REG - JPMorgan Sec.Plc DCC PLC - Form 38.5A (EPT/RI)-DCC plc

DCCAnnouncement

29/05/2026 11:00

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RNS Number : 2643G  JPMorgan Securities Plc  29 May 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:                                                 28 May 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       81,008       59.5000 GBP   58.8000 GBP
                          Sale           142,810      59.5000 GBP   58.8000 GBP
                          Borrow Return  72           N/A           N/A

 

(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             2,667        58.9017 GBP
                                                                  189          58.9027 GBP
                                                                  826          58.9029 GBP
                                                                  77           58.9043 GBP
                                                                  3,502        58.9728 GBP
                                                                  148          58.9827 GBP
                                                                  44           59.0078 GBP
                                                                  371          59.1309 GBP
                                                                  1,177        59.0385 GBP
                                        Decrease Short            34           58.8882 GBP
                                                                  1,175        58.8912 GBP
                                                                  14           58.8914 GBP
                                                                  80,173       58.9000 GBP
                                                                  286          58.9517 GBP
                                                                  267          58.9721 GBP
                                                                  230          58.9919 GBP
                                                                  91           58.9982 GBP
                                                                  112          58.9997 GBP
                                                                  116          59.2231 GBP
                                                                  3            59.4180 GBP
                                        Increase Long             2,014        58.9099 GBP
                                                                  594          58.9228 GBP
                                                                  34           58.9356 GBP
                                                                  345          58.9688 GBP
                                                                  42           58.9769 GBP
                                                                  650          58.9847 GBP
                                                                  53           58.9851 GBP
                                                                  453          59.0863 GBP
                                                                  80           59.2125 GBP
                                        Increase Short            3,062        58.9000 GBP
                                                                  301          58.9009 GBP
                                                                  591          58.9059 GBP
                                                                  25           58.9088 GBP
                                                                  4            58.9868 GBP
                                                                  690          58.9873 GBP
                                                                  5,000        59.0044 GBP
                                                                  178          59.0328 GBP
                                                                  48           59.0518 GBP
                                                                  504          59.1269 GBP
                                                                  172          59.2308 GBP
                                                                  5,000        59.3045 GBP
                                        Opening a long position   1,889        58.9000 GBP
                                        Opening a short position  46           58.9009 GBP
                                                                  165          58.9169 GBP
                                                                  79           59.0053 GBP
                                                                  1,599        59.0528 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:  29 May 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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