| 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: | 02 Aug 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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| 24,129,582 | 3.44% | 94,434 | 0.01% |
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 8,337 | 0.00% | 23,955,734 | 3.42% |
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 24,137,919 | 3.45% | 24,050,168 | 3.43% |
| (b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive |
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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 | 57,614 | 5.9380 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 54,514 | 5.9371 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 17,715 | 5.9374 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 13,140 | 5.9492 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 12,683 | 5.9338 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 8,985 | 5.9313 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 6,931 | 5.9440 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 5,400 | 5.9535 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 5,274 | 5.9430 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 4,245 | 5.9524 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 4,024 | 5.9408 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 3,617 | 5.9405 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,865 | 5.9252 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,414 | 5.9482 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,211 | 5.9400 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,200 | 5.9368 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,195 | 5.9480 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 531 | 5.9110 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 510 | 5.9260 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 510 | 5.9258 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 412 | 5.9357 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 97 | 5.9470 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 6,571,162 | 5.9540 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 161,319 | 5.9309 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 108,567 | 5.9382 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 62,473 | 5.9335 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 47,037 | 5.9303 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 30,067 | 5.9283 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 13,069 | 5.9349 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 8,900 | 5.9485 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 6,382 | 5.9380 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 5,274 | 5.9436 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 3,630 | 5.9476 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 1,865 | 5.9258 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 1,826 | 5.9440 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 1,432 | 5.9520 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 1,271 | 5.9525 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 1,128 | 5.9580 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 570 | 5.9260 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 | CFD | Decreasing Short | 197 | 5.9116 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 1,069 | 5.9336 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 1,446 | 5.9410 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 606 | 5.9128 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 13,460 | 5.9375 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 277 | 5.9270 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 49 | 5.9318 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Long | 13,714 | 5.9380 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,597 | 5.9232 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 16,562 | 5.9371 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 66 | 5.9139 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 578 | 5.9360 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 161,319 | 5.9309 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 22,962 | 5.9380 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,630 | 5.9476 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 8,910 | 5.9380 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 153 | 5.9400 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 13,140 | 5.9492 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,245 | 5.9524 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 47,037 | 5.9303 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 412 | 5.9357 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 234 | 5.9369 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 8,985 | 5.9313 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 30,067 | 5.9283 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 9,120 | 5.9380 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 6,571,162 | 5.9540 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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| to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: |
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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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| (c) | Attachments |
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| Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
| Date of disclosure: | 05 Aug 2024 | ||||||
| Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
| Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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