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FORM 38.5(a)
(EPT/RI)
IRISH TAKEOVER
PANEL
DEALING DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE
38.5(a) OF THE IRISH
TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER RULES, 2022
BY A CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH
RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS AND DEALING IN
A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
1.
KEY INFORMATION
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(a) Name of exempt principal
trader:
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J&E Davy Unlimited
Company
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(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation
to whose relevant securities this form relates:
Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
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Dalata Hotel Group PLC
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(c) Name of the party to the offer with
which exempt principal trader is connected:
(Note 1)
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Dalata Hotel Group PLC
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(d) Date dealing undertaken:
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07/03/2025
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(e) In addition to the company in 1(b)
above, is the exempt principal trader 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"
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NO
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2.
DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER (Note 2)
Where there have been dealings in more than one class of
relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy
table 2(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.
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(a)
Purchases and sales
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Class of
relevant
security
(Note 3)
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Purchases/
sales
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Total
number of
securities
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Highest
price
per
unit paid/
received
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Lowest
price per
unit paid/
received
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ORD
EUR0.001
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Buy
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32505
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450
GBX
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435
GBX
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ORD
EUR0.001
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Sell
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37278
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450
GBX
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443.46 GBX
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ORD
EUR0.001
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Buy
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1791114
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5.45EUR
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5.22 EUR
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ORD
EUR0.001
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Sell
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1616623
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5.45 EUR
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5.35 EUR
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(b)
Cash-settled derivative transactions
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Class of
relevant
security
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Product
description
e.g. CFD
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Nature of dealing
e.g.
opening/closing
a long/short
position,
increasing/reducing
a
long/short
position
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Number of
reference
securities
(Note
4)
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Price per
unit (Note 5)
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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(c)
Stock-settled derivative transactions (including
options)
(i)
Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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Class of
relevant
security
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Product
description
e.g.
call option
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Writing,
purchasing,
selling,
varying
etc.
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Number
of
securities
to
which
option
relates
(Note 4)
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Exercise
price
per
unit
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Type
e.g.
American,
European
etc.
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Expiry
date
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Option
money
paid/
received
per unit
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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(ii)
Exercise
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Class of
relevant
security
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Product
description
e.g. call
option
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Exercising/
exercised
against
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Number of
securities
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Exercise price
per unit
(Note 5)
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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(d)
Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new
securities)
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Class of relevant security
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Nature of
dealing
e.g.
subscription,
conversion,
exercise
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Details
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Price per unit
(if
applicable)
(Note 5)
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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3.
OTHER INFORMATION
(a)
Indemnity and other dealing arrangements
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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"
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N/A
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(b)
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or
derivatives
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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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N/A
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Date of disclosure:
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10/03/2025
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Contact name:
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Kieren Kelly
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Telephone number:
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016148719
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Public disclosures under Rule 38 of the Rules must be made to
a Regulatory Information Service.
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NOTES ON FORM
38.5(a)
1.
See the definition of "connected principal trader" in Rule 2.2 of
Part A of the Rules.
2.
See the definition of "dealing" in Rule 2.1 of Part A of the
Rules.
3.
See the definition of "relevant securities" in Rule 2.1 of Part A
of the Rules.
4.
See Rule 2.5(d) 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.
If details included in a disclosure under Rule 38 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 Rules 8 and 38 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.
