FORM 38.5(a) (EPT/RI)
IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL
DEALING DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 38.5(a) OF THE IRISH
TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER RULES, 2022
BY A CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH
RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS AND DEALING IN
A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
1. KEY INFORMATION
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(a) Name of exempt principal trader: |
Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc |
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(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree |
DCC 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 dealing undertaken: |
13 May 2026 |
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(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader also making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A" |
N/A |
2. DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER (Note 2)
Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.
The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.
(a) Purchases and sales
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Class of |
Purchases/ |
Total |
Highest |
Lowest |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
PURCHASES |
43,744 |
58.0750 GBP |
57.5970 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
PURCHASES |
3,482 |
78.3789 USD |
78.3789 USD |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
SALES |
43,660 |
58.0709 GBP |
57.5483 GBP |
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
|
Class of |
Product |
Nature of dealing |
Number of |
Price per |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
48 |
57.5483 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
11 |
57.5500 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
1 |
57.6017 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
84 |
57.6027 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
104 |
57.6250 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
29 |
57.6672 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
137 |
57.7000 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
23 |
57.7209 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
35 |
57.7386 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
98 |
57.7450 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
250 |
57.7471 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
880 |
57.7541 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
580 |
57.7541 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
48 |
57.7573 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
1 |
57.7700 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
64 |
57.8148 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
6 |
57.8250 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
2 |
57.8267 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
198 |
57.8449 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
8 |
57.8500 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
1,969 |
57.8571 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
79 |
57.8806 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
5 |
57.8860 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
3,191 |
57.8893 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
30 |
57.8936 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
296 |
57.8936 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
17 |
57.8936 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
50 |
57.8938 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
3,008 |
57.8971 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
765 |
57.8972 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
13 |
57.9000 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
8 |
57.9175 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
3,482 |
57.9413 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
5 |
57.9498 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
426 |
57.9498 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
1 |
57.9500 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
42 |
57.9517 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
105 |
57.9610 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
117 |
57.9707 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
5 |
57.9750 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
508 |
57.9772 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
45 |
57.9822 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
72 |
57.9832 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
200 |
57.9854 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
37 |
57.9911 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
15 |
57.9913 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
101 |
57.9918 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
45 |
57.9929 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
84 |
57.9929 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
32 |
57.9929 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
93 |
57.9929 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
16 |
57.9938 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
1,693 |
57.9951 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
97 |
57.9956 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
180 |
57.9962 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
468 |
57.9965 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
43 |
57.9975 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
122 |
57.9975 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
110 |
57.9975 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
30 |
58.0000 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
480 |
58.0000 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
7,501 |
58.0000 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
1,880 |
58.0000 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
51 |
58.0000 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
399 |
58.0000 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
1,860 |
58.0000 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
1 |
58.0000 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
274 |
58.0000 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
1,638 |
58.0000 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
24 |
58.0000 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
1,576 |
58.0000 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
70 |
58.0000 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
175 |
58.0000 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
7,501 |
58.0000 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
60 |
58.0000 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
46 |
58.0000 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
282 |
58.0000 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
33 |
58.0000 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
51 |
58.0000 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
14 |
58.0007 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
367 |
58.0009 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
31 |
58.0013 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
20 |
58.0075 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
26 |
58.0085 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
15 |
58.0500 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
11 |
58.0709 GBP |
(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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Class of |
Product |
Writing, |
Number |
Exercise |
Type |
Expiry |
Option |
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N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
(ii) Exercise
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Class of |
Product |
Exercising/ |
Number of |
Exercise price |
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N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
(d) Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities)
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Class of relevant security |
Nature of |
Details |
Price per unit |
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N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
3. OTHER INFORMATION
(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements
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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" |
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NONE |
(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 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. |
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NONE |
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Date of disclosure: |
14 May 2026 |
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Contact name: |
Claire Gordon |
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Telephone number: |
+44 141 245-8893 |
Public disclosures under Rule 38 of the Rules must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.