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:

10 May 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:

4,199,697

0.60%

1,327,577

0.19%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

1,220,144

0.17%

4,074,359

0.58%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

5,419,841

0.77%

5,401,936

0.77%

(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

1,017,823

5.9897 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

153,122

5.9860 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

33,295

5.9604 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

30,697

5.9835 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

27,434

5.9919 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

23,671

5.9642 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

22,610

5.9716 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

21,976

5.9654 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

20,593

5.9528 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

14,656

5.9659 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

14,494

5.9843 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

12,945

5.9765 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,088

5.9917 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

9,454

5.9748 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,407

5.9593 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,215

5.9571 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,971

5.9720 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,384

5.9567 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,293

5.9622 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,100

5.9723 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,995

5.9545 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,915

5.9597 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,822

5.9920 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,743

5.9558 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,400

5.9420 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,378

5.9430 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,329

5.9643 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,318

5.9520 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

924

5.9702 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

631

5.9714 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

623

5.9620 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

469

5.9540 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

462

5.9800 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

117

5.9700 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

86

5.9426 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

35

5.9443 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

21

5.9880 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

15

5.9480 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

11

5.9870 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

9

5.9885 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

252,329

5.9500 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

245,479

5.9775 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

153,601

5.9860 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

51,312

5.9920 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

37,293

5.9891 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

29,472

5.9614 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

25,956

5.9925 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

20,593

5.9528 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

17,030

5.9820 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

16,773

5.9747 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

13,491

5.9701 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

9,652

5.9825 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,492

5.9626 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,109

5.9673 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,840

5.9679 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,823

5.9526 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,574

5.9827 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,921

5.9630 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,115

5.9635 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,015

5.9583 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,729

5.9511 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,400

5.9420 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,278

5.9600 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,049

5.9700 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,020

5.9612 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

530

5.9900 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

503

5.9570 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

469

5.9540 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

462

5.9521 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

462

5.9520 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

200

5.9460 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

78

5.9620 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

21

5.9880 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8

5.9885 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

Closing Long

7,063

5.9747 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

38,230

5.9920 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

46,306

5.9890 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

3,715

5.9835 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

17,030

5.9820 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

516

5.9620 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

18

5.9621 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

102

5.9460 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

207

5.9459 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

437

5.9635 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,049

5.9700 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,313

5.9625 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,115

5.9635 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,000

5.9494 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

252,329

5.9500 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9

5.9621 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

83

5.9815 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

207

5.9807 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

209

5.9777 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

746

5.9719 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

924

5.9702 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

14,656

5.9659 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

21,976

5.9654 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

35,708

5.9620 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

73,982

5.9631 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

438,676

5.9919 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

458,859

5.9920 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

4,560

5.9665 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

24,916

5.9786 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:

13 May 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213