BARCLAYS PLC: FORM 8.3 - BLUE PRISM GROUP PLC

TIDMPRSM TIDMBARC 
 
 

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:               15 September 2021 
(f)  In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the     NO 
     discloser making 
     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:                        1,622,299  1.67%  519,022     0.54% 
 
(2)   Cash-settled derivatives: 
                                           509,709    0.53%  1,614,634   1.67% 
 
      Stock-settled derivatives 
(3)   (including options) 
 and agreements to purchase/sell:          0          0.00%  0           0.00% 
 
 
 TOTAL:                                    2,132,008  2.20%  2,133,656   2.20% 
 
 

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       4           11.4650 GBP 
1p ordinary        Purchase       7           11.3557 GBP 
1p ordinary        Purchase       225         11.6369 GBP 
1p ordinary        Purchase       481         11.5837 GBP 
1p ordinary        Purchase       1,067       11.6000 GBP 
1p ordinary        Purchase       2,262       11.2824 GBP 
1p ordinary        Purchase       3,195       11.5750 GBP 
1p ordinary        Purchase       3,857       11.6229 GBP 
1p ordinary        Purchase       4,511       11.5570 GBP 
1p ordinary        Purchase       4,619       11.6100 GBP 
1p ordinary        Purchase       5,000       11.3633 GBP 
1p ordinary        Purchase       8,352       11.5601 GBP 
1p ordinary        Purchase       11,000      11.6067 GBP 
1p ordinary        Purchase       15,587      11.5994 GBP 
1p ordinary        Sale           119         11.5278 GBP 
1p ordinary        Sale           214         11.2750 GBP 
1p ordinary        Sale           466         11.2969 GBP 
1p ordinary        Sale           483         11.5989 GBP 
1p ordinary        Sale           879         11.5497 GBP 
1p ordinary        Sale           1,385       11.2747 GBP 
1p ordinary        Sale           4,925       11.6000 GBP 
1p ordinary        Sale           7,925       11.5472 GBP 
1p ordinary        Sale           30,749      11.4769 GBP 
1p ordinary        Sale           35,151      11.5686 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               119         11.5279 GBP 
1p ordinary  SWAP         Long               205         11.5590 GBP 
1p ordinary  SWAP         Long               217         11.5775 GBP 
1p ordinary  CFD          Long               323         11.6000 GBP 
1p ordinary  SWAP         Long               483         11.5989 GBP 
1p ordinary  CFD          Long               813         11.5234 GBP 
1p ordinary  SWAP         Long               1,537       11.5611 GBP 
1p ordinary  CFD          Long               1,730       11.5462 GBP 
1p ordinary  SWAP         Long               3,256       11.5034 GBP 
1p ordinary  SWAP         Long               4,035       11.4503 GBP 
1p ordinary  SWAP         Long               4,602       11.6000 GBP 
1p ordinary  SWAP         Long               6,300       11.5369 GBP 
1p ordinary  SWAP         Long               21,611      11.4737 GBP 
1p ordinary  SWAP         Short              4           11.4652 GBP 
1p ordinary  SWAP         Short              7           11.3559 GBP 
1p ordinary  SWAP         Short              88          11.6611 GBP 
1p ordinary  SWAP         Short              225         11.6369 GBP 
1p ordinary  SWAP         Short              481         11.5837 GBP 
1p ordinary  SWAP         Short              645         11.5906 GBP 
1p ordinary  CFD          Short              1,052       11.6008 GBP 
1p ordinary  CFD          Short              1,067       11.6000 GBP 
1p ordinary  SWAP         Short              4,467       11.6217 GBP 
1p ordinary  CFD          Short              4,531       11.6108 GBP 
1p ordinary  SWAP         Short              4,889       11.5714 GBP 
1p ordinary  SWAP         Short              4,961       11.5462 GBP 
 

(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 
Class of  Product      Writing,     Number of   Exercise  Type e.g.  Expiry  Option 
relevant  description  purchasing,  securities  price     American,  date    money 
security  e.g. call    selling,     to which    per       European           paid/ 
          option       varying      option      unit      etc.               received 
                       etc.         relates                                  per 
                                                                             unit 
 
 

(ii) Exercise

 
Class of        Product         Exercising/     Number of       Exercise price 
relevant        description     exercised       securities      per unit 
security        e.g. call       against 
                option 
 
 

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

 
Class of relevant       Nature of dealing      Details  Price per unit (if 
security                e.g. subscription,              applicable) 
                        conversion 
 
 

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:                    16 Sep 2021 
                                       Large Holdings Regulatory 
Contact name:                          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.

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