Form 8.3 - DARKTRACE PLC

Barclays PLC
24 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:

21 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:



21,460,484

3.06%

2,921,533

0.42%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:






and/or controlled:



490,993

0.07%

21,335,301

3.05%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)






and agreements to purchase/sell:



0

0.00%

0

0.00%










TOTAL:



21,951,477

3.13%

24,256,834

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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Purchases and sales






Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security


securities


1p ordinary

Purchase

7,171,501

5.7720  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,727,497

5.7728  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,271,148

5.7731  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

374,105

5.8079  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

325,849

5.7767  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

206,531

5.7848  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

118,752

5.8082  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

110,777

5.8081  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

86,816

5.8080  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

70,000

5.8078  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

70,000

5.8142  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

55,452

5.8073  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

32,596

5.8057  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

31,520

5.8054  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

30,986

5.8086  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

30,000

5.8108  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

26,341

5.8059  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

23,893

5.8039  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

18,967

5.7921  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

17,724

5.8720  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

17,517

5.8124  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

16,126

5.8100  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

14,101

5.8106  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

13,438

5.8140  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

13,408

5.8143  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

13,384

5.8060  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

11,751

5.8097  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,670

5.8065  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,066

5.8130  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

9,454

5.8269  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

9,035

5.8074  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,303

5.8095  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,685

5.8037  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,284

5.8120  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,484

5.8139  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,925

5.7996  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,481

5.8184  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,296

5.8141  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,854

5.8175  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,574

5.8160  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,257

5.8180  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,085

5.8048  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,026

5.8200  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,844

5.7934  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,684

5.7980  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,586

5.8046  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,256

5.8040  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,145

5.7920  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,094

5.8084  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,900

5.8020  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,805

5.8072  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,622

5.8089  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,504

5.9000  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,415

5.8070  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,411

5.8129  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,114

5.8170  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,095

5.7880  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,081

5.8109  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,067

5.7947  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

675

5.8000  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

564

5.8240  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

548

5.8800  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

545

5.8220  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

537

5.7900  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

537

5.7940  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

533

5.7960  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

495

5.8940  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

421

5.8440  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

326

5.7990  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

190

5.7687  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

131

5.8110  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

94

5.8010  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,655,684

5.7725  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

515,588

5.7845  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

357,399

5.7720  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

200,000

5.8076  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

130,942

5.8074  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

61,124

5.7724  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

52,550

5.8093  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

46,672

5.8068  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

44,694

5.8047  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

43,600

5.8108  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

42,848

5.8072  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

39,938

5.7763  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

36,055

5.8094  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

33,306

5.8080  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

26,518

5.8049  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

24,913

5.8083  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

18,677

5.8051  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

16,651

5.7711  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

16,126

5.8100  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

15,486

5.8052  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

14,627

5.8112  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

13,384

5.8060  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

10,699

5.8081  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,284

5.8120  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,779

5.8101  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,073

5.8066  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,574

5.8160  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,257

5.8180  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,026

5.8200  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,921

5.8140  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,800

5.8124  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,684

5.7980  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,585

5.8020  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,145

5.7920  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,798

5.8079  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,504

5.9000  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,218

5.8040  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,204

5.8039  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,095

5.7880  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

827

5.7979  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

675

5.8000  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

564

5.8240  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

548

5.8800  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

545

5.8220  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

537

5.7900  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

537

5.7940  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

533

5.7960  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

495

5.8940  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

421

5.8440  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

797

5.7687  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

466,793

5.7720  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

69

5.8079  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

275

5.8064  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

827

5.7979  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,204

5.8039  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16,651

5.7711  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

18,026

5.7999  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

36,055

5.8094  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

337,365

5.7720  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

106,968

5.7691  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

326

5.7990  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

524

5.8130  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,081

5.8109  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,320

5.7897  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,586

5.8047  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,863

5.8067  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,173

5.8090  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,537

5.8091  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,408

5.8143  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,700

5.8895  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

30,200

5.8060  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

30,200

5.8066  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

39,801

5.7725  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

60,000

5.8094  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

140,000

5.8110  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

206,531

5.7848  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

325,422

5.7765  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

325,849

5.7767  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

684,310

5.7738  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,407,939

5.7720  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

134,648

5.8146  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

1,231,700

5.7734  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:

24 Jun 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

























 

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