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:

18 May 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:

5,442,347

8.60%

2,515,977

3.97%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

2,468,681

3.90%

5,403,141

8.53%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

7,911,028

12.50%

7,919,118

12.51%

(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

964

13.3400 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,214

13.1100 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,164

13.1024 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,000

13.3710 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,000

13.3910 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

80,000

13.3152 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

199

13.3000 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

200

13.1600 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

212

13.1500 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,615

13.1147 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,915

13.3400 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,730

13.1152 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,617

13.1775 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,929

13.1006 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,114

13.1955 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

16,772

13.1816 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

18,364

13.2115 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

18,590

13.2202 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

25,000

13.1920 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

25,000

13.2960 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

36,000

13.1917 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

92

13.1669 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

212

13.1500 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,058

13.1842 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,983

13.1745 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

4,173

13.2588 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

10,729

13.1821 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

10,963

13.2181 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

12,887

13.1950 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

13,875

13.1966 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

14,356

13.1907 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

25,000

13.1920 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

25,000

13.2960 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

36,000

13.1917 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

199

13.1590 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

391

13.1011 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

3,129

13.1032 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

3,694

13.1169 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

10,000

13.3710 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

10,000

13.3910 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

80,000

13.3152 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:

19 May 2023

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213