FORM 8.3 - BLUE PRISM GROUP PLC

LONDON--()-- 

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)

1. KEY INFORMATION

(a) Full name of discloser: Barclays PLC.
 
(b) Owner or controller of interest and short
positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose BLUE PRISM GROUP PLC
relevant securities this form relates:
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an
offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of
offeror/offeree:
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: 23 September 2021
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making NO
disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

Class of relevant security: 1p ordinary
Interests Short Positions
Number (%) Number (%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled:

1,531,941

1.58%

497,578

0.51%

 

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

487,800

0.50%

1,525,204

1.57%

 

(3)

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

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 
 
TOTAL:

2,019,741

2.08%

2,022,782

2.09%

 

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of 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 (Open Positions).

(b) 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:

 

3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

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 Purchase/sale Number of Price per unit
security securities

1p ordinary

Purchase

22

11.5054 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

72

11.5102 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

160

11.3984 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

436

11.3985 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

500

11.4900 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

856

11.4908 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,616

11.4994 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,810

11.5000 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,699

11.4951 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,572

11.5046 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

16

11.5056 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

34

11.5011 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

114

11.4900 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

552

11.3905 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,029

11.5062 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,375

11.5008 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,749

11.5000 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,760

11.4814 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

20,172

11.4890 GBP

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

 

reference

unit

security

 

 

securities

 

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

3

11.4997 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

16

11.5053 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

373

11.5160 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

743

11.4757 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,029

11.5062 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,376

11.4765 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

4,746

11.5000 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

6,873

11.4810 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

7,146

11.4826 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

8,794

11.5001 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

11

11.5245 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

22

11.5052 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

72

11.5102 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

272

11.4914 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

436

11.4901 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

856

11.4908 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,103

11.4750 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

6,460

11.5118 GBP

(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

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security

Nature of dealing

e.g. subscription, conversion

Details

Price per unit (if applicable)

 

 

 

 

 

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

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:

(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or

(ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:

If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”

 

None

 

(c) Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:

24 Sep 2021

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

*If the discloser is a natural person, a telephone number does not need to be included, provided contact information has been provided to the Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

Category Code: RET
Sequence Number: 746901
Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20210924T124443+0100

Contacts

BARCLAYS PLC

Contacts

BARCLAYS PLC