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Regulatory News

Form 8.3 - Darktrace plc

RNS Number : 5827C
Barclays PLC
02 September 2024
 

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

 relevant securities this form relates:

DARKTRACE PLC

(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:

30 Aug 2024

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making

 disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

NO

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:

21,885,510

3.12%

20,829,795

2.97%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

0

0.00%

21,665,195

3.09%

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 TOTAL:

 

21,885,510

3.12%

42,494,990

6.07%

(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 PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Purchase and sales

Class of relevant

 security

Purchase/sale

Number of

 securities

Price per unit

1p ordinary

Purchase

598,671

5.8555  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

120,446

5.8534  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

89,868

5.8560  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

41,176

5.8521  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

25,473

5.8554  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

17,066

5.8340  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

16,017

5.8260  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

12,051

5.8288  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

11,165

5.8121  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

11,113

5.8190  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,571

5.8296  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,742

5.8324  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,736

5.8253  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,890

5.8228  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,649

5.8312  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,590

5.8180  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,560

5.8300  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,485

5.8218  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,446

5.8349  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,408

5.8234  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,239

5.8329  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,053

5.8270  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

742

5.8240  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

712

5.8548  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

557

5.8380  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

520

5.8310  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

385

5.8220  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

130

5.8360  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

104

5.8331  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

97

5.8209  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

589,986

5.8550  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

234,195

5.8983  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

207,818

5.8552  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

89,480

5.8483  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

60,777

5.8191  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

46,309

5.8560  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

22,062

5.8253  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

10,029

5.8190  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,727

5.8557  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,424

5.8543  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,284

5.8562  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,731

5.8556  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,311

5.8340  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,458

5.8183  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,364

5.8300  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,048

5.8165  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

813

5.8160  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

677

5.8200  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

593

5.8380  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

508

5.8280  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

271

5.8220  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

37

5.8360  GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

 relevant

 security

Product  description

Nature of dealing

Number of

 reference

 securities

Price per

 unit

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

6,557

5.8477  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

97

5.8209  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

2,864

5.8349  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

80,859

5.8545  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,007

5.8289  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

131

5.8350  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,458

5.8183  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

60,777

5.8191  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

66,864

5.8560  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,890

5.8228  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

12,051

5.8288  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

34,788

5.8560  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,048

5.8165  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

15,431

5.8260  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

272

5.8298  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

22,062

5.8253  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

61,715

5.8560  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

742

5.8240  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

10,549

5.8560  GBP









(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions

 (including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class

 of

 relevant

 security

Product

 description

Writing,

 purchasing,

 selling,

 varying etc

Number

 of

 securities

 to which

 option

 relates

Exercise

 price

 per unit

Type

Expiry

 date

Option

 money

 paid/

 received

 per unit

















(ii)

Exercising

 






Class of relevant

 security

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

 securities

Exercise price per

 unit














(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for

 new securities)

Class of relevant

 security

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if

 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 person 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:

02 Sep 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

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