Form 8.3 - BLUE PRISM GROUP PLC

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- 

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:	30 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:	2,068,729	2.14%	302,507	0.31%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
		294,290	0.30%	1,961,435	2.02%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:	2,363,019	2.44%	2,263,942	2.34%

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	18	11.4657 GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	196	11.5900 GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	204	11.4650 GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	211	11.4700 GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	214	11.5550 GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	215	11.3800 GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	218	11.5050 GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	218	11.4150 GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	418	11.4000 GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	427	11.4200 GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	446	11.4900 GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	456	11.3900 GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	993	11.5450 GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	1,801	11.4489 GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	2,212	11.5045 GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	3,750	11.4966 GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	3,877	11.4838 GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	4,862	11.4856 GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	5,125	11.5283 GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	5,252	11.4823 GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	5,476	11.4867 GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	7,183	11.4828 GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	9,723	11.4905 GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	25,097	11.4796 GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	32,403	11.5000 GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	34,310	11.4820 GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	39,462	11.4003 GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	42,461	11.4341 GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	31	11.4725 GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	110	11.4168 GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	196	11.5900 GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	204	11.4650 GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	211	11.4700 GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	214	11.5550 GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	215	11.3800 GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	215	11.4896 GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	216	11.4000 GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	218	11.4150 GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	218	11.5050 GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	251	11.5080 GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	427	11.4200 GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	446	11.4900 GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	452	11.4657 GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	456	11.3900 GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	993	11.5450 GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	1,260	11.4798 GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	1,401	11.4819 GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	4,000	11.4187 GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	4,332	11.4902 GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	5,907	11.5008 GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	6,418	11.5005 GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	15,396	11.4327 GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	17,837	11.5000 GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	33,000	11.4501 GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	38,522	11.4443 GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	96,733	11.4523 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	110	11.4168 GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Long	149	11.4467 GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Long	215	11.4896 GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Long	1,163	11.4546 GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Long	4,236	11.4688 GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Long	9,474	11.4550 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Long	11,275	11.5000 GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Long	11,993	11.4571 GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Long	15,569	11.4539 GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Long	31,403	11.4556 GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Long	37,359	11.4440 GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Long	43,690	11.4405 GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Short	194	11.4423 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Short	423	11.5008 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Short	622	11.4937 GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Short	824	11.4455 GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Short	1,064	11.4296 GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Short	5,476	11.4867 GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Short	6,999	11.4629 GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Short	8,892	11.5113 GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Short	9,723	11.4905 GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Short	10,578	11.4730 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Short	11,281	11.5000 GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Short	17,855	11.5000 GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Short	19,468	11.4850 GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Short	22,006	11.4856 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:	1 Oct 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 [phone].

*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.