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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: 07 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: 2,099,716 2.17% 342,133 0.35%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
323,481 0.33% 1,906,220 1.97%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 2,423,197 2.50% 2,248,353 2.32%
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 200 11.2600 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 250 11.3300 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 348 11.2894 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 375 11.2800 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 985 11.3143 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 1,001 11.2900 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 2,234 11.3115 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 3,354 11.2857 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 6,647 11.3088 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 16,674 11.2882 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 31,751 11.2919 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 86,123 11.2700 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 37 11.3011 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 250 11.2900 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 394 11.2946 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 459 11.3042 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 817 11.3035 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 1,029 11.2881 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 1,900 11.3072 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 7,707 11.2786 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 40,833 11.3032 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 50,000 11.2908 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 317 11.2690 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Long 1,029 11.2881 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Long 6,302 11.3140 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Long 6,647 11.3036 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Long 7,707 11.2786 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Long 8,231 11.3017 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Long 21,236 11.3013 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Short 451 11.2980 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Short 675 11.3415 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Short 718 11.2900 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Short 1,075 11.2907 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Short 1,266 11.3018 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Short 15,441 11.2878 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 Expiry date Option money paid/ received per unit
e.g. American, European etc.
(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security Product description Exercising/ exercised against Number of securities Exercise price per unit
e.g. call option
(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant security Nature of dealing Details Price per unit (if applicable)
e.g. subscription, 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: 8 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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