Form 8.3 - DARKTRACE PLC

Barclays PLC
19 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:

18 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:



11,238,077

1.60%

3,252,017

0.46%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:






and/or controlled:



861,472

0.12%

11,142,344

1.59%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)






and agreements to purchase/sell:



0

0.00%

0

0.00%










TOTAL:



12,099,549

1.73%

14,394,361

2.06%

(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

270,000

5.7870  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

128,772

5.7769  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

75,995

5.7628  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

62,102

5.7788  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

56,000

5.7578  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

37,805

5.7631  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

24,165

5.7800  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

24,000

5.7514  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

16,240

5.7701  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,775

5.7620  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

9,767

5.7671  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,300

5.7846  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,163

5.7694  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,123

5.7522  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,936

5.7656  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,018

5.7826  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

805

5.7786  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

595

5.7700  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

316

5.7460  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

197,327

5.7615  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

66,469

5.7693  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

37,009

5.7798  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

29,378

5.7716  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

25,296

5.7625  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

19,399

5.7800  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

11,834

5.7528  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,863

5.7583  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,624

5.7653  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,677

5.7721  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,482

5.7791  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,290

5.7576  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,123

5.7683  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,628

5.7628  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,210

5.7679  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,194

5.7664  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,107

5.7592  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,034

5.7650  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,598

5.7719  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,428

5.7680  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

603

5.7490  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

595

5.7700  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

565

5.7520  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

316

5.7460  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

185

5.7760  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

11

5.7783  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

185

5.7760  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,034

5.7650  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,290

5.7576  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,482

5.7791  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,355

5.7800  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

15,795

5.7608  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

29,378

5.7716  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

38,408

5.7621  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

38,494

5.7614  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

197,327

5.7615  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,025

5.7622  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,123

5.7522  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,583

5.7857  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,767

5.7671  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,775

5.7625  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

16,240

5.7701  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

24,000

5.7514  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

37,805

5.7631  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

54,713

5.7800  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

56,000

5.7578  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

57,078

5.7799  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

75,995

5.7628  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

17,828

5.7733  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:

19 Jun 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

























 

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