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:

04 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:

24,460,525

3.49%

211,642

0.03%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

46,160

0.01%

24,363,611

3.48%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

24,506,685

3.50%

24,575,253

3.51%

(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

179,522

5.8082 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

108,319

5.7960 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

60,000

5.8029 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

56,000

5.8166 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

52,033

5.8007 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

24,444

5.8140 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

21,347

5.8156 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

9,911

5.7957 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,737

5.8061 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,975

5.8049 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,696

5.8123 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,377

5.8046 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,988

5.8213 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,229

5.8051 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,707

5.8186 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,696

5.8100 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,265

5.8060 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

940

5.8000 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

751

5.7940 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

574

5.8120 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

540

5.7920 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

330

5.8020 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

145,599

5.7966 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

78,260

5.7975 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,216

5.8048 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,332

5.8296 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,543

5.8084 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,159

5.8010 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,144

5.8000 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,870

5.8175 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,829

5.7979 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,696

5.8100 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,399

5.8112 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

953

5.8040 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

948

5.8050 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

751

5.7940 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

638

5.8101 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

574

5.8120 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

499

5.8090 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

486

5.8160 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

477

5.7970 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

330

5.8020 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

299

5.8009 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

233

5.8113 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

200

5.7999 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

3,128

5.8044 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

4,449

5.8143 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

68

5.7979 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,365

5.8441 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

803

5.7960 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

25,713

5.7961 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,870

5.8175 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,332

5.8296 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

22,502

5.7960 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

18,000

5.8029 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,699

5.8038 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,265

5.8060 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

47,872

5.8082 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

24,000

5.8140 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

21,347

5.8156 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,707

5.8186 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,543

5.8084 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,737

5.8061 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

241

5.8151 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,829

5.7979 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

82,986

5.7990 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

17,271

5.7960 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

42,000

5.8029 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,737

5.8036 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

131,650

5.8082 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,696

5.8123 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

56,000

5.8166 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:

05 Jul 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213