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: |
19 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
|
Class of |
Purchases/ |
Total |
Highest |
Lowest |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
PURCHASES |
158,846 |
63.1000 GBP |
58.2250 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
PURCHASES |
3,539 |
81.1167 USD |
81.1167 USD |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
SALES |
120,197 |
62.2500 GBP |
57.9500 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 |
3,000 |
58.9366 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
13 |
59.2000 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
6 |
59.2018 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
23 |
59.4422 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
233 |
59.4611 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
285 |
59.6187 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
1,848 |
59.6533 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
32 |
59.6719 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
421 |
59.7453 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
127 |
59.7498 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
1 |
59.7500 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
1,304 |
59.8058 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
1,767 |
59.8148 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
12 |
59.8342 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
13 |
59.8369 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
632 |
59.8392 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
25 |
59.8398 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
65 |
59.8606 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
22 |
59.8636 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
399 |
59.9000 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
2 |
59.9000 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
12 |
59.9000 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
539 |
59.9094 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
11 |
59.9227 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
194 |
59.9259 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
24 |
59.9333 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
933 |
59.9807 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
12,599 |
60.0439 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
97 |
60.1085 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
622 |
60.1159 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
835 |
60.2179 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
304 |
60.2500 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
19 |
60.3109 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
683 |
60.3114 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
240 |
60.3114 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
21 |
60.3114 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
16 |
60.3114 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
69 |
60.3114 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
82 |
60.3114 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
32 |
60.3117 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
20,000 |
60.3503 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
76 |
60.4000 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
51 |
60.4000 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
1,698 |
60.4279 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
34 |
60.4500 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
237 |
60.4704 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
345 |
60.5164 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
64 |
60.5223 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
1,524 |
60.5255 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
2,311 |
60.5255 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
3,539 |
60.5611 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
2 |
60.6750 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
1,314 |
60.6905 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
100 |
60.7033 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
85 |
60.7168 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
245 |
60.7651 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
147 |
60.7683 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
334 |
60.7683 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
59 |
60.7683 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
336 |
60.7968 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
10 |
60.8000 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
4,710 |
60.8014 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
1,698 |
60.8106 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
3,025 |
60.8214 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
2,299 |
60.8243 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
6,453 |
60.9110 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
82 |
60.9402 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
16 |
60.9831 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
247 |
60.9984 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
72 |
61.0380 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
666 |
61.0451 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
74 |
61.0610 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
384 |
61.0610 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
2,240 |
61.0610 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
222 |
61.0610 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
1,096 |
61.0610 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
266 |
61.0610 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
53 |
61.1087 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
132 |
61.1087 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
183 |
61.1087 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
1,867 |
61.1288 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
2,246 |
61.1298 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
17 |
61.1406 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
12 |
61.1408 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
1,661 |
61.1463 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
8 |
61.1487 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
8 |
61.1500 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
5,316 |
61.1500 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
332 |
61.1500 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
5,316 |
61.1500 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
3,569 |
61.1500 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
67 |
61.1500 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
99 |
61.1500 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
123 |
61.1500 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
218 |
61.1500 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
1,207 |
61.1500 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
30 |
61.1503 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
757 |
61.1973 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
3,304 |
61.3181 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
3,153 |
61.3181 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
1,746 |
61.3181 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
1,405 |
61.9718 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
1,405 |
62.2325 GBP |
(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
|
Class of |
Product |
Writing, |
Number |
Exercise |
Type |
Expiry |
Option |
|
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
(ii) Exercise
|
Class of |
Product |
Exercising/ |
Number of |
Exercise price |
|
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 |
|
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: |
20 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.