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RNS Number : 6649G  JPMorgan Securities Plc  02 June 2026

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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    DCC plc
 form relates:

 Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
 (c)   Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is     corporate broker and financial adviser to DCC plc
 connected: (Note 1)
 (d)   Date dealing undertaken:                                                 01 June 2026
 (e)   In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal        N/A
 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"

 

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                 Purchases/   Total        Highest       Lowest
 relevant                 sales
number of   price per     price per
 security                              securities   unit paid/    unit paid/
 (Note 3)                                           received      received
 €0.25 ordinary shares    Purchase     97,803       60.5000 GBP   59.5000 GBP
                          Sale         124,364      60.5000 GBP   59.5000 GBP

 

(b)           Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

 Class of                 Product       Nature of dealing         Number of    Price per
 relevant                 description   e.g. opening/closing      reference
unit (Note 5)
 security                 e.g. CFD      a long/short position,    securities
                                        increasing/reducing a     (Note 4)
                                        long/short position
 €0.25 ordinary shares    Equity Swap   Decrease Long             357          59.5162 GBP
                                                                  1,646        59.5307 GBP
                                                                  312          59.5692 GBP
                                                                  102          59.5747 GBP
                                                                  267          59.6297 GBP
                                                                  360          59.7083 GBP
                                                                  30           59.7269 GBP
                                                                  3            60.3167 GBP
                                                                  75           60.5003 GBP
                                        Decrease Short            22,480       59.5000 GBP
                                                                  706          59.5279 GBP
                                                                  275          59.5735 GBP
                                                                  9,336        59.5901 GBP
                                                                  31           59.5964 GBP
                                                                  855          59.6428 GBP
                                                                  91           59.6982 GBP
                                                                  417          59.7184 GBP
                                                                  341          60.0129 GBP
                                                                  188          60.0132 GBP
                                        Increase Long             1            59.4973 GBP
                                                                  880          59.5046 GBP
                                                                  112          59.6003 GBP
                                                                  449          59.6365 GBP
                                                                  86           59.6924 GBP
                                                                  386          59.8008 GBP
                                                                  20           60.3000 GBP
                                        Increase Short            5,000        59.5045 GBP
                                                                  5            59.5080 GBP
                                                                  20           59.6560 GBP
                                                                  709          59.6918 GBP
                                                                  243          59.8638 GBP
                                                                  501          60.0290 GBP
                                        Opening a long position   6,343        59.5000 GBP
                                                                  194          59.7967 GBP
                                        Opening a short position  4,775        59.5000 GBP
                                                                  444          59.5009 GBP
                                                                  198          59.6745 GBP
                                                                  1,389        59.7561 GBP
                                                                  88           59.9231 GBP
                                                                  87           60.0518 GBP

 

(c)           Stock-settled derivative transactions (including
options)

 

(i)            Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 

 Class of    Product            Writing,       Number        Exercise     Type         Expiry  Option
 relevant    description        purchasing,    of            price per     e.g.
date   money
 security    e.g. call option   selling,       securities    unit         American,            paid/
                                varying etc.   to which                   European             received
                                               option                     etc.                 per unit
                                               relates
                                               (Note 4)

 

(ii)           Exercise

 

 Class of    Product            Exercising/   Number of    Exercise price
 relevant    description        exercised     securities
per unit
 security    e.g. call option   against                    (Note 5)

 

(d)           Other dealings (including transactions in respect of
new securities)

 

 Class of relevant security  Nature of             Details  Price per unit
                             dealing                        (if applicable)
                             e.g. subscription,             (Note 5)
                             conversion,
                             exercise

 

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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:  02 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.

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