Form 38.5(b)-Irish Residential Properties REIT plc

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:

05 Mar 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:

4,478,588

0.85%

483,273

0.09%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

273,907

0.05%

4,183,502

0.79%

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

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL: 

4,752,495

0.90%

4,666,775

0.88%

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

1,966

0.9830 EUR

0.9830 EUR

?0.10 ordinary shares

Purchase

30,000

0.9850 EUR

0.9850 EUR

?0.10 ordinary shares

Sale

8,952

0.9864 EUR

0.9864 EUR

?0.10 ordinary shares

Sale

16,463

0.9889 EUR

0.9889 EUR

?0.10 ordinary shares

Sale

52,092

0.9860 EUR

0.9860 EUR

?0.10 ordinary shares

Purchase

658

0.9862 EUR

0.9862 EUR

?0.10 ordinary shares

Purchase

1,956

0.9882 EUR

0.9882 EUR

?0.10 ordinary shares

Purchase

7,251

0.9903 EUR

0.9903 EUR

?0.10 ordinary shares

Purchase

8,554

0.9878 EUR

0.9878 EUR

?0.10 ordinary shares

Sale

577

0.9800 EUR

0.9800 EUR

?0.10 ordinary shares

Sale

2,144

0.9856 EUR

0.9856 EUR

?0.10 ordinary shares

Sale

12,269

0.9883 EUR

0.9883 EUR

?0.10 ordinary shares

Sale

30,295

0.9850 EUR

0.9850 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

SWAP

Long

577

0.9800 EUR

?0.10 ordinary shares

CFD

Long

2,283

0.9800 EUR

?0.10 ordinary shares

SWAP

Long

5,323

0.9848 EUR

?0.10 ordinary shares

SWAP

Long

8,952

0.9864 EUR

?0.10 ordinary shares

SWAP

Long

52,092

0.9860 EUR

?0.10 ordinary shares

SWAP

Short

956

0.9877 EUR

?0.10 ordinary shares

SWAP

Short

1,000

0.9886 EUR

?0.10 ordinary shares

SWAP

Short

1,966

0.9830 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:

06 Mar 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213