Irish Form 38.5 B DCC ENERGY PLC

RNS Number : 7519Y

Barclays PLC

13 October 2026

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 ENERGY 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:				12 Oct 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)
(Note 2)
Class of relevant security :			€0.25 ordinary shares
			Interests		Short Positions
			Number	(%)	Number	(%)
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:			1,738,374	2.03%	32,696	0.04%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:			31,304	0.04%	1,567,147	1.83%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:		1,769,678	2.07%	1,599,843	1.87%


3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER (Note 4)
(a) Purchases and sales
Class of relevant Security	Purchase/sale	Total number of securities	Highest price per unit paid/received		Lowest price per unit paid/received
€0.25 ordinary shares	Sale	256,060	64.3678 GBP		64.2984 GBP
€0.25 ordinary shares	Purchase	334,643	64.3500 GBP		64.2778 GBP

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of relevant security	Product description	Nature of dealing	Number of reference securities	Price per unit(Note 4)
€0.25 ordinary shares	SWAP	Decreasing Short	93,822	64.3011 GBP
€0.25 ordinary shares	SWAP	Decreasing Short	573	64.3490 GBP
€0.25 ordinary shares	SWAP	Increasing Short	113	64.3500 GBP
€0.25 ordinary shares	SWAP	Increasing Short	35	64.3250 GBP
€0.25 ordinary shares	SWAP	Increasing Short	2,306	64.3532 GBP
€0.25 ordinary shares	SWAP	Closing Short	3,447	64.3467 GBP
€0.25 ordinary shares	SWAP	Opening Long	2,859	64.3467 GBP
€0.25 ordinary shares	SWAP	Closing Short	13,500	64.3678 GBP
€0.25 ordinary shares	SWAP	Decreasing Short	268	64.3405 GBP
€0.25 ordinary shares	CFD	Decreasing Short	1,541	64.3442 GBP
€0.25 ordinary shares	CFD	Increasing Short	6,138	64.3038 GBP
€0.25 ordinary shares	SWAP	Decreasing Short	1,469	64.3467 GBP
€0.25 ordinary shares	SWAP	Increasing Short	3,000	64.3000 GBP
€0.25 ordinary shares	SWAP	Decreasing Short	1,078	64.3454 GBP
€0.25 ordinary shares	SWAP	Decreasing Short	2,428	64.3057 GBP
€0.25 ordinary shares	SWAP	Increasing Short	391	64.3500 GBP
€0.25 ordinary shares	SWAP	Increasing Long	142	64.3000 GBP
€0.25 ordinary shares	SWAP	Increasing Short	6	64.3500 GBP
€0.25 ordinary shares	SWAP	Decreasing Short	686	64.3431 GBP
€0.25 ordinary shares	SWAP	Decreasing Long	1,618	64.3000 GBP
€0.25 ordinary shares	SWAP	Decreasing Short	29,572	64.3000 GBP
€0.25 ordinary shares	SWAP	Decreasing Short	71	64.3429 GBP
€0.25 ordinary shares	SWAP	Decreasing Long	540	64.3266 GBP
€0.25 ordinary shares	SWAP	Increasing Short	27,933	64.3096 GBP
€0.25 ordinary shares	SWAP	Decreasing Short	85	64.3000 GBP
€0.25 ordinary shares	SWAP	Decreasing Long	19	64.3500 GBP
€0.25 ordinary shares	SWAP	Increasing Short	50,000	64.3321 GBP
€0.25 ordinary shares	SWAP	Increasing Short	2	64.3500 GBP
€0.25 ordinary shares	SWAP	Decreasing Long	115	64.3500 GBP
€0.25 ordinary shares	SWAP	Increasing Short	85,000	64.3321 GBP
€0.25 ordinary shares	SWAP	Increasing Short	4,244	64.3326 GBP
€0.25 ordinary shares	SWAP	Closing Long	709	64.3500 GBP
€0.25 ordinary shares	SWAP	Increasing Short	50,000	64.3321 GBP
€0.25 ordinary shares	SWAP	Decreasing Short	1,995	64.3462 GBP

(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class of	Product description	Writing, purchasing,	Number of securities	Exercise price	Type	Expiry date	Option money
relevant security		selling,	to which option	per unit			paid/received per unit
		varying etc.	relates (Note 7)


(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
(Note 7)						(if applicable) (Note 4)


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:
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 8 attached?				NO
Date of disclosure:				13 Oct 2026
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

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Date	13 Oct 2026
Time	10:59:06
Category	Miscellaneous
ID	7519Y

Date	13 Oct 2026
Time	10:59:06
Category	Miscellaneous
ID	7519Y

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Irish Form 38.5 B DCC ENERGY PLC