RNS Number : 1382M Citadel Group 13 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

10 July 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

787,590

1.05

71,937

0.09

(2)   Cash-settled derivatives

0

0.00

0

0.00

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

164,200

0.21

51,800

0.06

Total

951,790

1.27

123,737

0.16

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

2

4.1100 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

10

4.1200 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

50

4.1728 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

600

4.1875 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

500

4.1900 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

418

4.2000 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

1,074

4.2037 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

500

4.2100 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

1,391

4.2116 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

485

4.2152 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

4,514

4.2152 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

12

4.2167 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

1,100

4.2173 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

102

4.2218 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

2

4.2300 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

708

4.2327 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

679

4.2329 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

638

4.2356 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

425

4.2362 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

6,202

4.2382 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

362

4.2400 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

956

4.2463 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

44

4.2464 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

433

4.2480 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

1,596

4.2500 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

1,200

4.2501 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

1,356

4.2564 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

400

4.2575 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

50

4.2600 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

3,900

4.2633 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

838

4.2634 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

2,427

4.2662 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

300

4.2667 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

6,492

4.2673 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

2,541

4.2698 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

1,377

4.2700 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

705

4.2701 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

1,600

4.2703 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

276

4.2728 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

700

4.2729 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

440

4.2736 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

176

4.2757 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

1,269

4.2760 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

966

4.2770 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

170

4.2794 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

2,915

4.2800 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

9,075

4.2806 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

515

4.2807 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

8,307

4.2821 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

936

4.2823 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

2,174

4.2830 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

500

4.2840 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

2,200

4.2858 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

612

4.2873 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

1,917

4.2900 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

210

4.2905 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

640

4.2905 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

1,963

4.2907 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

110

4.2912 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

3,048

4.2915 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

7,429

4.2925 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

124

4.2928 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

1,446

4.2930 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

250

4.2930 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

1,140

4.2934 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

654

4.3000 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

700

4.3043 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

2,962

4.3044 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

4

4.3050 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

3

4.3067 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

2,740

4.3093 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

500

4.3100 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

800

4.3125 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

974

4.3131 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

216

4.3156 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

900

4.3200 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

101

4.3208 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

86

4.3247 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

500

4.3252 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

582

4.3300 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

150

4.3341 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

435

4.3349 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

2,448

4.3350 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

600

4.3367 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

2,200

4.3400 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

2,557

4.3425 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

78

4.3500 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

1,365

4.3540 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

2,343

4.3541 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

824

4.3573 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

300

4.3600 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

2,562

4.3623 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

119

4.3638 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

300

4.3650 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

156

4.3653 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

664

4.3690 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

5,900

4.3840 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

1,302

4.3898 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

100

4.3900 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

621

4.4053 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

593

4.4277 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

22

4.4300 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

1,289

4.4481 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

846

4.4504 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

1,935

4.4888 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

228

4.5044 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

1,832

4.5453 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

310

4.6361 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

50

4.7800 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

100

4.7900 USD

Common

Buy Transaction

100

4.8000 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

1,369

4.2900 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

172

4.2000 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

1

4.2100 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

510

4.2104 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

187

4.2139 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

4

4.2150 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

266

4.2300 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

1,215

4.2310 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

2,699

4.2321 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

171

4.2337 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

4

4.2350 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

7

4.2386 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

449

4.2391 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

1,874

