
Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd. : Form 8.3 - DALATA HOTEL GROUP PLC
IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL
OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE UNDERRULE 8.3 OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVERRULES, 2022 BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANTSECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
1.
KEY INFORMATION
(a)
Full name of discloser
Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd. in its capacity as investment advisor and on behalf its affiliates who are also investment advisors ('Dimensional'). Dimensional expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares described in this form 8.3.
(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.
(c)
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relatesUse a separate form for each offeror/offeree
Dalata Hotel Group PLC
(d)
If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree
(e)
Date position held/dealing undertakenFor an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure
14 May 2025
(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'
N/A
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
Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)
Class of relevant security
$0.01 ordinary shares (IE00BJMZDW83)
Interests
Short Positions
Number
%
Number
%
(1)
Relevant securities owned and/or controlled
4,926,700
2.33 %
(2)
Cash-settled derivatives
(3)
Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/ sell
Total
4,926,700
2.33 %
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
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
$0.01 ordinary shares (IE00BJMZDW83)
Purchase
3,543
5.3358 EUR
There was a Transfer In of 1,535 shares of $0.01 ordinary shares
(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
Price per unit
(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
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
(d)
Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities)
Class of relevant security
Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion, exercise
Details
Price per unit (if applicable)
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
15 May 2025
Contact name
Thomas Hone
Telephone number
+44 20 3033 3419
Public disclosures under Rule 8.3 of the Rules must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

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