RNS Number : 6235K Citadel Group 01 July 2026  

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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

Citadel Group

(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.

N/A

(c)   Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates

Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

FORWARD INDUSTRIES INC

(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

30 June 2026

(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"

YES

BRERA HOLDINGS PLC

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)

ISIN US3499321038

$0.01 ordinary shares

Interests

Short positions

Number

%

Number

%

(1)   Relevant securities owned and/or controlled

785,784

1.05

160,422

0.21

(2)   Cash-settled derivatives

0

0.00

0

0.00

(3)   Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/ sell

115,200

0.15

57,300

0.07

Total

900,984

1.20

217,722

0.29

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

(Note 5)

Common

Buy Transaction

621

4.1471 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

96

4.1600 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

1,101

4.1605 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

100

4.1700 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

314

4.1706 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

624

4.1764 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

4,167

4.1807 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

225

4.1811 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

25

4.1820 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

37

4.1835 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

506

4.1888 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

192

4.1890 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

3,071

4.1891 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

140

4.1895 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

460

4.1900 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

131

4.1901 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

813

4.1908 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

924

4.1918 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

2,195

4.1945 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

400

4.1950 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

500

4.1980 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

400

4.1988 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

81

4.2011 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

14

4.2014 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

405

4.2028 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

8

4.2038 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

1,792

4.2045 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

626

4.2055 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

3

4.2067 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

800

4.2075 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

608

4.2093 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

320

4.2100 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

602

4.2101 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

734

4.2101 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

1,000

4.2103 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

2,076

4.2108 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

120

4.2123 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

944

4.2125 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

9,359

4.2125 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

3,588

4.2134 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

626

4.2150 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

33

4.2152 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

303

4.2167 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

4

4.2175 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

865

4.2178 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

1,938

4.2180 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

7,315

4.2184 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

1,400

4.2193 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

1,100

4.2198 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

30,042

4.2200 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

3,947

4.2203 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

900

4.2211 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

22

4.2223 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

600

4.2233 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

212

4.2250 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

380

4.2258 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

2,575

4.2274 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

210

4.2276 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

5,705

4.2285 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

7,050

4.2286 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

928

4.2291 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

386

4.2293 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

475

4.2300 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

800

4.2313 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

1,715

4.2315 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

20

4.2335 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

1,243

4.2339 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

1,000

4.2350 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

5

4.2360 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

27

4.2381 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

482

4.2386 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

964

4.2411 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

325

4.2411 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

500

4.2420 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

80

4.2423 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

707

4.2426 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

200

4.2450 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

500

4.2480 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

720

4.2489 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

1,000

4.2500 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

400

4.2525 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

1,121

4.2566 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

200

4.2600 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

1,015

4.2607 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

1,486

4.2700 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

200

4.2750 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

307

4.2751 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

600

4.2775 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

641

4.2775 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

100

4.2800 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

600

4.2817 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

21,115

4.2875 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

5

4.3000 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

406

4.2200 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

100

4.1400 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

9

4.1500 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

200

4.1550 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

226

4.1644 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

100

4.1700 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

584

4.1758 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

699

4.1796 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

10

4.1800 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

15,924

4.1858 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

130

4.1868 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

280

4.1895 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

361

4.1900 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

3

4.1967 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

363

4.1980 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

82

4.1991 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

2,325

4.2000 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

106

4.2002 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

108

4.2006 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

284

4.2008 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

937

4.2048 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

14

4.2050 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

1,144

4.2052 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

576

4.2053 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

199

4.2053 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

