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Form 8.3 - Forward Industries Inc

19 Jun 2026 15:00

RNS Number : 0667J
Citadel Group
19 June 2026
 

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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

Citadel Group

(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

18 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)

ISIN US3499321038

$0.01 ordinary shares

Interests

Short positions

Number

%

Number

%

(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled

876,004

1.17

140,793

0.18

(2) Cash-settled derivatives

0

0.00

0

0.00

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

113,800

0.15

63,400

0.08

Total

989,804

1.32

204,193

0.27

 

 

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)

 Common

Buy Transaction

100

4.3300 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

504

4.3350 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

509

4.3407 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

345

4.3408 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

238

4.3432 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

430

4.3435 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

11

4.3436 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

6,063

4.3470 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

7,483

4.3493 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

7,600

4.3500 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

246

4.3513 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

563

4.3520 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

10,001

4.3543 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

200

4.3550 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

27

4.3552 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

2,010

4.3571 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

3

4.3600 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

6,073

4.3616 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

778

4.3636 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

2,700

4.3656 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

3

4.3667 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

3,086

4.3695 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

5,400

4.3700 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

924

4.3733 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

3

4.3733 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

3

4.3767 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

76

4.3800 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

4,202

4.3814 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

800

4.3838 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

678

4.3875 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

9

4.3889 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

1,800

4.3900 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

64

4.3902 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

600

4.3917 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

500

4.3920 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

5,801

4.3978 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

101

4.4000 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

250

4.4020 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

397

4.4034 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

1,800

4.4086 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

31,347

4.4100 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

2,715

4.4101 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

1,226

4.4155 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

414

4.4156 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

924

4.4166 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

9,319

4.4196 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

100

4.4200 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

570

4.4209 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

3

4.4233 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

122

4.4250 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

2,853

4.4254 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

3

4.4267 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

3,155

4.4276 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

1,797

4.4298 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

324

4.4324 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

871

4.4326 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

910

4.4338 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

56

4.4350 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

400

4.4375 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

500

4.4380 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

301

4.4400 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

320

4.4437 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

180

4.4458 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

3

4.4467 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

1,112

4.4488 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

387

4.4492 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

910

4.4530 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

250

4.4540 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

282

4.4596 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

705

4.4600 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

1,429

4.4659 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

4

4.4675 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

305

4.4700 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

552

4.4714 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

2

4.4750 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

437

4.4820 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

814

4.5091 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

1

4.7500 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

1,250

4.8000 USD

 Common

Buy Transaction

35

19.3800 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

56

4.3246 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

111

4.3389 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

80

4.3400 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

50

4.3500 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

11

4.3582 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

50

4.3582 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

25,681

4.3584 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

29

4.3600 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

144

4.3678 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

530

4.3690 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

110

4.3700 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

70

4.3717 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

924

4.3733 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

253

4.3765 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

137

4.3765 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

3,079

4.3765 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

257

4.3768 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

1,320

4.3770 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

341

4.3772 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

1,921

4.3800 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

175

4.3823 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

272

4.3824 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

92

4.3834 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

829

4.3836 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

99

4.3848 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

5

4.3860 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

288

4.3860 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

9,837

4.3862 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

750

4.3880 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

205

4.3900 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

4,476

4.3909 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

15,590

4.3923 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

213

4.3944 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

1,561

4.3958 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

5

4.3960 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

623

4.3965 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

136

4.3969 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

2,014

4.3984 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

3,563

4.4000 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

994

4.4013 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

286

4.4023 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

900

4.4033 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

256

4.4035 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

2,186

4.4037 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

81

4.4041 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

1,154

4.4053 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

900

4.4067 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

2,975

4.4072 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

1,200

4.4083 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

8,150

4.4100 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

1,798

4.4105 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

601

4.4118 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

336

4.4135 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

160

4.4138 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

4,889

4.4165 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

418

4.4200 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

3,986

4.4210 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

799

4.4213 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

400

4.4250 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

2,905

4.4255 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

805

4.4265 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

598

4.4267 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

3,083

4.4273 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

153

4.4300 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

1,867

4.4306 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

88

4.4316 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

2,137

4.4330 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

2,695

4.4333 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

2,721

4.4338 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

633

4.4339 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

450

4.4344 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

502

4.4359 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

12

4.4367 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

1

4.4400 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

970

4.4470 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

628

4.4500 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

765

4.4522 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

400

4.4531 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

235

4.4550 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

251

4.4566 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

472

4.4567 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

200

4.4580 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

902

4.4589 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

340

4.4595 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

317

4.4600 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

24

4.4625 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

190

4.4700 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

5

4.4760 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

10

4.4800 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

2,000

4.4900 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

108

4.5190 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

300

4.5533 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

233

4.5788 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

8

4.5800 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

300

4.5833 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

1,000

4.6000 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

2

4.7000 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

1

4.7500 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

1,122

4.7600 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

975

4.7700 USD

 Common

Sell Transaction

35

19.3800 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)

