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Regulatory News

Form 8.3 -DARKTRACE PLC

RNS Number : 9254S
Barclays PLC
18 June 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

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:

17 Jun 2024

(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:



10,761,770

1.54%

3,052,355

0.44%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:






and/or controlled:



664,145

0.09%

10,664,843

1.52%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)






and agreements to purchase/sell:



0

0.00%

0

0.00%










TOTAL:



11,425,915

1.63%

13,717,198

1.96%

(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

426,268

5.7335  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

231,117

5.7158  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

181,731

5.7499  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

137,505

5.7530  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

118,851

5.7232  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

108,392

5.7568  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

70,000

5.8107  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

59,844

5.7629  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

45,005

5.6880  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

44,004

5.7369  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

30,000

5.8100  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

24,370

5.7950  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

23,386

5.7360  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

13,603

5.7548  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,662

5.6190  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,403

5.8160  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,194

5.7653  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,502

5.7543  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,034

5.7471  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,651

5.6265  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,223

5.7233  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,947

5.7717  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,904

5.7966  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,540

5.7668  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,091

5.8010  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,056

5.7726  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,581

5.7734  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,548

5.8055  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,493

5.7600  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,361

5.8060  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

883

5.7520  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

809

5.7828  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

623

5.5780  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

616

5.7480  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

552

5.7574  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

508

5.7500  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

489

5.7400  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

246

5.7550  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

234

5.7343  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

134

5.8091  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

226,636

5.7333  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

182,595

5.7360  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

129,969

5.7123  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

112,535

5.7550  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

63,224

5.7471  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

58,610

5.7493  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

47,348

5.7282  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

25,966

5.7462  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,813

5.7401  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,424

5.8160  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,653

5.7747  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,113

5.7985  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,035

5.7625  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,026

5.5776  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,856

5.7561  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,576

5.7513  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,496

5.7265  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,495

5.7948  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,188

5.7244  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,115

5.6157  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,059

5.6901  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

986

5.7600  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

902

5.7289  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

883

5.7520  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

780

5.8137  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

740

5.5760  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

703

5.7733  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

690

5.5780  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

623

5.5781  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

616

5.7480  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

508

5.7500  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

424

5.5800  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

351

5.8070  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

240

5.8027  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

-11

5.7343  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

Closing Long

246

5.7550  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

552

5.7574  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

104

5.7400  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

12,196

5.7362  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

15,356

5.7360  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

71

5.8179  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

809

5.7208  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,495

5.7948  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,856

5.7236  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,813

5.7401  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

4,402

5.7450  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,434

5.5765  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

21,280

5.7790  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

63,224

5.7471  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

497

5.7924  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

507

5.7600  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

886

5.7867  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,904

5.7966  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,983

5.7391  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,213

5.7423  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

4,402

5.7450  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,651

5.6265  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,801

5.8046  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

14,870

5.7364  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

16,887

5.7379  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

18,592

5.7225  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

24,370

5.7955  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

28,850

5.8058  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

30,000

5.8100  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

30,550

5.8165  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

41,557

5.7416  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

70,000

5.8107  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

81,339

5.7361  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

118,851

5.7232  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

122,312

5.7360  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

137,693

5.7499  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

231,117

5.7158  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

226,636

5.7333  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:

18 Jun 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

























 

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