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:

29 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:

30,981,032

4.42%

150,637

0.02%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

8,337

0.00%

30,801,106

4.40%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

30,989,369

4.42%

30,951,743

4.42%

(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

38,500

5.8871 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

33,706

5.8840 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

31,602

5.8836 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

18,065

5.8887 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

16,500

5.8866 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

12,727

5.8923 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,606

5.8906 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,485

5.8917 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,695

5.8954 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,600

5.8961 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,345

5.8780 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,008

5.8849 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

673

5.8860 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

550

5.8940 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

364

5.8861 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

48,116

5.8842 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

14,301

5.8840 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

12,920

5.8875 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

9,440

5.8895 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,936

5.8898 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,676

5.8780 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,304

5.8845 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,395

5.8841 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,679

5.8915 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,913

5.8904 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,653

5.8822 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,801

5.8866 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,784

5.8938 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,529

5.8913 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,411

5.8892 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,239

5.8867 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

810

5.8860 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

660

5.8980 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

536

5.8861 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

527

5.9000 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

437

5.8930 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

58

5.9020 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5

5.8850 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

474

5.8875 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

5

5.8860 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

583

5.8883 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

3,685

5.8843 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6

5.9016 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,008

5.8848 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

67

5.8939 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

902

5.8840 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

23,366

5.8849 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,440

5.8895 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,784

5.8938 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

364

5.8861 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

16,500

5.8866 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,606

5.8906 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

12,727

5.8923 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,931

5.8926 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,395

5.8841 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,600

5.8961 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

208

5.8910 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

28,391

5.8847 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,239

5.8867 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,753

5.8840 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

38,500

5.8871 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,485

5.8917 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:

30 Jul 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213