Dalata Hotel Group plc

The Vanguard Group, Inc. (IRSH) Form 8.3 - The Vanguard Group, Inc.: Dalata Hotel Group plc 21-March-2025 / 14:47 GMT/BST Ap27

 

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

 

Full name of discloser	The Vanguard Group, Inc.
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.
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	Dalata Hotel Group plc
If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree (Note 1)
Date position held/dealing undertaken For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure	20 March 2025
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”	No

 

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	%
Relevant securities owned and/or controlled	7,675,447	3.63%
Cash-settled derivatives
Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/ sell
Total	7,675,447	3.63%

 

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 relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit (Note 5)
$0.01 ordinary shares	Purchase	816	5.54 EUR
$0.01 ordinary shares	Sale	6,648	5.54 EUR

 

 

 

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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)	Exercise price per unit	Type e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date	Option money paid/ received per unit

 

(ii) Exercise

 

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Exercising/ exercised against	Number of securities	Exercise price per unit (Note 5)

 

(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)
Not Applicable

 

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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?

No

 

Date of disclosure	21 March 2025
Contact name	Shawn Acker
Telephone number	001-610-669-6713

 

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

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Category Code:	RET - Dalata Hotel Group plc
TIDM:	IRSH
LEI Code:	5493002789CX3L0CJP65
Sequence No.:	379818
EQS News ID:	2104602

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