Form 8.3 - Darktrace plc

Barclays PLC

30 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:				29 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:			2,521,947	0.36%	4,945,004	0.71%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			4,811,910	0.69%	2,481,813	0.35%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			7,333,857	1.05%	7,426,817	1.06%
(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		425,486		6.0216  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		341,601		6.0336  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		277,840		6.0356  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		247,841		6.0294  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		247,604		6.0340  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		234,675		6.0355  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		216,129		6.0379  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		111,168		6.0359  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		75,179		6.0326  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		53,617		6.0437  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		48,354		6.0256  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		48,268		6.0323  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		45,507		6.0339  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		38,413		6.0341  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		37,870		6.0246  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		35,533		6.0305  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		18,528		6.0130  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		18,478		6.0285  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		16,970		6.0238  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		16,220		6.0390  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		15,739		6.0403  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		12,216		6.0368  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		11,924		6.0234  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		11,811		6.0380  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		11,391		6.0460  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		11,144		6.0352  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		10,614		6.0321  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		9,595		6.0343  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		7,927		6.0308  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		7,888		6.0278  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		7,565		6.0416  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		6,661		6.0307  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		5,145		6.0322  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		5,000		6.0280  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		3,910		6.0334  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		3,732		6.0378  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		3,693		6.0235  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		3,146		6.0357  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		2,935		6.0327  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		2,921		6.0372  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		2,781		6.0353  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		2,646		6.0361  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		2,613		6.0360  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		2,590		6.0404  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		2,074		6.0429  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		1,895		6.0374  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		1,603		6.0317  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		1,347		6.0370  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		1,232		6.0461  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		1,000		6.0020  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		936		6.0354  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		932		6.0480  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		665		6.0540  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		650		6.0363  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		577		6.0140  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		439		6.0270  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		429		6.0420  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		400		6.0500  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		279		6.0400  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		300,000		6.0300  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		259,233		6.0307  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		240,540		6.0379  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		113,376		6.0349  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		96,505		6.0326  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		79,106		6.0340  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		72,686		6.0290  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		68,954		6.0185  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		62,767		6.0252  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		62,099		6.0371  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		59,358		6.0366  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		55,573		6.0269  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		34,217		6.0339  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		25,696		6.0352  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		24,816		6.0332  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		16,500		6.0357  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		14,706		6.0373  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		14,358		6.0380  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		14,155		6.0348  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		12,691		6.0331  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		11,229		6.0317  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		10,614		6.0321  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		10,535		6.0374  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		9,491		6.0285  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		8,994		6.0360  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		8,972		6.0355  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		5,930		6.0376  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		5,834		6.0345  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		5,538		6.0383  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		2,967		6.0186  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		2,551		6.0390  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		1,557		6.0106  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		1,371		6.0382  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		1,309		6.0310  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		1,307		6.0229  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		1,075		6.0342  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		932		6.0480  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		674		6.0049  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		665		6.0540  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		577		6.0140  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		400		6.0500  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		17		6.0200  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		Decreasing Long		429	6.0420  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		463	6.0380  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		932	6.0480  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		2,781	6.0353  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		3,121	6.0409  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		3,146	6.0357  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		3,732	6.0378  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		10,073	6.0356  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		11,391	6.0460  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		50,496	6.0439  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		148,786	6.0340  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		178,543	6.0337  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		393,237	6.0354  GBP
1p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		17	6.0200  GBP
1p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		3,042	6.0323  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,272	6.0305  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		9,234	6.0330  GBP
1p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		14,055	6.0300  GBP
1p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		21,225	6.0161  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		27,095	6.0341  GBP
1p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		64,596	6.0339  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		3,102	6.0330  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		10,156	6.0363  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		14,155	6.0348  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		25,391	6.0350  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		30,135	6.0340  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		68,954	6.0185  GBP
1p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		77,662	6.0340  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Short		9,806	6.0372  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:				30 Apr 2024
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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