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:

06 Sep 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:

21,730,935

3.10%

20,749,140

2.96%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

36,485

0.01%

21,575,836

3.08%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

21,767,420

3.11%

42,324,976

6.04%

(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

30,796

5.8322 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

25,266

5.8387 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

22,538

5.8321 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

20,263

5.8244 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

18,566

5.8337 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,794

5.8320 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,689

5.8340 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,892

5.8174 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,191

5.8302 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,737

5.8353 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,015

5.8370 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,767

5.8328 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,559

5.8332 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,341

5.8360 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,208

5.8374 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

897

5.8343 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

850

5.8284 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

689

5.8420 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

635

5.8362 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

117

5.8140 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

95,746

5.8318 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

46,780

5.8286 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

38,970

5.8326 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

18,307

5.8288 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

15,598

5.8323 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

11,990

5.8266 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,362

5.8320 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,937

5.8270 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,023

5.8209 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,326

5.8311 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,143

5.8340 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

749

5.8360 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

548

5.8337 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

484

5.8220 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

381

5.8233 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

125

5.8206 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

484

5.8220 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

11,990

5.8266 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,068

5.8275 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

46,780

5.8286 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

18,307

5.8288 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

132

5.8305 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,326

5.8311 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

57,098

5.8319 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

40,032

5.8320 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

160

5.8336 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

265

5.8347 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

66

5.8355 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

117

5.8140 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,085

5.8160 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,560

5.8221 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

411

5.8269 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,479

5.8320 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,800

5.8322 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,767

5.8328 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

40,000

5.8342 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,737

5.8353 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

610

5.8364 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

25,266

5.8387 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

714

5.8423 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:

09 Sep 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213