JPMorgan Securities Plc
17 July 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
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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: |
16 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 |
1,412,634 |
63.7722 GBP |
62.8345 GBP |
Sale |
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Loan Return |
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Borrow 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 |
6 |
62.8667 GBP |
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1,789 |
62.9185 GBP |
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1,053 |
62.8472 GBP |
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844 |
62.8474 GBP |
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97 |
62.8504 GBP |
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4 |
62.8706 GBP |
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7 |
62.8724 GBP |
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31 |
62.8770 GBP |
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1,180 |
62.9079 GBP |
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611 |
62.9080 GBP |
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98 |
63.1155 GBP |
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8 |
63.1494 GBP |
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20 |
63.1497 GBP |
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17 |
63.1788 GBP |
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6,033 |
63.4237 GBP |
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42,466 |
63.4665 GBP |
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46 |
63.4713 GBP |
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1,728 |
63.5868 GBP |
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16 |
63.6658 GBP |
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7,314 |
62.8560 GBP |
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29,500 |
62.8628 GBP |
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574 |
62.8790 GBP |
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7,955 |
62.8833 GBP |
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4,421 |
63.0157 GBP |
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6,010 |
63.0407 GBP |
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13,779 |
63.0682 GBP |
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200 |
63.1742 GBP |
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85 |
63.2247 GBP |
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11,076 |
63.7446 GBP |
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159 |
62.8786 GBP |
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2,097 |
63.0819 GBP |
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770 |
63.3905 GBP |
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6,064 |
63.6848 GBP |
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4,281 |
63.6949 GBP |
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5 |
63.6962 GBP |
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741 |
62.8503 GBP |
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1,157 |
62.9902 GBP |
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5 |
63.0019 GBP |
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306 |
63.2318 GBP |
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856 |
63.7722 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: |
17 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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