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Regulatory News

Form 8.3 - DARKTRACE PLC

RNS Number : 6734F
Barclays PLC
25 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:

24 Sep 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:

22,577,889

3.22%

201,712

0.03%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

166,142

0.02%

22,240,561

3.18%

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

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 TOTAL:

 

22,744,031

3.25%

22,442,273

3.20%

(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

175,106

5.7640  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

45,606

5.7662  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

34,131

5.7705  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

32,876

5.7633  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

23,301

5.7647  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

19,706

5.7634  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

19,545

5.7677  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

13,405

5.7646  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,666

5.7639  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,064

5.7638  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,979

5.7631  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,795

5.7600  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,467

5.7614  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,916

5.7650  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,723

5.7642  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,220

5.7595  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,821

5.7690  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,742

5.7620  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,660

5.7609  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,555

5.7617  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,008

5.7819  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,785

5.7660  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,560

5.7580  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,516

5.7757  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,258

5.7635  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

728

5.7623  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

76

5.7636  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

206,840

5.7640  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

74,289

5.7639  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

65,151

5.7638  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

31,101

5.7660  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

28,360

5.7631  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

14,845

5.7689  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

13,907

5.7642  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

12,046

5.7634  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

10,853

5.7673  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,784

5.7667  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,277

5.7630  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,108

5.7600  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,742

5.7620  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,348

5.7661  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,529

5.7646  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,214

5.7611  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,036

5.7694  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,034

5.7605  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

574

5.7650  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

114

5.7658  GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

 relevant

 security

Product  description

Nature of dealing

Number of

 reference

 securities

Price per

 unit

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

28,360

5.7631  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,046

5.7634  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

105,807

5.7640  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

11,437

5.7660  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,094

5.7674  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

190,064

5.7689  USD

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,036

5.7694  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

662

5.7584  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

27,323

5.7617  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,033

5.7634  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

76

5.7636  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,094

5.7640  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,867

5.7644  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,405

5.7646  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,420

5.7650  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,674

5.7658  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

45,606

5.7662  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

19,545

5.7677  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,821

5.7690  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,008

5.7819  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:

25 Sep 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

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