RNS Number : 1325F
BNP Paribas London
15 April 2025
 

 

 

FORM 8.3

 

IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL

 

OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.3 OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER

RULES, 2022 BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

 

1.             KEY INFORMATION

 

(a)   Full name of discloser

BNP Paribas SA

(b)   Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a)

The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.


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

Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

Dalata Hotel Group Plc

(d)   If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree (Note 1)


(e)   Date position held/dealing undertaken

For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure

14/04/2025

(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?

If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"

NO

 

2.             INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS

 

If there are interests and short positions to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2 for each additional class of relevant security.

 

 

Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

(Note 2)

 

Class of relevant security
(Note 3)

IE00BJMZDW83 (€0.01 ordinary)


Interests

Short positions

Number

%

Number

%

(1)   Relevant securities owned and/or controlled

4,964,931

2.35

-323,460

-0.15

(2)   Cash-settled derivatives

316,636

0.15

-4,964,164

-2.35

(3)   Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/ sell





Total

5,281,567

2.5

-5,287,624

-2.5

 

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

 

Details of options including rights to subscribe for new securities and any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8.

 

3.             DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE (Note 4)

 

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(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.

 

(a)           Purchases and sales

 

Class of relevant
security

Purchase/sale

Number of
securities

Price per unit
 (Note 5)

IE00BJMZDW83

Purchase

1189

EUR 4.9740

IE00BJMZDW83

Purchase

699

EUR 5.0200

IE00BJMZDW83

Purchase

11302

EUR 5.0300

IE00BJMZDW83

Purchase

446

EUR 5.0400

IE00BJMZDW83

Purchase

440

EUR 5.0410

IE00BJMZDW83

Purchase

6336

EUR 5.0500

IE00BJMZDW83

Purchase

100000

EUR 5.0535

IE00BJMZDW83

Purchase

94

EUR 5.0600

IE00BJMZDW83

Purchase

1189

EUR 4.9740

IE00BJMZDW83

Purchase

699

EUR 5.0200

IE00BJMZDW83

Sale

-453

EUR 4.9500

IE00BJMZDW83

Sale

-191

EUR 4.9800

IE00BJMZDW83

Sale

-290

EUR 4.9850

IE00BJMZDW83

Sale

-647

EUR 4.9900

IE00BJMZDW83

Sale

-43

EUR 4.9950

IE00BJMZDW83

Sale

-189

EUR 5.0000

IE00BJMZDW83

Sale

-429

EUR 5.0100

IE00BJMZDW83

Sale

-657

EUR 5.0200

IE00BJMZDW83

Sale

-1833

EUR 5.0300

IE00BJMZDW83

Sale

-1888

EUR 5.0300

IE00BJMZDW83

Sale

-11938

EUR 5.0329

IE00BJMZDW83

Sale

-3098

EUR 5.0400

IE00BJMZDW83

Sale

-5838

EUR 5.0500

IE00BJMZDW83

Sale

-186

EUR 5.0600

 

 

(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 6)

Price
per unit
(Note 5)

IE00BJMZDW83

CFD

Reducing a Short position

8,447

EUR 4.8950

IE00BJMZDW83

CFD

Increasing a Short position

-2,722

EUR 4.9239

IE00BJMZDW83

CFD

Increasing a Short position

-100,426

EUR 4.8800

 

(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 6)

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) (Note 3)

 

Class of
relevant
security

Nature of dealing
e.g. subscription,
conversion, exercise

Details

Price per unit (if
applicable)
(Note 5)

 

 

 

 


 

Ap30

 

4.             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 person 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"

 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.

 None

 

(c)           Attachments

 

Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached?

NO

 

Date of disclosure

14/04/2025

Contact name

Compliance Control Room

Telephone number

0207 595 9695

 

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