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FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a, 3a and 3b
Replaces form Released at 15/07/2024 15:19 RNS Number :
4667W
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PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE
BY
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A
PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1%
OR
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MORE
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Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code
(the "Code")
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1.
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KEY
INFORMATION
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(a)
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Full name of discloser:
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Barclays PLC.
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(b)
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Owner or controller of interest and short
positions disclosed, if different from
1(a):
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(c)
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Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
relevant securities this form relates:
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DARKTRACE PLC
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(d)
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If
an exempt fund manager connected with an
offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of
offeror/offeree:
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(e)
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Date position held/dealing undertaken:
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12
Jul 2024
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(f)
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In
addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making
disclosures in respect of any other party to the
offer?
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NO
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2.
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POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE
DISCLOSURE
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(a)
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Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of
the offeror or offeree
to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if
any)
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Class of relevant security:
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1p
ordinary
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Interests
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Short
Positions
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Number
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(%)
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Number
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(%)
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(1)
Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
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26,329,135
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3.76%
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905,873
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0.13%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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37,145
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0.01%
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25,797,623
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3.68%
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(3)
Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to
purchase/sell:
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0
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0.00%
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0
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0.00%
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TOTAL:
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26,366,280
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3.76%
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26,703,496
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3.81%
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(b)
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Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors
and
other executive options)
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Class of relevant security in relation to
which subscription right exists
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Details, including nature of the rights
concerned and relevant percentages:
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3.
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DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE
DISCLOSURE
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(a)
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Purchase and sales
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Class of relevant
security
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Purchase/sale
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Number of
securities
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Price per
unit
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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412,462
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5.7847 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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132,533
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5.7626 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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36,850
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5.8190 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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28,847
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5.7557 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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6,898
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5.7920 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,140
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5.8075 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,685
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5.7560 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,917
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5.7713 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,061
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5.8000 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,989
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5.8020 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,988
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5.8001 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,295
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5.7980 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,087
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5.8035 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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651
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5.7990 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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708,959
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5.7865 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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32,551
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5.7560 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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30,635
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5.7642 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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16,504
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5.7971 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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13,476
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5.8031 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,486
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5.8025 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,324
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5.8140
GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,068
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5.7999 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,891
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5.7551 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,072
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5.8055 GBP
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(b)
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Cash-settled derivative transactions
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Class of
relevant
security
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Product
description
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Nature of
dealing
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Number of
reference
securities
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Price per
unit
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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2,590
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5.7865 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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2,228
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5.7983 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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2,534
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5.7744 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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213
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5.7562 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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120
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5.7940 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1,891
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5.7551 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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137
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5.7887 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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3,042
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5.8020 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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5,922
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5.7560 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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4,486
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5.8025 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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13,476
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5.8031 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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44,973
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5.7560 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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6,419
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5.7574 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,087
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5.8035 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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5,140
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5.8075 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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36,850
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5.8190 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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16,504
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5.7971 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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651
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5.7990 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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417
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5.8027 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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2,469
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5.7560 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1,072
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5.8056 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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61,897
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5.7560 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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6,898
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5.7920 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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170
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5.7560 GBP
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(c)
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Stock-settled derivative transactions
(including options)
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(i)
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Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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Class
of
relevant
security
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Product
description
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Writing,
purchasing,
selling,
varying etc
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Number
of
securities
to which
option
relates
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Exercise
price
per unit
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Type
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Expiry
date
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Option
money
paid/
received
per unit
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(ii)
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Exercising
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Class of relevant
security
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Product
description
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Exercising/ exercised
against
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Number of
securities
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Exercise price per
unit
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(d)
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Other dealings (including subscribing for
new securities)
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Class of relevant
security
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Nature of
Dealings
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Details
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Price per unit (if
applicable)
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4.
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OTHER INFORMATION
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(a)
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Indemnity and other dealings arrangements
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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:
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NONE
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(b)
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Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options
or
derivatives
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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:
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NONE
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(c)
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Attachments
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Is
a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?
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NO
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Date of disclosure:
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31 Jul 2024
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Contact name:
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Large Holdings Regulatory
Operations
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Telephone number:
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020 3134
7213
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