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DCC PLC

Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement Jun 18, 2020

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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement

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Attendance Card

This card is for the purposes of registration and accreditation when attending the Annual General Meeting ('AGM'). However, due to restrictions in connection with Covid-19, shareholders are requested not to attend the AGM in person and instead appoint the Chairman of the Meeting (or their substitute(s)) as proxy using the Form of Proxy included below.

The 2020 Annual General Meeting of DCC plc will be held at DCC House, Leopardstown Road, Foxrock, Dublin 18, Ireland on Friday, 17 July 2020 at 11.00 a.m.

Form of Proxy - Annual General Meeting ('AGM') of DCC plc to be held on 17 July 2020

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Form of Proxy - Annual General Meeting ('AGM') of DCC plc to be held on 17 July 2020
Cast your Proxy onlineIt's fast, easy and secure!
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www.eproxyappointment.com
You will be asked to enter the Control Number, Shareholder Reference Number (SRN) and PIN shown opposite
and agree to certain terms and conditions.
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To view the Annual Report and Notice of Meeting online log on to www.dcc.ie/investors/annual-general-meeting
To submit a question in advance, please email [email protected] or write to the Company's address given above.
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To be effective, all proxy appointments must be lodged with the Company's Registrar at:
Computershare Investor Services (Ireland) Limited, 3100 Lake Drive, Citywest Business Campus, Dublin 24, D24 AK82 or through the voting website,
see above, by 15 July 2020 at 11.00 a.m.
Explanatory Notes:
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Every member has the right to appoint some other person(s) of their choice, who need not be a
shareholder, as his proxy to exercise all or any of his rights, to attend, speak and vote on their
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behalf at the meeting. If you wish to appoint a person other than the Chairman, please insert
the name of your chosen proxy holder in the space provided (see reverse). A Shareholder
may appoint more than one proxy to attend and vote at the meeting provided each proxy is
appointed to exercise rights attached to different shares held by that Shareholder. If the proxy
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is being appointed in relation to less than your full voting entitlement, please enter in the box
next to the proxy holder's name (see reverse) the number of shares in relation to which they
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are authorised to act as your proxy. If left blank your proxy will be deemed to be authorised
in respect of your full voting entitlement (or if this proxy form has been issued in respect of a
designated account for a shareholder, the full voting entitlement for that designated account).
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The 'Vote Withheld' option overleaf is provided to enable you to abstain on any particular
resolution. However, it should be noted that a 'Vote Withheld' is not a vote in law and will not
be counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes 'For' and 'Against' a resolution.
Pursuant to Section 1105 of the Companies Act 2014 and Regulation 14 of the Companies
Act, 1990 (Uncertifi cated Securities) Regulations 1996, entitlement to attend and vote at the
meeting and the number of votes which may be cast thereat will be determined by reference
to the Register of Members of the Company at close of business on the day which is two days
before the date of the meeting. Changes to entries on the Register of Members after that time
shall be disregarded in determining the rights of any person to attend and vote at the meeting.
To appoint one or more proxies or to give an instruction to a proxy (whether previously appointed
2. Where a poll is taken at the meeting, a Shareholder, present in person or proxy, holding more
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than one share is not required to cast all their votes in the same way.
To appoint more than one proxy, an additional proxy form(s) may be obtained by contacting
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the Registrar's helpline on +353 1 247 5698 or you may photocopy the reverse only of this
form. Please indicate in the box next to the proxy holder's name (see reverse) the number of
shares in relation to which they are authorised to act as your proxy. Please also indicate by
ticking the box provided if the proxy instruction is one of multiple instructions being given. All
7. or otherwise) via the CREST system, CREST messages must be received by the issuer's agent
(ID number 3RA50) not later than 11.00 a.m. on Wednesday 15 July 2020. For this purpose, the
time of receipt will be taken to be the time (as determined by the timestamp generated by the
CREST system) from which the issuer's agent is able to retrieve the message. The Company may
treat as invalid a proxy appointment sent by CREST in the circumstances set out in Regulation
35(5)(a) of the Companies Act, 1990 (Uncertifi cated Securities) Regulations 1996.
The above is how your address appears on the Register of Members. If this information is
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forms must be signed and should be returned together in the same envelope.
To be effective, the completed Form of Proxy together with any power of attorney or other
authority under which it is executed, or a notarially certifi ed copy thereof, must be deposited
8. incorrect please ring the Registrar's helpline on +353 1 247 5698 to request a change of address
form or go to www.investorcentre.com/ie to use the online Investor Centre service.
Any alterations made to this form should be initialled.
with the Registrar before the deadline set out above. A Shareholder wishing to appoint a proxy
by electronic means may do so on the Registrar's website www.eproxyappointment.com.
9. References to times are to the time in Dublin.

