Form 8.3 - Darktrace plc

Barclays PLC

02 September 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  relevant securities this form relates:			DARKTRACE PLC
(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:			30 Aug 2024
(f)	In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making  disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?			NO
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:				21,885,510	3.12%	20,829,795	2.97%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				0	0.00%	21,665,195	3.09%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				21,885,510	3.12%	42,494,990	6.07%
(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 PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
(a)	Purchase and sales
Class of relevant  security	Purchase/sale	Number of  securities	Price per unit
1p ordinary	Purchase	598,671	5.8555  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	120,446	5.8534  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	89,868	5.8560  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	41,176	5.8521  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	25,473	5.8554  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	17,066	5.8340  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	16,017	5.8260  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	12,051	5.8288  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	11,165	5.8121  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	11,113	5.8190  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	6,571	5.8296  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	4,742	5.8324  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	3,736	5.8253  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	1,890	5.8228  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	1,649	5.8312  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	1,590	5.8180  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	1,560	5.8300  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	1,485	5.8218  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	1,446	5.8349  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	1,408	5.8234  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	1,239	5.8329  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	1,053	5.8270  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	742	5.8240  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	712	5.8548  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	557	5.8380  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	520	5.8310  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	385	5.8220  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	130	5.8360  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	104	5.8331  GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	97	5.8209  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	589,986	5.8550  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	234,195	5.8983  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	207,818	5.8552  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	89,480	5.8483  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	60,777	5.8191  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	46,309	5.8560  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	22,062	5.8253  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	10,029	5.8190  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	8,727	5.8557  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	8,424	5.8543  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	8,284	5.8562  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	6,731	5.8556  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	3,311	5.8340  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	2,458	5.8183  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	2,364	5.8300  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	1,048	5.8165  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	813	5.8160  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	677	5.8200  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	593	5.8380  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	508	5.8280  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	271	5.8220  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	37	5.8360  GBP
(b)	Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of  relevant  security	Product  description	Nature of dealing	Number of  reference  securities	Price per  unit
1p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	6,557	5.8477  GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	97	5.8209  GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	2,864	5.8349  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	80,859	5.8545  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	5,007	5.8289  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	131	5.8350  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	2,458	5.8183  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	60,777	5.8191  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	66,864	5.8560  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	1,890	5.8228  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	12,051	5.8288  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	34,788	5.8560  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	1,048	5.8165  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	15,431	5.8260  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	272	5.8298  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	22,062	5.8253  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	61,715	5.8560  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	742	5.8240  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	10,549	5.8560  GBP
(c)	Stock-settled derivative transactions  (including options)
(i)	Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class  of  relevant  security	Product  description	Writing,  purchasing,  selling,  varying etc	Number  of  securities  to which  option  relates	Exercise  price  per unit	Type	Expiry  date	Option  money  paid/  received  per unit
(ii)	Exercising
Class of relevant  security	Product description	Exercising/ exercised against	Number of  securities	Exercise price per  unit
(d)	Other dealings (including subscribing for  new securities)
Class of relevant  security	Nature of Dealings	Details	Price per unit (if  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 person 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:				02 Sep 2024
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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