Form 8.3 - Darktrace plc

Barclays PLC
18 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

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 Sep 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:

 

 

22,049,758

3.15%

19,347,440

2.76%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

43,736

0.01%

22,039,821

3.15%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

22,093,494

3.15%

41,387,261

5.91%

(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

105,365

5.8482  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

89,473

5.8498  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

56,034

5.8265  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

55,103

5.8379  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

44,127

5.8257  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

38,930

5.8544  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

34,339

5.8307  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

33,188

5.8263  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

31,518

5.8354  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

26,524

5.8250  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

22,761

5.8537  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

13,898

5.8540  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

13,636

5.8273  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

13,482

5.8442  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,715

5.8289  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,938

5.8327  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,759

5.8260  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,489

5.8343  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,140

5.8487  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,284

5.8337  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,238

5.8240  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

754

5.8398  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

754

5.8400  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

560

5.8399  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

450

5.8276  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

63

5.8300  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

212,914

5.8269  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

99,541

5.8517  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

63,468

5.8540  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

25,793

5.8260  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

11,523

5.8273  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

9,854

5.8441  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,898

5.8453  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,384

5.8343  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,303

5.8311  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,126

5.8432  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,930

5.8480  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,709

5.8455  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,381

5.8478  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,187

5.8456  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,094

5.8383  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

835

5.8497  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

781

5.8490  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

754

5.8400  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

648

5.8460  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

568

5.8240  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

450

5.8461  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7

5.8542  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 Short

4,466

5.8439  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

25,793

5.8260  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

11,523

5.8273  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,384

5.8343  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,382

5.8379  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

148

5.8422  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

130

5.8425  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,930

5.8480  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,871

5.8540  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,284

5.8337  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

31,518

5.8354  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

55,103

5.8379  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

531,657

5.8440  USD

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,482

5.8442  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,145

5.8529  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,288

5.8538  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

20,838

5.8540  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

38,930

5.8544  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

4,083

5.8483  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

10

5.8490  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

14,571

5.8310  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

10,940

5.8334  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 Sep 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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