Dcc PlcLSE: DCC

Form 38.5A (EPT/RI)-DCC Plc Amend

· Investegate

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 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:

07 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

153,818

62.2000 GBP

61.5500 GBP


Sale


113,123


62.2500 GBP


61.6340 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

221

61.6310 GBP

66

61.9062 GBP

4,076

61.9310 GBP

5

61.9328 GBP

783

61.9336 GBP

182

61.9528 GBP

 


Decrease Short


1,966


61.9261 GBP

1,252

61.9376 GBP

514

61.9412 GBP

211

61.9438 GBP

5,034

61.9450 GBP

244

61.9491 GBP

109

61.9494 GBP

1,319

61.9500 GBP

5,887

61.9566 GBP

4,532

61.9634 GBP

189

61.9755 GBP

4,403

61.9869 GBP

10,313

62.0066 GBP

687

62.0359 GBP

5,000

62.2453 GBP

 


Increase Long


4


61.7950 GBP

340

61.9095 GBP

4

61.9316 GBP

804

61.9340 GBP

590

61.9472 GBP

8

61.9519 GBP

2

62.0472 GBP

 


Increase Short


54


61.5519 GBP

156

61.5531 GBP

13

61.7298 GBP

168

61.8093 GBP

23

61.9084 GBP

737

61.9185 GBP

5,142

61.9500 GBP

236

61.9518 GBP

804

61.9531 GBP

7,933

61.9587 GBP

4,375

61.9613 GBP

210

62.0003 GBP

2,824

62.0096 GBP

17,485

62.0730 GBP

 


Opening a long position


2


61.7963 GBP

3

61.8838 GBP

2

61.9463 GBP

6

61.9500 GBP

 


Opening a short position


21,443


61.9500 GBP

6

61.9509 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:

10 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.