Barclays Regulatory News (BARC)

FORM 38.5(b)

IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL

OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE

UNDER RULE 38.5(b) OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER

PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER RULES, 2022 BY A CONNECTED

EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITHOUT RECOGNISED

INTERMEDIARY STATUS, OR WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY

STATUS BUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY

1.

KEY INFORMATION

(a)

Name of exempt principal trader:

BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD

(b)

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

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 position held/dealing undertaken:

08 JUL 2026

(e)

In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

NO

2.

INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS

Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror

or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any) (Note 2)

Class of relevant security:

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:

771,705

0.90%

652,090

0.76%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

374,114

0.44%

625,403

0.73%

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

1,145,819

1.34%

1,277,493

1.50%

3.

DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER (Note 4)

(a)

Purchase and sales

Class of relevant Security

Purchase/sale

Total number of securities

Highest price per unit paid/received

Lowest price per unit paid/received

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Purchase

1

61.9981 GBP

61.9981 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Purchase

1

61.8438 GBP

61.8438 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Purchase

2

61.9438 GBP

61.9438 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Purchase

3

61.6938 GBP

61.6938 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Purchase

4

61.7875 GBP

61.7875 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Purchase

4

62.1237 GBP

62.1237 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Purchase

4

61.7500 GBP

61.7500 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Purchase

7

61.8678 GBP

61.8678 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Purchase

10

61.8525 GBP

61.8525 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Purchase

30

61.8950 GBP

61.8950 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Purchase

30

62.0625 GBP

62.0625 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Purchase

42

61.8485 GBP

61.8485 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Purchase

42

61.9000 GBP

61.9000 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Purchase

66

62.0167 GBP

62.0167 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Purchase

75

61.9100 GBP

61.9100 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Purchase

80

62.0050 GBP

62.0050 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Purchase

99

61.9863 GBP

61.9863 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Purchase

122

61.8815 GBP

61.8815 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Purchase

188

62.0022 GBP

62.0022 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Purchase

202

62.2237 GBP

62.2237 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Purchase

219

61.9769 GBP

61.9769 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Purchase

223

61.9807 GBP

61.9807 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Purchase

374

62.0338 GBP

62.0338 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Purchase

583

62.0030 GBP

62.0030 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Purchase

676

61.9045 GBP

61.9045 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Purchase

784

61.9244 GBP

61.9244 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Purchase

958

61.8661 GBP

61.8661 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Purchase

1,730

61.9404 GBP

61.9404 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Purchase

3,833

61.7214 GBP

61.7214 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Purchase

5,599

61.8354 GBP

61.8354 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Purchase

27,522

62.0313 GBP

62.0313 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Purchase

51,825

62.0000 GBP

62.0000 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Sale

2

61.9061 GBP

61.9061 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Sale

3

61.7000 GBP

61.7000 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Sale

4

61.7936 GBP

61.7936 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Sale

4

61.7518 GBP

61.7518 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Sale

4

61.9250 GBP

61.9250 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Sale

7

61.8740 GBP

61.8740 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Sale

7

61.7714 GBP

61.7714 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Sale

7

61.9744 GBP

61.9744 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Sale

8

61.9450 GBP

61.9450 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Sale

12

61.7625 GBP

61.7625 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Sale

20

61.8500 GBP

61.8500 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Sale

20

61.7650 GBP

61.7650 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Sale

23

62.1952 GBP

62.1952 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Sale

28

61.7500 GBP

61.7500 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Sale

32

61.9125 GBP

61.9125 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Sale

32

61.8000 GBP

61.8000 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Sale

39

62.1989 GBP

62.1989 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Sale

45

61.9583 GBP

61.9583 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Sale

64

61.9679 GBP

61.9679 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Sale

105

61.8750 GBP

61.8750 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Sale

105

61.9628 GBP

61.9628 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Sale

110

62.0600 GBP

62.0600 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Sale

128

62.0824 GBP

62.0824 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Sale

137

62.2250 GBP

62.2250 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Sale

157

61.9471 GBP

61.9471 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Sale

198

62.0008 GBP

62.0008 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Sale

266

61.8908 GBP

61.8908 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Sale

336

61.9625 GBP

61.9625 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Sale

395

61.9843 GBP

61.9843 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Sale

425

61.9545 GBP

61.9545 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Sale

500

62.0250 GBP

62.0250 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Sale

667

61.9518 GBP

61.9518 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Sale

1,121

62.0040 GBP

62.0040 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Sale

1,239

61.9750 GBP

61.9750 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Sale

1,354

61.7706 GBP

61.7706 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Sale

1,395

61.9782 GBP

61.9782 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Sale

1,494

61.9876 GBP

61.9876 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Sale

2,278

61.9036 GBP

