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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 | J.P. Morgan Securities LLC |
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a) The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named. | N/A |
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree | Forward Industries Inc. |
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree (Note 1) | N/A |
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure | 11 June 2026 |
(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? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A" | Yes, Brera Holdings plc |
2. INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS
If there are interests and short positions to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2 for each additional class of relevant security.
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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 | 1,248,285 | 1.69 | 688,390 | 0.93 |
(2) Cash-settled derivatives | 689,891 | 0.94 | 160,339 | 0.22 |
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/ sell | ||||
Total | 1,938,176 | 2.63 | 848,729 | 1.15 |
All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.
Details of options including rights to subscribe for new securities and any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8.
3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE (Note 4)
Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.
The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.
(a) Purchases and sales
Class of relevantsecurity | Purchase/sale | Number ofsecurities | Price per unit (Note 5) |
$0.01 ordinary shares | Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase
Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale | 190 360 340 180 1020 920 1740 540 380 780 1860 1658 760 1398 2600 2100 2360 540 458 500 180 720 2 1201 1144 817 522 180 360 1440 580 1240 300 200 600 800 300 600 400 200 400 600 350 400 1500 1517 800 800 400 184 1800 100 600 2706 180 844 2461
180 170 90 660 460 1020 270 190 390 930 1229 380 599 1400 1050 1330 270 458 200 90 360 1 1201 572 817 261 90 180 720 290 770 100 100 300 400 300 300 200 100 200 300 200 700 934 400 400 200 92 900 200 300 58 1789 90 422 1200 | 3.9021 USD 3.9100 USD 3.9200 USD 3.9250 USD 3.9300 USD 3.9350 USD 3.9400 USD 3.9450 USD 3.9500 USD 3.9550 USD 3.9600 USD 3.9650 USD 3.9700 USD 3.9750 USD 3.9800 USD 3.9850 USD 3.9900 USD 3.9950 USD 3.9992 USD 4.0000 USD 4.0150 USD 4.0300 USD 4.0550 USD 4.0594 USD 4.0600 USD 4.0609 USD 4.0650 USD 4.0700 USD 4.0750 USD 4.0800 USD 4.0850 USD 4.0900 USD 4.0950 USD 4.1000 USD 4.1100 USD 4.1150 USD 4.1200 USD 4.1300 USD 4.1350 USD 4.1400 USD 4.1450 USD 4.1500 USD 4.1543 USD 4.1600 USD 4.1700 USD 4.1900 USD 4.1950 USD 4.2000 USD 4.2050 USD 4.2100 USD 4.2200 USD 4.2250 USD 4.2300 USD 4.2400 USD 4.2500 USD 4.2600 USD 4.2700 USD
3.9100 USD 3.9200 USD 3.9250 USD 3.9300 USD 3.9350 USD 3.9400 USD 3.9450 USD 3.9500 USD 3.9550 USD 3.9600 USD 3.9650 USD 3.9700 USD 3.9750 USD 3.9800 USD 3.9850 USD 3.9900 USD 3.9950 USD 3.9992 USD 4.0000 USD 4.0150 USD 4.0300 USD 4.0550 USD 4.0594 USD 4.0600 USD 4.0609 USD 4.0650 USD 4.0700 USD 4.0750 USD 4.0800 USD 4.0850 USD 4.0900 USD 4.0950 USD 4.1000 USD 4.1100 USD 4.1150 USD 4.1200 USD 4.1300 USD 4.1350 USD 4.1400 USD 4.1450 USD 4.1500 USD 4.1600 USD 4.1700 USD 4.1900 USD 4.1950 USD 4.2000 USD 4.2050 USD 4.2100 USD 4.2200 USD 4.2250 USD 4.2300 USD 4.2350 USD 4.2400 USD 4.2500 USD 4.2600 USD 4.2700 USD |
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(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. CFD | Nature of dealing e.g. opening/ closing a long/ short position, increasing/ reducing a long/ short position | Number of reference securities (Note 6) | Price per unit (Note 5) |
$0.01 ordinary shares | Equity Swap | Increase in Long
Decrease in Long | 458
62 1201 | 3.9991 USD
3.9400 USD 4.0594 USD |
(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. call option | Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc. | Number of securities to which option relates (Note 6) | Exerciseprice per unit | Type e.g. American, Europeanetc. | Expiry date | Option moneypaid/ received per unit |
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(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. call option | Exercising/ exercised against | Number of securities | Exercise price per unit (Note 5) |
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(d) Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities) (Note 3)
Class of relevant security | Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion, exercise | Details | Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5) |
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4. OTHER INFORMATION
(a) Indemnity and other dealing 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 person 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" |
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(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. |
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(c) Attachments
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? | NO |
Date of disclosure | 12 June 2026 |
Contact name | Hetvi Shah |
Telephone number | 44 2034 936359 |
Public disclosures under Rule 8.3 of the Rules must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.
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NOTES ON FORM 8.3
1. See the definition of "connected fund manager" in Rule 2.2 of Part A of the Rules.
2. See the definition of "interest in a relevant security" in Rule 2.5 of Part A of the Rules and see Rule 8.6(a) and (b) of Part B of the Rules.
3. See the definition of "relevant securities" in Rule 2.1 of Part A of the Rules.
4. See the definition of "dealing" in Rule 2.1 of Part A of the Rules.
5. If the economic exposure to changes in the price of securities is limited, for example, by virtue of a stop loss arrangement relating to a spread bet, full details must be given.
6. See Rule 2.5(d) of Part A of the Rules.
7. If details included in a disclosure under Rule 8 are incorrect, they should be corrected as soon as practicable in a subsequent disclosure. Such disclosure should state clearly that it corrects details disclosed previously, identify the disclosure or disclosures being corrected, and provide sufficient detail for the reader to understand the nature of the corrections. In the case of any doubt, the Panel should be consulted.
For full details of disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 of the Rules. If in doubt, consult the Panel.
References in these notes to "the Rules" are to the Irish Takeover Panel Act, 1997, Takeover Rules, 2022.
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