John Gallagher-Form8.3-Irish Continental Group plc
John Gallagher, along with Bernadette Gallagher and entities Waltham Securities Unlimited Company and Belair Investment Holdings Limited, has disclosed interests in Irish Continental Group plc. As of August 6, 2026, they collectively hold 5,681,034 ordinary shares, representing 3.83% of the company, with no short positions reported. This disclosure is made under Rule 8.3 of the Irish Takeover Panel Act, 1997, Takeover Rules, 2022, and no dealings were undertaken by the discloser on that date.
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IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL
RULES, 2022 BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
KEY INFORMATION
| (a) Full name of discloser | John Gallagher | |||
| (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. | John Gallagher Bernadette Gallagher Waltham Securities Unlimited Company Belair Investment Holdings Limited | |||
| (d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree (Note 1) | N/A | |||
| (e) Date position held/dealing undertaken For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure | 6 August 2026 | |||
| 2. INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS | ||||
| (Note 2) | ||||
| Class of relevant security (Note 3) | Ordinary Shares | |||
| Interests | Short positions | |||
| Number | % | Number | % | |
| (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled | 5,681,034 Ordinary Shares, of which: (i) 3,594,264 are owned and controlled by John Gallagher; (ii) 1,286,770 are owned and controlled by Waltham Securities Unlimited Company (a company ultimately owned and controlled by John Gallagher and Bernadette Gallagher); and (iii) 800,000 are controlled by Belair Investment Holdings Limited (a company ultimately controlled by John Gallagher and Bernadette Gallager). | 3.83% | Nil | - |
| (2) Cash-settled derivatives | Nil | - | - | |
| (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/ sell | Nil | - | - | |
| Total | 5,681,034 | 3.83% | Nil | - |
All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.
- DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE (Note 4)
The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.
Purchases and sales
| Class of relevant security | Purchase/sale | Number of securities | Price per unit (Note 5) | ||||
| (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 (Note 5) | |||
| (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) | |||
- 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) |
- OTHER INFORMATION
- Indemnity and other dealing arrangements
None
- Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
- Attachments
| Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? | NO |
| Date of disclosure | 7 August 2026 |
Public disclosures under Rule 8.3 of the Rules must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.
NOTES ON FORM 8.3
- See the definition of "connected fund manager" in Rule 2.2 of Part A of the Rules.
- See the definition of "relevant securities" in Rule 2.1 of Part A of the Rules.
- See the definition of "dealing" in Rule 2.1 of Part A of the Rules.
- See Rule 2.5(d) of Part A of the Rules.
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