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Regulatory News

Form 8.3 - Darktrace plc

RNS Number : 6474W
Barclays PLC
19 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:

18 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:



2,973,906

0.42%

4,855,702

0.69%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:






and/or controlled:



4,868,256

0.69%

401,966

0.06%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)






and agreements to purchase/sell:



0

0.00%

0

0.00%










TOTAL:



7,842,162

1.11%

5,257,668

0.74%

(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

1

5.4726  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

9

5.4728  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

83

5.4760  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

116

5.4600  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

214

5.4120  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

214

5.4743  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

306

5.4340  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

321

5.4420  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

340

5.4440  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

361

5.4800  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

453

5.4920  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

483

5.4355  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

510

5.4980  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

589

5.5000  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

593

5.4349  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

733

5.4284  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

863

5.4522  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

875

5.4770  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

899

5.4750  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

950

5.4523  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,104

5.4489  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,199

5.4320  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,408

5.4163  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,915

5.4660  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,189

5.4744  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

28,233

5.4230  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

34,473

5.4240  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

54,199

5.4285  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

75,000

5.3992  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

100,000

5.4317  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

122,551

5.4324  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

140,890

5.4575  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1

5.4220  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6

5.4440  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

96

5.4140  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

116

5.4600  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

361

5.4800  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

373

5.4299  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

453

5.4920  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

510

5.4980  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

540

5.4270  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

888

5.4164  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

899

5.4752  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,222

5.4377  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,915

5.4660  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,419

5.4000  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,778

5.4470  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,887

5.4320  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,000

5.4080  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,414

5.4016  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,803

5.4137  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,142

5.4039  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,939

5.4151  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,444

5.4881  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

21,956

5.4296  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

36,169

5.4240  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

61,767

5.4479  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

144,691

5.4212  GBP









(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions


Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description


reference

unit

security



securities


1p ordinary

CFD

Long

1,222

5.4377  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

2,638

5.4367  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

8,732

5.4310  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

14,489

5.4530  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

35,908

5.4508  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

36,169

5.4240  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

634

5.4232  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,000

5.4334  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

5,513

5.4365  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

5,744

5.4348  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

7,158

5.4244  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

25,597

5.4619  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

27,158

5.4239  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

54,199

5.4285  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

86,581

5.4243  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

135,377

5.4583  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:

19 Aug 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

























 

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