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:

17 Aug 2022

(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:

3,421,208

0.48%

5,113,075

0.72%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

5,117,059

0.72%

844,180

0.12%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

8,538,267

1.20%

5,957,255

0.84%

(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

4

5.3680 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

42

5.3880 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

260

5.3580 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

310

5.4640 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

312

5.3940 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

320

5.4260 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

325

5.3600 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

328

5.3740 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

333

5.3760 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

350

5.3660 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

362

5.3540 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

560

5.3980 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

593

5.4356 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

755

5.4432 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

898

5.3898 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,358

5.3520 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,453

5.3672 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,898

5.4965 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,895

5.3646 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

11,873

5.3603 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

14,318

5.3942 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

16,033

5.3615 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

24,605

5.4145 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

38,091

5.3818 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

62,499

5.4060 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

67,653

5.3822 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

42

5.3773 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

87

5.3765 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

93

5.3680 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

143

5.3767 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

181

5.3830 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

203

5.4240 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

310

5.4640 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

312

5.3940 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

317

5.3620 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

320

5.4260 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

325

5.3600 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

328

5.3740 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

333

5.3760 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

335

5.4360 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

350

5.3660 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

352

5.3880 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

423

5.3700 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

443

5.3900 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

559

5.3590 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

720

5.3540 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

775

5.4065 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

908

5.3642 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

957

5.3521 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,055

5.3656 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,074

5.3657 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,079

5.3520 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,255

5.3848 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,299

5.3635 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,353

5.4066 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,460

5.3566 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,510

5.3580 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,886

5.3787 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,144

5.3699 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,726

5.3770 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,217

5.2975 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,282

5.3609 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,123

5.3672 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,290

5.3610 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,575

5.4882 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

9,425

5.3603 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

16,340

5.3781 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

21,632

5.4062 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

55,786

5.4934 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

113,108

5.3748 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

134,034

5.4060 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

407,817

5.3978 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

Long

210

5.3896 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

702

5.3513 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,215

5.3605 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

1,227

5.3737 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,255

5.3848 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,353

5.4066 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,433

5.3472 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,995

5.3610 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,069

5.3828 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,287

5.3608 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

4,217

5.2975 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

4,641

5.3667 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

8,716

5.3860 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

12,732

5.3754 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

18,275

5.3684 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

28,182

5.4059 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

55,786

5.4934 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

69,903

5.3972 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

94,833

5.3761 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

95,319

5.4060 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

136,351

5.3946 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

139,018

5.3977 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

68

5.3634 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

758

5.4060 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

990

5.4060 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

11,403

5.3670 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

13,260

5.3934 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

30,445

5.3860 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

67,653

5.3822 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:

18 Aug 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213