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FORM 8.3 |
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IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL |
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OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.3 OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER |
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RULES, 2022 BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE |
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1. KEY INFORMATION |
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(a) Full name of discloser |
Barclays PLC. |
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(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a) |
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(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates |
DALATA HOTEL GROUP PLC |
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(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree (Note 1) |
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(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken |
01 Sep 2025 |
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(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser also making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? |
NO |
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2. INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS |
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Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any) |
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(Note 2) |
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Class of relevant security (Note 3) |
€0.01 ordinary shares |
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Interests |
Short positions |
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Number |
(%) |
Number |
(%) |
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(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled |
6,711,902 |
3.17% |
109,066 |
0.05% |
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(2) Cash-settled derivatives |
108,594 |
0.05% |
6,677,014 |
3.16% |
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(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/ sell |
0 |
0.00% |
0 |
0.00% |
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TOTAL: |
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6,820,496 |
3.23% |
6,786,080 |
3.21% |
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3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE (Note 4) |
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(a) Purchases and sales |
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Class of relevant security |
Purchase/sale |
Number of securities |
Price per unit(Note 5) |
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€0.01 ordinary shares |
Purchase |
479 |
6.3788 EUR |
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€0.01 ordinary shares |
Purchase |
715 |
6.3900 EUR |
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€0.01 ordinary shares |
Purchase |
771 |
6.3600 EUR |
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€0.01 ordinary shares |
Purchase |
2,993 |
6.3758 EUR |
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€0.01 ordinary shares |
Purchase |
5,088 |
6.3792 EUR |
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€0.01 ordinary shares |
Purchase |
5,466 |
6.3761 EUR |
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€0.01 ordinary shares |
Purchase |
5,715 |
6.3846 EUR |
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€0.01 ordinary shares |
Purchase |
9,926 |
6.3700 EUR |
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€0.01 ordinary shares |
Purchase |
16,563 |
6.3756 EUR |
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€0.01 ordinary shares |
Purchase |
18,246 |
6.3656 EUR |
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€0.01 ordinary shares |
Purchase |
18,548 |
6.3728 EUR |
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€0.01 ordinary shares |
Purchase |
20,574 |
6.3782 EUR |
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€0.01 ordinary shares |
Purchase |
36,378 |
6.3746 EUR |
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€0.01 ordinary shares |
Purchase |
75,000 |
6.3781 EUR |
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€0.01 ordinary shares |
Purchase |
78,380 |
6.3804 EUR |
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€0.01 ordinary shares |
Purchase |
110,792 |
6.3750 EUR |
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€0.01 ordinary shares |
Purchase |
120,343 |
6.3800 EUR |
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€0.01 ordinary shares |
Purchase |
185,566 |
6.3776 EUR |
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€0.01 ordinary shares |
Sale |
715 |
6.3900 EUR |
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€0.01 ordinary shares |
Sale |
771 |
6.3600 EUR |
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€0.01 ordinary shares |
Sale |
958 |
6.3788 EUR |
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€0.01 ordinary shares |
Sale |
2,733 |
6.3761 EUR |
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€0.01 ordinary shares |
Sale |
5,986 |
6.3758 EUR |
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€0.01 ordinary shares |
Sale |
6,865 |
6.3779 EUR |
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€0.01 ordinary shares |
Sale |
7,739 |
6.3782 EUR |
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€0.01 ordinary shares |
Sale |
9,555 |
6.3700 EUR |
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€0.01 ordinary shares |
Sale |
33,126 |
6.3756 EUR |
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€0.01 ordinary shares |
Sale |
36,492 |
6.3656 EUR |
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€0.01 ordinary shares |
Sale |
37,096 |
6.3728 EUR |
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€0.01 ordinary shares |
Sale |
55,817 |
6.3750 EUR |
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€0.01 ordinary shares |
Sale |
62,448 |
6.3658 EUR |
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€0.01 ordinary shares |
Sale |
92,783 |
6.3776 EUR |
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€0.01 ordinary shares |
Sale |
106,957 |
6.3800 EUR |
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(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions |
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Class of relevant security |
Product description |
Nature of dealing |
Number of reference securities (Note 6) |
Price per unit(Note 5) |
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€0.01 ordinary shares |
CFD |
Decreasing Short |
6,257 |
6.3760 EUR |
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€0.01 ordinary shares |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
6,865 |
6.3779 EUR |
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€0.01 ordinary shares |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
34,809 |
6.3703 EUR |
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€0.01 ordinary shares |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
62,448 |
6.3658 EUR |
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€0.01 ordinary shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
5 |
6.3900 EUR |
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€0.01 ordinary shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
71 |
6.3800 EUR |
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€0.01 ordinary shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
1,270 |
6.3905 EUR |
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€0.01 ordinary shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
5,096 |
6.3782 EUR |
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€0.01 ordinary shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
5,715 |
6.3846 EUR |
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€0.01 ordinary shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
9,075 |
6.3752 EUR |
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€0.01 ordinary shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
27,000 |
6.3796 EUR |
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€0.01 ordinary shares |
CFD |
Increasing Short |
54,126 |
6.3756 EUR |
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€0.01 ordinary shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
75,000 |
6.3781 EUR |
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€0.01 ordinary shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
78,380 |
6.3804 EUR |
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€0.01 ordinary shares |
CFD |
Increasing Short |
106,147 |
6.3781 EUR |
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(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) |
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(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying |
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Class of |
Product description |
Writing, purchasing, |
Number of securities |
Exercise price |
Type |
Expiry date |
Option money |
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relevant security |
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selling, |
to which option |
per unit |
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paid/received per unit |
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varying etc. |
relates (Note 6) |
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(ii) Exercise |
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Class of |
Product description |
Exercising/exercised |
Number of |
Exercise price per |
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relevant security |
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against |
securities |
unit (Note 5) |
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(d) Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities) (Note 3) |
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Class of |
Nature of dealing |
Details |
Price per unit |
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relevant security |
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(if applicable) (Note 5) |
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4. OTHER INFORMATION |
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(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements |
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Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, |
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formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing |
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entered into by the person making the disclosure and any party |
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to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer. |
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NONE |
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(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 |
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and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option |
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referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any |
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relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this |
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should be stated |
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NONE |
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(c) Attachments |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? |
NO |
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Date of disclosure |
02 Sep 2025 |
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Contact name |
Large Holdings Regulatory Operations |
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Telephone number |
020 3134 7213 |
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