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:

14 Aug 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:

22,954,204

3.28%

20,739,175

2.96%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

4,323

0.00%

22,810,378

3.26%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

22,958,527

3.28%

43,549,553

6.22%

(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

162,000

5.9102 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

67,471

5.9302 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

57,594

5.9103 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

36,544

5.9232 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

29,879

5.9157 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,798

5.9097 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,721

5.9100 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,839

5.9108 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

554

5.9180 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

95

5.9160 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

144,544

5.9100 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

73,639

5.9245 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

10,567

5.9178 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,671

5.9103 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,242

5.9115 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,318

5.9275 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,236

5.9111 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,345

5.9107 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,112

5.9268 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,884

5.9150 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,733

5.9276 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,860

5.9337 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,738

5.9203 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,587

5.9221 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,415

5.9113 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,275

5.9261 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,007

5.9101 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

973

5.9220 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

947

5.9088 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

581

5.9180 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

66

5.9260 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

5,378

5.9214 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

947

5.9088 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,839

5.9108 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

69

5.9139 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

2,757

5.9109 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,908

5.9100 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,671

5.9103 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,738

5.9203 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

30,188

5.9100 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

36,544

5.9232 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

7,242

5.9115 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

95

5.9160 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

198

5.9173 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,817

5.9100 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

22,958

5.9100 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

29,879

5.9157 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:

15 Aug 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213