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Form 38.5a (EPT/RI) - DCC Energy plc Amend
J.P. Morgan Securities Plc, acting as a connected exempt principal trader and corporate broker to DCC Energy plc, disclosed dealings on July 29, 2026, involving the purchase of 2,138,656 ordinary shares at prices between 63.2250 GBP and 63.5000 GBP, and the sale of 2,060,716 ordinary shares within a similar price range. The firm also reported a loan return of 1,547,672 ordinary shares and engaged in various equity swap transactions, decreasing long positions by 1,380 to 6,123 shares and increasing short positions by 28,553 to 31,563 shares, with prices ranging from 63.1981 GBP to 63.5000 GBP. Additionally, they opened a long position of 4,730 shares and a short position of 700 to 2,537 shares. Disclaimer*
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AMENDMENT Ap34 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: 29 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. Ap35 (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 2,138,656 63.5000 GBP 63.2250 GBP Sale 2,060,716 63.5000 GBP 63.2047 GBP Loan Return 1,547,672 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 1,380 63.3024 GBP 655 63.3365 GBP 823 63.3783 GBP Decrease Short 2,706 63.1981 GBP 1,327 63.2215 GBP 2,719 63.2244 GBP 179 63.2245 GBP 8,405 63.2691 GBP 181 63.2792 GBP 211 63.2994 GBP 3,115 63.3063 GBP 750 63.3254 GBP 1,095 63.3265 GBP 470 63.3474 GBP 5,351 63.3481 GBP 21 63.3525 GBP 7,164 63.3848 GBP 251 63.3857 GBP 169 63.3891 GBP 68 63.3937 GBP 649 63.3994 GBP 2,774 63.4215 GBP 1,478 63.4470 GBP 311 63.4937 GBP 443 63.4962 GBP 3,335 63.4968 GBP 6,123 63.5000 GBP Increase Long 57 63.2724 GBP 4 63.2925 GBP 943 63.3722 GBP 67 63.4326 GBP Increase Short 28,553 63.2500 GBP 51 63.3050 GBP 302 63.3063 GBP 911 63.3104 GBP 29,672 63.3449 GBP 53 63.3519 GBP 167 63.4038 GBP 387 63.4429 GBP 1,963 63.4614 GBP 31,563 63.5000 GBP Opening a long position 4,730 63.5000 GBP Opening a short position 700 63.3316 GBP 50,200 63.3317 GBP 84 63.3483 GBP 2,105 63.3513 GBP 2,537 63.3563 GBP 4 63.3635 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) Ap36 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: 31 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. Ap37 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.