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Regulatory News

Form 8.3 - Darktrace plc

RNS Number : 4986W
Barclays PLC
18 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:

17 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:



3,421,208

0.48%

5,113,075

0.72%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:






and/or controlled:



5,117,059

0.72%

844,180

0.12%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)






and agreements to purchase/sell:



0

0.00%

0

0.00%










TOTAL:



8,538,267

1.20%

5,957,255

0.84%

(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

4

5.3680  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

42

5.3880  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

260

5.3580  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

310

5.4640  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

312

5.3940  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

320

5.4260  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

325

5.3600  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

328

5.3740  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

333

5.3760  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

350

5.3660  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

362

5.3540  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

560

5.3980  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

593

5.4356  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

755

5.4432  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

898

5.3898  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,358

5.3520  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,453

5.3672  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,898

5.4965  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,895

5.3646  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

11,873

5.3603  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

14,318

5.3942  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

16,033

5.3615  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

24,605

5.4145  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

38,091

5.3818  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

62,499

5.4060  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

67,653

5.3822  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

42

5.3773  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

87

5.3765  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

93

5.3680  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

143

5.3767  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

181

5.3830  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

203

5.4240  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

310

5.4640  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

312

5.3940  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

317

5.3620  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

320

5.4260  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

325

5.3600  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

328

5.3740  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

333

5.3760  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

335

5.4360  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

350

5.3660  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

352

5.3880  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

423

5.3700  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

443

5.3900  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

559

5.3590  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

720

5.3540  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

775

5.4065  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

908

5.3642  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

957

5.3521  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,055

5.3656  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,074

5.3657  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,079

5.3520  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,255

5.3848  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,299

5.3635  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,353

5.4066  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,460

5.3566  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,510

5.3580  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,886

5.3787  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,144

5.3699  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,726

5.3770  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,217

5.2975  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,282

5.3609  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,123

5.3672  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,290

5.3610  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,575

5.4882  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

9,425

5.3603  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

16,340

5.3781  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

21,632

5.4062  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

55,786

5.4934  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

113,108

5.3748  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

134,034

5.4060  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

407,817

5.3978  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

210

5.3896  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

702

5.3513  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,215

5.3605  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

1,227

5.3737  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,255

5.3848  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,353

5.4066  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,433

5.3472  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,995

5.3610  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,069

5.3828  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,287

5.3608  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

4,217

5.2975  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

4,641

5.3667  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

8,716

5.3860  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

12,732

5.3754  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

18,275

5.3684  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

28,182

5.4059  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

55,786

5.4934  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

69,903

5.3972  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

94,833

5.3761  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

95,319

5.4060  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

136,351

5.3946  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

139,018

5.3977  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

68

5.3634  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

758

5.4060  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

990

5.4060  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

11,403

5.3670  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

13,260

5.3934  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

30,445

5.3860  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

67,653

5.3822  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:

18 Aug 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

























 

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