LSE:DCC 30 April 2026 - 1 July 2026

DCC (LON:DCC) share price holds below offer cash leg as spread widens
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DCC (LON:DCC) share price holds below offer cash leg as spread widens

DCC plc traded below the clean cash leg of a possible takeover offer on Friday, a sign that the market is still pricing risk into a deal that the board has said it could support. The London Stock Exchange session runs to 16:30 BST; the quote came in late trade. At 6,110p, DCC was 415p below the 6,525p cash component proposed by KKR & Co Inc and Energy Capital Partners. That is a 6.8% gap. The wider 6,672.22p headline package, which includes the proposed final dividend, sits 562.22p above the quote, or 9.2%. DCC is already marked ex-dividend in Davy’s data, so new money in the stock is likely to focus more on the cash leg than the dividend-inclusive number.
July 3, 2026
DCC shares: ex-dividend adjustment narrows takeover spread ahead of July cutoff
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DCC shares: ex-dividend adjustment narrows takeover spread ahead of July cutoff

DCC plc closed Wednesday trading 5.6% under the cash leg of an updated private-equity bid. The discount widens to 7.7% when factoring in the proposed final dividend. The gap is key for risk-arb pricing. The deal puts DCC at 6,672.22p a share, but that includes a 147.22p final dividend. Google Finance listed May 28 as the ex-dividend date, and Hargreaves Lansdown also had the stock ex-dividend on Wednesday. For new buyers, the 6,525p cash offer is the relevant figure.
July 1, 2026
DCC Plc (LON:DCC) trades 4.8% below cash bid as shares go ex-dividend
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DCC Plc (LON:DCC) trades 4.8% below cash bid as shares go ex-dividend

DCC Plc shares gained 0.3% to 6,225 pence in late trade Thursday. That leaves a 300 pence, or 4.8%, spread for anyone buying in now versus the planned 6,525-pence cash offer. KKR & Co Inc and Energy Capital Partners offered £5.7 billion for DCC, with the 6,672.22 pence per share figure including DCC’s 147.22-pence final dividend. The board said it would likely back the deal if a formal offer comes in on these terms and the documents are done.
June 25, 2026
DCC Shares Sit 5.6% Below KKR Proposal—Why July 8 Could Break the Stalemate
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DCC Plc stock up but stays 5% under KKR-ECP bid

DCC Plc traded higher Wednesday, with shares up 0.9% near 6,210p, but still below the 6,525p cash offer from KKR and Energy Capital Partners. Shares didn’t close the gap despite the potential takeover bid. The spread, or gap between the current market price and the proposed cash price, was about 5%. That puts the gross upside at around 5.2% from a price close to 6,200p if the consortium comes in with a firm offer at that cash price.
June 24, 2026
DCC Shares Sit 5.6% Below KKR Proposal—Why July 8 Could Break the Stalemate
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DCC Shares Sit 5.6% Below KKR Proposal—Why July 8 Could Break the Stalemate

DCC Plc shares edged 5 pence lower to 6,160 pence in afternoon London trading, leaving the energy distributor well below the price indicated by its prospective private-equity buyers. The stock moved between 6,145p and 6,170p during the session. At 6,160p, DCC traded 365p below the £65.25 cash component proposed by KKR and Energy Capital Partners. That represents a 5.6% discount to the proposed cash price, or potential gross upside of about 5.9% should a firm offer emerge on those terms.
June 23, 2026
DCC share price slips today as UK inflation looms and investors wait for the next update
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DCC shares end near £61.50 following KKR takeover proposal

DCC Plc slipped 20p to 6,150p on the London market Thursday afternoon, holding in a range of 6,145p to 6,180p. The move is modest against a near 1% decline in the FTSE 100, where the energy distributor from Dublin trades. DCC is now trading like a merger-arb situation. Shares are at 6,150p, which is 375p, or about 6.1%, below the 6,525p cash offer that's been made. The spread points to deal risk—a sign that the market isn't sure the transaction will go through.
June 18, 2026
DCC Share Price Edges Higher as KKR Bid Spread Puts July 8 Deadline in Focus
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DCC Share Price Edges Higher as KKR Bid Spread Puts July 8 Deadline in Focus

