Darktrace Regulatory News (DARK)

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 relevant securities this form relates:

DARKTRACE PLC

(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:

23 Sep 2024

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

NO

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:

22,725,105

3.24%

114,927

0.02%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

95,048

0.01%

22,387,777

3.20%

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL: 

22,820,153

3.26%

22,502,704

3.21%

(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 PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Purchase and sales

Class of relevant security

Purchase/sale

Number of securities

Price per unit

1p ordinary

Purchase

61,468

5.7948 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

58,810

5.7848 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

45,606

5.8046 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

45,606

5.8130 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

45,606

5.7858 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

35,281

5.7946 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

29,520

5.7720 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

28,017

5.7717 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

26,017

5.8080 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

19,545

5.8114 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

19,545

5.8086 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

19,545

5.7868 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

16,653

5.8062 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

14,695

5.7715 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

13,422

5.7942 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

9,711

5.8068 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,226

5.8075 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,889

5.7853 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,182

5.8082 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,130

5.8066 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,120

5.7999 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,906

5.7759 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,421

5.7731 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,289

5.7841 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,215

5.8035 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,048

5.7871 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

437

5.7820 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

170

5.8020 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

118,824

5.7844 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

65,151

5.7832 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

36,188

5.7733 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

26,465

5.7874 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,334

5.8071 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,585

5.8065 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,328

5.7908 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,161

5.7897 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,155

5.8028 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,557

5.7906 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,889

5.7853 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,506

5.7979 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,227

5.7819 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,487

5.7846 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

437

5.7820 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

293

5.8012 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

270

5.7920 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

187

5.8103 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2

5.7880 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security

Product description

Nature of dealing

Number of reference securities

Price per unit

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

67,176

5.7841 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

26,465

5.7874 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,137

5.7943 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,506

5.7979 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

293

5.8013 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,087

5.7720 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,159

5.7727 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,421

5.7731 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

35,281

5.7946 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

61,468

5.7948 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

136,818

5.8011 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

170

5.8020 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

58,635

5.8023 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,215

5.8035 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

45,700

5.8080 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

25,641

5.8068 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

187

5.8103 GBP

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security

Product description

Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc

Number of securities to which option relates

Exercise price per unit

Type

Expiry date

Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii)

Exercising

Class of relevant security

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if 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 person 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:

24 Sep 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213