4th Sep 2026 13:46
AMENDMENT
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FORM 38.5(a) (EPT/RI)
IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL
DEALING DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 38.5(a) OF THE IRISHTAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER RULES, 2022BY A CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITHRECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS AND DEALING INA 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: | 01 September 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 | Totalnumber of securities | Highest price per unit paid/ received | Lowest price per unit paid/ received |
€0.25 ordinary shares | Purchase | 150,196 | 63.8500 GBP | 63.6500 GBP |
| Sale | 40,648 | 63.8250 GBP | 63.6052 GBP | |
| Borrow Return | 47,210 | N/A | N/A | |
| 534,936 | N/A | N/A | |
| Loan Return | 1,931 | N/A | N/A | |
| New Loan | 1,931 | 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 perunit (Note 5) |
€0.25 ordinary shares | Equity Swap | Decrease Short | 3,749 | 63.6052 GBP |
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| 2,159 | 63.6405 GBP | |
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| 4 | 63.6471 GBP | |
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| 478 | 63.6479 GBP | |
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| 107 | 63.6546 GBP | |
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| 5,215 | 63.6745 GBP | |
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| 7 | 63.6757 GBP | |
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| 559 | 63.6873 GBP | |
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| 1,280 | 63.6896 GBP | |
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| 700 | 63.6937 GBP | |
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| 1 | 63.6962 GBP | |
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| 20 | 63.6981 GBP | |
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| 73 | 63.7436 GBP | |
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| 74 | 63.7954 GBP | |
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| 210 | 63.7981 GBP | |
| Increase Long | 1,264 | 63.6476 GBP | |
| Increase Short | 3,863 | 63.6500 GBP | |
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| 15 | 63.6529 GBP | |
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| 6 | 63.6533 GBP | |
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| 41 | 63.6563 GBP | |
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| 546 | 63.6571 GBP | |
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| 478 | 63.6615 GBP | |
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| 275 | 63.6711 GBP | |
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| 1,553 | 63.6976 GBP | |
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| 170 | 63.7049 GBP | |
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| 1,406 | 63.7289 GBP | |
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| 7,700 | 63.7704 GBP | |
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| 4,327 | 63.8000 GBP | |
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| 2,402 | 63.8447 GBP | |
| Opening a long position | 319 | 63.6500 GBP | |
| Opening a short position | 119 | 63.6592 GBP | |
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| 104 | 63.6594 GBP | |
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| 104,812 | 63.7000 GBP | |
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| 96 | 63.7008 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. | Expirydate | Option money paid/ received per unit |
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(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. call option | Exercising/ exercised against | Number of securities | Exercise priceper unit (Note 5) |
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(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: | 04 September 2026 |
Contact name: | Natasha Mondon |
Telephone number: | 01202 325175 |
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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