Form 38.5a (EPT/RI)-DCC plc

JPMorgan Securities Plc

04 June 2026

 

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FORM 38.5(a) (EPT/RI)

IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL

DEALING DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 38.5(a) OF THE IRISH
TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER RULES, 2022
BY A CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH
RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS AND DEALING IN
A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY

1.             KEY INFORMATION

(a)   Name of exempt principal trader:	J.P. Morgan Securities Plc
(b)   Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	DCC plc
(c)   Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: (Note 1)	corporate broker and financial adviser to DCC plc
(d)   Date dealing undertaken:	03 June 2026
(e)   In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader also making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"	N/A

2.             DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER (Note 2)

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

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(a)           Purchases and sales

Class of relevant security (Note 3)	Purchases/ sales	Total number of securities	Highest price per unit paid/ received	Lowest price per unit paid/ received
€0.25 ordinary shares	Purchase	70,727	59.9500 GBP	59.6512 GBP
	Sale	42,847	59.9331 GBP	59.6500 GBP
	New Borrow	159,396	N/A	N/A

(b)           Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. CFD	Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position	Number of reference securities (Note 4)	Price per unit (Note 5)
€0.25 ordinary shares	Equity Swap	Decrease Long	200	59.7450 GBP
			744	59.7731 GBP
			83	59.7801 GBP
			38	59.7862 GBP
			1,505	59.7993 GBP
			129	59.8010 GBP
			175	59.8027 GBP
			3,573	59.8030 GBP
			1,538	59.8047 GBP
			12,420	59.8198 GBP
			2	59.8402 GBP
		Decrease Short	141	59.7760 GBP
			135	59.7804 GBP
			379	59.7834 GBP
			285	59.7857 GBP
			4,271	59.8000 GBP
		Increase Long	210	59.7784 GBP
			94	59.7787 GBP
		Increase Short	189	59.7567 GBP
			426	59.7625 GBP
			1,439	59.7722 GBP
			984	59.7820 GBP
			387	59.8009 GBP
			8	59.8088 GBP
			19	59.8090 GBP
			3	59.8100 GBP
			12,014	59.8145 GBP
			195	59.8539 GBP
			106	59.8759 GBP
			5	59.8920 GBP
		Opening a long position	22	59.6982 GBP
			14	59.7482 GBP
			5,572	59.8000 GBP
			159	59.9331 GBP
		Opening a short position	679	59.7728 GBP
			4,367	59.7847 GBP
			361	59.8009 GBP
			689	59.8235 GBP
			32	59.8318 GBP

(c)           Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)            Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.	Number of securities to which option relates (Note 4)	Exercise price per unit	Type  e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date	Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii)           Exercise

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Exercising/ exercised against	Number of securities	Exercise price per unit (Note 5)

(d)           Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities)

Class of relevant security	Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion, exercise	Details	Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5)

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3.             OTHER INFORMATION

(a)           Indemnity and other dealing 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: Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

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

Date of disclosure:	04 June 2026
Contact name:	Hetvi Shah
Telephone number:	44 2034 936359

Public disclosures under Rule 38 of the Rules must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

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NOTES ON FORM 38.5(a)

1.             See the definition of "connected principal trader" in Rule 2.2 of Part A of the Rules.

2.             See the definition of "dealing" in Rule 2.1 of Part A of the Rules.

3.             See the definition of "relevant securities" in Rule 2.1 of Part A of the Rules.

4.             See Rule 2.5(d) of Part A of the Rules.

5.             If the economic exposure to changes in the price of securities is limited, for example, by virtue of a stop loss arrangement relating to a spread bet, full details must be given.

6.             If details included in a disclosure under Rule 38 are incorrect, they should be corrected as soon as practicable in a subsequent disclosure. Such disclosure should state clearly that it corrects details disclosed previously, identify the disclosure or disclosures being corrected, and provide sufficient detail for the reader to understand the nature of the corrections. In the case of any doubt, the Panel should be consulted.

For full details of disclosure requirements, see Rules 8 and 38 of the Rules. If in doubt, consult the Panel.

References in these notes to "the Rules" are to the Irish Takeover Panel Act, 1997, Takeover Rules, 2022.

 

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