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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 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 plc |
(d) Date dealing undertaken: | 15 May 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 | 69,645 | 59.3500 GBP | 58.7500 GBP |
| Sale | 53,512 | 59.3500 GBP | 58.6856 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 perunit (Note 5) |
€0.25 ordinary shares | Equity SWAP | Decrease Long
Decrease Short
Increase Long
Increase Short
Opening a long position
Opening a short position | 1,160 40 35 68 309 1,648 72
1,523 8,550 17 6 24 726 120 1,205 1 553 216 145 78 1,013
3,178 2,524 79 6 640 790 1,780
3,063 262 69 470 427 177 50 472 450 498 6,700 2,525 3,800
1,254
79 213 962 | 58.9129 GBP 59.1750 GBP 59.0027 GBP 58.8527 GBP 58.8682 GBP 58.9200 GBP 59.1527 GBP
58.8627 GBP 58.8500 GBP 58.9256 GBP 59.0631 GBP 59.2111 GBP 58.8721 GBP 58.8482 GBP 59.0054 GBP 58.9941 GBP 58.9085 GBP 58.8806 GBP 58.7873 GBP 58.7828 GBP 58.8507 GBP
58.8545 GBP 58.8910 GBP 58.7942 GBP 58.8467 GBP 58.9484 GBP 58.8898 GBP 58.8474 GBP
58.8500 GBP 58.8509 GBP 58.8541 GBP 58.9425 GBP 59.0406 GBP 58.9799 GBP 58.8518 GBP 58.8883 GBP 58.8420 GBP 59.0262 GBP 58.8701 GBP 59.1796 GBP 58.8745 GBP
58.8500 GBP
59.0085 GBP 58.8949 GBP 59.0198 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: | 18 May 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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