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Regulatory News

Form 8.3 - Darktrace plc

RNS Number : 9645W
Barclays PLC
23 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:

22 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:



2,240,304

0.32%

4,716,919

0.67%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:






and/or controlled:



4,731,218

0.67%

506,878

0.07%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)






and agreements to purchase/sell:



0

0.00%

0

0.00%










TOTAL:



6,971,522

0.98%

5,223,797

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

5

5.2620  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6

5.2640  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7

5.2660  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

15

5.2408  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

82

5.2568  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

363

5.2480  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

368

5.2470  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

384

5.2520  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

400

5.2460  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

400

5.2500  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

547

5.2440  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

680

5.2510  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

841

5.2473  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

960

5.2497  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,000

5.3180  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,000

5.2160  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,070

5.2027  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,125

5.2184  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,214

5.2759  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,236

5.2912  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,698

5.2270  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,500

5.2940  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,480

5.2376  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,457

5.2971  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,305

5.2704  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,576

5.1880  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,229

5.2604  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,726

5.2362  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,689

5.2240  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,488

5.2223  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

9,534

5.2126  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

9,622

5.2930  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

13,753

5.2818  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

19,822

5.2422  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

42,666

5.2259  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

49,548

5.2574  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

75,000

5.3992  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

86,896

5.2468  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

100,000

5.4317  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

100,635

5.2364  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5

5.2620  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

13

5.2651  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

131

5.1854  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

334

5.3080  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

351

5.2510  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

363

5.2480  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

368

5.2470  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

384

5.2520  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

400

5.2500  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

400

5.2460  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

482

5.2559  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

547

5.2440  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

551

5.2311  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

745

5.2849  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

801

5.1951  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

828

5.3076  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

954

5.1907  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,881

5.2115  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,000

5.2670  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,142

5.3690  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,442

5.3087  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,888

5.2580  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,891

5.2105  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,582

5.2491  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,695

5.2247  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,000

5.1760  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,789

5.2880  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,744

5.2354  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

11,000

5.2515  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

20,223

5.2514  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

28,974

5.2240  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

31,019

5.2331  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

31,666

5.2244  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

72,522

5.2458  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

850,000

5.3600  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

88

5.2155  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

2,442

5.3087  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

4,078

5.2496  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

4,578

5.2232  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

18,956

5.2239  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

137

5.2640  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

313

5.2500  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

571

5.2568  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

578

5.2825  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,106

5.3594  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,407

5.3132  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,815

5.2332  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,816

5.2240  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,210

5.2373  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

5,000

5.2498  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

7,300

5.2240  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

8,466

5.2762  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

9,622

5.2930  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

29,751

5.2633  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

31,171

5.2248  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

43,824

5.2269  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

46,626

5.2563  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:

23 Aug 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

























 

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