Barclays Regulatory News (BARC)

FORM 8.3

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

DARKTRACE PLC

relevant securities this form relates:

(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:

30 Apr 2024

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making

NO

disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

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:

2,629,671

0.38%

4,312,168

0.62%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

4,358,265

0.62%

2,641,278

0.38%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

6,987,936

1.00%

6,953,446

0.99%

(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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Purchases and sales

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

securities

1p ordinary

Purchase

755,692

6.0242 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

328,669

6.0229 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

198,888

6.0224 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

85,373

6.0237 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

81,036

6.0227 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

73,705

6.0240 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

55,229

6.0225 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

45,253

6.0203 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

33,825

6.0236 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

27,329

6.0244 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

24,076

6.0231 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

21,766

6.0239 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

19,480

6.0235 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

18,029

6.0221 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

15,023

6.0205 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

11,529

6.0324 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

11,117

6.0253 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,817

6.0223 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,323

6.0258 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,980

6.0400 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,191

6.0245 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,175

6.0247 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,174

6.0233 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,632

6.0243 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,412

6.0272 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,010

6.0289 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,992

6.0259 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,943

6.0238 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,421

6.0228 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,264

6.0200 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,173

6.0264 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,950

6.0286 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,874

6.0310 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,455

6.0193 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,389

6.0122 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,000

6.0300 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,598

6.0214 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,414

6.0197 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,129

6.0138 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

949

6.0100 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

923

6.0355 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

904

6.0359 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

541

6.0220 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

538

6.0260 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

503

6.0250 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

493

6.0280 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

486

6.0130 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

339

6.0160 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

250

6.0120 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

78

6.0320 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

219,335

6.0240 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

203,136

6.0239 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

202,279

6.0231 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

142,300

6.0215 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

88,953

6.0300 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

74,644

6.0243 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

62,061

6.0233 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

46,326

6.0230 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

43,626

6.0224 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

29,017

6.0242 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

19,165

6.0236 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

15,813

6.0222 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

14,490

6.0280 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

14,400

6.0320 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,438

6.0250 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,052

6.0220 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,737

6.0172 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,161

6.0227 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,980

6.0400 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,259

6.0179 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,897

6.0209 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,205

6.0216 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,100

6.0201 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,017

6.0260 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,956

6.0191 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,426

6.0232 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,389

6.0122 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,542

6.0258 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,451

6.0144 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,384

6.0200 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

949

6.0100 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

942

6.0289 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

519

6.0310 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

442

6.0180 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

339

6.0160 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

188

6.0184 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

486

6.0130 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

600

6.0158 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

923

6.0355 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,455

6.0193 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,874

6.0310 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,068

6.0289 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,173

6.0264 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,636

6.0187 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

9,599

6.0217 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

33,825

6.0236 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

34,924

6.0203 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

109,111

6.0229 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

215,545

6.0240 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

237,738

6.0245 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

294,785

6.0232 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,352

6.0231 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,681

6.0247 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

31,901

6.0230 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,426

6.0232 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,205

6.0216 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,259

6.0179 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

53,512

6.0233 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,898

6.0299 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Opening Long

1,023

6.0268 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Opening Long

1,925

6.0236 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Opening Long

5,980

6.0400 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Opening Long

7,069

6.0239 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Opening Long

42,500

6.0215 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Opening Long

122,690

6.0214 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

3,499

6.0221 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

5,174

6.0233 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

5,175

6.0247 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

8,758

6.0224 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

15,538

6.0235 GBP

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class

Product

Writing,

Number

Exercise

Type

Expiry

Option

of

description

purchasing,

of

price

date

money

relevant

selling,

securities

per unit

paid/

security

varying etc

to which

received

option

per unit

relates

(ii)

Exercising

Class of relevant

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

Exercise price per

security

securities

unit

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if

security

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 exempt principal trader 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:

01 May 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213