<div id="readability-page-1"><div>RNS Number : 4824W Barclays PLC 22 August 2025 <div><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="8">FORM 8.3</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8">IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8">OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.3 OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8">RULES, 2022 BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8">1. KEY INFORMATION</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4">(a) Full name of discloser</td><td colspan="4">Barclays PLC.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4">(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a)</td><td colspan="4"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4">(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates</td><td colspan="4">DALATA HOTEL GROUP PLC</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4">(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree (Note 1)</td><td colspan="4"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4">(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken</td><td colspan="4">21 Aug 2025</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4">(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?</td><td colspan="4">NO</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8">2. INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8">Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8">(Note 2)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3">Class of relevant security (Note 3)</td><td colspan="5">€0.01 ordinary shares</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"></td><td colspan="2">Interests</td><td colspan="3">Short positions</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"></td><td>Number</td><td>(%)</td><td>Number</td><td colspan="2">(%)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3">(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled</td><td>6,551,234</td><td>3.10%</td><td>226,153</td><td colspan="2">0.11%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3">(2) Cash-settled derivatives</td><td>223,742</td><td>0.11%</td><td>6,442,242</td><td colspan="2">3.05%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3">(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/ sell</td><td>0</td><td>0.00%</td><td>0</td><td colspan="2">0.00%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TOTAL:</td><td></td><td>6,774,976</td><td>3.20%</td><td>6,668,395</td><td colspan="2">3.15%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8">3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE (Note 4)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8">(a) Purchases and sales</td></tr><tr><td>Class of relevant security</td><td>Purchase/sale</td><td colspan="2">Number of securities</td><td colspan="4">Price per unit(Note 5)</td></tr><tr><td>€0.01 ordinary shares</td><td>Purchase</td><td colspan="2">5,513</td><td colspan="4"> 6.3828 EUR</td></tr><tr><td>€0.01 ordinary shares</td><td>Purchase</td><td colspan="2">16,994</td><td colspan="4"> 6.3800 EUR</td></tr><tr><td>€0.01 ordinary shares</td><td>Sale</td><td colspan="2">715</td><td colspan="4"> 6.3900 EUR</td></tr><tr><td>€0.01 ordinary shares</td><td>Sale</td><td colspan="2">10,731</td><td colspan="4"> 6.3800 EUR</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8">(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Class of relevant security</td><td>Product description</td><td colspan="2">Nature of dealing</td><td>Number of reference securities (Note 6)</td><td colspan="2">Price per unit(Note 5)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">€0.01 ordinary shares</td><td>SWAP</td><td colspan="2">Decreasing Short</td><td>715</td><td colspan="2"> 6.3900 EUR</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">€0.01 ordinary shares</td><td>SWAP</td><td colspan="2">Decreasing Short</td><td>1,397</td><td colspan="2"> 6.3800 EUR</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">€0.01 ordinary shares</td><td>SWAP</td><td colspan="2">Decreasing Short</td><td>1,927</td><td colspan="2"> 6.3799 EUR</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">€0.01 ordinary shares</td><td>SWAP</td><td colspan="2">Increasing Short</td><td>2</td><td colspan="2"> 6.3803 EUR</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">€0.01 ordinary shares</td><td>CFD</td><td colspan="2">Increasing Short</td><td>16</td><td colspan="2"> 6.3812 EUR</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">€0.01 ordinary shares</td><td>SWAP</td><td colspan="2">Increasing Short</td><td>3,510</td><td colspan="2"> 6.3800 EUR</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">€0.01 ordinary shares</td><td>SWAP</td><td colspan="2">Increasing Short</td><td>5,511</td><td colspan="2"> 6.3828 EUR</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">€0.01 ordinary shares</td><td>CFD</td><td colspan="2">Increasing Short</td><td>5,607</td><td colspan="2"> 6.3804 EUR</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8">(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8">(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying</td></tr><tr><td>Class of</td><td>Product description</td><td>Writing, purchasing,</td><td>Number of securities</td><td>Exercise price</td><td>Type</td><td>Expiry date</td><td>Option money</td></tr><tr><td>relevant security</td><td></td><td>selling,</td><td>to which option</td><td>per unit</td><td></td><td></td><td>paid/received per unit</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>varying etc.</td><td>relates (Note 6)</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8">(ii) Exercise</td></tr><tr><td>Class of</td><td colspan="2">Product description</td><td>Exercising/exercised</td><td>Number of</td><td colspan="3">Exercise price per</td></tr><tr><td>relevant security</td><td colspan="2"></td><td>against</td><td>securities</td><td colspan="3">unit (Note 5)</td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="3"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8">(d) Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities) (Note 3)</td></tr><tr><td>Class of</td><td>Nature of dealing</td><td colspan="3">Details</td><td colspan="3">Price per unit</td></tr><tr><td>relevant security</td><td></td><td colspan="3"></td><td colspan="3">(if applicable) (Note 5)</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td colspan="3"></td><td colspan="3"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8">4. OTHER INFORMATION</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8">(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements</td></tr><tr><td colspan="7">Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding,</td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7">formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing</td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7">entered into by the person making the disclosure and any party</td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7">to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer.</td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8">NONE</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8">(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives</td></tr><tr><td colspan="7">Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing</td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7">and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option</td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7">referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any</td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7">relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this</td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7">should be stated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8">NONE</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8">(c) Attachments</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4">Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached?</td><td colspan="4">NO</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4">Date of disclosure</td><td colspan="4">22 Aug 2025</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4">Contact name</td><td colspan="4">Large Holdings Regulatory Operations</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4">Telephone number</td><td colspan="4">020 3134 7213</td></tr></tbody></table></div>This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. 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Barclays PLC disclosed its position regarding Dalata Hotel Group PLC under the Irish Takeover Panel rules. As of August 21, 2025, Barclays holds 6,551,234 ordinary shares (3.10%) and has short positions totaling 226,153 shares (0.11%). The total interests amount to 6,774,976 shares (3.20%) with short positions of 6,668,395 shares (3.15%). Recent transactions include purchases and sales of ordinary shares at prices around €6.38 to €6.39.

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