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Regulatory News

Form 8.3 - DARKTRACE PLC

RNS Number : 2720T
Barclays PLC
20 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:

19 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:



11,946,340

1.71%

3,274,868

0.47%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:






and/or controlled:



875,518

0.13%

11,816,198

1.69%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)






and agreements to purchase/sell:



0

0.00%

0

0.00%










TOTAL:



12,821,858

1.83%

15,091,066

2.15%

(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

556,654

5.7680  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

200,073

5.7878  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

70,575

5.7820  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

60,908

5.7693  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

30,000

5.7802  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

21,964

5.7684  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

17,320

5.7920  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,518

5.7768  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,026

5.7772  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,700

5.7767  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,485

5.7886  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,169

5.7867  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,945

5.7837  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,829

5.7679  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,789

5.7850  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,423

5.7809  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,391

5.7744  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,018

5.7826  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

925

5.7840  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

581

5.7833  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

440

5.7810  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

310

5.7800  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

73

5.7880  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

57

5.7663  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

134,598

5.7683  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

80,567

5.7680  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

24,534

5.7692  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

16,343

5.7802  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

14,046

5.7769  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

13,080

5.7778  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,338

5.7766  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,163

5.7820  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,715

5.7805  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,565

5.7800  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

680

5.7840  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

642

5.7832  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

524

5.7810  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

507

5.7724  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

319

5.7803  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

73

5.7880  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

10

5.7900  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

Decreasing Short

85

5.7800  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

164

5.7880  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,255

5.7830  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,715

5.7805  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

3,266

5.7776  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,338

5.7766  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,080

5.7778  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

39,548

5.7684  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

95,211

5.7683  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

14,046

5.7769  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,546

5.7886  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,634

5.7856  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,945

5.7837  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,518

5.7768  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,561

5.7698  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

17,320

5.7925  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

17,828

5.7767  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

30,000

5.7802  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

70,000

5.7820  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

200,000

5.7878  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

477,164

5.7680  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:

20 Jun 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

























 

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