61.9036 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Sale

2,986

61.9587 GBP

61.9587 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Sale

3,603

61.9749 GBP

61.9749 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Sale

5,016

62.0265 GBP

62.0265 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Sale

5,227

61.9420 GBP

61.9420 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Sale

13,192

61.8414 GBP

61.8414 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Sale

20,000

62.2375 GBP

62.2375 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Sale

25,352

61.9479 GBP

61.9479 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Sale

40,000

61.7032 GBP

61.7032 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Sale

100,000

61.9447 GBP

61.9447 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Sale

104,456

62.0000 GBP

62.0000 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

Sale

181,685

61.9500 GBP

61.9500 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security

Product description

Nature of dealing

Number of reference securities

Price per unit

€0.25OrdinaryShares

SWAP

Opening Short

117

61.9807 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

SWAP

Opening Long

6

61.9866 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

SWAP

Opening Short

27,522

62.0313 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

SWAP

Opening Long

247

61.9359 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

SWAP

Opening Long

157

61.9393 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

SWAP

Opening Long

53

61.9648 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

SWAP

Opening Long

3,603

61.9749 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

SWAP

Opening Long

2,986

61.9587 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

SWAP

Opening Long

51,819

62.0000 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

SWAP

Opening Long

57

61.9333 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

SWAP

Opening Long

7,822

61.9489 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

SWAP

Opening Long

3,911

62.0216 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

SWAP

Opening Long

181,432

61.9500 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

CFD

Opening Long

81

62.1951 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

CFD

Opening Long

372

62.1224 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

CFD

Opening Short

39

61.8846 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

CFD

Opening Long

173

62.0477 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

CFD

Opening Short

3,796

62.0000 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

CFD

Opening Short

958

61.8661 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

SWAP

Opening Long

20,000

62.2375 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

SWAP

Opening Long

225

61.9968 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

SWAP

Opening Long

2,278

61.9036 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

SWAP

Opening Long

8

61.945 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

SWAP

Opening Long

82

61.9875 USD

€0.25OrdinaryShares

SWAP

Opening Short

34

61.9807 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

SWAP

Opening Long

682

61.9875 USD

€0.25OrdinaryShares

SWAP

Opening Long

392

61.9876 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

SWAP

Opening Short

72

61.9807 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

SWAP

Opening Long

1,102

61.9876 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

SWAP

Opening Long

80,000

61.9447 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

SWAP

Opening Long

20,000

61.9447 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

SWAP

Increasing Short

187

62.0338 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

SWAP

Increasing Long

39

62.199 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

SWAP

Decreasing Long

18

62.2000 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

SWAP

Increasing Long

22

62.1000 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

SWAP

Decreasing Long

122

61.8815 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

CFD

Closing Long

372

61.9499 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

CFD

Opening Short

656

61.9499 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

CFD

Closing Long

173

61.8927 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

CFD

Opening Short

438

61.8927 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

CFD

Decreasing Short

7

61.9742 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

SWAP

Increasing Short

53

62.0338 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

SWAP

Increasing Short

134

62.0338 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

SWAP

Increasing Long

23

62.1953 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

SWAP

Closing Long

39

62.0392 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

SWAP

Opening Short

219

62.0392 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

SWAP

Increasing Long

545

61.9869 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

CFD

Increasing Short

3,833

61.7214 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

SWAP

Increasing Short

40

61.9000 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

SWAP

Increasing Long

157

61.9471 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,081

61.9750 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

SWAP

Closing Short

259

61.9422 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

SWAP

Opening Long

56

61.9422 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

SWAP

Decreasing Long

676

61.9045 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

CFD

Closing Short

3,703

62.0000GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

CFD

Opening Long

93

62.0000 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

SWAP

Increasing Long

667

61.9518 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

SWAP

Increasing Long

40,000

61.7032 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

SWAP

Decreasing Long

583

62.0030 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

SWAP

Increasing Long

25,352

61.9478 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,464

61.7923 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6

62.0000 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

SWAP

Decreasing Long

285

61.9861 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

SWAP

Increasing Long

251

61.9500 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

SWAP

Closing Long

1,319

61.8354 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

SWAP

Opening Short

4,280

61.8354 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

SWAP

Closing Short

4,280

61.8414 GBP

€0.25OrdinaryShares

SWAP

Opening Long

8,912

61.8414 GBP

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security

Product description

Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc

Number of securities to which option relates (Note 6)

Exercise price per unit

Type

Expiry date

Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii)

Exercising

Class of relevant security

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if applicable)

4.

OTHER INFORMATION

(a)

Indemnity and other dealings 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

(c)

Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:

09 Jul 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213