Form 8.3 - DARKTRACE PLC

Barclays PLC

07 August 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  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:			06 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:				22,671,207	3.24%	74,679	0.01%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				0	0.00%	22,519,628	3.22%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				22,671,207	3.24%	22,594,307	3.23%
(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	117,470	5.9450  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	73,350	5.9514  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	61,260	5.9511  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	48,432	5.9600  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	46,330	5.9551  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	38,180	5.9465  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	27,963	5.9540  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	25,333	5.9510  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	24,615	5.9516  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	19,122	5.9423  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	18,966	5.9458  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	10,100	5.9549  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	9,281	5.9369  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	7,559	5.9478  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	5,533	5.9513  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	4,560	5.9608  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	4,254	5.9542  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	3,767	5.9395  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	2,822	5.9466  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	2,478	5.9580  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	2,321	5.9447  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	2,060	5.9518  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	835	5.9500  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	677	5.9240  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	567	5.9319  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	308	5.9620  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	81	5.9429  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	5	5.9460  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	1	5.9480  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	501,877	5.9307  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	500,000	5.9320  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	335,838	5.9491  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	53,455	5.9421  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	35,437	5.9541  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	27,690	5.9540  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	24,106	5.9536  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	17,913	5.9459  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	9,894	5.9535  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	1,578	5.9630  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	1,558	5.9620  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	1,085	5.9410  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	793	5.9528  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	773	5.9580  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	467	5.9531  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	304	5.9330  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	237	5.9560  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	10	5.9488  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	6	5.9463  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	5	5.9460  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	5	5.9484  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	1	5.9480  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	100	5.9540  GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	304	5.9330  GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	242	5.9336  GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	81	5.9429  GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	3,195	5.9550  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	2	5.9450  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Opening Long	28	5.9471  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	2,512	5.9520  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Opening Short	23,535	5.9429  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	2,506	5.9579  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	467	5.9531  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	46,330	5.9551  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	67	5.9499  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	1,085	5.9410  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	53,455	5.9421  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	23,873	5.9540  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	526	5.9200  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	9,281	5.9369  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	2,321	5.9447  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	24,615	5.9516  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	10,142	5.9540  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	793	5.9528  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	677	5.9240  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	6	5.9459  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	17,913	5.9459  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	6,354	5.9540  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	567	5.9320  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	25,333	5.9510  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	3,258	5.9540  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	1,085,991	5.9240 GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	8,337	5.9240 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:				07 Aug 2024
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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