Form 38.5A (EPT/RI)- DCC plc

JPMorgan Securities Plc

25 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:	24 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	205,448	62.2000 GBP	61.5500 GBP
	Sale	172,312	62.2500 GBP	61.5000 GBP
	Borrow Return	4,749	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	426	61.6003 GBP
			1,067	61.7027 GBP
			52	61.8764 GBP
			659	61.8765 GBP
			23	61.8767 GBP
			20	61.8934 GBP
			5,759	61.8969 GBP
			4,294	61.9105 GBP
			84	61.9236 GBP
			83	61.9764 GBP
			24,287	62.0500 GBP
			726	62.0624 GBP
			297	62.1168 GBP
			168	62.1184 GBP
			831	62.1460 GBP
		Decrease Short	249	61.6144 GBP
			128	61.6146 GBP
			830	61.8251 GBP
			9,057	61.8530 GBP
			3,003	61.8550 GBP
			9,735	61.9628 GBP
			288	61.9694 GBP
			1,095	61.9794 GBP
			574	62.0069 GBP
			505	62.0124 GBP
			69	62.0500 GBP
			3,897	62.0704 GBP
			111	62.0715 GBP
			3,877	62.0747 GBP
		Increase Long	3	61.5933 GBP
			360	61.6664 GBP
			3,080	61.8360 GBP
			1,065	62.0472 GBP
		Increase Short	99	61.5562 GBP
			113	61.5904 GBP
			51	61.6014 GBP
			1,985	61.6015 GBP
			44	61.6767 GBP
			177	61.8494 GBP
			44	61.8496 GBP
			553	61.8627 GBP
			22	61.9395 GBP
			500	62.0009 GBP
			2,321	62.0506 GBP
			308	62.0509 GBP
			3,361	62.0531 GBP
			299	62.2047 GBP
		Opening a long position	737	61.6276 GBP
			7,074	61.7890 GBP
			124	61.9429 GBP
			5,000	62.2453 GBP
		Opening a short position	10,000	61.6504 GBP
			10,000	61.6962 GBP
			7,464	61.8042 GBP
			1,428	62.0062 GBP
			6,507	62.0500 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:	25 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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