379

4.2063 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

532

4.2070 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

2,501

4.2080 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

2,070

4.2081 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

129

4.2083 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

1,614

4.2091 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

239

4.2095 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

841

4.2100 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

1,061

4.2103 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

1,267

4.2103 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

603

4.2116 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

402

4.2120 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

500

4.2120 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

818

4.2125 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

600

4.2150 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

1,010

4.2150 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

512

4.2160 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

943

4.2170 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

22

4.2173 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

72

4.2175 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

4,107

4.2176 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

1,159

4.2181 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

575

4.2183 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

600

4.2183 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

118

4.2186 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

942

4.2198 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

236

4.2199 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

25,214

4.2200 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

110

4.2206 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

63

4.2221 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

97

4.2230 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

1,600

4.2231 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

151

4.2250 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

300

4.2267 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

6,768

4.2271 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

293

4.2273 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

1,538

4.2276 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

5,433

4.2278 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

305

4.2282 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

815

4.2285 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

851

4.2289 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

217

4.2293 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

2,454

4.2295 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

1,034

4.2300 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

375

4.2303 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

1,529

4.2308 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

1,552

4.2316 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

317

4.2348 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

107

4.2350 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

167

4.2366 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

500

4.2373 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

636

4.2400 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

429

4.2404 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

263

4.2422 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

2,384

4.2432 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

479

4.2433 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

266

4.2476 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

716

4.2486 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

235

4.2491 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

5,043

4.2500 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

1,570

4.2544 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

121

4.2566 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

1,468

4.2600 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

1,345

4.2615 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

483

4.2620 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

402

4.2699 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

292

4.2700 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

136

4.2750 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

18

4.3000 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

4

4.3300 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

5

4.5000 USD

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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

    (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)

(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?

  • YES

Date of disclosure

1 July 2026

Contact name

Paula Santos

Telephone number

020 7645 9700

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

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SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8

IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL

DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.1, RULE 8.3, RULE 38.5(b) AND

RULE 38.6 OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997,

TAKEOVER RULES, 2022

DETAILS OF OPEN STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVE (INCLUDING

OPTION) POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL AND

RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE FOR NEW SECURITIES

1.             KEY INFORMATION

Full name of person making

disclosure:

Citadel Group

Name of offeror/offeree in relation

to whose relevant securities the

disclosure relates:

FORWARD INDUSTRIES INC

2.             STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVES (INCLUDING OPTIONS)

Class of

relevant

security

Product

description

e.g. call

option

Written or

purchased

Number of

securities to

which option

or derivative

relates

Exercise

price

per unit

Type

e.g.

American,

European

etc.

Expiry

date

Common

Call Option

Purchased

200

17.5 USD

American

18/12/2026

Common

Put Option

Purchased

-1,400

5.0 USD

American

21/08/2026

Common

Put Option

Purchased

-400

2.5 USD

American

21/08/2026

Common

Call Option

Purchased

900

5.0 USD

American

17/07/2026

Common

Put Option

Purchased

-2,100

5.0 USD

American

18/12/2026

Common

Call Option

Purchased

50,800

20.0 USD

American

21/08/2026

Common

Put Option

Purchased

-800

7.5 USD

American

21/08/2026

Common

Call Option

Purchased

4,000

10.0 USD

American

18/12/2026

Common

Call Option

Purchased

21,200

10.0 USD

American

20/11/2026

Common

Put Option

Purchased

-900

2.5 USD

American

18/12/2026

Common

Put Option

Purchased

-2,300

5.0 USD

American

20/11/2026

Common

Put Option

Purchased

-100

10.0 USD

American

21/08/2026

Common

Put Option

Purchased

-300

10.0 USD

American

18/12/2026

Common

Put Option

Purchased

-8,000

5.0 USD

American

17/07/2026

Common

Put Option

Purchased

-2,500

7.5 USD

American

18/12/2026

Common

Put Option

Purchased

-300

7.5 USD

American

19/02/2027

Common

Call Option

Purchased

2,100

10.0 USD

American

21/08/2026

Common

Call Option

Sold

-100

7.5 USD

American

21/08/2026

Common

Call Option

Sold

-200

15.0 USD

American

18/12/2026

Common

Call Option

Sold

-100

5.0 USD

American

20/11/2026

Common

Put Option

Sold

36,000

2.5 USD

American

17/07/2026

Common

Call Option

Sold

-9,100

7.5 USD

American

18/12/2026

Common

Call Option

Sold

-3,000

7.5 USD

American

20/11/2026

Common

Call Option

Sold

-2,400

2.5 USD

American

21/08/2026

Common

Call Option

Sold

-9,000

20.0 USD

American

18/12/2026

Common

Call Option

Sold

-4,900

5.0 USD

American

21/08/2026

Common

Call Option

Sold

-3,800

5.0 USD

American

19/02/2027

Common

Call Option

Sold

-600

2.5 USD

American

18/12/2026

Common

Call Option

Sold

-5,000

5.0 USD

American

18/12/2026

3.             AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL

Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood:

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4.             RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE FOR NEW SECURITIES (INCLUDING DIRECTORS' AND OTHER EMPLOYEE OPTIONS)

  • Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:

  • Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:

It is not necessary to provide details on a Supplemental Form with regard to cash-settled derivatives.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

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.

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