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

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:

16 Jul 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:

25,677,754

3.67%

193,606

0.03%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

31,148

0.00%

25,554,271

3.65%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

25,708,902

3.67%

25,747,877

3.68%

(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

107,642

5.7716 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

65,448

5.7838 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

35,846

5.7857 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

16,121

5.7732 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

16,048

5.7701 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,203

5.7744 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,334

5.7720 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,763

5.7640 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,300

5.7660 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

607

5.7500 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

602

5.7700 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

552

5.7740 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

302

5.7860 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

346,287

5.7746 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

75,176

5.7860 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

50,155

5.7694 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

48,598

5.7708 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

38,928

5.7652 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

38,430

5.7642 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

29,489

5.7796 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

24,753

5.7667 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,479

5.7695 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,124

5.7655 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,381

5.7690 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,562

5.7620 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,843

5.7654 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,923

5.7682 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,024

5.7659 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,991

5.7662 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,698

5.7679 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,538

5.7647 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,964

5.7851 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,168

5.7660 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

783

5.7700 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

607

5.7546 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

560

5.7570 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

514

5.7720 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

443

5.7686 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

178

5.7691 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 Short

2,211

5.7662 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,534

5.7798 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2

5.7700 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

20,799

5.7666 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

40,748

5.7860 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

39,736

5.7826 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,964

5.7851 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

67

5.7719 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

27

5.7520 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

28,461

5.7637 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

29,959

5.7642 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,124

5.7655 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,763

5.7640 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

16,048

5.7701 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,211

5.7854 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,644

5.7860 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,923

5.7682 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

16,121

5.7732 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

371

5.7731 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

77,856

5.7691 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,203

5.7744 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,857

5.7860 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:

17 Jul 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213