| 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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| (e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 19 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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| 23,016,056 | 3.29% | 20,745,437 | 2.96% |
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 14,633 | 0.00% | 22,869,363 | 3.26% |
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 23,030,689 | 3.29% | 43,614,800 | 6.23% |
| (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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| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 28,330 | 5.8686 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 23,092 | 5.8694 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 8,001 | 5.8854 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 4,001 | 5.8917 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 3,777 | 5.8836 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,724 | 5.8740 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,424 | 5.9124 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,337 | 5.8680 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,228 | 5.8755 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,072 | 5.8789 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 827 | 5.8808 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 821 | 5.8894 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 291 | 5.8780 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 225 | 5.8720 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 187 | 5.8880 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 5,946 | 5.8845 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 4,575 | 5.8682 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 4,462 | 5.8863 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 3,314 | 5.8767 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 3,175 | 5.8899 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 3,157 | 5.8890 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 2,263 | 5.8883 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 1,699 | 5.8817 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 1,430 | 5.8680 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 1,259 | 5.8820 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 1,251 | 5.8701 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 1,211 | 5.8799 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 1,201 | 5.8818 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 1,191 | 5.8866 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 553 | 5.8960 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 292 | 5.8940 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 187 | 5.8880 GBP | ||||
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| (b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions |
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| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,392 | 5.8898 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 1,216 | 5.8680 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 15 | 5.8920 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 18 | 5.8922 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 3,138 | 5.8855 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 25,171 | 5.8686 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,251 | 5.8701 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Short | 3,075 | 5.8716 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,699 | 5.8817 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,259 | 5.8820 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 10 | 5.9100 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,126 | 5.8680 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 10,196 | 5.8711 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 821 | 5.8894 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,424 | 5.9124 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 3,157 | 5.8890 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 2,724 | 5.8740 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 203 | 5.8853 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 11 | 5.8680 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 10,027 | 5.8720 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 291 | 5.8780 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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| (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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| (c) | Attachments |
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| Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
| Date of disclosure: | 20 Aug 2024 | ||||||
| Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
| Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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