| 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 | Barclays PLC. | ||||||
| (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 | ||||||
| (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 | 04 Sep 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? | NO | ||||||
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| 2. INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS | |||||||
| 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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| Class of relevant security (Note 3) | €0.01 ordinary shares | ||||||
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| Interests | Short positions | |||||
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| Number | (%) | Number | (%) | |||
| (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled | 7,902,273 | 3.74% | 84,120 | 0.04% | |||
| (2) Cash-settled derivatives | 83,648 | 0.04% | 7,867,385 | 3.72% | |||
| (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/ sell | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||
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| 7,985,921 | 3.78% | 7,951,505 | 3.76% | |
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| 3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE (Note 4) | |||||||
| (a) Purchases and sales | |||||||
| Class of relevant security | Purchase/sale | Number of securities | Price per unit(Note 5) | ||||
| €0.01 ordinary shares | Purchase | 117 | 5.5500 GBP | ||||
| €0.01 ordinary shares | Purchase | 884 | 6.3359 EUR | ||||
| €0.01 ordinary shares | Purchase | 2,365 | 6.3400 EUR | ||||
| €0.01 ordinary shares | Purchase | 3,758 | 6.3500 EUR | ||||
| €0.01 ordinary shares | Purchase | 39,409 | 6.3200 EUR | ||||
| €0.01 ordinary shares | Purchase | 95,000 | 6.3481 EUR | ||||
| €0.01 ordinary shares | Sale | 250 | 6.3500 EUR | ||||
| €0.01 ordinary shares | Sale | 2,369 | 6.3400 EUR | ||||
| €0.01 ordinary shares | Sale | 2,585 | 6.3408 EUR | ||||
| €0.01 ordinary shares | Sale | 5,568 | 6.3371 EUR | ||||
| €0.01 ordinary shares | Sale | 24,538 | 6.3374 EUR | ||||
| €0.01 ordinary shares | Sale | 39,821 | 6.3200 EUR | ||||
| €0.01 ordinary shares | Sale | 58,628 | 6.3326 EUR | ||||
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| (b) Cash-settled derivative transactions | |||||||
| Class of relevant security | Product description | Nature of dealing | Number of reference securities (Note 6) | Price per unit(Note 5) | |||
| €0.01 ordinary shares | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 200 | 6.3417 EUR | |||
| €0.01 ordinary shares | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 32,274 | 6.3374 EUR | |||
| €0.01 ordinary shares | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 58,628 | 6.3326 EUR | |||
| €0.01 ordinary shares | SWAP | Increasing Short | 6 | 6.3483 EUR | |||
| €0.01 ordinary shares | CFD | Increasing Short | 117 | 5.5500 GBP | |||
| €0.01 ordinary shares | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,221 | 6.3505 EUR | |||
| €0.01 ordinary shares | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,532 | 6.3500 EUR | |||
| €0.01 ordinary shares | SWAP | Increasing Short | 95,000 | 6.3481 EUR | |||
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| (c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) | |||||||
| (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying | |||||||
| Class of | Product description | Writing, purchasing, | Number of securities | Exercise price | Type | Expiry date | Option money |
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| selling, | to which option | per unit |
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| varying etc. | relates (Note 6) |
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| (ii) Exercise | |||||||
| Class of | Product description | Exercising/exercised | Number of | Exercise price per | |||
| relevant security |
| against | securities | unit (Note 5) | |||
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| (d) Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities) (Note 3) | |||||||
| Class of | Nature of dealing | Details | Price per unit | ||||
| 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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| NONE | |||||||
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| (c) Attachments | |||||||
| Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? | NO | ||||||
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| Date of disclosure | 05 Sep 2025 | ||||||
| Contact name | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
| Telephone number | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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