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Form 8.3 - PAYSAFE GROUP PLC

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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 PAYSAFE 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: 15 August 2017
(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

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

(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:       0.01p ordinary            
Interests   Short Positions  
    Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 5,300,706 1.09% 392,960 0.08%
           
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
574,950 0.12% 4,854,739 1.00%
           
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
           
(4)
TOTAL: 5,875,656 1.21% 5,247,699 1.08%

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors’ and other employee 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

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(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   Purchase/sale   Number of   Price per unit
security   securities  
0.01p ordinary Purchase 260 5.8850 GBP
0.01p ordinary Purchase 393 5.8525 GBP
0.01p ordinary Purchase 714 5.8675 GBP
0.01p ordinary Purchase 742 5.8503 GBP
0.01p ordinary Purchase 1,601 5.8475 GBP
0.01p ordinary Purchase 1,641 5.8650 GBP
0.01p ordinary Purchase 1,659 5.8700 GBP
0.01p ordinary Purchase 1,903 5.8548 GBP
0.01p ordinary Purchase 2,124 5.8550 GBP
0.01p ordinary Purchase 2,925 5.8600 GBP
0.01p ordinary Purchase 3,325 5.8500 GBP
0.01p ordinary Purchase 4,074 5.8678 GBP
0.01p ordinary Purchase 4,613 5.8536 GBP
0.01p ordinary Purchase 4,631 5.8557 GBP
0.01p ordinary Purchase 5,037 5.8569 GBP
0.01p ordinary Purchase 5,649 5.8612 GBP
0.01p ordinary Purchase 7,191 5.8447 GBP
0.01p ordinary Purchase 7,472 5.8450 GBP
0.01p ordinary Purchase 8,698 5.8425 GBP
0.01p ordinary Purchase 9,122 5.8499 GBP
0.01p ordinary Purchase 9,715 5.8505 GBP
0.01p ordinary Purchase 10,310 5.8433 GBP
0.01p ordinary Purchase 10,366 5.8698 GBP
0.01p ordinary Purchase 14,429 5.8453 GBP
0.01p ordinary Purchase 26,857 5.8477 GBP
0.01p ordinary Purchase 57,443 5.8522 GBP
0.01p ordinary Purchase 122,313 5.8567 GBP
0.01p ordinary Sale 260 5.8850 GBP
0.01p ordinary Sale 296 5.8531 GBP
0.01p ordinary Sale 393 5.8525 GBP
0.01p ordinary Sale 1,103 5.8675 GBP
0.01p ordinary Sale 1,601 5.8475 GBP
0.01p ordinary Sale 1,641 5.8650 GBP
0.01p ordinary Sale 1,659 5.8700 GBP
0.01p ordinary Sale 1,920 5.8741 GBP
0.01p ordinary Sale 2,124 5.8550 GBP
0.01p ordinary Sale 2,925 5.8600 GBP
0.01p ordinary Sale 4,333 5.8500 GBP
0.01p ordinary Sale 4,639 5.8468 GBP
0.01p ordinary Sale 5,999 5.8452 GBP
0.01p ordinary Sale 8,698 5.8425 GBP
0.01p ordinary Sale 9,767 5.8462 GBP
0.01p ordinary Sale 12,970 5.8450 GBP
0.01p ordinary Sale 24,500 5.8522 GBP
0.01p ordinary Sale 38,527 5.8547 GBP
0.01p ordinary Sale 90,219 5.8546 GBP

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of   Product   Nature of dealing   Number of   Price per
relevant description reference unit
security     securities  
0.01p ordinary SWAP Long 100 5.8499 GBP
0.01p ordinary CFD Long 296 5.8531 GBP
0.01p ordinary SWAP Long 3,659 5.8685 GBP
0.01p ordinary SWAP Long 5,238 5.8678 GBP
0.01p ordinary CFD Long 35,177 5.8494 GBP
0.01p ordinary CFD Long 41,649 5.8523 GBP
0.01p ordinary CFD Long 48,570 5.8566 GBP
0.01p ordinary SWAP Long 597,004 5.8450 GBP
0.01p ordinary SWAP Long 597,004 5.8450 GBP
0.01p ordinary SWAP Short 2 5.8500 GBP
0.01p ordinary CFD Short 211 5.8454 GBP
0.01p ordinary SWAP Short 232 5.8575 GBP
0.01p ordinary CFD Short 742 5.8503 GBP
0.01p ordinary CFD Short 14,429 5.8453 GBP
0.01p ordinary SWAP Short 31,544 5.8469 GBP
0.01p ordinary SWAP Short 37,953 5.8509 GBP
0.01p ordinary CFD Short 57,232 5.8522 GBP
0.01p ordinary CFD Short 117,680 5.8606 GBP
0.01p ordinary SWAP Short 574,950 5.8450 GBP

(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security   Product description e.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

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security   Product description

e.g. call option

  Exercising/ exercised against   Number of securities   Exercise price per unit

(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)

4. 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 person 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”

(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 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”

(c) Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?   NO
Date of disclosure: 16 Aug 2017
Contact name: Jay Supaya
Telephone number: 020 7773 0635

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 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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