Dalata Hotel Gp Regulatory News (DAL)

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the Central Bank of Ireland)i

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii:

Dalata Hotel Group PLC (Ticker: DHG ID, ISIN: IE00BJMZDW83 )

2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

[X] An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

[ ] An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments [ ] An event changing the breakdown of voting rights [ ] Other (please specify)iii:

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv :

Name: TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC

City and country of registered office (if applicable):

New York City, NY. United States

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v:

TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC on behalf of its advisory clients.

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi:

28 August 2018

6. Date on which issuer notified:

28 August 2018

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

3%

8. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 9.A)

% of voting rights through financial instruments

(total of 9.B.1 + 9.B.2)

Total of both in % (9.A + 9.B)

Total number of voting rights of issuervii

Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached

3.21%

0

3.21%

184,277,078

Position of previous notification (if applicable)

Not applicable

9. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or

reachedviii:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

ISIN code (if possible)

Number of voting rightsix

% of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary shares, IE00BJMZDW83

5,913,290

Not applicable

3.21%

Not applicable

SUBTOTAL A

5,913,290

3.21%

B 1: Financial Instruments according to Regulation 17(1)(a) of the Regulations

Type of financial instrument

Expiration datex

Exercise/ Conversion Periodxi

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is

exercised/converted.

% of voting rights

Not applicable

SUBTOTAL B.1

Not applicable

B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Regulation 17(1)(b) of the Regulations

Type of financial instrument

Expiration datex

Exercise/

Conversion Period xi

Physical or

cash settlementxii

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

Not applicable

SUBTOTAL B.2

Not applicable

10. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please tick the applicable box):

[X] Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer.xiii

[ ] Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the

financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entityxiv:

Namexv

% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

11. In case of proxy voting: [name of the proxy holder] will cease to hold [% and number] voting rights as of [date]

Not applicable.

12. Additional informationxvi:

TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC ("TimeSquare") is registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended and is regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission in the United States. In the normal course of TimesSquare business it will acquire and dispose of equity securities on behalf of its clients. Part of TimesSquare's contractual obligations for its clients is to exercise proxy voting authority on the securities it acquires and disposes of.