Form 8.3 - Darktrace plc

Barclays PLC

13 September 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:			12 Sep 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:				21,718,869	3.10%	19,348,190	2.76%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				45,114	0.01%	21,709,490	3.10%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				21,763,983	3.11%	41,057,680	5.86%
(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	53,095	5.8734  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	48,700	5.8928  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	27,800	5.8744  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	12,385	5.8876  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	10,182	5.8386  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	2,462	5.8820  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	1,912	5.8961  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	1,555	5.8740  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	472	5.8900  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	332	5.8737  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	295	5.8840  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	88	5.8869  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	53	5.8786  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	21,038	5.8809  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	13,837	5.8813  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	10,000	5.8380  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	9,139	5.8731  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	4,684	5.8740  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	2,666	5.8820  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	1,355	5.8819  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	314	5.8840  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	182	5.8742  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	2	5.8720  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	173	5.8380  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	9,139	5.8731  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	4,348	5.8740  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	18,647	5.8808  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	13,837	5.8813  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	1,355	5.8819  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	1,988	5.8841  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	66	5.8855  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	132	5.8865  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	168	5.8890  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	14,251	5.8660  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	32,428	5.8740  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	27,800	5.8744  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	6,290	5.8869  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	12,385	5.8876  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	48,700	5.8928  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	1,912	5.8961  GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	88	5.8869  GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	766	5.8900  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:				13 Sep 2024
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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