JPMorgan Securities Plc
31 July 2026
AMENDMENT
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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: |
29 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 relevant security (Note 3) |
Purchases/ sales |
Total |
Highest price per unit paid/ received |
Lowest price per unit paid/ received |
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€0.25 ordinary shares |
Purchase |
2,138,656 |
63.5000 GBP |
63.2250 GBP |
Sale |
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Loan Return |
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(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
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Class of relevant security |
Product description |
Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position |
Number of reference securities |
Price per |
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€0.25 ordinary shares |
Equity Swap |
Decrease Long |
1,380 |
63.3024 GBP |
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655 |
63.3365 GBP |
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823 |
63.3783 GBP |
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1,327 |
63.2215 GBP |
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2,719 |
63.2244 GBP |
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179 |
63.2245 GBP |
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8,405 |
63.2691 GBP |
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|
181 |
63.2792 GBP |
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211 |
63.2994 GBP |
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3,115 |
63.3063 GBP |
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|
750 |
63.3254 GBP |
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1,095 |
63.3265 GBP |
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470 |
63.3474 GBP |
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5,351 |
63.3481 GBP |
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21 |
63.3525 GBP |
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7,164 |
63.3848 GBP |
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|
251 |
63.3857 GBP |
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169 |
63.3891 GBP |
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|
68 |
63.3937 GBP |
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649 |
63.3994 GBP |
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2,774 |
63.4215 GBP |
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1,478 |
63.4470 GBP |
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|
311 |
63.4937 GBP |
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443 |
63.4962 GBP |
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3,335 |
63.4968 GBP |
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6,123 |
63.5000 GBP |
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4 |
63.2925 GBP |
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943 |
63.3722 GBP |
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67 |
63.4326 GBP |
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51 |
63.3050 GBP |
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302 |
63.3063 GBP |
|||
|
911 |
63.3104 GBP |
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29,672 |
63.3449 GBP |
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|
53 |
63.3519 GBP |
|||
|
167 |
63.4038 GBP |
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|
387 |
63.4429 GBP |
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1,963 |
63.4614 GBP |
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31,563 |
63.5000 GBP |
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50,200 |
63.3317 GBP |
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84 |
63.3483 GBP |
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2,105 |
63.3513 GBP |
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2,537 |
63.3563 GBP |
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4 |
63.3635 GBP |
(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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Class of relevant security |
Product description e.g. call option |
Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc. |
Number of securities to which option relates (Note 4) |
Exercise price per unit |
Type |
Expiry |
Option money paid/ received per unit |
(ii) Exercise
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Class of relevant security |
Product description e.g. call option |
Exercising/ exercised against |
Number of securities |
Exercise price |
(d) Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities)
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Class of relevant security |
Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion, exercise |
Details |
Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5) |
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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: |
31 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.
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