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FORM 8.3

IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL

OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.3 OF THE IRISH
TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER
RULES, 2022 BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1%
OR MORE

1.      KEY INFORMATION

 (a) Full name of discloser                                                                                                                                                                                                     Man Group PLC           
 (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 relates  Use 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 (Note 1)                                                                                                                           
 (e) Date position held/dealing undertaken  For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure                                                                                       29/04/2025              
 (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.

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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)

 Class of relevant security  (Note 3)                                                €0.01 ordinary shares                     
                                                                                     Interests             Short positions     
                                                                                     Number        %       Number    %         
 (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled                                     2,569,905.00  1.22                        
 (2) Cash-settled derivatives                                                        1,051,342.00  0.50                        
 (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/ sell                                            
 Total                                                                               3,621,247.00  1.71                        

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 (Note 4)

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 EUR (Note 5)  

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(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  (Note 6)  Price  per unit EUR (Note 5)  
 €0.01 ordinary shares       Equity Swap                     Reducing a long position                                                                                     5,800                                      5.093                         
 €0.01 ordinary shares       Equity Swap                     Reducing a long position                                                                                     700                                        5.093                         
 €0.01 ordinary shares       Equity Swap                     Reducing a long position                                                                                     300                                        5.093                         

(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  (Note 6)  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  (Note 5)  

(d)      Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new
securities) (Note 3)

 Class of  relevant  security  Nature of dealing  e.g. subscription,  conversion, exercise  Details  Price per unit (if  applicable)  (Note 5)  

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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  30/04/2025       
 Contact name        Mackenzie Terry  
 Telephone number    +442071441555    

Public disclosures under Rule 8.3 of the Rules must be made to a Regulatory
Information Service.

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NOTES ON FORM 8.3

1.      See the definition of “connected fund manager” in Rule 2.2
of Part A of the Rules.

2.      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) and (b) of Part B of the
Rules.

3.      See the definition of “relevant securities” in Rule 2.1 of
Part A of the Rules.

4.      See the definition of “dealing” in Rule 2.1 of Part A of the
Rules.

5.      If the economic exposure to changes in the price of securities
is limited, for example, by virtue of a stop loss arrangement relating to a
spread bet, full details must be given.

6.      See Rule 2.5(d) of Part A of the Rules.

7.      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