Explanatory Notes:

  • 1. Every member has the right to appoint some other person(s) of their choice, who need not be a shareholder, as his proxy to exercise all or any of his rights, to attend, speak and vote on their behalf at the meeting. If you wish to appoint a person other than the Chairman, please insert the name of your chosen proxy holder in the space provided (see reverse). A Shareholder may appoint more than one proxy to attend and vote at the meeting provided each proxy is appointed to exercise rights attached to different shares held by that Shareholder. If the proxy is being appointed in relation to less than your full voting entitlement, please enter in the box next to the proxy holder's name (see reverse) the number of shares in relation to which they are authorised to act as your proxy. If left blank your proxy will be deemed to be authorised in respect of your full voting entitlement (or if this proxy form has been issued in respect of a designated account for a shareholder, the full voting entitlement for that designated account). Where a poll is taken at the meeting, a Shareholder, present in person or proxy, holding more than one share is not required to cast all their votes in the same way.
  • 2. To appoint more than one proxy, an additional proxy form(s) may be obtained by contacting the Registrar's helpline on +353 1 247 5698 or you may photocopy the reverse only of this form. Please indicate in the box next to the proxy holder's name (see reverse) the number of shares in relation to which they are authorised to act as your proxy. Please also indicate by ticking the box provided if the proxy instruction is one of multiple instructions being given. All forms must be signed and should be returned together in the same envelope.
  • 3. To be effective, the completed Form of Proxy together with any power of attorney or other authority under which it is executed, or a notarially certifi ed copy thereof, must be deposited with the Registrar before the deadline set out above. A Shareholder wishing to appoint a proxy by electronic means may do so on the Registrar's website www.eproxyappointment.com. Details of the requirements are set out in the box above. A Shareholder who wishes to appoint more than one proxy by electronic means must contact the Registrar by sending an email to [email protected]

Kindly Note: This form is issued only to the addressee(s) and is specific to the All Holders unique designated account printed hereon. This personalised form is not transferable between different (i) account holders; or (ii) uniquely designated accounts. The Company and Computershare Investor Services (Ireland) Limited accept no liability for any instruction that does not comply with these conditions.

  • 4. The 'Vote Withheld' option overleaf is provided to enable you to abstain on any particular resolution. However, it should be noted that a 'Vote Withheld' is not a vote in law and will not be counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes 'For' and 'Against' a resolution.
  • 5. Pursuant to Section 1105 of the Companies Act 2014 and Regulation 14 of the Companies Act, 1990 (Uncertifi cated Securities) Regulations 1996, entitlement to attend and vote at the meeting and the number of votes which may be cast thereat will be determined by reference to the Register of Members of the Company at close of business on the day which is two days before the date of the meeting. Changes to entries on the Register of Members after that time shall be disregarded in determining the rights of any person to attend and vote at the meeting.
  • 6. To appoint one or more proxies or to give an instruction to a proxy (whether previously appointed or otherwise) via the CREST system, CREST messages must be received by the issuer's agent (ID number 3RA50) not later than 11.00 a.m. on Wednesday 15 July 2020. For this purpose, the time of receipt will be taken to be the time (as determined by the timestamp generated by the CREST system) from which the issuer's agent is able to retrieve the message. The Company may treat as invalid a proxy appointment sent by CREST in the circumstances set out in Regulation 35(5)(a) of the Companies Act, 1990 (Uncertifi cated Securities) Regulations 1996.
  • 7. The above is how your address appears on the Register of Members. If this information is incorrect please ring the Registrar's helpline on +353 1 247 5698 to request a change of address form or go to www.investorcentre.com/ie to use the online Investor Centre service.
  • 8. Any alterations made to this form should be initialled.
  • 9. References to times are to the time in Dublin.
All Holders

Poll Card To be completed only at the AGM when the Poll is called.

