11th Sep 2024 14:00
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 |
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| 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 |
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| offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of | ||||||
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(e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 10 Sep 2024 | |||||
(f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making | NO |
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| disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? |
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2. | POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
(a) | Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree |
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| to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any) |
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Class of relevant security: | 1p ordinary | ||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | |||||
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(1) | Relevant securities owned |
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| 21,526,499 | 3.07% | 19,350,668 | 2.76% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| and/or controlled: |
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| 45,114 | 0.01% | 21,520,281 | 3.07% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| and agreements to purchase/sell: |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 21,571,613 | 3.08% | 40,870,949 | 5.83% |
(b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive |
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Class of relevant security in relation to |
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which subscription right exists |
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Details, including nature of the rights |
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concerned and relevant percentages: |
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3. | DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER | ||||||
(a) | Purchases and sales |
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Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit | ||||
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1p ordinary | Purchase | 104,364 | 5.8731 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 21,849 | 5.8739 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 18,028 | 5.8708 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 13,323 | 5.8715 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 13,039 | 5.8760 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 5,660 | 5.8741 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 3,409 | 5.8752 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,102 | 5.8684 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,048 | 5.8762 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,663 | 5.8744 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 123 | 5.8690 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 93 | 5.8712 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 74 | 5.8700 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 94,247 | 5.8728 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 75,699 | 5.8698 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 35,333 | 5.8760 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 17,466 | 5.8800 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 14,645 | 5.8732 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 12,258 | 5.8745 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 8,081 | 5.8696 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 7,397 | 5.8762 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 5,991 | 5.8693 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 4,983 | 5.8744 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 4,053 | 5.8730 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 3,548 | 5.8749 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 2,556 | 5.8752 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 2,102 | 5.8690 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,789 | 5.8771 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,622 | 5.8763 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,013 | 5.8719 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 800 | 5.8740 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 721 | 5.8746 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 707 | 5.8694 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 601 | 5.8640 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 123 | 5.8692 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 87 | 5.8680 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 17 | 5.8660 GBP | ||||
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(b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions |
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Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
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1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 7,070 | 5.8714 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 707 | 5.8694 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 8,081 | 5.8696 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 74,558 | 5.8698 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 197 | 5.8721 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,665 | 5.8724 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 134 | 5.8745 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 8,926 | 5.8746 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 39 | 5.8756 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 5,334 | 5.8760 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,657 | 5.8693 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 6 | 5.8700 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 672 | 5.8728 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 21,849 | 5.8739 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,939 | 5.8741 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,663 | 5.8744 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,409 | 5.8752 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,885 | 5.8760 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,275 | 5.8762 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1 | 5.8800 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 5,825 | 5.8735 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 6,317 | 5.8731 GBP | |||
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(c) | Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) |
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(i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying |
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Class | Product | Writing, | Number | Exercise | Type | Expiry | Option |
of | description | purchasing, | of | price |
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(ii) | Exercising |
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(d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) |
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4. | OTHER INFORMATION | ||||||
(a) | Indemnity and other dealings arrangements |
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Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, |
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formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal |
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or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party |
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to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: |
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NONE | |||||||
(b) | Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives |
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Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between |
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the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to: |
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(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or |
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(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which |
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any derivative is referenced: |
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NONE | |||||||
(c) | Attachments |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
Date of disclosure: | 11 Sep 2024 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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