Form 8.3 - Darktrace plc Amend

FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a, 3a and 3bReplaces form Released at 15/07/2024 15:19 RNS Number : 4667W

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:

12 Jul 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:

26,329,135

3.76%

905,873

0.13%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

37,145

0.01%

25,797,623

3.68%

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

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL: 

26,366,280

3.76%

26,703,496

3.81%

(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

412,462

5.7847 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

132,533

5.7626 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

36,850

5.8190 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

28,847

5.7557 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,898

5.7920 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,140

5.8075 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,685

5.7560 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,917

5.7713 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,061

5.8000 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,989

5.8020 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,988

5.8001 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,295

5.7980 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,087

5.8035 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

651

5.7990 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

708,959

5.7865 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

32,551

5.7560 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

30,635

5.7642 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

16,504

5.7971 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

13,476

5.8031 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,486

5.8025 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,324

5.8140 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,068

5.7999 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,891

5.7551 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,072

5.8055 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

2,590

5.7865 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

2,228

5.7983 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,534

5.7744 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

213

5.7562 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

120

5.7940 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,891

5.7551 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

137

5.7887 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,042

5.8020 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,922

5.7560 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,486

5.8025 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,476

5.8031 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

44,973

5.7560 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,419

5.7574 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,087

5.8035 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,140

5.8075 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

36,850

5.8190 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

16,504

5.7971 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

651

5.7990 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

417

5.8027 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,469

5.7560 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,072

5.8056 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

61,897

5.7560 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,898

5.7920 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

170

5.7560 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:

31 Jul 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213