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LONDON - BNP Paribas SA (ETR:BNPP) disclosed on Friday its mixed holding in the Dalata Hotel Group Plc, with both long and short positions affecting 2.7% and 2.76% of the company’s issued share capital, respectively. According to a regulatory filing with the Irish Takeover Panel, the French bank’s latest position was established on May 22, 2025.
The disclosure, made under Rule 8.3 of the Irish Takeover Panel Act, 1997, Takeover Rules, 2022, indicates that BNP Paribas (OTC:BNPQY) owns 5,378,514 ordinary shares, representing a 2.5% interest in Dalata Hotel Group. Conversely, the bank holds short positions totaling -627,855 shares, or -0.3%. Additionally, BNP Paribas has cash-settled derivatives amounting to 293,171 shares, or 0.14%, and short positions in derivatives totaling -5,213,742 shares, or -2.5%.
The bank engaged in several transactions involving Dalata’s securities, including sales of ordinary shares at a price of EUR 5.1300 per unit and derivative transactions, such as increasing a short position through a Contract for Difference (CFD) at a price of EUR 5.3800 per unit.
BNP Paribas has not disclosed any indemnity or option arrangements, nor has it revealed any agreements or understandings related to voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of relevant securities.
This disclosure does not indicate any specific inducement to deal or refrain from dealing by BNP Paribas or any parties acting in concert with the offer. The information provided is based on a press release statement made available on May 23, 2025, by the London Stock Exchange (LON:LSEG)’s Regulatory Information Service.
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