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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 | J.P. Morgan Securities LLC |
(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) | - |
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure | 15 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) | $0.01 ordinary shares | |||
Interests | Short positions | |||
Number | % | Number | % | |
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled | 2,306,520 | 3.13 | 1,202,407 | 1.63 |
(2) Cash-settled derivatives | 1,019,129 | 1.38 | 267,801 | 0.36 |
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/ sell | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
Total | 3,325,649 | 4.51 | 1,470,208 | 1.99 |
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 relevantsecurity | Purchase/sale | Number ofsecurities | Price per unit (Note 5) |
$0.01 ordinary shares | Purchase | 300 | 4.2650 USD |
Purchase | 81 | 4.2764 USD | |
Purchase | 14 | 4.2850 USD | |
Purchase | 310 | 4.2853 USD | |
Purchase | 1,240 | 4.2900 USD | |
Purchase | 40 | 4.3000 USD | |
Purchase | 1,740 | 4.3150 USD | |
Purchase | 80 | 4.3250 USD | |
Purchase | 18,923 | 4.3325 USD | |
Purchase | 400 | 4.3350 USD | |
Purchase | 325 | 4.3527 USD | |
Purchase | 500 | 4.3550 USD | |
Purchase | 330 | 4.3573 USD | |
Purchase | 300 | 4.3650 USD | |
Purchase | 200 | 4.3750 USD | |
Purchase | 400 | 4.3850 USD | |
Purchase | 200 | 4.3900 USD | |
Purchase | 400 | 4.3950 USD | |
Purchase | 400 | 4.4050 USD | |
Purchase | 1,300 | 4.4771 USD | |
Purchase | 200 | 4.5300 USD | |
Purchase | 16 | 4.5400 USD | |
Purchase | 216 | 4.5500 USD | |
Purchase | 287 | 4.5653 USD | |
Purchase | 1,145 | 4.5725 USD | |
Purchase | 1,086 | 4.5809 USD | |
Purchase | 3,753 | 4.6054 USD | |
Purchase | 1,031 | 4.6845 USD | |
Purchase | 4 | 4.7000 USD | |
| Sale | 100 | 4.2400 USD | |
Sale | 200 | 4.2650 USD | |
Sale | 100 | 4.2750 USD | |
Sale | 1,658 | 4.2819 USD | |
Sale | 310 | 4.2853 USD | |
Sale | 400 | 4.2863 USD | |
Sale | 2,376 | 4.2900 USD | |
Sale | 300 | 4.2950 USD | |
Sale | 600 | 4.3000 USD | |
Sale | 100 | 4.3100 USD | |
Sale | 2,348 | 4.3119 USD | |
Sale | 2,825 | 4.3147 USD | |
Sale | 1,540 | 4.3150 USD | |
Sale | 100 | 4.3200 USD | |
Sale | 1,585 | 4.3209 USD | |
Sale | 80 | 4.3250 USD | |
Sale | 5,891 | 4.3279 USD | |
Sale | 20,307 | 4.3325 USD | |
Sale | 300 | 4.3350 USD | |
Sale | 200 | 4.3450 USD | |
Sale | 1,104 | 4.3472 USD | |
Sale | 1,394 | 4.3521 USD | |
Sale | 325 | 4.3527 USD | |
Sale | 425 | 4.3550 USD | |
Sale | 74 | 4.3554 USD | |
Sale | 23 | 4.3615 USD | |
Sale | 100 | 4.3650 USD | |
Sale | 732 | 4.3706 USD | |
Sale | 500 | 4.3723 USD | |
Sale | 100 | 4.3750 USD | |
Sale | 325 | 4.3773 USD | |
Sale | 1,900 | 4.3776 USD | |
Sale | 700 | 4.3786 USD | |
Sale | 200 | 4.3850 USD | |
Sale | 300 | 4.3867 USD | |
Sale | 100 | 4.3900 USD | |
Sale | 100 | 4.3950 USD | |
Sale | 654 | 4.4025 USD | |
Sale | 200 | 4.4050 USD | |
Sale | 200 | 4.4300 USD | |
Sale | 40 | 4.4400 USD | |
Sale | 200 | 4.4580 USD | |
Sale | 213 | 4.4707 USD | |
Sale | 156 | 4.4728 USD | |
Sale | 1,300 | 4.4771 USD | |
Sale | 931 | 4.4826 USD | |
Sale | 56 | 4.5400 USD | |
Sale | 100 | 4.5500 USD | |
Sale | 3,753 | 4.6054 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) |
$0.01 ordinary shares | Equity Swap | Decrease Long
Increase Long
Increase Short | 3,753
18,923 1,300
310 194 325 | 4.6054 USD
4.3324 USD 4.4770 USD
4.2853 USD 4.2900 USD 4.3526 USD |
(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) | Exerciseprice per unit | Type e.g. American, Europeanetc. | Expiry date | Option moneypaid/ received per unit |
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(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. call option | Exercising/ exercised against | Number of securities | Exercise price per unit (Note 5) |
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(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" |
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(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. |
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(c) Attachments
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? | NO |
Date of disclosure | 16 July 2026 |
Contact name | Hetvi Shah |
Telephone number | 44 2034 936359 |
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.