Form 8.3 - Darktrace plc Replacement

Barclays PLC
31 July 2024
 

FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a, 3a and 3b
Replaces form to Released at 02/07/2024 15:14 RNS Number : 8494U

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

 relevant securities this form relates:

DARKTRACE PLC

(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:

01 Jul 2024

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making

 disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

NO

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:

24,441,842

3.49%

423,195

0.06%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

47,535

0.01%

23,827,167

3.40%

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 TOTAL:

 

24,489,377

3.50%

24,250,362

3.46%

(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 PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Purchase and sales

Class of relevant

 security

Purchase/sale

Number of

 securities

Price per unit

1p ordinary

Purchase

290,835

5.7935  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

281,068

5.7711  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

123,902

5.7740  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

122,456

5.7714  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

98,046

5.7685  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

93,148

5.7674  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

70,269

5.7680  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

56,808

5.7761  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

45,475

5.7629  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

41,755

5.7719  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

38,768

5.7706  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

24,000

5.7748  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

24,000

5.7724  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

23,904

5.7688  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

19,704

5.7677  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

19,602

5.7696  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

17,166

5.7913  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

14,055

5.7620  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,240

5.7694  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,986

5.7720  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,583

5.7840  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,716

5.7598  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,879

5.7705  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,287

5.7773  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,088

5.7742  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,735

5.7600  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,563

5.7800  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

919

5.7530  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

680

5.7760  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

569

5.7640  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

521

5.7763  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

350

5.7700  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

163

5.7820  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

160,000

5.7708  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

125,367

5.7740  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

117,129

5.7680  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

97,704

5.7691  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

94,239

5.7667  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

60,240

5.7714  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

18,515

5.7605  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

16,770

5.7673  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

12,234

5.7746  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

10,146

5.7800  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

9,444

5.7705  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,065

5.7719  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,896

5.7710  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,004

5.7776  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,461

5.7735  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,463

5.7792  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,822

5.7731  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,667

5.7743  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,608

5.7701  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,600

5.7882  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,482

5.7726  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,897

5.7620  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,894

5.7614  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,735

5.7600  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,643

5.7715  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,475

5.7762  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,252

5.7621  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,229

5.7730  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,143

5.7788  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

959

5.7685  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

849

5.7779  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

680

5.7760  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

569

5.7640  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

351

5.7460  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

347

5.7700  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

200

5.7664  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

163

5.7820  GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

 relevant

 security

Product  description

Nature of dealing

Number of

 reference

 securities

Price per

 unit

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

76

5.7779  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

6,546

5.7735  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

801

5.7085  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

15,786

5.7680  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

9,390

5.7682  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

1,279

5.7745  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

21,944

5.7688  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16,770

5.7673  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

21,868

5.7680  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

55,073

5.7720  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,822

5.7731  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,475

5.7762  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,771

5.7776  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,716

5.7598  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,033

5.7663  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

31,987

5.7673  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

19,275

5.7680  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

82,500

5.7711  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

48,000

5.7736  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

808

5.7761  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

521

5.7763  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

17,166

5.7913  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,461

5.7735  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8

5.7639  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

139

5.7799  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

10,240

5.7699  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

959

5.7685  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

56,983

5.7725  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

513

5.7740  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,143

5.7788  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

12,803

5.7620  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

26,642

5.7680  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

192,500

5.7711  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

112,000

5.7737  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,320

5.8870  GBP









(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions

 (including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class

 of

 relevant

 security

Product

 description

Writing,

 purchasing,

 selling,

 varying etc

Number

 of

 securities

 to which

 option

 relates

Exercise

 price

 per unit

Type

Expiry

 date

Option

 money

 paid/

 received

 per unit

















(ii)

Exercising

 






Class of relevant

 security

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

 securities

Exercise price per

 unit














(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for

 new securities)

Class of relevant

 security

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if

 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 person 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:

31 Jul 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

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