Form 38.5a (EPT/RI)- DCC plc

JPMorgan Securities Plc

08 July 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:	07 July 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	136,333	62.2000 GBP	61.5500 GBP
	Sale	113,123	62.2500 GBP	61.6340 GBP

(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	221	61.6310 GBP
			66	61.9062 GBP
			4,076	61.9310 GBP
			5	61.9328 GBP
			783	61.9336 GBP
			182	61.9528 GBP
		Decrease Short	1,966	61.9261 GBP
			1,252	61.9376 GBP
			514	61.9412 GBP
			211	61.9438 GBP
			5,034	61.9450 GBP
			244	61.9491 GBP
			109	61.9494 GBP
			1,319	61.9500 GBP
			5,887	61.9566 GBP
			4,532	61.9634 GBP
			189	61.9755 GBP
			4,403	61.9869 GBP
			10,313	62.0066 GBP
			687	62.0359 GBP
			5,000	62.2453 GBP
		Increase Long	4	61.7950 GBP
			340	61.9095 GBP
			4	61.9316 GBP
			804	61.9340 GBP
			590	61.9472 GBP
			8	61.9519 GBP
			2	62.0472 GBP
		Increase Short	54	61.5519 GBP
			156	61.5531 GBP
			13	61.7298 GBP
			168	61.8093 GBP
			23	61.9084 GBP
			737	61.9185 GBP
			5,142	61.9500 GBP
			236	61.9518 GBP
			804	61.9531 GBP
			7,933	61.9587 GBP
			4,375	61.9613 GBP
			210	62.0003 GBP
			2,824	62.0096 GBP
		Opening a long position	2	61.7963 GBP
			3	61.8838 GBP
			2	61.9463 GBP
			6	61.9500 GBP
		Opening a short position	21,443	61.9500 GBP
			6	61.9509 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:	08 July 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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