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RNS Number : 8527F  DCC PLC  13 July 2023

13 July 2023

AGM Trading Statement

DCC plc, the leading international sales, marketing and support services
group, is issuing this update in advance of the Company's AGM to be held at
2.00 p.m. BST today.

First quarter ended 30 June 2023

Group operating profit in line with expectations

In the seasonally less significant first quarter of the year, Group operating
profit was in line with expectations and modestly ahead of the prior year. DCC
Energy recorded strong growth, driven by the performance of the Energy
Solutions business. Due to the continuing difficult market conditions, as
expected, operating profit was behind the prior year in both DCC Technology
and DCC Healthcare. In DCC Healthcare the operating profit decline was driven
by customer de-stocking in DCC Health & Beauty Solutions. DCC Vital
recorded good growth. The Group remains active from an acquisition
perspective, with a good pipeline of development opportunities.

Outlook

Notwithstanding the uncertain economic environment, DCC continues to expect
that the year ending 31 March 2024 will be another year of operating profit
growth and continued development activity.

Chief Executive update

Following DCC's announcement of 9 May 2023, Donal Murphy, Chief Executive,
made a full return to work during the first half of June.

Sustainability Report

DCC recently published its third standalone Annual Sustainability Report which
highlights the significant progress the Group has made over the last year. The
report is available on our website at www.dcc.ie (https://www.dcc.ie/) .

Date for Interim Results

DCC expects to announce its interim results for the six months ending 30
September 2023 on Tuesday 14 November 2023.

Contact information
 Investor enquiries:

 Kevin Lucey, Chief Financial Officer           Tel: +353 1 2799 400
 Rossa White, Head of Group Investor Relations  Email: investorrelations@dcc.ie
 Media enquiries:
 Powerscourt (Eavan Gannon/Genevieve Ryan)      Tel: +44 20 7250 1446
                                                Email: DCC@powerscourt-group.com

About DCC plc

DCC is a leading international sales, marketing and support services group. We
provide solutions the world needs across three transformative sectors: energy,
healthcare and technology; where we acquire, improve and grow diverse
businesses. We bring our growth mindset to our businesses in 22 countries
across four continents, empowering our 16,000 employees to create long term
value - for our shareholders, customers, society and the planet.

 

Headquartered in Dublin, DCC plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is
a constituent of the FTSE 100. In our financial year ended 31 March 2023, DCC
generated revenues of £22.2 billion and adjusted operating profit
of £655.7 million. DCC has an excellent record, delivering compound annual
growth of 14% in adjusted operating profit and generating an average return on
capital employed of approximately 19% over 29 years as a public company.

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Forward-looking statements

This announcement contains some forward-looking statements that represent
DCC's expectations for its business, based on current expectations about
future events, which by their nature involve risk and uncertainty. DCC
believes that its expectations and assumptions with respect to these
forward-looking statements are reasonable, however because they involve risk
and uncertainty as to future circumstances, which are in many cases beyond
DCC's control, actual results or performance may differ materially from those
expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements.

 

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