Rule 38.5_A - DCC Plc

Summary by AI BETAClose X

Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc, acting as an exempt principal trader, disclosed dealings in DCC Plc securities on May 21, 2026, in connection with offers from Energy Capital Partners, LLC and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. The firm purchased 350,293 ordinary shares at prices ranging from 61.0000 to 61.6000 GBP and 3,648 ordinary shares at 82.1600 USD, while simultaneously selling 58,978 ordinary shares within the same GBP price range. Additionally, Morgan Stanley engaged in various cash-settled derivative transactions, including reducing a long position of 253,681 ordinary shares at 61.0000 GBP and increasing short positions with multiple transactions.

Disclaimer*

Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc
22 May 2026
 

 

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

 

 

(a)   Name of exempt principal trader:

Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc

(b)   Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:

Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

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 dealing undertaken:

21 May 2026

(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
relevant
security
(Note 3)

Purchases/
sales

Total
number of

securities

Highest
price per
unit paid/
received

Lowest
price per
unit paid/
received

0.25 ordinary shares

PURCHASES

350,293

61.6000 GBP

61.0000 GBP

0.25 ordinary shares

PURCHASES

3,648

82.1600 USD

82.1600 USD

0.25 ordinary shares

SALES

58,978

61.6000 GBP

61.0000 GBP

 

(b)           Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

Class of
relevant
security

Product
description
e.g. CFD

Nature of dealing
e.g. opening/closing
a long/short position,
increasing/reducing a
long/short position

Number of
reference
securities
(Note 4)

Price per
unit
(Note 5)

