RNS Number : 9144L UBS AG (EPT) 10 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

(a)   Name of exempt principal trader:

UBS Investment Bank, London

(b)   Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:

Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

DCC plc

(c)   Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: (Note 1)

DCC plc

(d)   Date dealing undertaken:

09 July 2026

(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

Class of

relevant

security

(Note 3)

Purchases/

sales

Total

number of

securities

Highest

price per

unit paid/

received

Lowest

price per

unit paid/

received

€0.25 ordinary

Buy

103210

62.60000       GBP

61.63150        GBP

€0.25 ordinary

Sell

44818

62.60000       GBP

61.63150        GBP

(b)           Cash-settled derivative transactions

  • Class of

    relevant

    security

  • Product

    description

    e.g. CFD

  • Nature of dealing

    e.g. opening/closing

    a long/short position,

    increasing/reducing a

    long/short position

  • Number of

    reference

    securities

    (Note 4)

  • Price per

    unit (Note 5)

€0.25 ordinary

Increasing a long position

962

0.00000        GBP

€0.25 ordinary

Increasing a long position

653

61.63150        GBP

€0.25 ordinary

Increasing a long position

653

61.64260        GBP

€0.25 ordinary

Increasing a long position

1046

61.70000        GBP

€0.25 ordinary

Increasing a long position

836

61.77500        GBP

€0.25 ordinary

Increasing a long position

1587

61.90000        GBP

€0.25 ordinary

Increasing a long position

877

61.90361        GBP

€0.25 ordinary

Increasing a long position

2278

61.90362        GBP

€0.25 ordinary

Increasing a long position

1052

61.92500        GBP

€0.25 ordinary

Increasing a long position

6319

61.94306        GBP

€0.25 ordinary

Increasing a long position

204

61.94534        GBP

€0.25 ordinary

Increasing a long position

2000

61.95000        GBP

€0.25 ordinary

Increasing a long position

5400

61.97031        GBP

€0.25 ordinary

Increasing a long position

972

61.97063        GBP

€0.25 ordinary

Increasing a long position

688

61.97500        GBP

€0.25 ordinary

Increasing a long position

2645

61.98140        GBP

€0.25 ordinary

Increasing a long position

2645

61.99256        GBP

€0.25 ordinary

Increasing a long position

8809

62.00000        GBP

€0.25 ordinary

Increasing a long position

590

62.07500        GBP

€0.25 ordinary

Increasing a long position

700

62.10000        GBP

€0.25 ordinary

Increasing a long position

1008

62.12500        GBP

€0.25 ordinary

Increasing a long position

22

62.20000        GBP

€0.25 ordinary

Reducing a  long position

2619

0.00000        GBP

€0.25 ordinary

Reducing a  long position

523

61.70000        GBP

€0.25 ordinary

Reducing a  long position

779

61.90000        GBP

€0.25 ordinary

Reducing a  long position

962

61.95000        GBP

€0.25 ordinary

Reducing a  long position

1600

61.95434        GBP

€0.25 ordinary

Reducing a  long position

1218

61.95620        GBP

€0.25 ordinary

Reducing a  long position

358

61.97500        GBP

€0.25 ordinary

Reducing a  long position

4318

62.00000        GBP

€0.25 ordinary

Reducing a  long position

232

62.00095        GBP

€0.25 ordinary

Reducing a  long position

1300

62.03838        GBP

€0.25 ordinary

Reducing a  long position

877

62.04153        GBP

€0.25 ordinary

Reducing a  long position

295

62.07500        GBP

€0.25 ordinary

Reducing a  long position

350

62.10000        GBP

€0.25 ordinary

Reducing a  long position

504

62.12500        GBP

€0.25 ordinary

Reducing a  long position

44

62.20000        GBP

(c)           Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)            Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

  • 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

    e.g.

    American,

    European

    etc.

  • Expiry

    date

  • Option

    money

    paid/

    received

    per unit

(ii)           Exercise

  • Class of

    relevant

    security

  • Product

    description

    e.g. call option

  • Exercising/

    exercised

    against

  • Number of

    securities

  • Exercise price

    per unit

    (Note 5)

(d)           Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities)

  • 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

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"

(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.

Date of disclosure:

10 July 2026

Contact name:

Richard Howard

Telephone number:

+44 (0)207 568 9128

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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