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: |
20 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 |
112,281 |
61.6000 GBP |
61.0000 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
SALES |
115,840 |
61.5351 GBP |
61.0025 GBP |
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
|
Class of |
Product |
Nature of dealing |
Number of |
Price per |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
1,746 |
61.1225 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
3,304 |
61.1225 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
3,153 |
61.1225 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
4 |
61.1250 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
904 |
61.1393 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
414 |
61.1678 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
38 |
61.1750 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
41 |
61.1750 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
1,169 |
61.2000 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
159 |
61.2013 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
213 |
61.2013 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
71 |
61.2021 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
960 |
61.2038 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
159 |
61.2074 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
35 |
61.2109 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
676 |
61.2110 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
557 |
61.2110 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
115 |
61.2110 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
93 |
61.2110 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
1,013 |
61.2116 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
3 |
61.2167 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
142 |
61.2236 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
100 |
61.2255 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
4,886 |
61.2274 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
2,671 |
61.2372 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
3,972 |
61.2408 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
702 |
61.2408 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
2,950 |
61.2408 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
2,982 |
61.2415 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
3,963 |
61.2459 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
9 |
61.2459 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
45 |
61.2462 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
2,500 |
61.2477 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
1,458 |
61.2499 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
64 |
61.2500 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
1,199 |
61.2500 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
987 |
61.2500 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
415 |
61.2500 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
70 |
61.2500 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
5 |
61.2500 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
1 |
61.2500 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
1,426 |
61.2500 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
1 |
61.2500 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
6 |
61.2500 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
1,199 |
61.2500 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
4 |
61.2500 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
500 |
61.2500 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
2,956 |
61.2500 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
1 |
61.2500 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
52 |
61.2502 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
427 |
61.2564 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
46 |
61.2572 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
5,060 |
61.2591 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
2,840 |
61.2615 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
116 |
61.2616 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
35 |
61.2620 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
621 |
61.2621 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
116 |
61.2621 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
294 |
61.2621 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
35 |
61.2629 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
9,259 |
61.2683 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
329 |
61.2687 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
512 |
61.2688 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
710 |
61.2755 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
529 |
61.2793 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
625 |
61.2798 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
19 |
61.2803 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
67 |
61.2819 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
5,060 |
61.2836 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
1,243 |
61.2836 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
224 |
61.2858 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
2,029 |
61.2904 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
94 |
61.2926 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
197 |
61.3005 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
30 |
61.3723 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
1,300 |
61.3846 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
6 |
61.4500 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
21 |
61.4500 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
427 |
61.4502 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
38 |
61.4502 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
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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: |
21 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.