Form 8.3 - DARKTRACE PLC

Barclays PLC
01 July 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:

28 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:

 

 

23,566,560

3.36%

213,911

0.03%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

47,535

0.01%

23,425,275

3.34%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

23,614,095

3.37%

23,639,186

3.38%

(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

204,814

5.7678  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

148,345

5.7769  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

82,098

5.7774  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

80,242

5.7698  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

73,589

5.7720  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

64,058

5.7792  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

60,064

5.7660  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

56,000

5.7684  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

56,000

5.7779  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

50,000

5.7716  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

44,217

5.7826  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

43,985

5.7832  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

26,254

5.7714  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

24,000

5.7794  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

24,000

5.7651  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

13,853

5.7809  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

11,980

5.7668  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

11,100

5.7687  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,427

5.7742  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,245

5.7652  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,724

5.7827  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,292

5.7756  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,303

5.7740  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,244

5.7960  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,917

5.7835  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,492

5.7894  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,414

5.7680  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,122

5.7820  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

865

5.7755  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

560

5.7860  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

488

5.7980  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

457

5.7520  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

412

5.7700  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

346

5.7940  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

272

5.7670  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

249

5.7780  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

529,421

5.7769  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

101,323

5.7673  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

30,192

5.7674  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

24,196

5.7661  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

21,116

5.7737  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,383

5.7954  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,300

5.7972  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,693

5.7826  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,243

5.7662  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,241

5.7726  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,102

5.7703  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,344

5.7875  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,292

5.7951  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,183

5.7740  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,878

5.7720  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,730

5.7872  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,718

5.7862  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,637

5.7742  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,481

5.7680  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,244

5.7960  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,808

5.7780  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,667

5.7748  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,619

5.7800  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,570

5.7699  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,459

5.7820  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,421

5.7893  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,074

5.7860  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

825

5.7694  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

488

5.7980  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

457

5.7520  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

412

5.7700  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

352

5.7730  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

292

5.7760  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

216

5.7690  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

90

5.7670  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

30

5.7750  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

1,700

5.7715  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

10,321

5.7718  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

8,798

5.7925  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

31

5.7680  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

4,084

5.7662  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,064

5.7772  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,980

5.7668  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

69

5.7719  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

21,116

5.7737  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,303

5.7742  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,139

5.7891  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,421

5.7893  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

309

5.8120  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,733

5.7643  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

96,624

5.7660  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

48,000

5.7723  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,724

5.7827  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,492

5.7894  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

346

5.7940  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,693

5.7826  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

214

5.7856  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

27,500

5.7665  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

30,700

5.7696  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,337

5.7930  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

66,503

5.7660  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,332

5.7708  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

112,000

5.7732  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,917

5.7835  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:

01 Jul 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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