Form 8.3 - DARKTRACE PLC

Barclays PLC
03 June 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:

31 May 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:

 

 

6,476,482

0.92%

581,801

0.08%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

744,493

0.11%

6,450,522

0.92%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

7,220,975

1.03%

7,032,323

1.00%

(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

547,184

5.8800  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

414,724

5.8794  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

152,911

5.8750  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

151,008

5.8684  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

100,000

5.8798  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

52,191

5.8784  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

44,700

5.8770  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

24,000

5.8749  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

22,178

5.8757  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,678

5.8762  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

9,804

5.8545  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

9,134

5.8521  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,157

5.8801  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,561

5.8754  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,962

5.8680  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,393

5.8688  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,860

5.8760  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,643

5.8548  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,522

5.8635  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,470

5.8786  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,245

5.8560  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,000

5.8785  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

552

5.8740  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

401

5.8820  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

392

5.8766  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

351

5.8850  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

252

5.8758  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

117

5.8768  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

459,835

5.8799  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

244,482

5.8797  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

144,632

5.8800  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

16,099

5.8530  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

10,678

5.8700  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,597

5.8802  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,729

5.8759  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,980

5.8748  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,283

5.8775  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,820

5.8636  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,860

5.8760  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,824

5.8683  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,424

5.8774  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,273

5.8688  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

785

5.8560  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

241

5.8778  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

77

5.8720  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

44

5.8804  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

23

5.8766  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

Closing Short

241

5.8779  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

11

5.8800  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

106

5.8765  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,561

5.8754  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

221

5.8702  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

300

5.8793  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

689

5.8723  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,424

5.8774  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,820

5.8636  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,678

5.8700  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,466

5.8788  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

26,930

5.8792  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

34,921

5.8800  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

6,729

5.8759  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

269

5.8730  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,450

5.8700  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,962

5.8680  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

5,149

5.8643  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,678

5.8762  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

22,178

5.8757  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

30,000

5.8798  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

70,000

5.8798  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

212,620

5.8800  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

16,000

5.8785  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

20,000

5.8701  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

37,911

5.8594  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

44,700

5.8744  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

44,700

5.8775  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

70,300

5.8837  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

77,000

5.8555  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

77,500

5.8826  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:

03 Jun 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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