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 relevant securities this form relates:

EMIS GROUP PLC

(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:

26 Jul 2023

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

NO

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:

2,409,360

3.81%

163,163

0.26%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

148,296

0.23%

2,332,340

3.68%

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL: 

2,557,656

4.04%

2,495,503

3.94%

(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 PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Purchase and sales

Class of relevant security

Purchase/sale

Number of securities

Price per unit

1p ordinary

Sale

9,044

14.4619 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

484

14.3800 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,942

14.4315 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

706

14.4800 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

50,000

14.4099 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

787

14.4855 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3

14.4052 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,464

14.4647 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

183

14.4800 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

516

14.4807 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

226

14.3900 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,142

14.4550 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,078

14.3471 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

99

14.5001 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

303

14.3600 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,148

14.4617 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,690

14.4708 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,727

14.4720 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

47

14.4571 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

24

14.4000 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

183

14.4795 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,325

14.4299 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

24

14.4000 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,803

14.4366 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

592

14.4635 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

209

14.4200 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

630

14.4923 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

151

14.4600 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

75,000

14.4391 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security

Product description

Nature of dealing

Number of reference securities

Price per unit

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

83

14.4511 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

448

14.4609 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

750

14.4625 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

787

14.4855 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,142

14.4550 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,621

14.4623 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,899

14.4425 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,946

14.4800 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,297

14.4628 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

9,653

14.4464 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

50,000

14.4099 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

75,000

14.4391 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

3

14.4066 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

99

14.5001 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

221

14.4854 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

234

14.4800 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

785

14.4762 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

3,178

14.3871 GBP

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security

Product description

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

(ii)

Exercising

Class of relevant security

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if 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 person 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:

27 Jul 2023

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213