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Form 8.3 - Darktrace plc

RNS Number : 3633W
Barclays PLC
17 August 2022
 

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:

16 Aug 2022

(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:



3,451,738

0.49%

4,614,007

0.65%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:






and/or controlled:



4,840,606

0.68%

865,314

0.12%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)






and agreements to purchase/sell:



0

0.00%

0

0.00%










TOTAL:



8,292,344

1.17%

5,479,321

0.77%

(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

18

5.0840  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

167

5.1138  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

249

5.1140  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

250

4.8710  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

291

5.0700  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

295

5.1040  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

332

5.1500  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

335

5.0480  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

337

5.1120  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

387

5.0015  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

479

5.0900  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

729

5.0161  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

873

4.8500  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,050

4.9697  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,126

5.0031  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,431

5.1302  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,612

4.9892  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,030

5.0271  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,030

5.1380  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,324

4.9748  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,417

5.1680  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,639

4.9668  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,764

5.0411  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,355

5.0383  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,695

5.0580  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,282

5.0920  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,000

5.2000  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,495

5.0972  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,621

5.1215  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,105

5.0430  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,589

5.0993  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,450

4.9242  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

13,363

5.1076  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

14,435

5.1520  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

15,410

4.9081  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

28,602

4.9274  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

29,783

5.0656  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

45,031

4.9964  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

57,958

4.9920  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

68,122

5.0613  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

116,153

5.0773  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

150,000

5.0519  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

234,951

4.9707  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

500,000

4.8583  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

783,862

4.9922  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

35

5.0869  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

131

5.0860  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

188

4.8499  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

232

5.1384  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

249

5.1140  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

250

4.8710  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

291

5.1180  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

291

5.0700  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

295

5.1040  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

314

5.0000  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

335

5.0480  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

337

5.1120  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

353

5.0140  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

360

5.1735  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

387

5.0015  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

410

5.0060  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

443

5.0920  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

462

5.0900  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

589

4.8749  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

609

5.0064  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

764

5.1671  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

796

5.1215  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

797

5.0002  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

848

5.1196  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,029

5.0794  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,353

5.0784  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,539

5.0875  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,798

5.1385  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,991

5.0751  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,030

5.1380  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,147

5.0441  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,274

5.1429  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,329

5.0614  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,391

5.0177  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,454

5.0437  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,467

5.1564  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,826

5.1185  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,428

5.1220  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,568

5.1263  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,676

5.0574  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,838

5.0886  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,863

5.1300  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,171

5.0517  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

9,372

5.1096  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

12,065

5.1517  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

12,230

5.1213  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

12,384

5.1086  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

12,812

5.1294  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

16,250

5.0518  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

17,975

5.0503  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

30,000

4.9648  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

31,663

4.9940  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

34,906

5.0533  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

34,945

5.0544  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

35,274

4.9507  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

61,947

5.0658  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

76,360

5.1520  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

90,834

5.0721  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

100,980

5.0280  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

140,000

4.9093  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

251,382

4.9908  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

Long

1,353

5.0784  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

3,000

4.8845  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

4,000

5.1368  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

4,428

5.1220  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

4,568

5.1263  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

4,838

5.0886  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

7,102

5.1197  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

9,372

5.1096  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

10,367

5.1519  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

12,230

5.1213  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

12,384

5.1086  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

12,812

5.1294  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

30,690

5.1520  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

52,725

4.9605  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

56,620

4.9095  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

65,993

5.1520  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

131,180

4.9797  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

140,000

4.9093  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

697

5.0753  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,965

4.9046  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

3,021

5.0920  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

4,733

4.9050  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

5,000

5.1412  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

5,638

4.9145  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

6,273

4.8990  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

6,994

4.8859  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

7,940

4.9093  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

9,029

5.1282  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

10,397

4.9114  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

13,129

5.1520  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

20,714

5.0019  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

24,317

4.9916  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

68,122

5.0613  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

82,692

4.9715  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

139,130

4.9531  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

140,033

5.0180  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

265,518

4.9674  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

367,045

5.0005  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

500,000

4.8584  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:

17 Aug 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

























 

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