London, June 15, 2026, 13:06. DCC Plc shares were little changed in Monday trading, which says as much as a sharp move would have done. Davy’s delayed London quote showed the FTSE 100 stock at 6,140p at 13:04 BST, up 5p, or 0.08%, with a day range of 6,130p to 6,195p. Hargreaves Lansdown separately showed a 6,135p sell price and 6,145p buy price and marked the shares ex-dividend, a relevant point because the current takeover discussion includes a proposed final dividend whose ex-dividend date was May 28.
June 15, 2026
DCC Share Price Holds Below KKR Bid as July 8 Takeover Deadline Comes Into Focus
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DCC Share Price Holds Below KKR Bid as July 8 Takeover Deadline Comes Into Focus

London, June 13, 2026, 19:05. DCC Plc’s share price is now trading less like a normal energy-distribution stock and more like a takeover spread. The Dublin-based, London-listed group was last shown at 6,135p on delayed market data, only slightly higher on the day, as investors weighed the gap between the market price and the revised private-equity proposal now under discussion. DCC’s shares are also marked ex-dividend, with the final dividend payment date listed as July 23, an important detail because the headline takeover package includes that dividend.
June 13, 2026
DCC Plc Trades Steady at 6,130p After KKR Bids £5.7 Billion, July in Focus
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DCC Plc Trades Steady at 6,130p After KKR Bids £5.7 Billion, July in Focus

DCC Plc traded at 6,130p by early Friday afternoon, holding steady after the FTSE 100 name signaled more progress toward a deal with a KKR- and Energy Capital Partners-led group. Shares moved between 6,115p and 6,170p in the session, according to Davy market data. DCC on June 10 set out a new offer for shareholders, saying they would get 6,672.22p a share, with 6,525p in cash and a final dividend of 147.22p per share for the year ended March 31, 2026. The company said this revised offer was about 33% over the three-month volume-weighted average share price of 5,005p before talks started, and stands 15% higher than DCC’s earlier proposal of 5,800p per share that was turned down in April.
June 12, 2026
DCC share price moves after KKR and Energy Capital deadline brings 6,500p level into play
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DCC share price moves after KKR and Energy Capital deadline brings 6,500p level into play

DCC Plc shares moved higher on Wednesday after fresh takeover rumors put the stock in focus. KKR and Energy Capital Partners are up against a deadline, with just hours to decide on making a firm bid or dropping plans. A report pointed to talks about a possible 6,500p a share offer. DCC was trading at 6,180p at 11:06 a.m. in London, up 180p, or 3.0%, and has ranged between 5,985p and 6,240p in the session, based on delayed data from Davy. The story here isn’t a routine earnings release. It’s the numbers behind the bid. The reported 6,500p figure comes in at around 12% over the 5,800p per share cash offer DCC turned down back in April, and still sits
June 10, 2026
DCC Shares Face a Make-or-Break Week as £5bn Bid Clock Ticks Down
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DCC Shares Face a Make-or-Break Week as £5bn Bid Clock Ticks Down

DCC Plc ended a quiet week slightly higher as investors waited for a takeover deadline that now sits in the middle of the coming week. With London shut for the weekend, the stock’s last print was 6,015p on Friday, up 10p from the previous Friday’s close of 6,005p. That matters now because the clock is running. DCC has rejected an unsolicited 5,800p-a-share cash proposal from Energy Capital Partners and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P., saying it “fundamentally undervalues” the company; the consortium must either announce a firm offer by 5:00 p.m. London time on June 10 or say it will not bid.
June 6, 2026
UK Stock Market Today: FTSE 100 Jumps as BoE Hold, Rolls-Royce and Glencore Drive London Rally
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UK Stock Market Today: FTSE 100 Jumps as BoE Hold, Rolls-Royce and Glencore Drive London Rally

The FTSE 100 charged ahead Thursday, finishing up 165.71 points, pushed higher by fresh results out of Rolls-Royce, United Utilities, and Glencore. Investors shrugged off another choppy day for interest rates and oil. The more domestically focused FTSE 250 gained 264.28 points, settling at 22,465.15. The timing stood out: Bank of England decision day, and markets were already wrestling with how the Middle East energy spike might hit UK assets. The Monetary Policy Committee stuck with Bank Rate at 3.75%—an 8-1 split—signaling caution as inflation climbed to 3.3%. Another jump, they said, might be in the cards if energy prices keep rising.
April 30, 2026