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: |
26 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 |
80,257 |
62.3000 GBP |
60.8000 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
PURCHASES |
5,773 |
82.2742 USD |
82.2742 USD |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
SALES |
69,696 |
62.0382 GBP |
60.8000 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
SALES |
16 |
82.1642 USD |
82.1642 USD |
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
|
Class of |
Product |
Nature of dealing |
Number of |
Price per |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
10,000 |
60.9076 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
105 |
61.0005 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
3,210 |
61.0654 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
904 |
61.0679 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
237 |
61.0679 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
458 |
61.1044 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
372 |
61.1044 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
399 |
61.1332 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
8 |
61.1406 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
1,382 |
61.1406 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
149 |
61.1442 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
42 |
61.1442 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
3 |
61.1442 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
484 |
61.1442 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
17 |
61.1442 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
42 |
61.1442 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
59 |
61.1442 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
16 |
61.1442 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
271 |
61.1442 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
3,050 |
61.1448 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
36 |
61.1464 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
325 |
61.1479 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
4,615 |
61.1494 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
6 |
61.1500 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
1 |
61.1500 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
4,002 |
61.1500 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
9 |
61.1500 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
663 |
61.1500 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
102 |
61.1500 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
245 |
61.1500 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
4,002 |
61.1500 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
458 |
61.1500 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
367 |
61.1500 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
702 |
61.1500 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
63 |
61.1501 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
16 |
61.1505 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
159 |
61.1643 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
262 |
61.1643 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
63 |
61.1643 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
7 |
61.1657 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
348 |
61.1680 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
125 |
61.1730 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
448 |
61.1731 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
4,475 |
61.1734 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
4,249 |
61.1734 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
58 |
61.1802 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
1,456 |
61.1819 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
810 |
61.1844 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
125 |
61.1941 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
210 |
61.1963 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
1 |
61.2000 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
2 |
61.2000 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
33 |
61.2019 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
82 |
61.2019 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
136 |
61.2019 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
5,773 |
61.2146 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
1,726 |
61.2220 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
165 |
61.2329 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
111 |
61.2360 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
13 |
61.2385 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
100 |
61.2543 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
85 |
61.2701 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
904 |
61.2761 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
746 |
61.2783 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
49 |
61.2799 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
24 |
61.2813 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
40 |
61.2824 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
430 |
61.2824 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
15,000 |
61.2831 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
65 |
61.2969 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
620 |
61.3500 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
16 |
61.4000 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
22 |
61.4500 GBP |
|
0.25 ordinary shares |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
9,163 |
61.5500 GBP |
(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
|
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: |
27 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.