4.2400 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

156

4.2488 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

110

4.2500 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

1,652

4.2500 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

176

4.2589 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

956

4.2620 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

110

4.2650 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

103

4.2683 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

1,801

4.2700 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

318

4.2708 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

981

4.2709 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

1,900

4.2721 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

1,064

4.2741 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

3,216

4.2746 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

42

4.2750 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

34

4.2753 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

7

4.2757 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

954

4.2773 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

1

4.2800 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

70

4.2846 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

10,264

4.2868 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

2,208

4.2889 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

575

4.2891 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

3,656

4.2900 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

1,470

4.2907 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

1,000

4.2948 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

1,535

4.2969 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

401

4.2973 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

617

4.3000 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

1,379

4.3043 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

4

4.3050 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

1,808

4.3076 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

7,361

4.3079 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

841

4.3100 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

47

4.3113 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

525

4.3117 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

23

4.3117 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

11

4.3127 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

438

4.3128 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

1,078

4.3130 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

21

4.3138 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

138

4.3141 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

1

4.3200 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

282

4.3217 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

427

4.3242 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

309

4.3246 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

1,301

4.3254 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

1,789

4.3278 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

468

4.3285 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

1,000

4.3290 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

1,685

4.3293 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

910

4.3300 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

1,179

4.3306 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

368

4.3314 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

2,448

4.3350 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

400

4.3400 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

536

4.3488 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

1,790

4.3500 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

580

4.3517 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

1,962

4.3569 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

824

4.3573 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

700

4.3643 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

300

4.3667 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

201

4.3700 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

2,434

4.3738 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

400

4.3775 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

552

4.3800 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

18

4.3867 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

3,047

4.3880 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

100

4.3900 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

96

4.4044 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

11,925

4.4131 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

170

4.4224 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

2,804

4.4241 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

1,865

4.4259 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

298

4.4371 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

270

4.4463 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

115

4.4714 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

21

4.4714 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

77

4.5000 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

77

4.5184 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

100

4.5400 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

100

4.5450 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

2,403

4.5979 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

15

4.6200 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

200

4.6600 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

1

4.7400 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

41

4.7512 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

720

4.7674 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

22

4.7700 USD

Common

Sell Transaction

1,868

4.7857 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

Common

Product

description e.g. call

option

Call Option

Writing, purchasing, selling, varying

etc.

Buy Transaction

Number

of

securities

to which

option

relates

(Note 6)

1,600

Exercise

price per

unit

5.0000 USD

Type

e.g.

American,

European

etc.

American

Expiry

date

2026-11-20

Option

money

paid/

received per unit

0.8000 USD

(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

13 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

50,500

20.0 USD

American

21/08/2026

Common

Call Option

Purchased

44,000

10.0 USD

American

18/12/2026

Common

Put Option

Purchased

-300

7.5 USD

American

19/02/2027

Common

Call Option

Purchased

1,700

10.0 USD

American

21/08/2026

Common

Call Option

Purchased

800

5.0 USD

American

17/07/2026

Common

Call Option

Purchased

21,200

10.0 USD

American

20/11/2026

Common

Put Option

Purchased

-100

2.5 USD

American

21/08/2026

Common

Put Option

Purchased

-7,600

5.0 USD

American

17/07/2026

Common

Put Option

Purchased

-2,300

5.0 USD

American

20/11/2026

Common

Put Option

Purchased

-900

2.5 USD

American

18/12/2026

Common

Call Option

Purchased

200

17.5 USD

American

18/12/2026

Common

Call Option

Purchased

0

2.5 USD

American

17/07/2026

Common

Call Option

Purchased

1,100

5.0 USD

American

20/11/2026

Common

Put Option

Purchased

-2,700

5.0 USD

American

21/08/2026

Common

Put Option

Purchased

-800

7.5 USD

American

21/08/2026

Common

Put Option

Purchased

-2,500

7.5 USD

American

18/12/2026

Common

Call Option

Purchased

5,800

5.0 USD

American

21/08/2026

Common

Put Option

Purchased

-300

10.0 USD

American

18/12/2026

Common

Put Option

Purchased

-100

10.0 USD

American

21/08/2026

Common

Call Option

Sold

-500

10.0 USD

American

19/02/2027

Common

Call Option

Sold

-3,200

5.0 USD

American

19/02/2027

Common

Put Option

Sold

36,000

2.5 USD

American

17/07/2026

Common

Call Option

Sold

-9,000

20.0 USD

American

18/12/2026

Common

Call Option

Sold

-2,400

2.5 USD

American

21/08/2026

Common

Call Option

Sold

-600

2.5 USD

American

18/12/2026

Common

Call Option

Sold

-9,100

7.5 USD

American

18/12/2026

Common

Put Option

Sold

2,900

5.0 USD

American

18/12/2026

Common

Call Option

Sold

-300

7.5 USD

American

21/08/2026

Common

Call Option

Sold

-3,000

7.5 USD

American

20/11/2026

Common

Call Option

Sold

-200

15.0 USD

American

18/12/2026

Common

Call Option

Sold

-5,100

5.0 USD

American

18/12/2026

Common

Call Option

Sold

-800

2.5 USD

American

19/02/2027

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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