Form 8.3 - Darktrace plc Replacement

FORM 8.3 - Amendment to section 2a, 3a and 3b

Replaces form released on 15:19 15/07/2024

RNS Number : 4667W

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:

12-Jul-24

(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:

26,329,135

3.75%

905,873

0.12%

-2

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

37,145

0.00%

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

3.75%

26,703,496

3.80%

(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

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

Purchase

412462

5.7847 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

2,068

5.7999 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,891

5.7551 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,072

5.8055 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

711,283

5.7865 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

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

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:

21-Aug-24

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213