Irish Takeover Panel - Form 38.5a - DCC plc

UBS AG (EPT)

15 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:	UBS Investment Bank, London
(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)	DCC plc
(d)   Date dealing undertaken:	14 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	Buy	100999	66.08193        GBP	63.15000        GBP
€0.25 ordinary	Sell	125883	65.43787        GBP	63.13729        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	CFD	Increasing a long position	8369	65.43786593        GBP
€0.25 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	99	84.566691        USD
€0.25 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	48	63.1372916666667        GBP
€0.25 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	27	63.1374074074074        GBP
€0.25 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	18750	63.35198        GBP
€0.25 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	51193	63.305655        GBP
€0.25 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	24984	63.26621912        GBP
€0.25 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	3466	63.15        GBP
€0.25 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	4	63.30625        GBP
€0.25 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	338	63.3        GBP
€0.25 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	43	63.63139535        GBP
€0.25 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	18750	66.08193067        GBP
€0.25 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	18	63.1594444444444        GBP
€0.25 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	47200	63.474058        GBP
€0.25 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	3449	63.15        GBP
€0.25 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	4990	63.35        GBP
€0.25 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	6808	63.27373678        GBP
€0.25 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	542	63.51345        GBP
€0.25 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	500	63.217453        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"

(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.

Date of disclosure:	15 July 2026
Contact name:	Richard Howard
Telephone number:	[phone]

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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