Form 8.3 - Darktrace plc Replacement

Barclays PLC
29 August 2024
 

FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a and 3a
Replaces form released at Released at 27/08/2024 12:19 RNS Number : 8481B

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:

23 Aug 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:

23,323,803

3.33%

21,938,184

3.13%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

22,525

0.00%

23,175,981

3.31%

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

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 TOTAL:

 

23,346,328

3.33%

45,114,165

6.44%

(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

97,736

5.8355  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

70,000

5.8583  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

67,504

5.8196  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

37,069

5.8120  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

30,000

5.8551  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

17,912

5.7960  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

17,636

5.8474  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

16,023

5.8481  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

15,173

5.8360  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

11,212

5.8492  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

11,093

5.8541  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

11,061

5.8357  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,162

5.8562  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,983

5.8220  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,124

5.8395  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,089

5.8580  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,919

5.8565  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,682

5.8467  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,109

5.8480  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,049

5.8251  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

947

5.8300  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

919

5.8520  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

682

5.8235  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

114

5.8570  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

91

5.8086  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,184,091

5.8120  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

100,000

5.8544  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

63,960

5.8135  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

62,876

5.8400  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

57,736

5.8417  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

37,644

5.7962  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

16,847

5.7978  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

15,173

5.8360  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

13,497

5.8240  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,308

5.7948  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,251

5.7951  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,109

5.8480  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,973

5.8220  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

947

5.8300  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

848

5.8500  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

819

5.8580  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

692

5.8520  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

603

5.7960  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

328

5.8292  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

235

5.8373  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

170

5.8322  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

126

5.8262  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

99

5.8600  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

91

5.8093  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

47

5.8080  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

3,765

5.8295  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

5,407

5.8377  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

59,429

5.8121  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,355

5.7960  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

14,346

5.8231  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,308

5.7948  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,251

5.7951  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

132

5.8289  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

1,458

5.8072  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,904

5.7960  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

62,876

5.8400  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

14,223

5.7960  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

97,736

5.8355  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

30,000

5.8551  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

13,497

5.8240  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

11,212

5.8492  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

133

5.8217  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

23,570

5.8224  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,315

5.7960  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

57,736

5.8417  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,774

5.7960  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

70,000

5.8583  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:

29 Aug 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

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