FORM 8.1(a) & (b)
(Opening Position Disclosure)
IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL
OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.1(a) AND (b) OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER RULES, 2022 BY AN OFFEROR OR AN OFFEREE
1.KEY INFORMATION
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(a)Full name of discloser:
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Irish Residential Properties plc
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(b)Owner or controller of interests and shortpositions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
The naming of nominee or vehicle companies isinsufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor andbeneficiaries must be named.
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N/A
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(c)Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whoserelevant securities this form relates:
Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
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Irish Residential Properties plc
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(d)Is the discloser the offeror or the offeree?
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OFFEREE
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(e)Date position held:
The latest practicable date prior to the disclosure
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8 October 2026
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(f)In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is thediscloser also making disclosures in respectof any other party to the offer?
If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state“N/A”
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N/A
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2.INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS
If there are interests and 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 (Note 1)
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Class of relevant security: (Note 2)
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Interests
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Short positions
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Number
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%
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Number
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%
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(1)Relevant securities ownedand/or controlled:
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NIL
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–
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NIL
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–
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(2)Cash-settled derivatives:
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NIL
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–
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NIL
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–
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(3)Stock-settled derivatives(including options) andagreements to purchase/sell:
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NIL
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–
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NIL
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–
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Total:
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NIL
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–
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NIL
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–
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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 Form8.
3.INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS OF PERSONS ACTING IN CONCERT WITH THE PARTY MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
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Details of any interests and short positions (including directors’and other employee options) of any person acting in concert withthe party making the disclosure:
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- Interests held by directors of the Offeree, their close relatives and related trusts in the ordinary shares of €0.10 each in the capital of the Offeree (“Ordinary Shares”)
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Director
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Number of Ordinary Shares held
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Percentage of total issued Ordinary Shares
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Hugh Scott-Barrett
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125,000
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0.024%
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Eddie Byrne*
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792,265
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0.151%
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Tom Kavanagh
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181,127
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0.035%
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Denise Turner
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100,000
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0.019%
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Gary Britton
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NIL
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–
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Shruthi Chindalur
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NIL
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–
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Stefanie Frensch
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45,000
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0.009%
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* Of Eddie Byrne’s position, 191,962 Ordinary Shares (acquired out of his cash bonus and subject to a three-year restriction) are held on trust for him by PricewaterhouseCoopers as Trustee of the Irish Residential Properties REIT plc Employee Share Trust, and are included in the figure disclosed below in table 3(c).
- Directors’ conditional performance-based share awards granted under the IRES Long Term Incentive Plan
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Director
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Award Date
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No. of Ordinary Shares
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Vesting Date (from)
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Eddie Byrne
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28-May-24
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642,921
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28-May-27
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Eddie Byrne
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21-Mar-25
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669,013
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21-Mar-28
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Eddie Byrne
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19-Feb-26
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608,180
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19-Feb-29
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Eddie Byrne
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05-Oct-26
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67,573
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05-Oct-29
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- Interests and short positions held by PricewaterhouseCoopers, presumed concert party of the Offeree as Trustee of the Irish Residential Properties plc Employee Share Trust
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Class of relevant security: Ordinary Shares
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Interests
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Short positions
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Number
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%
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Number
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%
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- Relevant securities owned and/or controlled
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568,072
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0.108%
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Nil
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–
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- Cash-settled derivatives
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Nil
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–
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Nil
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–
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- Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell
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Nil
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–
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Nil
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–
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Total:
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568,072
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0.108%
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Nil
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–
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- Interests and short positions held by J&E Davy, presumed concert party of the Offeree
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Class of relevant security: Ordinary Shares
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Interests
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Short positions
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Number
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%
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Number
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%
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- Relevant securities owned and/or controlled
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144,765*
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0.028%
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Nil
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–
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- Cash-settled derivatives
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Nil
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–
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Nil
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–
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- Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell
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Nil
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–
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Nil
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–
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Total:
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144,765*
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0.028%
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–
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–
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* Held on behalf of discretionary investment clients
Details of 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.
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4.OTHER INFORMATION
(a)Indemnity and other dealing arrangements
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Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreementor understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securitieswhich may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealingentered into by the party to the offer making the disclosure or anyperson acting in concert with it:
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Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. Ifthere are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state“none”
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None
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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 understandingbetween the person disclosing and any other person relatingto the voting rights of any relevant securities under any optionreferred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or futureacquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, thisshould be stated.
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None
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(c)Attachments
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached?
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YES/NO
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No
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Date of disclosure:
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8 October 2026
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Contact name:
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Anna-Marie Curry
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Telephone number:
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+353 1 5634012
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Public disclosures under Rule 8.1 of the Rules must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.
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NOTES ON FORM 8.1(a) and (b)
1.See the definition of “interest in a relevant security” in Rule 2.5 of Part A of the Rules and see Rule 8.6(a) of Part B of the Rules.
2.See the definition of “relevant securities” in Rule 2.1 of Part A of the Rules.
3.If details included in a disclosure under Rule 8 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 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.