Barclays Regulatory News (BARC)

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

EMIS 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:

11 Aug 2023

(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

(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:

1,784,401

2.82%

157,734

0.25%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

142,827

0.23%

1,709,565

2.70%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

1,927,228

3.04%

1,867,299

2.95%

(b)

Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive

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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Purchases and sales

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

securities

1p ordinary

Sale

1,295

19.0753 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,083

19.0479 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,100

19.0634 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

345,379

19.0630 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,500

19.0784 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,067

19.0726 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

11,289

19.1195 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

190,155

19.0800 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,737

19.0790 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

33,355

19.0601 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,944

19.0844 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,306

19.0795 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

17,234

19.0600 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,256

19.0638 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

81,136

19.0695 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,618

19.0744 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

346,085

19.0630 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

816

19.0669 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

131,335

19.0794 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,205

19.0951 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

50,623

19.0600 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,000

19.0566 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

89,506

19.0800 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

119,921

19.0945 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,998

19.0500 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

26,816

19.0899 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

57

19.0598 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

15

19.0798 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

57

19.0598 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

74

19.0799 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

465

19.0744 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

972

19.0500 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

1,000

19.0566 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,575

19.0600 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,700

19.0562 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

4,205

19.0951 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

7,377

19.0816 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

7,944

19.0844 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

19,257

19.0792 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

184,630

19.0800 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

385

19.1038 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

816

19.0668 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

3,256

19.0638 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

4,100

19.0634 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

5,123

19.0800 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

8,083

19.0479 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

10,306

19.0795 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

11,289

19.1195 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

21,308

19.0921 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

81,136

19.0695 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

119,921

19.0945 GBP

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class

Product

Writing,

Number

Exercise

Type

Expiry

Option

of

description

purchasing,

of

price

date

money

relevant

selling,

securities

per unit

paid/

security

varying etc

to which

received

option

per unit

relates

(ii)

Exercising

Class of relevant

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

Exercise price per

security

securities

unit

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if

security

applicable)

4.

OTHER INFORMATION

(a)

Indemnity and other dealings 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:

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 of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which

any derivative is referenced:

NONE

(c)

Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:

14 Aug 2023

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213