Blue Prism Group plc

12/08/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 12/08/2021 04:57

Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

RNS Number : 9835U
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
08 December 2021

FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)

PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.

KEY INFORMATION

(a)

Name of exempt principal trader:

Merrill Lynch International

(b)

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
relevant securities this form relates:
Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

Blue Prism Group plc

(c)

Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:

Blue Prism Group plc

(d)

Date dealing undertaken:

07/12/2021

(e)

In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the
exempt principal trader making disclosures in
respect of any other party to this offer?
If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"

N/A

2.

DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(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 security

Purchases/
sales

Total number of securities

Highest price
per unit
paid/received 		Lowest price
per unit
paid/received

1p ordinary

Purchase

456,079

13.136 GBP

13.051 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

136,381

13.134 GBP

13.07 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of
relevant security 		Product description
e.g. CFD 		Nature of dealing
e.g. opening/closing a
long/short position, increasing/reducing a
long/short position

Number of reference securities

Price per unit

1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

9

13.061 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

36

13.124 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

30

13.13 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

215

13.093 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

44

13.109 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

5

13.051 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

66

13.061 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

256

13.11 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

130

13.137 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

15

13.051 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

172

13.13 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

1,262

13.094 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

142

13.13 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

1,075

13.094 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

71

13.157 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

11

13.051 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

63

13.061 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

217

13.111 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

352

13.13 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

57

13.131 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Opening a Short Position

137

13.106 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

20

13.051 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

2,774

13.095 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

30

13.061 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Opening a Short Position

94

13.13 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

15

13.131 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

5

13.051 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

8

13.061 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

37

13.107 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

743

13.095 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

364,678

13.127 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

14,134

13.127 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Closing a Short Position

40,866

13.072 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

4,229

13.127 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

3,191

13.131 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

6,589

13.127 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

1,672

13.13 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

1,672

13.13 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Opening a Long Position

367

13.09 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Closing a Short Position

1,411

13.09 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Closing a Long Position

367

13.071 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Closing a Long Position

40

13.094 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

485

13.094 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

12

13.131 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

31

13.103 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

4

13.051 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

5

13.061 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

85

13.13 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

5

13.061 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

5

13.051 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

111

13.13 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

630

13.094 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

17

13.131 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

38

13.103 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

55

13.13 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

3

13.051 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

9

13.131 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

3

13.061 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

18

13.101 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

314

13.094 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

350

13.103 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

998

13.13 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

57

13.051 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

49

13.061 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

5,714

13.094 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

163

13.131 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

16

13.061 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

71

13.106 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

1,460

13.096 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Opening a Short Position

29

13.131 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

180

13.13 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

10

13.051 GBP

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class
of
relevant security

Product descriptione.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

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

(ii)

Exercise

Class of relevant security

Product description
e.g. call option 		Exercising/
exercised
against 		Number of
securities 		Exercise Price per
unit

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

(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)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

3.

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 exempt principal trader 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 exempt principal trader 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

Date of disclosure:

08/12/2021

Contact name:

Tolu Tade

Telephone number:

+44207 996 3410

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
dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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