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

JPMorgan Securities Plc
21 July 2026
 

AMENDMENT

 

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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:

17 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

422,581

63.0000 GBP

62.7500 GBP


Sale


186,318


62.9500 GBP


62.7500 GBP


Borrow Return


4905


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

1,116

62.8594 GBP

 

 

6

62.8703 GBP

 

 

2,262

62.8710 GBP

 

 

59

62.8711 GBP

 

 

5

62.8713 GBP

 

 

1,878

62.8873 GBP



 


Decrease Short


214


62.7924 GBP

 

 

68

62.7994 GBP

 

 

8,905

62.8000 GBP

 

 

64

62.8071 GBP

 

 

8

62.8191 GBP

 

 

5

62.8249 GBP

 

 

9,529

62.8266 GBP

 

 

15

62.8305 GBP

 

 

4,006

62.8363 GBP

 

 

196

62.8437 GBP

 

 

26

62.8439 GBP

 

 

2,307

62.8472 GBP

 

 

311

62.8491 GBP

 

 

38

62.8500 GBP

 

 

2

62.8847 GBP



 


Increase Long


4


62.7925 GBP

 

 

2,822

62.8514 GBP



 


Increase Short


118,614


62.8000 GBP

 

 

4,939

62.8128 GBP

 

 

1,700

62.8291 GBP

 

 

25,000

62.8314 GBP

 

 

1,483

62.8462 GBP

 

 

123

62.8509 GBP

 

 

2,810

62.8516 GBP

 

 

4,713

62.8520 GBP

 

 

3,580

62.8527 GBP

 

 

33

62.8564 GBP

 

 

906

62.8630 GBP

 

 

17

62.8632 GBP

 

 

9,040

62.8677 GBP

 

 

692

62.8750 GBP

 

 

25,000

62.8814 GBP

 

 

21,981

62.8928 GBP

 

 

76

62.9004 GBP

 

 

20,000

62.9315 GBP

 

 

7,835

62.9943 GBP

 

 

9,600

62.9944 GBP



 


Opening a long position


171


62.7997 GBP

 

 

32

62.8481 GBP

 

 

7,676

62.8500 GBP

 

 

354

62.8791 GBP



 


Opening a short position


2


62.7600 GBP

 

 

4

62.8009 GBP

 

 

88

62.8017 GBP

 

 

104

62.8222 GBP

 

 

337

62.8307 GBP

 

 

7,038

62.8471 GBP

 

 

412

62.8949 GBP

 

 

218

62.9019 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:

21 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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