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:

13 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:

22,867,074

3.26%

20,737,800

2.96%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

0

0.00%

22,722,277

3.24%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

22,867,074

3.26%

43,460,077

6.20%

(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

110,651

5.9332 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

53,238

5.9220 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

33,236

5.9225 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

15,917

5.9351 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

9,552

5.9217 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,277

5.9224 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,077

5.9250 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,933

5.9271 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,385

5.9317 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,149

5.9393 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,614

5.9336 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,866

5.9286 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,564

5.9357 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,549

5.9240 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,362

5.9326 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,108

5.9264 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

792

5.9360 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

491

5.9163 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

468

5.9200 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

184

5.9420 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

136

5.9460 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

86

5.9449 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

54

5.9280 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8

5.9300 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,233,886

5.9497 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

323,942

5.9500 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

66,434

5.9234 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

43,765

5.9244 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

33,363

5.9334 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

25,744

5.9351 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

16,338

5.9311 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

15,956

5.9293 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

15,082

5.9321 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

9,702

5.9302 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

9,516

5.9315 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,455

5.9279 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,101

5.9348 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,149

5.9326 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,455

5.9381 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,511

5.9338 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

909

5.9344 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

894

5.9400 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

731

5.9287 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

547

5.9240 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

184

5.9420 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

161

5.9220 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

54

5.9280 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

39

5.9320 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

Opening Short

12,233

5.9254 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,826

5.9306 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

207

5.9443 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

86

5.9450 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,194

5.9232 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

468

5.9200 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,833

5.9219 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,917

5.9240 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

15,082

5.9321 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,149

5.9326 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

18,524

5.9220 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,981

5.9222 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

15,917

5.9351 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,149

5.9393 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,702

5.9302 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

136

5.9460 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

111

5.9219 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

15,857

5.9220 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,511

5.9338 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,913

5.9220 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,933

5.9271 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:

14 Aug 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213