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:

29 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:

2,521,947

0.36%

4,945,004

0.71%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

4,811,910

0.69%

2,481,813

0.35%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

7,333,857

1.05%

7,426,817

1.06%

(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

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

(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

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

(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:

30 Apr 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213