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:

15 Aug 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:

22,958,789

3.28%

20,745,754

2.96%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

12,342

0.00%

22,811,687

3.26%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

22,971,131

3.28%

43,557,441

6.22%

(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

84,000

5.9214 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

57,895

5.9240 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

40,399

5.9156 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

22,380

5.9260 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

18,087

5.9237 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

14,845

5.9234 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

11,073

5.9252 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,385

5.9125 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,072

5.9167 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,693

5.9202 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,497

5.9248 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,315

5.9190 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,310

5.9259 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,537

5.9330 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,467

5.9140 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,016

5.9215 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

905

5.9303 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

598

5.9360 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

479

5.9160 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

17

5.9317 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

79,692

5.9216 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

57,059

5.9240 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

34,121

5.9235 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

22,219

5.9080 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

10,337

5.9154 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

9,060

5.9156 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,924

5.9366 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,278

5.9175 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,482

5.9224 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,385

5.9125 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,479

5.9173 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,400

5.9150 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,799

5.9193 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,408

5.9266 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,856

5.9170 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,623

5.9145 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,341

5.9211 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,022

5.9169 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,839

5.9300 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,746

5.9179 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,642

5.9140 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,573

5.9204 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,403

5.9214 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,293

5.9223 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,225

5.9220 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,183

5.9263 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,118

5.9151 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,016

5.9215 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

879

5.9206 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

766

5.9386 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

479

5.9160 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

217

5.9359 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

100

5.9120 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

2,300

5.9253 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

8,343

5.9209 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,576

5.9255 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,537

5.9334 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

1,319

5.9216 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

13,596

5.9274 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,497

5.9248 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

66

5.9279 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

1,751

5.9276 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

22,219

5.9080 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,431

5.9240 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,183

5.9263 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11

5.9140 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

14,845

5.9234 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,297

5.9237 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

382

5.9360 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

8,924

5.9366 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

905

5.9303 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

154

5.9322 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

175

5.9140 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,519

5.9240 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,072

5.9167 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

454

5.9240 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:

16 Aug 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213