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DCC Gets Improved Takeover Proposal From KKR Consortium

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By Ian Walker 




  DCC said it received an improved proposal from the KKR consortium that will include an extra $800 million related to the sale of the company's technology unit, and that it agreed to extend the deadline for the consortium to make a formal offer. 



  The marketing and support-services provider said Thursday that accepting shareholders will receive a base offer of 6,525 pence per share in cash and the proposed final dividend of 147.22 pence per DCC share as previously announced. 



  The base offer price is 5.57 billion pounds ($7.72 billion). 



  DCC previously said it would recommend the proposal to shareholders if a formal offer was made. 



  The deadline for private-equity firms KKR and Energy Capital Partners to make a formal offer for the company or walk away has now been extended to July 27. 





  Write to Ian Walker at ian.walker@wsj.com 





  (END) Dow Jones Newswires



  July 16, 2026 03:10 ET (07:10 GMT)


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