Form 38.5A (EPT/RI)-DCC plc

JPMorgan Securities Plc

27 May 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:	26 May 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	203,250	62.3500 GBP	60.8000 GBP
	Sale	63,480	62.3000 GBP	60.8000 GBP
	Borrow Return	57,128	N/A	N/A
	Borrow Return	57,966	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	40	60.9000 GBP
			3	60.9917 GBP
			376	61.1528 GBP
			23	61.1530 GBP
			2,941	61.1771 GBP
			149	61.1801 GBP
			13	61.1855 GBP
			166	61.1894 GBP
			2,007	61.1927 GBP
			110	61.1984 GBP
			587	61.2003 GBP
			237	61.2040 GBP
			363	61.3988 GBP
			2,547	61.2550 GBP
		Decrease Short	393	61.1295 GBP
			84	61.1497 GBP
			10,439	61.1500 GBP
			247	61.1510 GBP
			240	61.1776 GBP
			606	61.2746 GBP
			5,000	62.2953 GBP
		Increase Long	324	61.1584 GBP
			457	61.1622 GBP
		Increase Short	5,000	60.9952 GBP
			5,000	61.0046 GBP
			2,052	61.0388 GBP
			4,634	61.1500 GBP
			532	61.1561 GBP
			537	61.1975 GBP
			391	61.1987 GBP
			84	61.2265 GBP
			40	61.2836 GBP
			9,163	61.5500 GBP
		Opening a long position	570	61.1500 GBP
		Opening a short position	88	61.0491 GBP
			111	61.0606 GBP
			47	61.1956 GBP
			324 121,039	61.2255 GBP 62.3000 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:	27 May 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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