 

(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

Common

Call Option

Buy Transaction

100

5.0000 USD

American

2026-06-18

0.0500 USD

Common

Put Option

Buy Transaction

400

5.0000 USD

American

2026-07-17

0.9000 USD

Common

Call Option

Buy Transaction

6,000

5.0000 USD

American

2026-12-18

1.0000 USD

 

(ii) Exercise

 

Class of relevant security

Product description e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit (Note 5)

Common

Call Option

OPTION_ASSIGNMENT

1,800

2.5000 USD

Common

Put Option

OPTION_EXERCISE

500

5.0000 USD

 

(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"

 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 attached?

YES

 

Date of disclosure

19 June 2026

Contact name

Paula Santos

Telephone number

020 7645 9700

 

Public disclosures under Rule 8.3 of the Rules must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

 

 

 

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SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8

 

IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL

 

DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.1, RULE 8.3, RULE 38.5(b) ANDRULE 38.6 OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997,TAKEOVER RULES, 2022

 

DETAILS OF OPEN STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVE (INCLUDINGOPTION) POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ANDRIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE FOR NEW SECURITIES

 

1. KEY INFORMATION

 

Full name of person making disclosure:

Citadel Group

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities the disclosure relates:

FORWARD INDUSTRIES INC

 

2. STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVES (INCLUDING OPTIONS)

 

Class of relevant security

Product description e.g. call option

Written or purchased

Number of securities towhich optionor derivative relates

Exercise price per unit

Type e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Common

Put Option

Purchased

-300

10.0 USD

 

American

 

18/12/2026

 

Common

Put Option

Purchased

-900

2.5 USD

 

American

 

18/12/2026

 

Common

Call Option

Purchased

200

17.5 USD

 

American

 

18/12/2026

 

Common

Put Option

Purchased

-8,000

5.0 USD

 

American

 

17/07/2026

 

Common

Call Option

Purchased

50,800

20.0 USD

 

American

 

21/08/2026

 

Common

Put Option

Purchased

-100

10.0 USD

 

American

 

21/08/2026

 

Common

Put Option

Purchased

-1,100

7.5 USD

 

American

 

21/08/2026

 

Common

Put Option

Purchased

-3,100

5.0 USD

 

American

 

18/12/2026

 

Common

Call Option

Purchased

4,000

10.0 USD

 

American

 

18/12/2026

 

Common

Put Option

Purchased

-2,500

7.5 USD

 

American

 

18/12/2026

 

Common

Put Option

Purchased

-400

2.5 USD

 

American

 

21/08/2026

 

Common

Put Option

Purchased

-2,300

5.0 USD

 

American

 

20/11/2026

 

Common

Call Option

Purchased

2,100

10.0 USD

 

American

 

21/08/2026

 

Common

Call Option

Purchased

20,700

10.0 USD

 

American

 

20/11/2026

 

Common

Put Option

Purchased

-1,400

5.0 USD

 

American

 

21/08/2026

 

Common

Call Option

Sold

-2,400

2.5 USD

 

American

 

21/08/2026

 

Common

Call Option

Sold

-2,000

7.5 USD

 

American

 

18/06/2026

 

Common

Call Option

Sold

-9,100

7.5 USD

 

American

 

18/12/2026

 

Common

Call Option

Sold

-10,700

5.0 USD

 

American

 

18/12/2026

 

Common

Call Option

Sold

-100

5.0 USD

 

American

 

18/06/2026

 

Common

Call Option

Sold

-4,900

5.0 USD

 

American

 

21/08/2026

 

Common

Call Option

Sold

-900

7.5 USD

 

American

 

21/08/2026

 

Common

Call Option

Sold

-600

2.5 USD

 

American

 

18/12/2026

 

Common

Call Option

Sold

-3,000

7.5 USD

 

American

 

20/11/2026

 

Common

Call Option

Sold

-9,000

20.0 USD

 

American

 

18/12/2026

 

Common

Call Option

Sold

-500

15.0 USD

 

American

 

18/12/2026

 

Common

Put Option

Sold

36,000

2.5 USD

 

American

 

17/07/2026

 

Common

Call Option

Sold

-100

5.0 USD

 

American

 

20/11/2026

 

 

3. AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL

 

Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood:

 

 

 

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4. RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE FOR NEW SECURITIES (INCLUDING DIRECTORS' AND OTHER EMPLOYEE OPTIONS)

 

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:

 

Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:

 

 

It is not necessary to provide details on a Supplemental Form with regard to cash-settled derivatives.

 

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

 

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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