22 Jul 2025 15:00
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) | Â | ||||||
(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) | Â | ||||||
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken | 17 Jul 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) | |||||||
(Note 2) | |||||||
Class of relevant security (Note 3) | €0.01 ordinary shares | ||||||
 | Interests | Short positions | |||||
 | Number | (%) | Number | (%) | |||
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled | 2,370,592 | 1.12% | 551,464 | 0.26% | |||
(2) Cash-settled derivatives | 504,030 | 0.24% | 2,318,590 | 1.10% | |||
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/ sell | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||
 | TOTAL: |  | 2,874,622 | 1.36% | 2,870,054 | 1.36% | |
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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 | 136 | 6.3850 EUR | ||||
€0.01 ordinary shares | Purchase | 289 | 6.3862 EUR | ||||
€0.01 ordinary shares | Purchase | 3,617 | 6.3906 EUR | ||||
€0.01 ordinary shares | Purchase | 8,124 | 6.3820 EUR | ||||
€0.01 ordinary shares | Purchase | 12,804 | 6.3897 EUR | ||||
€0.01 ordinary shares | Purchase | 19,269 | 6.3800 EUR | ||||
€0.01 ordinary shares | Purchase | 33,741 | 6.3900 EUR | ||||
€0.01 ordinary shares | Purchase | 44,569 | 6.3898 EUR | ||||
€0.01 ordinary shares | Sale | 370 | 6.3894 EUR | ||||
€0.01 ordinary shares | Sale | 2,059 | 6.3801 EUR | ||||
€0.01 ordinary shares | Sale | 4,062 | 6.3820 EUR | ||||
€0.01 ordinary shares | Sale | 16,520 | 6.3900 EUR | ||||
€0.01 ordinary shares | Sale | 19,448 | 6.3800 EUR | ||||
€0.01 ordinary shares | Sale | 36,621 | 6.3898 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 | Long | 264 | 6.3795 EUR | |||
€0.01 ordinary shares | SWAP | Long | 370 | 6.3894 EUR | |||
€0.01 ordinary shares | SWAP | Long | 3,015 | 6.3800 EUR | |||
€0.01 ordinary shares | CFD | Short | 1,072 | 6.3884 EUR | |||
€0.01 ordinary shares | SWAP | Short | 1,252 | 6.3800 EUR | |||
€0.01 ordinary shares | CFD | Short | 1,678 | 6.3840 EUR | |||
€0.01 ordinary shares | SWAP | Short | 2,771 | 6.3900 EUR | |||
€0.01 ordinary shares | SWAP | Short | 3,617 | 6.3903 EUR | |||
€0.01 ordinary shares | SWAP | Short | 11,125 | 6.3883 EUR | |||
€0.01 ordinary shares | SWAP | Short | 15,554 | 6.3897 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 |
relevant security | Â | selling, | to which option | per unit | Â | Â | paid/received per unit |
 |  | varying etc. | relates (Note 6) |  |  |  |  |
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(ii) Exercise | |||||||
Class of | Product description | Exercising/exercised | Number of | Exercise price per | |||
relevant security | Â | 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 | Â | Â | (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, | Â | ||||||
formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing | Â | ||||||
entered into by the person making the disclosure and any party | Â | ||||||
to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer. | Â | ||||||
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 | Â | ||||||
and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option | Â | ||||||
referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any | Â | ||||||
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this | Â | ||||||
should be stated | Â | ||||||
NONE | |||||||
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(c) Attachments | |||||||
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? | NO | ||||||
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Date of disclosure | 18 Jul 2025 | ||||||
Contact name | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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