Barclays PLC — Major Shareholding Notification 2021

Oct 13, 2021

National Storage Mechanism | Additional information

FORM 8.3 – BLUE PRISM GROUP PLC

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:				12 October 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:		2,006,677	2.07%	252,282	0.26%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
			233,896	0.24%	1,811,120	1.87%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:		0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:		2,240,573	2.31%	2,063,402	2.13%

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		54		11.2800 GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		272		11.2938 GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		339		11.2700 GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		599		11.3041 GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		809		11.2870 GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		873		11.2837 GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		1,922		11.2857 GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		2,333		11.3000 GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		12,110		11.2726 GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		30,549		11.2972 GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		40,280		11.2959 GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		42,500		11.2686 GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		54		11.2800 GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		296		11.3005 GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		339		11.2700 GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		470		11.3000 GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		638		11.2885 GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		3,637		11.2599 GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		6,370		11.2836 GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		25,745		11.2966 GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		36,479		11.2663 GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		44,188		11.2953 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		212	11.2791 GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Long		1,371	11.3000 GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Long		3,637	11.2599 GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Long		3,949	11.2855 GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Long		4,761	11.2922 GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Long		16,090	11.3003 GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Short		76	11.2932 GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Short		120	11.2999 GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Short		523	11.3056 GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Short		735	11.2836 GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Short		1,745	11.2447 GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Short		3,017	11.2651 GBP
1p ordinary		CFD		Short		3,534	11.2905 GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Short		3,832	11.2757 GBP
1p ordinary		CFD		Short		30,549	11.2972 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:				13 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 +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.

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