0.25 ordinary shares

CFD

reducing a long position

253,681

61.0000 GBP

0.25 ordinary shares

CFD

increasing a short position

894

61.0404 GBP

0.25 ordinary shares

CFD

increasing a short position

38

61.0610 GBP

0.25 ordinary shares

CFD

increasing a short position

77

61.0610 GBP

0.25 ordinary shares

CFD

increasing a long position

9

61.1376 GBP

0.25 ordinary shares

CFD

increasing a long position

275

61.1500 GBP

0.25 ordinary shares

CFD

reducing a short position

749

61.1851 GBP

0.25 ordinary shares

CFD

reducing a long position

89

61.2253 GBP

0.25 ordinary shares

CFD

increasing a long position

129

61.2378 GBP

0.25 ordinary shares

CFD

reducing a short position

53

61.2387 GBP

0.25 ordinary shares

CFD

increasing a long position

3,366

61.2408 GBP

0.25 ordinary shares

CFD

increasing a long position

512

61.2408 GBP

0.25 ordinary shares

CFD

reducing a short position

98

61.2408 GBP

0.25 ordinary shares

CFD

increasing a long position

2,573

61.2408 GBP

0.25 ordinary shares

CFD

reducing a short position

29

61.2448 GBP

0.25 ordinary shares

CFD

reducing a short position

2

61.2451 GBP

0.25 ordinary shares

CFD

reducing a short position

487

61.2451 GBP

0.25 ordinary shares

CFD

reducing a short position

54

61.2500 GBP

0.25 ordinary shares

CFD

reducing a short position

232

61.2500 GBP

0.25 ordinary shares

CFD

increasing a long position

10,630

61.2500 GBP

0.25 ordinary shares

CFD

reducing a long position

115

61.2500 GBP

0.25 ordinary shares

CFD

increasing a short position

31

61.2500 GBP

0.25 ordinary shares

CFD

increasing a short position

1

61.2500 GBP

0.25 ordinary shares

CFD

reducing a long position

10,630

61.2500 GBP

0.25 ordinary shares

CFD

reducing a long position

329

61.2500 GBP

0.25 ordinary shares

CFD

increasing a short position

710

61.2500 GBP

0.25 ordinary shares

CFD

reducing a long position

112

61.2500 GBP

0.25 ordinary shares

CFD

reducing a long position

1,487

61.2500 GBP

0.25 ordinary shares

CFD

increasing a short position

70

61.2500 GBP

0.25 ordinary shares

CFD

increasing a long position

286

61.2500 GBP

0.25 ordinary shares

CFD

reducing a short position

5

61.2500 GBP

0.25 ordinary shares

CFD

reducing a long position

415

61.2500 GBP

0.25 ordinary shares

CFD

reducing a short position

95

61.2500 GBP

0.25 ordinary shares

CFD

increasing a long position

35

61.2517 GBP

0.25 ordinary shares

CFD

increasing a long position

145

61.2517 GBP

0.25 ordinary shares

CFD

increasing a long position

86

61.2517 GBP

0.25 ordinary shares

CFD

increasing a long position

710

61.2529 GBP

0.25 ordinary shares

CFD

reducing a long position

2,675

61.2619 GBP

0.25 ordinary shares

CFD

reducing a short position

868

61.2694 GBP

0.25 ordinary shares

CFD

reducing a short position

7,457

61.2714 GBP

0.25 ordinary shares

CFD

increasing a short position

4,448

61.2728 GBP

0.25 ordinary shares

CFD

increasing a short position

5,543

61.2743 GBP

0.25 ordinary shares

CFD

reducing a short position

1,665

61.2820 GBP

0.25 ordinary shares

CFD

reducing a short position

99

61.2837 GBP

0.25 ordinary shares

CFD

reducing a long position

81

61.2862 GBP

0.25 ordinary shares

CFD

reducing a long position

48

61.2863 GBP

0.25 ordinary shares

CFD

reducing a long position

19

61.2863 GBP

0.25 ordinary shares

CFD

reducing a short position

265

61.2882 GBP

0.25 ordinary shares

CFD

reducing a long position

474

61.2890 GBP

0.25 ordinary shares

CFD

reducing a long position

3,648

61.2905 GBP

0.25 ordinary shares

CFD

reducing a long position

45

61.2955 GBP

0.25 ordinary shares

CFD

reducing a long position

2,900

61.2992 GBP

0.25 ordinary shares

CFD

reducing a long position

580

61.2995 GBP

0.25 ordinary shares

CFD

reducing a long position

261

61.3043 GBP

0.25 ordinary shares

CFD

increasing a long position

3,696

61.3091 GBP

0.25 ordinary shares

CFD

increasing a short position

3,464

61.3171 GBP

0.25 ordinary shares

CFD

reducing a long position

1,243

61.3171 GBP

0.25 ordinary shares

CFD

increasing a long position

1,097

61.3332 GBP

0.25 ordinary shares

CFD

reducing a short position

125

61.3417 GBP

0.25 ordinary shares

CFD

increasing a short position

1,875

61.3468 GBP

0.25 ordinary shares

CFD

reducing a short position

2,592

61.3492 GBP

0.25 ordinary shares

CFD

increasing a long position

13

61.3500 GBP

0.25 ordinary shares

CFD

increasing a short position

189

61.3636 GBP

0.25 ordinary shares

CFD

reducing a long position

30

61.3683 GBP

0.25 ordinary shares

CFD

reducing a long position

15

61.3733 GBP

0.25 ordinary shares

CFD

increasing a long position

54

61.3898 GBP

0.25 ordinary shares

CFD

increasing a long position

64

61.4000 GBP

0.25 ordinary shares

CFD

reducing a short position

1,680

61.4104 GBP

0.25 ordinary shares

CFD

reducing a long position

288

61.4205 GBP

0.25 ordinary shares

CFD

increasing a long position

219

61.4548 GBP

0.25 ordinary shares

CFD

increasing a short position

44

61.5500 GBP

 

(c)           Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

 

(i)            Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 

Class of
relevant
security

Product
description
e.g. call option

Writing,
purchasing,
selling,
varying etc.

Number
of
securities
to which
option
relates
(Note 4)

Exercise
price per
unit

Type
 e.g.
American,
European
etc.

Expiry
date

Option
money
paid/
received
per unit

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

 

(ii)           Exercise

 

Class of
relevant
security

Product
description
e.g. call option

Exercising/
exercised
against

Number of
securities

Exercise price
per unit
(Note 5)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

 

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

 

Class of relevant security

Nature of
dealing
e.g. subscription,
conversion,
exercise

Details

Price per unit
(if applicable)
(Note 5)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

 

 

3.             OTHER INFORMATION

 

(a)           Indemnity and other dealing 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

 

Date of disclosure:

22 May 2026

Contact name:

Claire Gordon

Telephone number:

+44 141 245-8893

 

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