FORM 8.3 - Amendment to section 2a and 3a
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Replaces form released 15:23 6 Aug 2024
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RNS
number: 4209Z
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FORM 8.3
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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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05
Aug 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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23,723,801
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3.39%
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172,471
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0.02%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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8,337
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0.00%
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23,560,449
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3.36%
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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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23,732,138
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3.39%
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23,732,920
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3.39%
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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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187,889
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5.9240 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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73,329
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5.9243 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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39,690
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5.9237 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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34,727
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5.9222 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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28,491
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5.9320 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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20,200
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5.9187 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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17,066
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5.9397 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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7,390
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5.9259 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,440
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5.9376 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,109
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5.9290 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,630
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5.9306 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,194
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5.9280 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,770
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5.9300 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,477
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5.9270 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,457
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5.9410 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,281
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5.9487 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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465
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5.9360 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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256
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5.9340 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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200
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5.9336 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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16
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5.9420 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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267,577
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5.9245 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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249,945
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5.9307 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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84,114
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5.9373 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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69,029
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5.9242 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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61,013
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5.9291 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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56,084
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5.9313 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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36,891
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5.9320 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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35,000
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5.9314 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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12,795
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5.9251 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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12,030
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5.9327 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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9,672
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5.9249 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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8,511
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5.9240 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,597
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5.9244 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,310
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5.9208 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,909
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5.9323 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,562
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5.9300 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,467
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5.9183 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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944
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5.9380 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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924
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5.9100 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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504
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5.9340 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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16
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5.9420 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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1
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5.9330 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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800
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5.9412 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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1
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5.9300 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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3,067
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5.9317 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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2,564
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5.9390 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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18
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5.9422 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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9,672
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5.9249 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1,467
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5.9183 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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28,611
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5.9238 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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42,896
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5.9240 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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249,945
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5.9307 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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66
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5.9120 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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34,727
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5.9222 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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20,318
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5.9240 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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4,109
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5.9290 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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12,030
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5.9327 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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4,440
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5.9376 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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43,382
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5.9315 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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15,049
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5.9240 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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56,084
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5.9313 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,477
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5.9270 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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15 Aug 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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