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

JPMorgan Securities Plc

29 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:	28 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	540,091	63.6004 GBP	63.3000 GBP
	Sale	1,039,942	63.5468 GBP	63.2987 GBP
	Borrow Return	57,966	N/A	N/A
	Loan Return	117,378	N/A	N/A
	New Loan	773,836	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	1,063	63.3445 GBP
			2,241	63.3521 GBP
			2,313	63.3831 GBP
			1,108	63.3939 GBP
			11,929	63.4022 GBP
			341	63.4039 GBP
			5,290	63.4881 GBP
		Decrease Short	894	63.2972 GBP
			4,396	63.2987 GBP
			179	63.3000 GBP
			2,939	63.3323 GBP
			165	63.3377 GBP
			112	63.3396 GBP
			5,343	63.3492 GBP
			353	63.3707 GBP
			40	63.3712 GBP
			814	63.3942 GBP
			112	63.4226 GBP
			209	63.4228 GBP
		Increase Long	3	63.3933 GBP
			47	63.4245 GBP
			41	63.3361 GBP
		Increase Short	14,323	63.3085 GBP
			349	63.3192 GBP
			78	63.3653 GBP
			2	63.3654 GBP
			204	63.3690 GBP
			12,497	63.3743 GBP
			55	63.3749 GBP
			41,251	63.3818 GBP
			9,556	63.3841 GBP
			790	63.3885 GBP
			250	63.3962 GBP
			22	63.4017 GBP
			1,593	63.4337 GBP
			23,000	63.5048 GBP
			219	63.6004 GBP
		Opening a long position	4,964	63.3000 GBP
			4,230	63.3733 GBP
			1,650	63.3785 GBP
			1,641	63.4051 GBP
			701,804	63.5000 GBP
			718	63.5468 GBP
		Opening a short position	46,362	63.3000 GBP
			18	63.3551 GBP
			2,561	63.3574 GBP
			246	63.3670 GBP
			2,116	63.3777 GBP
			281	63.4019 GBP
			1,403	63.4051 GBP
			23	63.4260 GBP
			56,798	63.4444 GBP
			2,029	63.4634 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:	29 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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