Acquisition

DCC PLC
07 March 2008

                    

                                    

          DCC Further Expands its Oil Distribution Business in Britain

DCC plc, the business support services group, has acquired Southern Counties
Fuels Holdings Limited ('SCFH'), a long established oil distribution business
operating in the south east of England, for a cash consideration, net of cash
acquired, of €9.75 million (Stg£7.45 million).

SCFH sells heating and transport fuels to a broad range of domestic, commercial,
agricultural and transport customers and operates from 8 depots with a fleet of
60 road tankers and 135 employees. Its business will be integrated within DCC
Energy's existing oil distribution business in Britain.

DCC has spent €95 million on the acquisition of oil distribution companies in
Britain in the current financial year ending 31 March 2008, including CPL
Petroleum announced in July 2007, SCFH and a number of smaller businesses.

Jim Flavin, Executive Chairman of DCC, said today:

'The acquisition of SCFH represents a further step in DCC's strategy of
consolidating the fragmented oil distribution business in Britain and will
further enhance DCC Energy's position as the leading oil distributor in that
market.'


For reference:

Jim Flavin, Executive Chairman
Tommy Breen, Group Managing Director
Donal Murphy, Managing Director, DCC Energy
Conor Murphy, Investor Relations Manager

Telephone: + 353 1 2799400
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Web: www.dcc.ie






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