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Form 38.5a (EPT/RI)-DCC plc Amend
J.P. Morgan Securities Plc, acting as a connected exempt principal trader and financial adviser to DCC plc, has disclosed dealings in DCC plc's €0.25 ordinary shares on July 10, 2026. The firm purchased 170,642 shares at prices ranging from 62.4000 GBP to 63.1000 GBP, and sold 600,260 shares between 62.3751 GBP and 63.1750 GBP. Additionally, J.P. Morgan Securities Plc engaged in various equity swap transactions, decreasing long positions by a total of 79 to 407,579 shares and decreasing short positions by 20,001 to 5,000 shares, with prices varying across a range of GBP values. The firm also increased long positions by a total of 475 to 521 shares and increased short positions by 340 to 2,774 shares, with corresponding price ranges. There were also dealings involving opening long and short positions in equity swaps. 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 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: 10 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 170,642 63.1000 GBP 62.4000 GBP Sale 600,260 63.1750 GBP 62.3751 GBP New Borrow 34 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 79 62.4562 GBP 1,840 62.4583 GBP 88 62.6216 GBP 4 62.6872 GBP 285 62.7150 GBP 1,510 62.7214 GBP 3,023 62.7351 GBP 521 62.7584 GBP 43 62.8267 GBP 150 63.0019 GBP Decrease Short 20,001 62.3751 GBP 17,856 62.4563 GBP 475 62.4687 GBP 774 62.4688 GBP 6 62.4891 GBP 390 62.5997 GBP 474 62.7267 GBP 254 62.7287 GBP 7,092 62.7375 GBP 5,000 62.7453 GBP 82 62.7500 GBP 2,032 62.7885 GBP 505 62.8351 GBP 421 62.9481 GBP 10 63.0004 GBP 444 63.0009 GBP 170 63.0010 GBP 5,000 63.1358 GBP Increase Long 475 62.5435 GBP 3 62.5933 GBP 59 62.7472 GBP 1,833 62.7500 GBP 464 62.8031 GBP 521 407,579 62.8658 GBP 62.7500 GBP Increase Short 340 62.6744 GBP 66 62.7025 GBP 67 62.7163 GBP 24,275 62.7500 GBP 343 62.7509 GBP 602 62.7598 GBP 10,105 62.7731 GBP 4,351 62.7902 GBP 2,774 62.8556 GBP Opening a long position 32 62.3963 GBP 241 62.4439 GBP 20 62.4463 GBP 92 62.4784 GBP 93 62.4963 GBP 77 62.7462 GBP 99 62.9664 GBP Opening a short position 654 62.7500 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: 14 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.