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FORM 38.5(b) |
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IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL |
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OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE |
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UNDER RULE 38.5(b) OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER |
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PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER RULES, 2022 BY A CONNECTED |
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EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITHOUT RECOGNISED |
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INTERMEDIARY STATUS, OR WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY |
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STATUS BUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY |
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1. KEY INFORMATION |
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(a) Name of exempt principal trader |
BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD |
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(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: |
IRISH RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES REIT PLC |
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(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected (Note 1) |
IRISH RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES REIT PLC |
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(d) Date position held/dealing undertaken: |
12 Oct 2026 |
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(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? |
NO |
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2. INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS |
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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) |
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(Note 2) |
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Class of relevant security : |
€0.10 Ordinary Shares |
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Interests |
Short Positions |
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Number |
(%) |
Number |
(%) |
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(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: |
5,113,358 |
0.98% |
163,527 |
0.03% |
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(2) Cash-settled derivatives: |
212,427 |
0.04% |
5,135,346 |
0.98% |
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(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: |
0 |
0.00% |
0 |
0.00% |
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TOTAL: |
5,325,785 |
1.02% |
5,298,873 |
1.01% |
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3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER (Note 4) |
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(a) Purchases and sales |
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Class of relevant Security |
Purchase/sale |
Total number of securities |
Highest price per unit paid/received |
Lowest price per unit paid/received |
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€0.10 Ordinary Shares |
Sale |
92,763 |
1.2960 EUR |
1.2820 EUR |
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€0.10 Ordinary Shares |
Purchase |
114,758 |
1.2920 EUR |
1.2820 EUR |
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(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions |
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Class of relevant security |
Product description |
Nature of dealing |
Number of reference securities |
Price per unit(Note 4) |
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€0.10 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
2,272 |
1.2858 EUR |
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€0.10 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
959 |
1.2834 EUR |
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€0.10 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
4,664 |
1.2845 EUR |
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€0.10 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
139 |
1.2920 EUR |
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€0.10 Ordinary Shares |
CFD |
Increasing Short |
15,372 |
1.2866 EUR |
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€0.10 Ordinary Shares |
CFD |
Increasing Short |
1,325 |
1.2921 EUR |
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€0.10 Ordinary Shares |
CFD |
Decreasing Short |
9,591 |
1.2819 EUR |
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€0.10 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
1,214 |
1.2840 EUR |
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€0.10 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
29,083 |
1.2833 EUR |
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€0.10 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
8,582 |
1.2852 EUR |
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€0.10 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
648 |
1.2858 EUR |
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€0.10 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
631 |
1.2858 EUR |
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€0.10 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
1,331 |
1.2852 EUR |
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€0.10 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
18 |
1.2880 EUR |
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€0.10 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
56 |
1.2820 EUR |
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€0.10 Ordinary Shares |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
3,600 |
1.2900 EUR |
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(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) |
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(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying |
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Class of |
Product description |
Writing, purchasing, |
Number of securities |
Exercise price |
Type |
Expiry date |
Option money |
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relevant security |
selling, |
to which option |
per unit |
paid/received per unit |
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varying etc. |
relates (Note 7) |
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(ii) Exercising |
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Class of relevant security |
Product description |
Exercising/ exercised against |
Number of securities |
Exercise price per unit |
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(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) |
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Class of relevant security |
Nature of Dealings |
Details |
Price per unit |
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(Note 7) |
(if applicable) (Note 4) |
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4. OTHER INFORMATION |
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(a) Indemnity and other dealings arrangements |
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Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities |
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which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any |
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party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: |
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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 understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating to the |
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voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or |
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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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NONE |
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(c) Attachments |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? |
NO |
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Date of disclosure: |
13 Oct 2026 |
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Contact name: |
Large Holdings Regulatory Operations |
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Telephone number: |
020 3134 7213 |
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IrishForm38.5BIRISHRESIDENTIALPROPERTIESREITPLC
Summary by 6ix
Barclays Capital Securities Ltd, an exempt principal trader (a securities dealer exempt from some takeover rules) connected to Irish Residential Properties REIT plc, a party to an offer, disclosed under Irish takeover rules its positions and trades in the company's €0.10 ordinary shares on October 12, 2026. No details of the offer are given.
Key details
- On October 12, 2026, Barclays Capital Securities Ltd sold 92,763 shares at prices between 1.2820 EUR and 1.2960 EUR per share and bought 114,758 shares at prices between 1.2820 EUR and 1.2920 EUR per share.
- It also traded cash-settled swaps and CFDs (contracts for difference), contracts that track the share price without owning the shares, at prices from 1.2819 EUR to 1.2921 EUR per share. These opened, increased or decreased long and short positions, for example an increase in a short position over 29,083 shares at 1.2833 EUR.
- After the dealings it owned or controlled 5,113,358 shares (0.98%) and held cash-settled derivatives over 212,427 shares (0.04%), for total interests of 5,325,785 shares (1.02%).
- Its short positions, which gain if the share price falls, totalled 5,298,873 shares (1.01%). These were made up of 163,527 shares (0.03%) owned or controlled and 5,135,346 shares (0.98%) through cash-settled derivatives.
- In the disclosure dated October 13, 2026, Barclays Capital Securities Ltd reported no indemnity or other dealing arrangements with any party to the offer. It also reported no agreements on voting rights tied to its derivatives.
6ix wrote this summary from the release below and checked it against the release.
Earlier from Barclays
- Holding(s) in Company
- Irish Form 38.5 B DCC ENERGY PLC
- Transaction in Own Shares
- IrishForm38.5BIRISHRESIDENTIALPROPERTI Replacement

