Barclays PLC
16 July 2026
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FORM 38.5(b) |
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IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL |
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OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE |
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UNDER RULE 38.5(b) OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER |
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PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER RULES, 2022 BY A CONNECTED |
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EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITHOUT RECOGNISED |
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INTERMEDIARY STATUS, OR WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY |
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STATUS BUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY |
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1. |
KEY INFORMATION |
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(a) |
Name of exempt principal trader: |
BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD |
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(b) |
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: |
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 position held/dealing undertaken: |
15 JUL 2026 |
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(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 |
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2. |
INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS |
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Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror |
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or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any) (Note 2) |
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Class of relevant security: |
€0.25OrdinaryShares |
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Interests |
Short Positions |
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Number |
(%) |
Number |
(%) |
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(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: |
1,197,893 |
1.40% |
545,953 |
0.65% |
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(2) Cash-settled derivatives: |
270,939 |
0.32% |
1,041,986 |
1.22% |
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(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: |
0 |
0.00% |
0 |
0.00% |
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TOTAL: |
1,468,832 |
1.72% |
1,587,939 |
1.87% |
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3. |
DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER (Note 4) |
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(a) |
Purchase and sales |
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Class of relevant Security |
Purchase/sale |
Total number of securities |
Highest price per unit paid/received |
Lowest price per unit paid/received |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Purchase |
66153 |
63.4500 GBP |
63.0373 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
Sale |
91740 |
63.4250 GBP |
63.0490 GBP |
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(b) |
Cash-settled derivative transactions |
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Class of relevant security |
Product description |
Nature of dealing |
Number of reference securities |
Price per unit |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
152 |
63.1409 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
2 |
63.0504 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
138 |
63.2315 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
47 |
63.3087 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
30 |
63.2749 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
201 |
63.2481 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
482 |
63.049 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
25,839 |
63.05 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
4,423 |
63.0508 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
6 |
63.3 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Closing Short |
10,125 |
63.3556 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
530 |
63.0976 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
CFD |
Opening Short |
1,842 |
63.0557 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
CFD |
Decreasing Short |
257 |
63.15 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
CFD |
Decreasing Long |
594 |
63.2631 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
CFD |
Closing Short |
965 |
63.05 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
CFD |
Opening Long |
122 |
63.05 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
CFD |
Opening Short |
135 |
63.1373 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
232 |
63.0468 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
46 |
63.0595 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
44 |
63.1409 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
112 |
63.1409 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
1,079 |
63.1659 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Closing Long |
2,645 |
63.1659 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
87 |
63.2038 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
86 |
63.05 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
174 |
63.2195 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
79 |
63.1892 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
313 |
63.0752 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
CFD |
Increasing Short |
257 |
63.15 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
CFD |
Closing Long |
122 |
63.05 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
CFD |
Decreasing Short |
61 |
63.2163 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
26 |
63.2038 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
67 |
63.2038 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
246 |
63.05 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
110 |
63.1063 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
4,006 |
63.05 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
CFD |
Decreasing Short |
257 |
63.15 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
836 |
63.2717 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
3,949 |
63.25 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
CFD |
Closing Short |
100 |
63.3552 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
CFD |
Opening Long |
234 |
63.3552 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
372 |
63.0706 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
132 |
63.2 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
CFD |
Decreasing Long |
50 |
63.2018 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
2,230 |
63.0568 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
385 |
63.2509 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
679 |
63.2076 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
93 |
63.1 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
574 |
63.2578 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
504 |
63.2408 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
126 |
63.1785 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
90 |
63.24 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
10,270 |
63.0892 GBP |
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€0.25OrdinaryShares |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
1,027 |
63.253 GBP |
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(c) |
Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) |
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(i) |
Writing, selling, purchasing or varying |
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Class |
Product |
Writing, |
Number |
Exercise |
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Expiry |
Option |
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(ii) |
Exercising |
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Class of relevant security |
Product description |
Exercising/ exercised against |
Number of securities |
Exercise price per unit |
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(d) |
Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) |
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Class of relevant security |
Nature of Dealings |
Details |
Price per unit (if applicable) |
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4. |
OTHER INFORMATION |
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(a) |
Indemnity and other dealings 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: |
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NONE |
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(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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(c) |
Attachments |
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Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? |
NO |
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Date of disclosure: |
16 Jul 2026 |
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Contact name: |
Large Holdings Regulatory Operations |
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Telephone number: |
020 3134 7213 |
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