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RNS Number : 7052L  Barclays PLC  23 April 2024

FORM 38.5(b)

IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL

OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE

UNDER RULE 38.5(b) OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER

PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER RULES, 2022 BY A CONNECTED

EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITHOUT RECOGNISED

INTERMEDIARY STATUS, OR WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY

STATUS BUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY

1.                       KEY INFORMATION

(a)                      Name of exempt principal trader:                                                                           BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD

(b)                      Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose                                                               IRISH RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES REIT PLC

 relevant securities this form relates:

(c)                      Name of the party to the offer with which exempt                                                           IRISH RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES REIT PLC

 principal trader is connected (Note 1)

(d)                      Date position held/dealing undertaken:                                                                     22 Apr 2024

(e)                      In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal                                          No

 trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

2.                       INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS

                          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:

                                                                                                                                     Interests                   Short Positions

                          Number                     (%)                            Number                                           (%)

(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:                                                                                    4,262,129     0.80%         656,278       0.12%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:                                                                                                       530,673       0.10%         4,187,053     0.79%

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to                                                                 0             0.00%         0             0.00%

purchase/sell:

                                                                                                                                     4,792,802     0.91%         4,843,331     0.91%

 TOTAL:

3.                       DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER (Note 4)

(a)                      Purchase and sales

Class of relevant        Purchase/sale              Total number of                Highest price per unit                           Lowest price per unit

 security

 securities

 paid/received

 paid/received

€0.10 ordinary shares    Purchase                   3,323                                             1.0120 EUR                                       1.0120 EUR

€0.10 ordinary shares    Purchase                   8,391                                             1.0153 EUR                                       1.0153 EUR

€0.10 ordinary shares    Purchase                   8,925                                             1.0140 EUR                                       1.0140 EUR

€0.10 ordinary shares    Purchase                   34,700                                            1.0126 EUR                                       1.0126 EUR

€0.10 ordinary shares    Sale                       3,323                                             1.0120 EUR                                       1.0120 EUR

€0.10 ordinary shares    Sale                       96,854                                            1.0160 EUR                                       1.0160 EUR

€0.10 ordinary shares    Purchase                   4,546                                             1.0140 EUR                                       1.0140 EUR

€0.10 ordinary shares    Purchase                   7,093                                             1.0180 EUR                                       1.0180 EUR

€0.10 ordinary shares    Purchase                   7,549                                             1.0179 EUR                                       1.0179 EUR

€0.10 ordinary shares    Purchase                   82,697                                            1.0158 EUR                                       1.0158 EUR

€0.10 ordinary shares    Sale                       16,303                                            1.0117 EUR                                       1.0117 EUR

€0.10 ordinary shares    Sale                       18,283                                            1.0139 EUR                                       1.0139 EUR

€0.10 ordinary shares    Sale                       19,620                                            1.0140 EUR                                       1.0140 EUR

(b)                      Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of                 Product  description       Nature of dealing              Number of                                        Price per

 relevant

 reference

 unit

 security

 securities

€0.10 ordinary shares    SWAP                       Long                           838                                                                 1.0125 EUR

€0.10 ordinary shares    CFD                        Long                           17,445                                                              1.0139 EUR

€0.10 ordinary shares    SWAP                       Short                          8,391                                                               1.0153 EUR

€0.10 ordinary shares    SWAP                       Short                          8,925                                                               1.0140 EUR

(c)                      Stock-settled derivative transactions  (including options)

(i)                      Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class                    Product                    Writing,                       Number                                           Exercise      Type          Expiry        Option

 of

 description

 purchasing,

 of

 price

 date

 money

 relevant

 selling,

 securities

 per unit

 paid/

 security

 varying etc

 to which

 received

 option

 per unit

 relates

(ii)                     Exercising

Class of relevant        Product description        Exercising/ exercised against  Number of                                        Exercise price per

 security

 securities

 unit

(d)                      Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant        Nature of Dealings         Details                        Price per unit (if

 security

 applicable)

4.                       OTHER INFORMATION

(a)                      Indemnity and other dealings 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 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"

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 (Open Positions) attached?                                                                                 NO

Date of disclosure:                                                                                                                 23 Apr 2024

Contact name:                                                                                                                       Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:                                                                                                                   020 3134 7213

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