Form 38.5b-DCC PLC

GoldmanSachs International

25 May 2026

 

 

FORM 38.5(b)

IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL

DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 38.5(b) OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER RULES, 2013

DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS, OR WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS BUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY

1. KEY INFORMATION

Name of exempt principal trader	(GS) GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL
Company dealt in	DCC PLC
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note1)	EUR 0.25 ordinary shares
Date of dealing	22 May 2026

2. INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS

(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in  (Note 2)

	Long		Short
	Number	(%)	Number	(%)
(1) Relevant securities	74,773	(0.08)	93,824	(0.10)
(2) Derivatives (other than options)	0	(0.00)	0	(0.00)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell	0	(0.00)	0	(0.00)
Total	74,773	(0.08)	93,824	(0.10)

(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in  (Note 2)

Class of relevant security:	Long		Short
	Number	(%)	Number	(%)
(1) Relevant securities
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total

3.    DEALINGS (Note 3)

(a) Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale	Number of relevant securities	Price per unit  (Note 4)
Purchase	10,792	61.5500 GBP
Purchase	1,895	61.5500 GBP
Purchase	1	61.5500 GBP
Purchase	1,159	61.5500 GBP
Purchase	66	61.5500 GBP
Purchase	63	61.5500 GBP
Purchase	1,258	61.5500 GBP
Purchase	7,945	61.5500 GBP
Purchase	341	61.5500 GBP
Purchase	7,235	61.5500 GBP
Purchase	10,792	61.5500 GBP
Purchase	30	61.5500 GBP
Sale	10,792	61.5500 GBP
Sale	10,792	61.5500 GBP
Sale	9,203	61.5500 GBP
Sale	1,258	61.5500 GBP
Sale	1,895	61.5500 GBP
Sale	341	61.5500 GBP
Sale	7,872	61.5500 GBP
Sale	431	61.5500 GBP
Sale	287	61.5500 GBP
Sale	1	61.5500 GBP
Sale	65	61.5500 GBP
Sale	451	61.5500 GBP
Purchase (Loan Partial Return)	4,419	N/A

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions)

Product name, e.g. CFD	Nature of transaction  (Note 5)	Number of relevant securities  (Note 6)	Price per unit  (Note 4)
SWAP	Closing a short position	9,203	61.5500 GBP
SWAP	Closing a short position	1	61.5500 GBP
SWAP	Closing a long position	10,792	61.5500 GBP
SWAP	Opening a short position	7,235	61.5500 GBP
SWAP	Closing a short position	1	61.5500 GBP
SWAP	Opening a long position	10,792	61.5500 GBP
SWAP	Opening a long position	10,792	61.5500 GBP
SWAP	Opening a short position	7,235	61.5500 GBP
SWAP	Opening a short position	1	61.5500 GBP
SWAP	Closing a short position	9,203	61.5500 GBP
SWAP	Closing a long position	10,792	61.5500 GBP
SWAP	Opening a short position	1	61.5500 GBP

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing relevant securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,e.g. call option	Writing, selling,  purchasing, varying etc.	Number of securities to which the option relates  (Note 7)	Exercise price	Type, e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date	Option money paid/received per unit  (Note 4)

(ii)            Exercising

Product name,e.g. call option	Number of securities	Exercise price per unit  (Note 4)

(d)            Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities)  (Note 3)

Nature of transaction  (Note 7)	Details	Price per unit (if applicable)  (Note 4)

4. OTHER INFORMATION

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

Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)        NO

Date of disclosure	25 May 2026
Contact name	Papa Lette and Andrzej Szyszka
Telephone number	[phone] / [phone]
Name of offeree/offeror with which connected	ENERGY CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC AND KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L. P. (TOGETHER THE "CONSORTIUM")
Nature of connection (Note 9)	Advisor to Offeree

 

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