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J.P. Morgan Securities Plc, acting as a connected exempt principal trader and financial adviser to DCC Energy plc, filed a Form 38.5(a) disclosure on 22 July 2026 for dealings undertaken on 21 July 2026. The firm purchased 190,723 €0.25 ordinary shares of DCC Energy plc and sold 161,056 shares, with both transactions occurring within a price range of 62.1500 GBP to 62.9000 GBP. Additionally, J.P. Morgan engaged in multiple cash-settled equity swap transactions for DCC Energy plc shares, involving opening, increasing, and decreasing long and short positions at various prices.
| Date | 22 Jul 2026 |
| Time | 11:15:07 |
| Category | Miscellaneous |
| ID | 4174N |
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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
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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 Energy 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 Energy plc |
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(d) Date dealing undertaken: |
21 July 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 |
190,723 |
62.9000 GBP |
62.1500 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 |
531 |
62.7445 GBP |
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1,520 |
62.8442 GBP |
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224 |
62.4497 GBP |
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534 |
62.4834 GBP |
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288 |
62.4836 GBP |
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8,245 |
62.5081 GBP |
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3,805 |
62.5450 GBP |
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2 |
62.5462 GBP |
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32 |
62.5481 GBP |
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275 |
62.6184 GBP |
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1 |
62.6900 GBP |
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12 |
62.7441 GBP |
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1,209 |
62.7514 GBP |
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10 |
62.7972 GBP |
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1 |
62.8972 GBP |
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81 |
62.8991 GBP |
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351 |
83.9112 GBP |
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27 |
62.4051 GBP |
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3,258 |
62.5000 GBP |
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206 |
62.5512 GBP |
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1,595 |
62.5824 GBP |
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356 |
62.6019 GBP |
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1,570 |
62.6200 GBP |
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80 |
62.6547 GBP |
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12,310 |
62.7279 GBP |
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8,823 |
62.7310 GBP |
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124 |
62.7499 GBP |
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187 |
62.7548 GBP |
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3,478 |
62.7875 GBP |
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3,259 |
62.8638 GBP |
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150 |
62.8838 GBP |
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3,287 |
62.9000 GBP |
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856 |
62.9028 GBP |
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814 |
62.5375 GBP |
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80 |
62.8186 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: |
22 July 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.