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J.P. Morgan Securities Plc, an exempt principal trader connected as corporate broker and financial adviser to DCC plc, filed a dealing disclosure on 08 May 2026. This disclosure reported dealings undertaken on 07 May 2026, which included the purchase of 133,661 DCC plc €0.25 ordinary shares between 57.4500 GBP and 58.1500 GBP, and the sale of 119,895 DCC plc €0.25 ordinary shares between 57.4385 GBP and 58.1304 GBP. Additionally, the firm engaged in cash-settled Equity SWAP derivative transactions involving a total of 98,795 reference securities for DCC plc €0.25 ordinary shares.
| Date | 11 May 2026 |
| Time | 07:00:04 |
| Category | Miscellaneous |
| ID | 6812D |
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AMENDMENT
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
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(a) Name of exempt principal trader: |
J.P. Morgan Securities Plc |
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(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree |
DCC plc |
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(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 |
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(d) Date dealing undertaken: |
07 May 2026 |
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(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
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Class of |
Purchases/ |
Total |
Highest |
Lowest |
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€0.25 ordinary shares |
Purchase |
133,661 |
58.1500 GBP |
57.4500 GBP |
Sale |
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(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
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Class of |
Product |
Nature of dealing |
Number of |
Price per |
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€0.25 ordinary shares |
Equity SWAP |
Decrease Long
Decrease Short
Increase Long
Increase Short
Opening a long position
Opening a short position
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22,031 3 57 293 1,078 347 651 735 85 330 1,290 9,201
4,482 245 8,187 1,532 1,968 7,468 639 196 9 1,076 383 211 157 287 182 190
7,082 184 850
314 9,413 24 1,017 23 1,325 1,704
6,673
2,285 132 1,490 2,766 |
57.5997 GBP 57.9633 GBP 57.6558 GBP 57.4558 GBP 57.6872 GBP 57.4526 GBP 57.5431 GBP 57.5195 GBP 57.6997 GBP 57.6422 GBP 57.7820 GBP 57.6092 GBP
57.4569 GBP 57.7335 GBP 57.4500 GBP 57.7713 GBP 57.7961 GBP 57.8917 GBP 58.0514 GBP 58.0710 GBP 57.8277 GBP 57.5642 GBP 57.6642 GBP 57.9126 GBP 57.7864 GBP 57.7855 GBP 57.5602 GBP 57.8477 GBP
57.4737 GBP 57.4385 GBP 57.4471 GBP
57.4509 GBP 57.4500 GBP 57.5665 GBP 57.4586 GBP 58.0322 GBP 57.5583 GBP 57.8723 GBP
57.4500 GBP
57.6691 GBP 57.6397 GBP 57.6598 GBP 57.6774 GBP |
(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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Class of |
Product |
Writing, |
Number |
Exercise |
Type |
Expiry |
Option |
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(ii) Exercise
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Class of |
Product |
Exercising/ |
Number of |
Exercise price |
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(d) Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities)
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Class of relevant security |
Nature of |
Details |
Price per unit |
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3. OTHER INFORMATION
(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements
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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" |
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None |
(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
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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. |
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None |
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Date of disclosure: |
08 May 2026 |
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Contact name: |
Hetvi Shah |
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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.