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:

28 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:

1,832,341

1.89%

401,092

0.41%

 

 

 

 

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

392,362

0.40%

1,824,479

1.88%

 

 

 

 

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

2,224,703

2.30%

2,225,571

2.30%

 

 

 

 

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

9

11.4200 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

121

11.6102 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

278

11.6300 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

500

11.6100 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

671

11.5316 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

718

11.5633 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

750

11.5900 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,981

11.6200 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,839

11.5028 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,000

11.4360 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,231

11.6110 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,619

11.5530 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,439

11.4298 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

15,020

11.5436 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

16,768

11.4919 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

35,832

11.7041 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

38,898

11.6154 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

72,435

11.5751 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

73,125

11.5084 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

100,000

11.4344 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

299,588

11.5376 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

97

11.5291 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

204

11.4300 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

235

11.4381 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

278

11.6300 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

300

11.6359 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

500

11.6100 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

556

11.5191 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

750

11.5900 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

760

11.6229 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

958

11.4807 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

999

11.6603 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,156

11.4211 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,553

11.5521 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,981

11.6200 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,079

11.5327 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,686

11.4659 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,815

11.5214 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,885

11.5068 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,000

11.4359 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,290

11.5503 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

9,500

11.6055 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

10,000

11.4991 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

20,122

11.5392 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

44,754

11.5241 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

49,892

11.6618 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

68,977

11.4200 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

90,517

11.4986 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

138,641

11.5394 GBP

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

 

Nature of dealing

 

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

 

 

 

reference

unit

security

 

 

 

 

securities

 

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

97

11.5291 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

235

11.4381 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

374

11.5083 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

1,191

11.4484 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

2,079

11.5327 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

2,548

11.4449 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,710

11.4810 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

2,815

11.5214 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

3,448

11.5410 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

6,113

11.4200 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

6,984

11.4288 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

7,874

11.5150 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

10,000

11.4991 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

11,981

11.5184 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

32,115

11.5640 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

42,044

11.5269 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

58,284

11.4200 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

102,333

11.5475 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

9

11.4202 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

36

11.4361 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

100

11.4600 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

121

11.6102 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

718

11.5633 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

778

11.4200 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

6,904

11.6200 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

31,216

11.6192 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

38,733

11.5879 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

45,174

11.5612 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

57,488

11.5229 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

100,000

11.4344 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

112,070

11.5646 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

118,458

11.5168 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:

29 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: 747494
Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20210929T122402+0100

Contacts

BARCLAYS PLC

Contacts

BARCLAYS PLC