Form 8.3 -DARKTRACE PLC

Barclays PLC

18 June 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:				17 Jun 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:			10,761,770	1.54%	3,052,355	0.44%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			664,145	0.09%	10,664,843	1.52%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			11,425,915	1.63%	13,717,198	1.96%
(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		426,268		5.7335  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		231,117		5.7158  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		181,731		5.7499  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		137,505		5.7530  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		118,851		5.7232  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		108,392		5.7568  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		70,000		5.8107  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		59,844		5.7629  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		45,005		5.6880  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		44,004		5.7369  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		30,000		5.8100  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		24,370		5.7950  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		23,386		5.7360  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		13,603		5.7548  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		7,662		5.6190  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		7,403		5.8160  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		6,194		5.7653  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		5,502		5.7543  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		5,034		5.7471  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		4,651		5.6265  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		4,223		5.7233  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		2,947		5.7717  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		2,904		5.7966  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		2,540		5.7668  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		2,091		5.8010  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		2,056		5.7726  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		1,581		5.7734  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		1,548		5.8055  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		1,493		5.7600  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		1,361		5.8060  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		883		5.7520  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		809		5.7828  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		623		5.5780  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		616		5.7480  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		552		5.7574  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		508		5.7500  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		489		5.7400  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		246		5.7550  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		234		5.7343  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		134		5.8091  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		226,636		5.7333  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		182,595		5.7360  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		129,969		5.7123  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		112,535		5.7550  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		63,224		5.7471  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		58,610		5.7493  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		47,348		5.7282  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		25,966		5.7462  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		3,813		5.7401  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		3,424		5.8160  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		2,653		5.7747  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		2,113		5.7985  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		2,035		5.7625  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		2,026		5.5776  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		1,856		5.7561  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		1,576		5.7513  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		1,496		5.7265  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		1,495		5.7948  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		1,188		5.7244  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		1,115		5.6157  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		1,059		5.6901  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		986		5.7600  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		902		5.7289  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		883		5.7520  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		780		5.8137  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		740		5.5760  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		703		5.7733  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		690		5.5780  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		623		5.5781  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		616		5.7480  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		508		5.7500  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		424		5.5800  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		351		5.8070  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		240		5.8027  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		-11		5.7343  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		Closing Long		246	5.7550  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Closing Long		552	5.7574  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Closing Short		104	5.7400  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Closing Short		12,196	5.7362  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Closing Short		15,356	5.7360  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		71	5.8179  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		809	5.7208  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,495	5.7948  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,856	5.7236  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,813	5.7401  GBP
1p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		4,402	5.7450  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		8,434	5.5765  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		21,280	5.7790  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		63,224	5.7471  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		497	5.7924  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		507	5.7600  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		886	5.7867  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,904	5.7966  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,983	5.7391  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,213	5.7423  GBP
1p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		4,402	5.7450  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,651	5.6265  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,801	5.8046  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		14,870	5.7364  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		16,887	5.7379  GBP
1p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		18,592	5.7225  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		24,370	5.7955  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		28,850	5.8058  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		30,000	5.8100  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		30,550	5.8165  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		41,557	5.7416  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		70,000	5.8107  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		81,339	5.7361  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		118,851	5.7232  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		122,312	5.7360  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		137,693	5.7499  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		231,117	5.7158  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Long		226,636	5.7333  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:				18 Jun 2024
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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