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Regulatory News

Form 8.3 - Darktrace plc

RNS Number : 8050W
Barclays PLC
22 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:

19 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:



3,261,489

0.46%

5,038,316

0.71%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:






and/or controlled:



4,887,877

0.69%

501,966

0.07%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)






and agreements to purchase/sell:



0

0.00%

0

0.00%










TOTAL:



8,149,366

1.15%

5,540,282

0.78%

(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

5.4114  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

15

5.4555  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

104

5.4620  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

225

5.3760  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

323

5.3579  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

518

5.3873  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

786

5.3980  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,000

5.3500  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,000

5.2080  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,008

5.3289  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,047

5.4558  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,070

5.4320  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,991

5.3680  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,142

5.4170  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,403

5.3432  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,798

5.4980  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

17,860

5.5059  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

18,765

5.4495  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

19,427

5.4400  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

23,076

5.4401  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

28,956

5.5580  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

42,163

5.4523  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

44,354

5.4499  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

44,951

5.3966  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

100,000

5.4507  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

11

5.4545  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

23

5.4580  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

104

5.4620  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

225

5.3760  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

260

5.3750  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

329

5.5000  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

339

5.5340  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

340

5.3980  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

350

5.5120  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

386

5.3500  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

399

5.3970  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

404

5.4070  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

461

5.5360  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

693

5.3920  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

982

5.4758  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,070

5.4320  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,522

5.4147  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,614

5.5445  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,725

5.4367  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,875

5.4736  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,913

5.5400  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,957

5.3680  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,000

5.2080  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,076

5.5174  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,584

5.4839  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

12,986

5.4408  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

13,848

5.4400  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

17,461

5.4448  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

19,749

5.1718  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

25,153

5.4343  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

137,175

5.4285  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

1,614

5.3912  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

9,742

5.4395  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

10,350

5.2791  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

13,848

5.4400  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

19,749

5.1718  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

45,701

5.4400  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

70,461

5.4419  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

504

5.4321  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

3,392

5.4918  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

3,885

5.4400  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

5,281

5.4272  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

13,020

5.3162  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

19,427

5.4400  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

26,650

5.4299  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

34,886

5.4498  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

44,354

5.4499  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

100,000

5.4507  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:

22 Aug 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

























 

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