Darktrace Regulatory News (DARK)

FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2aReplaces form Released at 05/09/2024 15:02 RNS Number : 1221D

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:

04 Sep 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:

21,608,686

3.08%

20,738,065

2.96%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

31,468

0.00%

21,535,879

3.07%

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

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL: 

21,640,154

3.09%

42,273,944

6.04%

(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

53,014

5.8484 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

42,199

5.8613 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,681

5.8495 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,519

5.8567 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,220

5.8454 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,728

5.8640 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,101

5.8470 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,571

5.8424 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,799

5.8478 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,365

5.8637 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

516

5.8547 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

509

5.8400 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

229

5.8460 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

154

5.8520 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

102

5.8448 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

87

5.8479 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

57

5.8482 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

65,092

5.8480 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

59,587

5.8476 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

51,750

5.8617 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

19,880

5.8539 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

17,194

5.8540 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

12,869

5.8465 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,949

5.8622 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,723

5.8640 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,589

5.8509 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,539

5.8400 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,480

5.8377 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,324

5.8467 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

605

5.8500 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

524

5.8490 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

229

5.8461 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

229

5.8460 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

88

5.8420 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

87

5.8486 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

54

5.8360 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

33

5.8449 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

9,393

5.8525 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

72

5.8415 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

335

5.8460 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,819

5.8461 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,869

5.8465 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

59,587

5.8476 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,454

5.8479 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,651

5.8480 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

605

5.8500 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,540

5.8525 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

47,125

5.8640 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,220

5.8454 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,799

5.8478 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6

5.8480 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

21

5.8500 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,519

5.8567 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

35,422

5.8611 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,727

5.8625 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,798

5.8640 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

581

5.8568 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

102

5.8448 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

3,787

5.8466 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:

05 Sep 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213