| FORM 8.3 | |||||||
| PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY | |||||||
| A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR | |||||||
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| 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 | |||||
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| relevant securities this form relates: | ||||||
| (d) | If an exempt fund manager connected with an |
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| offeror/offeree: | ||||||
| (e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 29 Apr 2024 | |||||
| (f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making | NO |
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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 | ||||||
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| Interests | Short Positions | |||||
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| (1) | Relevant securities owned |
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| 2,521,947 | 0.36% | 4,945,004 | 0.71% |
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 4,811,910 | 0.69% | 2,481,813 | 0.35% |
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 7,333,857 | 1.05% | 7,426,817 | 1.06% |
| (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 | 425,486 | 6.0216 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 341,601 | 6.0336 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 277,840 | 6.0356 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 247,841 | 6.0294 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 247,604 | 6.0340 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 234,675 | 6.0355 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 216,129 | 6.0379 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 111,168 | 6.0359 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 75,179 | 6.0326 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 53,617 | 6.0437 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 48,354 | 6.0256 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 48,268 | 6.0323 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 45,507 | 6.0339 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 38,413 | 6.0341 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 37,870 | 6.0246 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 35,533 | 6.0305 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 18,528 | 6.0130 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 18,478 | 6.0285 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 16,970 | 6.0238 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 16,220 | 6.0390 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 15,739 | 6.0403 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 12,216 | 6.0368 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 11,924 | 6.0234 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 11,811 | 6.0380 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 11,391 | 6.0460 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 11,144 | 6.0352 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 10,614 | 6.0321 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 9,595 | 6.0343 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 7,927 | 6.0308 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 7,888 | 6.0278 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 7,565 | 6.0416 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 6,661 | 6.0307 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 5,145 | 6.0322 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 5,000 | 6.0280 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 3,910 | 6.0334 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 3,732 | 6.0378 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 3,693 | 6.0235 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 3,146 | 6.0357 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,935 | 6.0327 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,921 | 6.0372 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,781 | 6.0353 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,646 | 6.0361 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,613 | 6.0360 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,590 | 6.0404 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,074 | 6.0429 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,895 | 6.0374 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,603 | 6.0317 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,347 | 6.0370 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,232 | 6.0461 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,000 | 6.0020 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 936 | 6.0354 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 932 | 6.0480 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 665 | 6.0540 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 650 | 6.0363 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 577 | 6.0140 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 439 | 6.0270 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 429 | 6.0420 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 400 | 6.0500 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 279 | 6.0400 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 300,000 | 6.0300 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 259,233 | 6.0307 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 240,540 | 6.0379 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 113,376 | 6.0349 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 96,505 | 6.0326 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 79,106 | 6.0340 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 72,686 | 6.0290 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 68,954 | 6.0185 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 62,767 | 6.0252 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 62,099 | 6.0371 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 59,358 | 6.0366 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 55,573 | 6.0269 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 34,217 | 6.0339 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 25,696 | 6.0352 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 24,816 | 6.0332 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 16,500 | 6.0357 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 14,706 | 6.0373 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 14,358 | 6.0380 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 14,155 | 6.0348 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 12,691 | 6.0331 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 11,229 | 6.0317 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 10,614 | 6.0321 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 10,535 | 6.0374 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 9,491 | 6.0285 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 8,994 | 6.0360 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 8,972 | 6.0355 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 5,930 | 6.0376 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 5,834 | 6.0345 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 5,538 | 6.0383 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 2,967 | 6.0186 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 2,551 | 6.0390 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 1,557 | 6.0106 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 1,371 | 6.0382 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 1,309 | 6.0310 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 1,307 | 6.0229 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 1,075 | 6.0342 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 932 | 6.0480 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 674 | 6.0049 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 665 | 6.0540 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 577 | 6.0140 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 400 | 6.0500 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 17 | 6.0200 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 Long | 429 | 6.0420 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 463 | 6.0380 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 932 | 6.0480 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 2,781 | 6.0353 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 3,121 | 6.0409 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 3,146 | 6.0357 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 3,732 | 6.0378 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 10,073 | 6.0356 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 11,391 | 6.0460 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 50,496 | 6.0439 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 148,786 | 6.0340 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 178,543 | 6.0337 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 393,237 | 6.0354 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 17 | 6.0200 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 3,042 | 6.0323 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,272 | 6.0305 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 9,234 | 6.0330 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 14,055 | 6.0300 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 21,225 | 6.0161 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 27,095 | 6.0341 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 64,596 | 6.0339 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 3,102 | 6.0330 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 10,156 | 6.0363 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 14,155 | 6.0348 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 25,391 | 6.0350 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 30,135 | 6.0340 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 68,954 | 6.0185 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 77,662 | 6.0340 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 9,806 | 6.0372 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 |
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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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| 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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| NONE | |||||||
| (c) | Attachments |
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| Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
| Date of disclosure: | 30 Apr 2024 | ||||||
| Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
| Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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