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:

26 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:

30,946,063

4.42%

181,964

0.03%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

12,022

0.00%

30,764,326

4.39%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

30,958,085

4.42%

30,946,290

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

149,051

5.8800 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

100,486

5.8872 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

89,187

5.8806 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

30,544

5.8797 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

22,621

5.8826 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

19,128

5.8822 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

17,215

5.8853 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,382

5.8813 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,068

5.8840 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,399

5.8820 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,256

5.8875 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,581

5.8940 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,064

5.8817 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

630

5.8780 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

24

5.8830 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

137,211

5.8800 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

113,576

5.8810 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

47,519

5.8891 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

20,550

5.8804 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

13,262

5.8826 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,912

5.8880 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,643

5.8840 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,992

5.8853 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,251

5.8788 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,243

5.8884 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,708

5.8813 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,658

5.8820 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,758

5.8860 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,645

5.8796 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,581

5.8940 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,108

5.8849 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

910

5.8819 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

737

5.8821 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

259

5.8816 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,051

5.8842 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,685

5.8813 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

2,650

5.8818 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,251

5.8788 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,064

5.8817 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

67

5.8859 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,476

5.8840 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,645

5.8796 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

22,913

5.8800 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

20,550

5.8804 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

24,202

5.8799 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,725

5.8800 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

22,621

5.8826 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

17,215

5.8853 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,256

5.8875 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

910

5.8819 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,382

5.8813 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

201

5.8826 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

50,890

5.8804 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

232

5.8880 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

37,196

5.8800 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

19,128

5.8822 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:

29 Jul 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213