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RNS Number : 7300A

Blue Prism Group PLC

23 January 2020

23 January 2020

Blue Prism Group plc

("Blue Prism" or the "Group")

DIRECTOR/ PDMR TRANSACTION

Blue Prism (AIM: PRSM), a global leader in Robotic Process Automation ("RPA"), announces that its CEO, Alastair Bathgate, has exercised options in respect 497,436 ordinary shares of 1p each in the Group ("Ordinary Shares"). The options were granted on the Group's IPO in 2016 and had an exercise price of 78p per Ordinary Share.

Alastair Bathgate has sold 170,000 of the resulting Ordinary Shares at a price of 1381.57p each in order to fund the exercise price and estimated tax and national insurance payments in relation to the exercise.

Following these transactions, Alastair Bathgate's interest in Ordinary Shares has increased to 5,003,387, representing an increase from approximately 5.77 to 6.17 per cent. of Blue Prism's issued share capital.

 
 1.     Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person 
         closely associated 
 (a)    Name                                       Alastair Bathgate 
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 2.     Reason for the notification 
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 (a)    Position/status                            CEO 
       -----------------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 (b)    Initial notification/                      Initial notification 
         Amendment 
       -----------------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 3.     Details of the issuer 
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 (a)    Name                                       BLUE PRISM GROUP PLC 
       -----------------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 (b)    LEI                                        2138006DQE9FNUW8KO83 
       -----------------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 4.     Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated 
         for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; 
         (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions 
         have been conducted 
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 (a)    Description of the                         Ordinary shares of GBP0.01 each 
         Financial Instrument 
       -----------------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 (b)    Identification code                        GB00BYQ0HV16 
         of the Financial 
         Instrument 
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 (c)    Nature of the transaction                  Exercise of share options 
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 (d)    Price(s) and volume(s)                     Price(s)          Volume(s) 
                                                  ----------------  ---------------- 
                                                   78p               497,436 
                                                  ----------------  ---------------- 
 
 (e)    Aggregated information 
          *    Aggregated volume 
 
 
         - Price 
       -----------------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 (f)    Date of the transaction                    23 January 2020 
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 (g)    Place of the transaction                   Outside a trading venue 
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 1.     Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person 
         closely associated 
 (a)    Name                                      Alastair Bathgate 
       ----------------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 2.     Reason for the notification 
       ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 (a)    Position/status                           CEO 
       ----------------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 (b)    Initial notification/                     Initial notification 
         Amendment 
       ----------------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 3.     Details of the issuer 
       ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 (a)    Name                                      BLUE PRISM GROUP PLC 
       ----------------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 (b)    LEI                                       2138006DQE9FNUW8KO83 
       ----------------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 4.     Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated 
         for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; 
         (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions 
         have been conducted 
       ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 (a)    Description of the                        Ordinary shares of GBP0.01 each 
         Financial Instrument 
       ----------------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 (b)    Identification code                       GB00BYQ0HV16 
         of the Financial 
         Instrument 
       ----------------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 (c)    Nature of the transaction                 Sale of shares 
       ----------------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 (d)    Price(s) and volume(s)                    Price(s)          Volume(s) 
                                                 ----------------  ---------------- 
                                                  1,350.0p          10,000 
                                                 ----------------  ---------------- 
                                                  1,366.32p         40,000 
                                                 ----------------  ---------------- 
                                                  1,374.40p         65,000 
                                                 ----------------  ---------------- 
                                                  1,404.90p         25,000 
                                                 ----------------  ---------------- 
                                                  1,408.50p         30,000 
                                                 ----------------  ---------------- 
 
 (e)    Aggregated information 
    *    Aggregated volume                         170,000 
                                                    1,381.57p 
 
   - Price 
 ----------------------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 (f)    Date of the transaction                   23 January 2020 
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 (g)    Place of the transaction                  London Stock Exchange 
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Enquiries:

Blue Prism Group plc +44 (0)77 3670 7407

Tom Hull, Head of Investor Relations

Investec Bank plc +44 (0)20 7597 5970

Carlton Nelson / Sebastian Lawrence/ Andrew Pinder

FTI Consulting +44 (0)20 3727 1000

Matt Dixon/ Darius Alexander

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