Form 8.3 -DARKTRACE PLC

Barclays PLC

26 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:			25 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:				22,630,742	3.23%	220,904	0.03%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				169,478	0.02%	22,293,414	3.18%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				22,800,220	3.26%	22,514,318	3.21%
(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	134,831	5.7780  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	63,423	5.7606  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	45,606	5.7641  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	19,545	5.7627  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	7,574	5.7644  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	3,670	5.7620  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	3,195	5.7790  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	3,122	5.7662  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	2,838	5.7712  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	1,942	5.7588  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	1,814	5.7347  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	1,630	5.7614  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	1,388	5.7718  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	67,093	5.7606  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	49,842	5.7779  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	38,443	5.7639  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	17,251	5.7640  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	16,834	5.7657  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	14,677	5.7624  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	14,576	5.7767  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	10,971	5.7760  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	10,444	5.7644  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	6,354	5.7620  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	3,913	5.7782  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	2,440	5.7771  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	1,505	5.7680  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	1,333	5.7750  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	1,241	5.7696  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	3,008	5.7609  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	4,724	5.7620  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	8,757	5.7635  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	38,443	5.7639  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	65	5.7655  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	16,834	5.7657  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	1,241	5.7696  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	20,000	5.7742  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	2,440	5.7771  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	49,698	5.7780  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	73	5.6720  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	21,345	5.7624  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	45,748	5.7641  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	7,574	5.7644  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	3,122	5.7662  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	1,388	5.7718  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	101,372	5.7773  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	9,611	5.7780  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	3,195	5.7790  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	1,299	5.7791  USD
(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:				26 Sep 2024
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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