Form 8.3 - DARKTRACE PLC

Barclays PLC
13 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:

12 Jun 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:

 

 

8,669,260

1.24%

3,078,611

0.44%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

471,067

0.07%

8,625,137

1.23%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

9,140,327

1.31%

11,703,748

1.67%

(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

123,969

5.8462  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

72,897

5.8819  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

62,293

5.8747  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

34,560

5.8542  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

31,683

5.8796  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

26,698

5.8676  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

18,991

5.8669  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

13,684

5.8600  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

9,163

5.8693  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,720

5.8440  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,487

5.8795  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,700

5.8780  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,884

5.8591  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,846

5.8451  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,693

5.8635  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,607

5.9000  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,484

5.8798  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,142

5.8435  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

977

5.8723  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

964

5.8660  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

611

5.8641  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

570

5.8590  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

555

5.8500  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

527

5.8920  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

504

5.8900  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

493

5.8930  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

275

5.8820  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

136

5.8800  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

63

5.8580  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

47

5.8980  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

37

5.8423  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

81,526

5.8440  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

43,700

5.8900  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

19,046

5.8605  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

13,821

5.8546  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

9,587

5.8531  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

9,240

5.8600  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,652

5.8461  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,440

5.8511  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,425

5.8697  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,389

5.8602  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

883

5.8601  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

798

5.8465  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

375

5.8820  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

301

5.8792  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

164

5.9000  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

136

5.8800  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

63

5.8580  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 Long

1,846

5.8451  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

9,163

5.8693  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

26,698

5.8676  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

62,293

5.8747  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

25

5.8440  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

34

5.8640  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

201

5.8606  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

454

5.8744  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,205

5.8564  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,372

5.8726  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,425

5.8697  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,736

5.8586  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,509

5.8440  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,821

5.8546  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16,974

5.8605  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

43,700

5.8894  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

504

5.8900  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

570

5.8590  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

4,402

5.8756  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

18,991

5.8669  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

31,683

5.8796  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

41,570

5.8595  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

113,516

5.8440  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

798

5.8465  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

378

5.8630  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:

13 Jun 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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