Form 8.3 - DARKTRACE PLC

Barclays PLC
26 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:

25 Jul 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:

 

 

30,842,174

4.40%

152,447

0.02%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

15,707

0.00%

30,727,278

4.39%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

30,857,881

4.41%

30,879,725

4.41%

(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

102,345

5.8741  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

62,165

5.8720  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

50,000

5.8714  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

43,932

5.8715  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

22,229

5.8724  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

19,633

5.8747  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,943

5.8812  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,100

5.8780  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,081

5.8570  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,828

5.8732  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,671

5.8783  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,454

5.8613  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,254

5.8800  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,174

5.8777  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,739

5.8640  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,659

5.8820  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

907

5.8580  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

797

5.8700  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

387

5.8760  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

263

5.8740  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

168

5.8560  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

111

5.8571  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

107

5.8620  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

95

5.8680  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

41,836

5.8726  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

39,838

5.8722  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

38,740

5.8709  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

35,245

5.8711  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

15,295

5.8720  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

12,894

5.8728  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,377

5.8588  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,662

5.8782  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,724

5.8807  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,856

5.8670  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,087

5.8745  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,168

5.8800  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,896

5.8780  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,659

5.8820  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,203

5.8710  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

885

5.8752  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

796

5.8700  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

635

5.8660  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

583

5.8730  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

263

5.8740  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

168

5.8560  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

123

5.8760  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

95

5.8680  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

59

5.8640  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3

5.8787  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1

5.8707  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

200

5.8639  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

2,062

5.8763  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,630

5.8726  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

68

5.8667  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,271

5.8786  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

38,740

5.8709  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,203

5.8710  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

27,133

5.8720  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,735

5.8718  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,929

5.8720  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

45,000

5.8732  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,345

5.8741  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

19,633

5.8747  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,856

5.8670  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2

5.8780  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

79

5.8621  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

635

5.8660  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,477

5.8719  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,894

5.8728  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,050

5.8640  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,223

5.8720  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

105,000

5.8732  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:

26 Jul 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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