GoldmanSachs International
13 July 2026
FORM 38.5(a)
IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL
DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 38.5(a) OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER RULES, 2013
DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS AND DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
1. KEY INFORMATION
|
Name of exempt principal trader |
(GS) GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL |
|
Company dealt in |
DCC PLC |
|
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note1) |
EUR 0.25 ordinary shares |
|
Date of dealing |
10 July 2026 |
2. DEALINGS (Note 2)
(a) Purchases and sales
|
Total number of relevant securities acquired |
Highest price paid (Note 3) |
Lowest price paid (Note 3) |
|
208,805 |
63.4384 GBP |
62.4000 GBP |
|
Total number of relevant securities disposed |
Highest price received (Note 3) |
Lowest price received (Note 3) |
|
340,008 |
63.0500 GBP |
62.3751 GBP |
|
237,050 |
73.6569 EUR |
73.6058 EUR |
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions)
|
Product name, e.g. CFD |
Nature of transaction (Note 4) |
Number of relevant securities (Note 5) |
Price per unit (Note 3) |
|
CFD |
Opening a long position |
18,327 |
62.3626 GBP |
|
CFD |
Opening a long position |
2,098 |
62.3626 GBP |
|
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
22 |
62.4688 GBP |
|
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
774 |
62.4688 GBP |
|
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
359 |
62.4688 GBP |
|
CFD |
Opening a short position |
70,000 |
62.4937 GBP |
|
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
700 |
62.6125 GBP |
|
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
450 |
62.6125 GBP |
|
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
593 |
62.6676 GBP |
|
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
737 |
62.7016 GBP |
|
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
180 |
62.7087 GBP |
|
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
786 |
62.7087 GBP |
|
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
5,422 |
62.7232 GBP |
|
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
323 |
62.7375 GBP |
|
CFD |
Closing a short position |
67 |
62.7375 GBP |
|
CFD |
Increasing a long position |
20 |
62.7375 GBP |
|
CFD |
Increasing a long position |
387 |
62.7375 GBP |
|
CFD |
Increasing a long position |
1,000 |
62.7375 GBP |
|
CFD |
Increasing a long position |
764 |
62.7375 GBP |
|
CFD |
Increasing a long position |
68 |
62.7375 GBP |
|
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
828 |
62.7500 GBP |
|
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
11 |
62.7500 GBP |
|
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
34 |
62.7500 GBP |
|
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
4 |
62.7500 GBP |
|
CFD |
Opening a short position |
332 |
62.7500 GBP |
|
CFD |
Closing a short position |
38 |
62.7500 GBP |
|
CFD |
Closing a long position |
1,872 |
62.7500 GBP |
|
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
10,348 |
62.7623 GBP |
|
CFD |
Increasing a long position |
2,846 |
62.7689 GBP |
|
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
80 |
62.7788 GBP |
|
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
1,632 |
62.7830 GBP |
|
CFD |
Increasing a long position |
149 |
62.7928 GBP |
|
CFD |
Increasing a long position |
402 |
62.7928 GBP |
|
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
22 |
62.8191 GBP |
|
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
243 |
62.8306 GBP |
|
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
305 |
62.8347 GBP |
|
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
1,500 |
62.8542 GBP |
|
CFD |
Increasing a long position |
4,044 |
62.8893 GBP |
|
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
30,000 |
62.9244 GBP |
|
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
46 |
62.9337 GBP |
|
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
64 |
63.0009 GBP |
|
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
8 |
63.0009 GBP |
|
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
62 |
63.0009 GBP |
|
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
89 |
63.0009 GBP |
|
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
282 |
63.0009 GBP |
|
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
130 |
63.0009 GBP |
|
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
15,000 |
63.0091 GBP |
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing relevant securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
|
Product name,e.g. call option |
Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc. |
Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 5) |
Exercise price |
Type, e.g. American, European etc. |
Expiry date |
Option money paid/received per unit (Note 3) |
(ii) Exercising
|
Product name,e.g. call option |
Number of securities |
Exercise price per unit (Note 3) |
4. OTHER INFORMATION
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 |
13 July 2026 |
|
Contact name |
Papa Lette and Andrzej Szyszka |
|
Telephone number |
+33(1) 4212 1459 / +48(22) 317 4817 |
|
Name of offeree/offeror with which connected |
ENERGY CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC AND KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L. P. (TOGETHER THE "CONSORTIUM") |
|
Nature of connection (Note 6) |
Advisor to Offeree |
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