Barclays Regulatory News (BARC)

FORM 38.5(b)

IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL

OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE

UNDER RULE 38.5(b) OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER

PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER RULES, 2022 BY A CONNECTED

EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITHOUT RECOGNISED

INTERMEDIARY STATUS, OR WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY

STATUS BUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY

1.

KEY INFORMATION

(a)

Name of exempt principal trader:

BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD

(b)

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:

IRISH RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES REIT PLC

(c)

Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected (Note 1)

IRISH RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES REIT PLC

(d)

Date position held/dealing undertaken:

07 Feb 2024

(e)

In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

No

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) (Note 2)

Class of relevant security:

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:

4,173,296

0.79%

1,040,813

0.20%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

951,942

0.18%

3,887,244

0.73%

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

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL: 

5,125,238

0.97%

4,928,057

0.93%

3.

DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER (Note 4)

(a)

Purchase and sales

Class of relevant security

Purchase/sale

Total number of securities

Highest price per unit paid/received

Lowest price per unit paid/received

?0.10 ordinary shares

Purchase

719

1.1238 EUR

1.1238 EUR

?0.10 ordinary shares

Purchase

784

1.1163 EUR

1.1163 EUR

?0.10 ordinary shares

Purchase

13,392

1.1140 EUR

1.1140 EUR

?0.10 ordinary shares

Purchase

26,785

1.1159 EUR

1.1159 EUR

?0.10 ordinary shares

Purchase

30,000

1.1173 EUR

1.1173 EUR

?0.10 ordinary shares

Purchase

32,600

1.1178 EUR

1.1178 EUR

?0.10 ordinary shares

Purchase

35,000

1.1157 EUR

1.1157 EUR

?0.10 ordinary shares

Purchase

200,000

1.1216 EUR

1.1216 EUR

?0.10 ordinary shares

Sale

3,971

1.1150 EUR

1.1150 EUR

?0.10 ordinary shares

Sale

12,823

1.1140 EUR

1.1140 EUR

?0.10 ordinary shares

Purchase

950

1.1180 EUR

1.1180 EUR

?0.10 ordinary shares

Purchase

17,363

1.1168 EUR

1.1168 EUR

?0.10 ordinary shares

Purchase

18,018

1.1154 EUR

1.1154 EUR

?0.10 ordinary shares

Purchase

28,021

1.1175 EUR

1.1175 EUR

?0.10 ordinary shares

Sale

119

1.1160 EUR

1.1160 EUR

?0.10 ordinary shares

Sale

2,700

1.1190 EUR

1.1190 EUR

?0.10 ordinary shares

Sale

4,050

1.1166 EUR

1.1166 EUR

?0.10 ordinary shares

Sale

5,685

1.1180 EUR

1.1180 EUR

?0.10 ordinary shares

Sale

13,704

1.1196 EUR

1.1196 EUR

?0.10 ordinary shares

Sale

15,066

1.1167 EUR

1.1167 EUR

?0.10 ordinary shares

Sale

16,142

1.1176 EUR

1.1176 EUR

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security

Product description

Nature of dealing

Number of reference securities

Price per unit

?0.10 ordinary shares

CFD

Long

39

1.1141 EUR

?0.10 ordinary shares

SWAP

Long

6,000

1.1197 EUR

?0.10 ordinary shares

SWAP

Long

12,784

1.1140 EUR

?0.10 ordinary shares

SWAP

Short

1,019

1.1191 EUR

?0.10 ordinary shares

SWAP

Short

3,206

1.1202 EUR

?0.10 ordinary shares

SWAP

Short

13,392

1.1140 EUR

?0.10 ordinary shares

CFD

Short

13,793

1.1140 EUR

?0.10 ordinary shares

SWAP

Short

25,000

1.1183 EUR

?0.10 ordinary shares

SWAP

Short

26,785

1.1159 EUR

?0.10 ordinary shares

SWAP

Short

30,000

1.1173 EUR

?0.10 ordinary shares

SWAP

Short

35,000

1.1157 EUR

?0.10 ordinary shares

SWAP

Short

200,000

1.1217 EUR

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security

Product description

Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc

Number of securities to which option relates

Exercise price per unit

Type

Expiry date

Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii)

Exercising

Class of relevant security

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if applicable)

4.

OTHER INFORMATION

(a)

Indemnity and other dealings 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 exempt principal trader 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 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:

08 Feb 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213