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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:                         Massachusetts Financial Services Company 
           Owner or controller of interests and short 
           positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): 
           The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is 
           insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), 
(b)        settlor and beneficiaries must be named. 
           Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose 
           relevant securities this form relates: Use a 
(c)        separate form for each offeror/offeree          AVEVA GROUP PLC 
           If an exempt fund manager connected with an 
           offeror/offeree, state this and specify 
(d)        identity of offeror/offeree: 
           Date position held/dealing undertaken: For an 
           opening position disclosure, state the latest 
(e)        practicable date prior to the disclosure        26 September 2022 
           In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is 
           the discloser making disclosures in respect of 
           any other party to the offer? If it is a cash 
(f)        offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"       NO 
 
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. 
            Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree 
(a)         to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any) 
 
Class of relevant security:                 Common Stock (GB00BBG9VN75) 
                                            Interests                            Short Positions 
                                            Number                   %           Number          % 
           Relevant securities owned 
(1)         and/or controlled:              3,773,827                1.25 % 
(2)        Cash-settled derivatives: 
           Stock-settled derivatives 
           (including options) and 
(3)        agreements to purchase/sell: 
 Total                                      3,773,827 *              1.25 % 
* Massachusetts Financial Services Company does not have discretion regarding voting decisions in respect of 
728,863 shares that are included in the total above. 
 
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 security    Purchase/sale                Number of securities  Price per unit 
Common Stock (GB00BBG9VN75)   Sale                         20,583                31.5700 GBP 
 
(b)         Cash-settled derivative transactions 
 
                                            Nature of dealing e.g. 
                                            opening/closing a 
Class of                                    long/short position,     Number of 
relevant                                    increasing/reducing a    reference 
security      Product description e.g. CFD  long/short position      securities  Price per unit 
 
 
(c)         Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) 
 
(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
             Product         Writing,       Number of      Exercise  Type e.g. 
Class of     description     purchasing,    securities to  price     American, 
relevant     e.g. call       selling,       which option   per       European    Expiry  Option money paid/ 
security     option          varying etc.   relates        unit      etc.        date    received per unit 
 
 
(ii)        Exercise 
 
Class of 
relevant       Product description e.g.     Exercising/ exercised    Number of 
security       call option                  against                  securities  Exercise price per unit 
 
 
(d)         Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) 
 
                              Nature of dealing e.g.                             Price per unit (if 
Class of relevant security    subscription, conversion     Details               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" 
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" 
None 
 
(c)         Attachments 
 
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?        NO 
 
Date of disclosure                                         27 September 2022 
Contact name                                               Nikki Cagan 
Telephone number                                           +442074297243

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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