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Decreasing Long	44	63.1409 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Decreasing Long	112	63.1409 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Decreasing Long	1,079	63.1659 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Closing Long	2,645	63.1659 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Decreasing Long	87	63.2038 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Increasing Short	86	63.05 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Increasing Long	174	63.2195 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Decreasing Short	79	63.1892 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Increasing Short	313	63.0752 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	CFD	Increasing Short	257	63.15 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	CFD	Closing Long	122	63.05 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	CFD	Decreasing Short	61	63.2163 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Decreasing Long	26	63.2038 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Decreasing Long	67	63.2038 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Increasing Long	246	63.05 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Increasing Short	110	63.1063 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Increasing Short	4,006	63.05 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	CFD	Decreasing Short	257	63.15 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Increasing Short	836	63.2717 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Decreasing Short	3,949	63.25 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	CFD	Closing Short	100	63.3552 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	CFD	Opening Long	234	63.3552 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Decreasing Short	372	63.0706 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Decreasing Short	132	63.2 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	CFD	Decreasing Long	50	63.2018 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Increasing Short	2,230	63.0568 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Increasing Short	385	63.2509 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Decreasing Short	679	63.2076 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Decreasing Short	93	63.1 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Increasing Short	574	63.2578 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Decreasing Short	504	63.2408 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Decreasing Short	126	63.1785 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Increasing Short	90	63.24 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Decreasing Short	10,270	63.0892 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Increasing Short	1,027	63.253 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:				16 Jul 2026
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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