| 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 |
28 Oct 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 |
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| (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled |
8,323,503 |
3.94% |
29,891 |
0.01% |
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| (2) Cash-settled derivatives |
29,419 |
0.01% |
8,321,876 |
3.93% |
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| (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/ sell |
0 |
0.00% |
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0.00% |
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TOTAL: |
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8,352,922 |
3.95% |
8,351,767 |
3.95% |
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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 |
25 |
5.6500 GBP |
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| €0.01 ordinary shares |
Purchase |
375 |
6.4304 EUR |
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| €0.01 ordinary shares |
Purchase |
375 |
6.4400 EUR |
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| €0.01 ordinary shares |
Purchase |
8,725 |
6.4305 EUR |
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| €0.01 ordinary shares |
Purchase |
9,498 |
6.4300 EUR |
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| €0.01 ordinary shares |
Sale |
369 |
6.4301 EUR |
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| €0.01 ordinary shares |
Sale |
449 |
6.4400 EUR |
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| €0.01 ordinary shares |
Sale |
21,165 |
6.4300 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 |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
6,722 |
6.4300 EUR |
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| €0.01 ordinary shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
20 |
6.4303 EUR |
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| €0.01 ordinary shares |
CFD |
Increasing Short |
25 |
5.6500 GBP |
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| €0.01 ordinary shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
375 |
6.4304 EUR |
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| €0.01 ordinary shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
1,557 |
6.4300 EUR |
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| €0.01 ordinary shares |
CFD |
Increasing Short |
1,760 |
6.4321 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 |
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Expiry date |
Option money |
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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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Product description |
Exercising/exercised |
Number of |
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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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(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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| 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 |
29 Oct 2025 |
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| Contact name |
Large Holdings Regulatory Operations |
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| Telephone number |
020 3134 7213 |
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