Dcc PlcLSE: DCC

Form 38.5A (EPT/RI)-DCC plc

· Investegate

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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 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:

11 June 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

105,978

61.7000 GBP

61.2000 GBP


Sale


80,314


61.7000 GBP


61.2000 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 per
unit
(Note 5)

€0.25 ordinary shares

Equity Swap

Decrease Long

71

61.3028 GBP

147

61.3596 GBP

801

61.3642 GBP

37

61.3926 GBP

486

61.4225 GBP

201

61.4357 GBP

1

61.5000 GBP

1,241

61.5063 GBP

1,419

61.5988 GBP

 


Decrease Short


316


61.2939 GBP

46

61.2971 GBP

259

61.2991 GBP

12

61.3000 GBP

85

61.3213 GBP

71

61.3872 GBP

302

61.3973 GBP

192

61.5085 GBP

371

61.5090 GBP

1,785

61.5192 GBP

 


Increase Long


1,017


61.2877 GBP

542

61.2972 GBP

99

61.3000 GBP

2,780

61.4258 GBP

1,595

61.4409 GBP

111

61.4410 GBP

45

61.4422 GBP

2,150

61.5281 GBP

1,904

61.6025 GBP

 


Increase Short


4,064


61.3135 GBP

15,000

61.3429 GBP

9,802

61.3679 GBP

149

61.4112 GBP

9,063

61.5089 GBP

584

61.5145 GBP

631

61.5640 GBP

110

61.5799 GBP

6

61.6468 GBP

149

61.6763 GBP

 


Opening a long position


131


61.2991 GBP

202

61.5482 GBP

1,554

61.5540 GBP

977

61.5633 GBP

233

61.5900 GBP

 


Opening a short position


2,965


61.3000 GBP

106

61.5503 GBP

26

61.6461 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:

12 June 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.