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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: | 19 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 | 124,413 | 62.8741 GBP | 57.9500 GBP |
| Sale | 132,152 | 63.1500 GBP | 59.2000 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 | 384 2,096 33 83 1,272 1,165 11 100 183 1,550 79 89 158 1
5,000 5,000 5,000 134 5,000 8,305 230 84 272 226 22 51 330 627 2,185 38 921 19
4,531 428 1,845 9 59 140 387 2,028 371
5,000 10,000 156 67 44 84 68 869 120
5,655
978 4,326 6,921 1,667 1,378 329 331 1,946 4 | 61.1108 GBP 61.1617 GBP 61.9712 GBP 59.5716 GBP 61.3403 GBP 60.4138 GBP 61.1527 GBP 59.6300 GBP 60.9664 GBP 60.4745 GBP 60.5125 GBP 60.8536 GBP 60.6442 GBP 61.1528 GBP
60.9140 GBP 62.1584 GBP 61.5023 GBP 62.0204 GBP 60.4955 GBP 61.1500 GBP 59.6151 GBP 60.9815 GBP 60.2471 GBP 60.0800 GBP 59.7482 GBP 61.1439 GBP 60.3435 GBP 60.5423 GBP 60.2549 GBP 60.0994 GBP 60.8876 GBP 61.1411 GBP
61.0724 GBP 60.7662 GBP 60.3094 GBP 60.3089 GBP 60.0136 GBP 60.9929 GBP 61.0175 GBP 60.7605 GBP 60.9067 GBP
59.2544 GBP 59.5045 GBP 59.9295 GBP 61.3518 GBP 61.4531 GBP 60.9000 GBP 59.6319 GBP 60.6911 GBP 59.8577 GBP
61.1500 GBP
61.1509 GBP 59.5917 GBP 59.7874 GBP 60.0780 GBP 60.0847 GBP 60.2723 GBP 60.5829 GBP 60.2981 GBP 59.4509 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: | 20 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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