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

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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:

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.



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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

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)



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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:

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.



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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.