For Against Withheld For Against Withheld
1. To review the Company's affairs and to receive and consider the Financial
Statements for the year ended 31 March 2020, together with the Reports of
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Donal Murphy
the Directors and the Auditors thereon. (j)
Mark Ryan
2. To declare a fi nal dividend of 95.79 pence per share for the year ended
31 March 2020.
6. To authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of the Auditors.
3. To consider the Remuneration Report (excluding the Remuneration Policy)
as set out on pages 108 to 133 of the 2020 Annual Report and Accounts.
7. To authorise the Directors to allot shares.
4. To consider the Remuneration Policy as set out on pages 113 to 120 of the
2020 Annual Report and Accounts.
8. To authorise the Directors to dis-apply pre-emption rights in certain
5. To elect or re-elect (as appropriate) the following Directors: circumstances (relating to rights issues or other issues up to a limit of 5%
of issued share capital (excluding Treasury Shares)).
(a) Mark Breuer 9. To authorise the Directors to dis-apply pre-emption rights in certain
circumstances (relating to acquisitions or other capital investments up to
(b) Caroline Dowling a limit of 5% of issued share capital (excluding Treasury Shares)).
(c) Tufan Erginbilgic 10. To authorise the Directors to make market purchases of the Company's
own shares.
(d) David Jukes 11. To fi x the re-issue price of the Company's shares held as Treasury Shares.
(e) Pamela Kirby 12. To amend the DCC plc Long Term Incentive Plan 2009.
(f)
Jane Lodge
(g) Cormac McCarthy
(h) John Moloney Signature

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Form of Proxy

a limit of 5% of issued share capital (excluding Treasury Shares)).
(c) Tufan Erginbilgic 10. To authorise the Directors to make market purchases of the Company's
own shares.
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(d) David Jukes 11. To fi x the re-issue price of the Company's shares held as Treasury Shares.
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12. To amend the DCC plc Long Term Incentive Plan 2009.
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Jane Lodge
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Form of Proxy
Please use a black pen. Mark with an X
inside the box as shown in this example.
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You can also instruct your proxy not to vote on a resolution by inserting an "X" in the vote withheld box.
I/We hereby appoint the Chairman of the Meeting OR the following person
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Please leave this box blank if you have selected the Chairman. Do not insert your own name(s). t
as my/our proxy to attend, speak and vote in respect of my/our full voting entitlement* on my/our behalf on any matter at the Annual General Meeting of
DCC plc to be held at DCC House, Leopardstown Road, Foxrock, Dublin 18, Ireland on Friday, 17 July 2020 at 11.00 a.m., and at any adjournment
thereof. I/We direct that my/our vote(s) be cast on the specifi ed resolutions as indicated by an X in the appropriate box.
* For the appointment of more than one proxy, please refer to Explanatory Notes 2 and 3 (see front). a
Please tick here to indicate that this proxy appointment is one of multiple appointments being made. Vote Vote
For Against Withheld For Against Withheld
1. To review the Company's affairs and to receive and consider the
Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2020, together
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with the Reports of the Directors and the Auditors thereon.
2. To declare a fi nal dividend of 95.79 pence per share for the year
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ended 31 March 2020. o
3. To consider the Remuneration Report (excluding the
(j) Mark Ryan
2020 Annual Report and Accounts. f
Remuneration Policy) as set out on pages 108 to 133 of the
6. To authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of
the Auditors.
4. To consider the Remuneration Policy as set out on pages 113 to
120 of the 2020 Annual Report and Accounts.
7. To authorise the Directors to allot shares.
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5. To elect or re-elect (as appropriate) the following Directors:
8. To authorise the Directors to dis-apply pre-emption rights in
(a) Mark Breuer I certain circumstances (relating to rights issues or other issues
up to a limit of 5% of issued share capital (excluding Treasury
Shares)).
(b) Caroline Dowling r 9. To authorise the Directors to dis-apply pre-emption rights in
certain circumstances (relating to acquisitions or other capital
(c) Tufan Erginbilgic investments up to a limit of 5% of issued share capital (excluding
Treasury Shares)).
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(d) David Jukes
10. To authorise the Directors to make market purchases of the
Company's own shares.
(e) Pamela Kirby 11. To fi x the re-issue price of the Company's shares held as
Treasury Shares.
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(f)
Jane Lodge
12. To amend the DCC plc Long Term Incentive Plan 2009.

I/we direct my/our proxy to vote on the resolutions proposed at the Meeting as indicated on this form. Where no instruction appears above as to how the proxy should vote the proxy may vote as he or she sees fi t or abstain in relation to any business of the Meeting.

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In the case of a body corporate, this proxy must be given under its common seal or be signed on its behalf by an attorney or offi cer duly authorised, stating their capacity (e.g. director, secretary).

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