Form 8.3 - Darktrace plc

Barclays PLC
29 April 2024
 

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

DARKTRACE 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:

26 Apr 2024

(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

(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:

 

 

2,189,954

0.31%

5,627,988

0.80%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

5,453,853

0.78%

2,112,395

0.30%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

7,643,807

1.09%

7,740,383

1.11%

(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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Purchases and sales

 

 

 

 

 

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

 

securities

 

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,778,902

6.0258  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

763,990

6.0292  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

568,797

6.1142  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

512,879

6.1740  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

338,429

6.1520  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

334,298

6.1029  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

188,407

6.0819  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

175,000

6.1737  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

146,925

6.1005  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

144,263

6.0990  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

140,000

6.1342  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

129,989

6.1205  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

102,356

6.0597  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

102,002

6.1791  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

90,404

6.0565  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

82,661

6.0730  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

80,595

6.1321  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

72,687

6.0496  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

70,262

6.1328  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

53,431

6.0928  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

40,168

6.0829  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

40,054

6.0528  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

39,432

6.0714  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

38,849

6.0681  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

36,156

6.1120  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

35,545

6.0783  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

34,971

6.1611  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

32,770

6.0200  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

31,895

6.0705  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

31,404

6.0944  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

28,600

6.0363  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

28,481

6.0929  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

27,831

6.0774  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

26,983

6.1669  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

26,548

6.0848  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

25,125

6.0732  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

21,379

6.1290  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

21,258

6.0771  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

21,046

6.0918  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

17,338

6.0750  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

16,184

6.1620  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

14,750

6.2044  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

14,739

6.0700  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

13,466

6.1336  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

12,166

6.0781  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

11,431

6.0847  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

11,136

6.1309  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,000

6.0500  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,000

6.0600  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,000

6.0420  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

9,191

6.0703  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

9,095

6.0748  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,976

6.1383  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,591

6.1637  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,258

6.1416  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,204

6.1127  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,533

6.0942  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,531

6.0720  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,026

6.0856  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,677

6.1086  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,357

6.1643  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,332

6.1116  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,232

6.0182  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,762

6.1101  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,555

6.1069  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,204

6.1089  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,042

6.0880  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,040

6.1565  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,956

6.0512  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,627

6.0760  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,531

6.1241  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,422

6.1000  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,312

6.0992  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,189

6.1379  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,118

6.0721  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,000

6.1640  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,701

6.1431  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,697

6.0120  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,636

6.1680  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,552

6.0820  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,288

6.1020  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,193

6.1500  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,059

6.1605  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,031

6.1268  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,014

6.0740  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,011

6.0789  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

959

6.1800  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

931

6.0925  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

847

6.0940  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

722

6.1733  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

697

6.1460  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

635

6.1583  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

500

6.1360  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

479

6.1080  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

475

6.1010  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

468

6.1700  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

465

6.1303  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

445

6.0840  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

417

6.0980  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

412

6.0900  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

405

6.1420  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

367

6.0706  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

190

6.0220  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

183

6.0800  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

53

6.0165  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,169,773

6.0233  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,313,601

6.0437  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

500,000

6.0971  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

448,718

6.0138  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

363,388

6.0486  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

341,250

6.0301  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

332,879

6.1740  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

332,418

6.1783  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

324,899

6.1119  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

274,704

6.0280  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

268,660

6.1559  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

260,000

6.1739  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

258,783

6.0662  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

234,814

6.0533  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

220,921

6.0200  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

200,000

6.0742  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

152,457

6.0346  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

148,735

6.1384  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

95,495

6.0534  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

82,233

6.0723  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

78,036

6.0974  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

67,334

6.0553  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

65,378

6.0155  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

64,210

6.1329  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

50,418

6.0130  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

45,872

6.0582  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

43,820

6.0188  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

39,221

5.1560  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

34,472

6.1613  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

22,967

