Irish Takeover Panel FORM 38.5(b) DCC PLC

Barclays PLC

10 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:			09 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:				859,292	1.01%	627,852	0.73%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				349,507	0.41%	712,798	0.83%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				1,208,799	1.42%	1,340,650	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	149,281	62.6094 GBP	62.3311 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	Sale	38,056	62.6000 GBP	62.3000 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	145	62.3894 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Closing Short	1	62.595 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Decreasing Short	119	62.5139 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Increasing Short	2,500	62.4504 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Decreasing Short	152	62.4588 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Decreasing Short	104	62.4613 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Decreasing Short	35	62.4635 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Increasing Short	654	62.492 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Decreasing Long	2,700	62.6031 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Increasing Long	794	62.4659 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Decreasing Short	1,350	61.6429 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Increasing Short	6,666	62.6 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	CFD	Increasing Short	6,703	62.4719 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	CFD	Closing Short	3,796	62.4 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	CFD	Opening Short	20,600	62.4312 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	CFD	Opening Short	34,400	62.4312 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Decreasing Long	15,698	62.4157 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Increasing Long	7	62.5307 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Decreasing Long	54	62.6094 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Decreasing Short	35	62.5139 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Decreasing Long	43	62.3894 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Decreasing Long	18	62.6094 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Decreasing Short	223	62.5666 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Decreasing Long	124	62.3894 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Decreasing Short	47	62.5139 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Decreasing Long	133	62.5661 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Increasing Short	8,681	62.6004 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Decreasing Short	29	62.3588 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Decreasing Short	18	62.3616 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Decreasing Short	7	62.3592 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Increasing Short	3,818	62.5921 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Decreasing Long	1,644	62.6 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Decreasing Long	557	62.4634 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Decreasing Short	1,350	61.6626 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Decreasing Short	5,005	62.3 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	CFD	Increasing Short	7,866	62.3311 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	CFD	Increasing Short	13,134	62.3311 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Decreasing Long	38	62.5661 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Decreasing Short	23	62.4373 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Decreasing Long	106	62.5661 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Decreasing Short	46	62.4494 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Decreasing Long	730	62.6031 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Decreasing Short	1,350	61.8497 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Decreasing Short	961	62.4301 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Decreasing Short	363	62.4578 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Decreasing Long	60	62.6 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Decreasing Short	1,350	61.9876 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Decreasing Short	700	62.4695 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Increasing Short	2,374	62.6 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Decreasing Long	124	62.6 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Decreasing Short	4,989	62.3 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Closing Long	3,234	62.6 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Opening Short	2,001	62.6 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Increasing Short	56	62.5142 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Increasing Short	1,499	62.6 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Decreasing Short	820	62.4203 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Increasing Short	720	62.4638 GBP
€0.25OrdinaryShares	SWAP	Decreasing Short	1,404	62.4698 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:				10 Jul 2026
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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