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 relevant securities this form relates:

DARKTRACE PLC

(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:

30 Aug 2024

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

NO

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:

21,885,510

3.12%

20,829,795

2.97%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

0

0.00%

21,665,195

3.09%

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL: 

21,885,510

3.12%

42,494,990

6.07%

(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 PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Purchase and sales

Class of relevant security

Purchase/sale

Number of securities

Price per unit

1p ordinary

Purchase

598,671

5.8555 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

120,446

5.8534 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

89,868

5.8560 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

41,176

5.8521 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

25,473

5.8554 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

17,066

5.8340 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

16,017

5.8260 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

12,051

5.8288 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

11,165

5.8121 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

11,113

5.8190 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,571

5.8296 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,742

5.8324 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,736

5.8253 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,890

5.8228 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,649

5.8312 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,590

5.8180 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,560

5.8300 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,485

5.8218 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,446

5.8349 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,408

5.8234 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,239

5.8329 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,053

5.8270 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

742

5.8240 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

712

5.8548 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

557

5.8380 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

520

5.8310 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

385

5.8220 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

130

5.8360 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

104

5.8331 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

97

5.8209 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

589,986

5.8550 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

234,195

5.8983 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

207,818

5.8552 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

89,480

5.8483 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

60,777

5.8191 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

46,309

5.8560 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

22,062

5.8253 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

10,029

5.8190 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,727

5.8557 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,424

5.8543 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,284

5.8562 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,731

5.8556 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,311

5.8340 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,458

5.8183 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,364

5.8300 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,048

5.8165 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

813

5.8160 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

677

5.8200 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

593

5.8380 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

508

5.8280 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

271

5.8220 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

37

5.8360 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security

Product description

Nature of dealing

Number of reference securities

Price per unit

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

6,557

5.8477 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

97

5.8209 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

2,864

5.8349 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

80,859

5.8545 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,007

5.8289 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

131

5.8350 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,458

5.8183 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

60,777

5.8191 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

66,864

5.8560 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,890

5.8228 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

12,051

5.8288 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

34,788

5.8560 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,048

5.8165 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

15,431

5.8260 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

272

5.8298 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

22,062

5.8253 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

61,715

5.8560 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

742

5.8240 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

10,549

5.8560 GBP

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security

Product description

Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc

Number of securities to which option relates

Exercise price per unit

Type

Expiry date

Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii)

Exercising

Class of relevant security

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if 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 person 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:

02 Sep 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213