6.0613  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

20,289

6.0938  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

16,510

6.0638  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

16,148

6.0904  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

14,739

6.0700  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

14,685

6.0178  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

14,099

6.1490  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

13,530

6.0734  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

11,932

6.1192  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

11,841

6.0701  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

11,136

6.1309  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

10,359

6.1620  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

9,347

6.0889  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,400

5.8856  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,129

6.1504  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,545

6.0361  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,536

6.0997  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,531

6.0720  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,445

6.0860  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,052

6.1310  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,000

6.0075  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,435

6.0508  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,000

6.2150  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,915

6.0639  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,389

6.0851  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,534

6.0880  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,508

6.0600  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,470

6.1650  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,446

6.0198  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,204

6.1089  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,116

6.0846  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,961

6.1155  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,627

6.0760  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,534

6.0717  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,484

6.1202  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,454

6.0820  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,442

6.0729  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,422

6.1000  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,000

6.1640  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,697

6.0120  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,692

6.1500  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,636

6.1680  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,617

6.1514  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,491

6.1410  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,380

6.1080  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,288

6.1020  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,276

5.9900  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,200

6.0850  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,102

6.0260  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,014

6.0740  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

959

6.1800  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

939

6.0868  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

849

6.0790  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

847

6.0940  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

793

6.1068  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

697

6.1460  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

500

6.1360  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

470

6.1120  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

468

6.1700  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

445

6.1520  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

445

6.0840  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

431

6.1706  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

417

6.0980  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

412

6.0900  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

405

6.1420  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

210

6.0800  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

190

6.0220  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

100

6.0804  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

80

6.0903  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

37

6.1705  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

22

6.1470  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5

6.0165  GBP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

 

reference

unit

security

 

 

securities

 

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

46

6.1424  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

47

6.0199  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

100

6.0751  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

273

6.1636  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

367

6.0706  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

793

6.1068  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

931

6.0925  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

1,190

6.0764  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

2,961

6.1155  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

2,974

6.0715  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

3,481

6.0761  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

4,592

6.0997  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

8,318

6.1637  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

11,990

6.1259  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

35,545

6.0783  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

38,849

6.0681  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

39,221

5.1560  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

45,872

6.0582  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

50,418

6.0130  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

78,224

6.0000  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

132,605

6.0174  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

151,777

6.1029  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

162,358

6.1019  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

258,783

6.0662  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

337,984

6.1520  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

343,566

6.0200  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

25

6.1539  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

50

6.1539  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

400

6.0106  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

476

6.0386  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

606

6.0764  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

1,505

6.0571  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Opening Short

3,000

6.0074  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

3,673

6.1140  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

3,915

6.0944  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Opening Short

3,998

5.9955  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Opening Short

3,999

5.9698  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Opening Short

4,000

5.9894  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Opening Short

4,000

6.0424  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

4,407

6.0928  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Opening Short

6,002

5.9994  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

6,948

6.0604  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

8,649

6.0678  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

9,248

6.0704  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

9,452

6.1026  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Opening Short

10,000

6.0222  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Opening Short

10,000

6.0104  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

11,781

6.0720  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

14,100

6.0776  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Opening Short

14,685

6.0178  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

14,750

6.2044  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

16,270

6.1484  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

19,581

6.0710  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Opening Short

26,703

6.0200  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Opening Short

43,820

6.0188  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

45,800

6.0825  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Opening Short

90,404

6.0565  GBP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

 

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 

Class

Product

Writing,

Number

Exercise

Type

Expiry

Option

of

description

purchasing,

of

price

 

date

money

relevant

 

selling,

securities

per unit

 

 

paid/

security

 

varying etc

to which

 

 

 

received

 

 

 

option

 

 

 

per unit

 

 

 

relates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(ii)

Exercising

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class of relevant

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

Exercise price per

security

 

 

securities

unit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

 

Class of relevant

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if

security

 

 

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 exempt principal trader 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 Apr 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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