| FORM 8.3 - Amendment to section 2a, 3a and 3b |
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| Replaces form released on 15:19 15/07/2024 |
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| RNS Number : 4667W |
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| 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, state this and specify identity of | ||||||
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| offeror/offeree: | ||||||
| (e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 12-Jul-24 | |||||
| (f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making | NO |
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| disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? |
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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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| 26,329,135 | 3.75% | 905,873 | 0.12% |
| -2 | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 37,145 | 0.00% | 25,797,623 | 3.68% |
| -3 | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 26,366,280 | 3.75% | 26,703,496 | 3.80% |
| (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 | 132,533 | 5.7626 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 36,850 | 5.8190 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 28,847 | 5.7557 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 6,898 | 5.7920 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 5,140 | 5.8075 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 3,685 | 5.7560 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,917 | 5.7713 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,061 | 5.8000 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,989 | 5.8020 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,988 | 5.8001 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,295 | 5.7980 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,087 | 5.8035 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 651 | 5.7990 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 412462 | 5.7847 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 32,551 | 5.7560 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 30,635 | 5.7642 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 16,504 | 5.7971 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 13,476 | 5.8031 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 4,486 | 5.8025 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 2,068 | 5.7999 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 1,891 | 5.7551 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 1,072 | 5.8055 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 711,283 | 5.7865 GBP | ||||
| (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 Short | 2,590 | 5.7865 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 2,228 | 5.7983 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 2,534 | 5.7744 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 213 | 5.7562 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 120 | 5.7940 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,891 | 5.7551 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 137 | 5.7887 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,042 | 5.8020 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 5,922 | 5.7560 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,486 | 5.8025 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 13,476 | 5.8031 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 44,973 | 5.7560 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 6,419 | 5.7574 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,087 | 5.8035 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,140 | 5.8075 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 36,850 | 5.8190 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 16,504 | 5.7971 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 651 | 5.7990 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 417 | 5.8027 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,469 | 5.7560 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,072 | 5.8056 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 61,897 | 5.7560 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 6,898 | 5.7920 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 170 | 5.7560 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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| (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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| any derivative is referenced: |
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| NONE | |||||||
| (c) | Attachments |
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| Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
| Date of disclosure: | 21-Aug-24 | ||||||
| Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
| Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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