Form 8.3 -DARKTRACE PLC

Barclays PLC
25 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:

24 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:



21,584,952

3.08%

2,921,976

0.42%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:






and/or controlled:



481,062

0.07%

21,449,032

3.06%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)






and agreements to purchase/sell:



0

0.00%

0

0.00%










TOTAL:



22,066,014

3.15%

24,371,008

3.48%

(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

156,877

5.7731  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

97,932

5.7720  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

80,000

5.7790  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

56,000

5.7890  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

50,714

5.7698  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

26,361

5.8130  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

24,515

5.7717  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

24,000

5.7917  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

17,556

5.7728  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,583

5.7875  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,385

5.7811  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,550

5.7792  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,516

5.7816  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,462

5.7683  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,204

5.7930  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,173

5.7776  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

510

5.7800  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

371

5.7830  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

296

5.7700  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

264

5.7840  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

38

5.7777  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3

5.7660  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

168,868

5.7746  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

136,816

5.7725  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

37,982

5.7792  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

37,134

5.7682  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

9,597

5.7828  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,569

5.7720  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,433

5.7764  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,974

5.7771  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,608

5.7825  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,250

5.7841  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,639

5.7933  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,934

5.7703  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,854

5.7921  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

998

5.7779  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

938

5.7708  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

555

5.7880  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

510

5.7980  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

371

5.7831  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

327

5.7904  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

205

5.7820  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 Long

10,697

5.7791  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2

5.8860  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7

5.7839  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

327

5.7904  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

595

5.7799  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

938

5.7708  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,854

5.7921  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,910

5.7771  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,289

5.7806  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

26,570

5.7720  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

37,982

5.7792  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

79,590

5.7762  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

80,422

5.7763  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

264

5.7840  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

624

5.7741  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,173

5.7776  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,550

5.7792  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,385

5.7812  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,583

5.7875  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

24,000

5.7917  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

26,361

5.8130  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

56,000

5.7890  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

58,755

5.7728  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

80,000

5.7789  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

103,760

5.7720  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:

25 Jun 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

























 

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