Form 8.3 - Darktrace plc

Barclays PLC

28 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:				27 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:			23,220,887	3.32%	196,169	0.03%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			475,135	0.07%	23,056,376	3.29%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			23,696,022	3.38%	23,252,545	3.32%
(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		290,728		5.8023  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		255,115		5.7888  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		101,866		5.7877  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		70,800		5.7853  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		69,493		5.7900  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		56,000		5.7899  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		24,000		5.7936  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		20,017		5.7886  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		17,815		5.7687  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		17,221		5.7882  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		10,927		5.7959  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		10,623		5.7891  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		9,764		5.7819  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		8,579		5.7750  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		8,539		5.7855  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		7,755		5.7868  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		6,949		5.7726  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		6,426		5.7800  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		4,720		5.7862  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		2,929		5.7860  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		2,619		5.7928  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		1,810		5.8119  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		1,794		5.7859  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		1,246		5.7940  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		1,164		5.7826  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		994		5.7600  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		818		5.7838  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		793		5.7844  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		695		5.7820  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		484		5.7830  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		444		5.7898  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		325		5.7875  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		308		5.7948  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		181		5.7781  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		181		5.7960  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		125		5.7775  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		47		5.7812  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		40		5.7880  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		34		5.7660  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		11		5.8120  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		282,706		5.7862  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		65,108		5.7863  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		34,489		5.7843  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		25,804		5.7849  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		15,268		5.7844  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		13,992		5.7860  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		12,266		5.7853  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		9,480		5.7822  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		9,322		5.7820  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		7,686		5.7906  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		7,496		5.7800  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		6,545		5.7864  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		6,216		5.7837  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		5,646		5.7806  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		4,728		5.7902  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		4,626		5.7802  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		3,756		5.7807  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		3,703		5.7810  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		3,293		5.7812  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		3,165		5.7851  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		3,139		5.7750  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		2,474		5.7892  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		2,433		5.7900  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		2,036		5.7943  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		1,962		5.7839  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		1,462		5.8000  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		1,264		5.7780  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		1,046		5.7831  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		883		5.7878  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		767		5.7830  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		738		5.7932  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		572		5.7870  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		181		5.7787  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		154		5.7811  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		47		5.7818  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		40		5.7880  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		34		5.7660  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		13		5.7960  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		11		5.8120  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		5		5.8079  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		Closing Long		793	5.7844  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5	5.8079  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		135	5.7767  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		207	5.7833  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		623	5.7820  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		738	5.7932  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		767	5.7830  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		821	5.7821  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,474	5.7892  GBP
1p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		8,556	5.7732  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		15,578	5.7860  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		25,804	5.7849  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		52,704	5.7866  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		54,114	5.7862  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		325	5.7875  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		398	5.7798  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		818	5.7838  GBP
1p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		887	5.7860  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,099	5.7837  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,619	5.7928  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,720	5.7862  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,249	5.7845  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,246	5.7863  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,755	5.7868  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		8,579	5.7750  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		9,006	5.7860  GBP
1p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		9,971	5.7977  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		10,927	5.7959  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		24,000	5.7936  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		57,613	5.7900  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		240,000	5.7888  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:				28 Jun 2024
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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