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 Aug 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:

23,323,803

3.33%

20,754,093

2.96%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

22,525

0.00%

23,175,981

3.31%

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

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL: 

23,346,328

3.33%

43,930,074

6.27%

(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

97,736

5.8355 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

70,000

5.8583 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

67,504

5.8196 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

37,069

5.8120 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

30,000

5.8551 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

17,912

5.7960 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

17,636

5.8474 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

16,023

5.8481 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

15,173

5.8360 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

11,212

5.8492 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

11,093

5.8541 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

11,061

5.8357 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,162

5.8562 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,983

5.8220 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,124

5.8395 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,089

5.8580 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,919

5.8565 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,682

5.8467 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,109

5.8480 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,049

5.8251 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

947

5.8300 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

919

5.8520 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

682

5.8235 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

114

5.8570 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

91

5.8086 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

100,000

5.8544 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

63,960

5.8135 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

62,876

5.8400 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

57,736

5.8417 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

37,644

5.7962 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

16,847

5.7978 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

15,173

5.8360 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

13,497

5.8240 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,308

5.7948 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,251

5.7951 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,109

5.8480 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,973

5.8220 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

947

5.8300 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

848

5.8500 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

819

5.8580 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

692

5.8520 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

603

5.7960 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

328

5.8292 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

235

5.8373 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

170

5.8322 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

126

5.8262 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

99

5.8600 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

91

5.8093 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

47

5.8080 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

3,765

5.8295 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

5,407

5.8377 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

59,429

5.8121 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,355

5.7960 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

14,346

5.8231 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,308

5.7948 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,251

5.7951 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

132

5.8289 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

1,458

5.8072 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,904

5.7960 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

62,876

5.8400 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

14,223

5.7960 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

97,736

5.8355 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

30,000

5.8551 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

13,497

5.8240 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

11,212

5.8492 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

133

5.8217 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

23,570

5.8224 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,315

5.7960 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

57,736

5.8417 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,774

5.7960 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

70,000

5.8583 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:

27 Aug 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213