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: 29 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:

2,055,803

2.12%

288,367

0.30%

 

 

 

 

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

279,416

0.29%

1,997,792

2.06%

 

 

 

 

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

2,335,219

2.41%

2,286,159

2.36%

 

 

 

 

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

64

11.5979 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase

95

11.5966 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase

176

11.6700 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase

194

11.5900 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase

202

11.6750 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase

300

11.4666 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase

396

11.4700 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase

461

11.6052 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase

562

11.6709 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase

591

11.6900 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase

610

11.6800 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase

1,012

11.6957 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase

2,065

11.5309 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase

2,117

11.5213 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase

3,999

11.6148 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase

4,699

11.4479 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase

8,979

11.6260 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase

9,712

11.5067 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase

13,683

11.6775 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase

16,250

11.6524 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase

27,147

11.6442 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase

32,056

11.5981 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase

47,965

11.5702 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase

50,488

11.6113 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase

80,000

11.4683 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase

86,475

11.5000 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase

221,213

11.5716 GBP
1p ordinary Sale

36

11.6680 GBP
1p ordinary Sale

176

11.6700 GBP
1p ordinary Sale

186

11.5950 GBP
1p ordinary Sale

194

11.5900 GBP
1p ordinary Sale

202

11.6750 GBP
1p ordinary Sale

300

11.4667 GBP
1p ordinary Sale

396

11.4700 GBP
1p ordinary Sale

429

11.5000 GBP
1p ordinary Sale

591

11.6900 GBP
1p ordinary Sale

610

11.6800 GBP
1p ordinary Sale

642

11.5179 GBP
1p ordinary Sale

771

11.6295 GBP
1p ordinary Sale

1,285

11.6402 GBP
1p ordinary Sale

1,301

11.5849 GBP
1p ordinary Sale

1,423

11.5958 GBP
1p ordinary Sale

5,322

11.6598 GBP
1p ordinary Sale

5,374

11.6014 GBP
1p ordinary Sale

8,360

11.5005 GBP
1p ordinary Sale

10,974

11.6581 GBP
1p ordinary Sale

16,934

11.6194 GBP
1p ordinary Sale

17,250

11.5266 GBP
1p ordinary Sale

20,000

11.6918 GBP
1p ordinary Sale

22,567

11.5871 GBP
1p ordinary Sale

37,746

11.6537 GBP
1p ordinary Sale

58,143

11.5846 GBP
1p ordinary Sale

65,000

11.6829 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

36

11.6681 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP Long

44

11.6590 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD Long

429

11.5000 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD Long

1,301

11.5849 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP Long

2,903

11.5372 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP Long

4,061

11.5496 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP Long

5,374

11.6014 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP Long

7,576

11.6364 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP Long

12,297

11.4756 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP Long

20,000

11.6918 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP Long

21,366

11.5876 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP Long

36,524

11.6140 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP Long

65,000

11.6829 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD Short

18

11.6711 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP Short

64

11.5980 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP Short

95

11.5966 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP Short

297

11.6039 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP Short

355

11.5884 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP Short

461

11.6052 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP Short

2,117

11.5213 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP Short

2,859

11.5000 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP Short

3,999

11.6148 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD Short

9,311

11.6527 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP Short

10,725

11.6028 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP Short

17,144

11.6244 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP Short

17,780

11.5830 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP Short

18,761

11.6243 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD Short

21,837

11.5008 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP Short

29,748

11.5495 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP Short

36,146

11.5667 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD Short

36,447

11.5000 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP Short

36,932

11.6223 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP Short

38,156

11.5163 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP Short

80,000

11.4683 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP Short

99,918

11.6157 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: 30 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.

BARCLAYS PLC