Form 38.5a (EPT/RI)-DCC Energy plc

JPMorgan Securities Plc

24 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 Energy 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 Energy plc
(d)   Date dealing undertaken:	23 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	82,350	62.9955 GBP	62.8419 GBP
	Sale	61,636	63.0500 GBP	62.8500 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	679	62.8869 GBP
			4,183	62.9295 GBP
			359	62.9296 GBP
		Decrease Short	490	62.8506 GBP
			1,657	62.8826 GBP
			102	62.8938 GBP
			643	62.8964 GBP
			2,127	62.8972 GBP
			258	62.8995 GBP
			392	62.8997 GBP
			13,410	62.9000 GBP
			26	62.9078 GBP
			209	62.9156 GBP
			421	62.9367 GBP
			166	62.9512 GBP
			308	62.9518 GBP
		Increase Long	204	62.8937 GBP
			3	63.0100 GBP
		Increase Short	11,490	62.8500 GBP
			356	62.8519 GBP
			4	62.8634 GBP
			13	62.8846 GBP
			45	62.9009 GBP
			2,275	62.9022 GBP
			1,972	62.9025 GBP
			805	62.9031 GBP
			1,360	62.9050 GBP
			425	62.9059 GBP
			544	62.9141 GBP
			60	62.9149 GBP
			2,964	62.9188 GBP
			5,283	62.9263 GBP
			1,493	62.9301 GBP
			194	62.9325 GBP
			7,650	62.9366 GBP
		Opening a long position	1,000	62.8641 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:	24 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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