Form 8.3 - EMIS 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

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:

22 Mar 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:

3,763,615

5.94%

1,763,592

2.79%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

1,754,539

2.77%

3,746,532

5.92%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

5,518,154

8.72%

5,510,124

8.70%

(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

Purchase

1,722

17.6791 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,425

17.8572 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,261

17.6800 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

13,120

17.7568 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

25,000

17.7324 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

27,359

17.7417 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

38,000

17.9424 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

83,080

17.7276 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

162

17.7800 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

200

17.7398 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

217

17.7400 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

570

17.7900 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

589

17.6800 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,919

17.7036 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,261

17.6808 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

14,098

17.7139 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

22,798

17.7504 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

23,160

17.7279 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

51,322

17.7333 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

59,920

17.7299 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

3

18.0600 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

200

17.7398 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

217

17.7400 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

570

17.7900 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

657

17.7387 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

673

17.7502 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

686

17.7353 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

14,098

17.7139 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

22,138

17.7507 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

51,322

17.7333 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

18

17.8912 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

211

17.8310 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

401

17.7978 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

729

17.8562 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,213

17.8073 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,373

17.7729 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,678

17.8573 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,523

17.7201 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

3,525

17.7184 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

3,874

17.7857 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

25,000

17.7324 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

27,359

17.7417 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

38,000

17.9424 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:

23 Mar 2023

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213