Form 8.3 - Darktrace plc

Barclays PLC
27 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:

26 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:

 

 

23,814,446

3.40%

251,265

0.04%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

172,544

0.02%

23,098,398

3.30%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

23,986,990

3.42%

23,349,663

3.33%

(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

350,000

5.7920  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

272,755

5.7400  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

100,000

5.7808  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

97,862

5.7777  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

79,258

5.7764  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

70,000

5.7831  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

70,000

5.7728  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

70,000

5.7606  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

53,985

5.7725  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

32,063

5.7405  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

30,000

5.7722  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

30,000

5.7839  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

30,000

5.7597  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

28,720

5.7460  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

28,700

5.7693  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

20,000

5.7700  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

17,346

5.7697  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

9,534

5.7745  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

9,462

5.7472  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,340

5.7701  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,042

5.7795  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,528

5.7709  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,743

5.7680  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,416

5.7780  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,960

5.7637  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,625

5.7686  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,039

5.7870  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,944

5.7660  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,519

5.7746  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,093

5.7509  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

932

5.7778  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

761

5.7590  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

55

5.7520  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

102,563

5.7780  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

59,329

5.7400  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

33,908

5.7681  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

28,407

5.7690  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

19,461

5.7470  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

14,201

5.7604  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

11,948

5.7402  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,173

5.7545  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,094

5.7743  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,264

5.7700  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,431

5.7758  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,633

5.7680  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

927

5.7660  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

45,995

5.7400  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

14

5.7515  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

14,201

5.7604  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,931

5.7646  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

31,572

5.7663  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

33,908

5.7681  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,094

5.7743  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1

5.7760  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

236,539

5.7400  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,617

5.7411  USD

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

28,720

5.7460  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,462

5.7472  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,335

5.7490  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

12,674

5.7505  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

28,700

5.7693  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

52,870

5.7701  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

53,985

5.7725  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,393

5.7740  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

120,000

5.7742  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

280,000

5.7743  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

79,258

5.7764  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,042

5.7795  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,039

5.7870  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:

27 Sep 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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