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:

05 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:

23,723,801

3.39%

88,357

0.01%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

8,337

0.00%

23,560,449

3.36%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

23,732,138

3.39%

23,648,806

3.38%

(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

187,889

5.9240 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

73,329

5.9243 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

39,690

5.9237 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

34,727

5.9222 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

28,491

5.9320 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

20,200

5.9187 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

17,066

5.9397 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,390

5.9259 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,440

5.9376 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,109

5.9290 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,630

5.9306 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,194

5.9280 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,770

5.9300 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,477

5.9270 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,457

5.9410 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,281

5.9487 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

465

5.9360 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

256

5.9340 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

200

5.9336 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

16

5.9420 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

267,577

5.9245 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

249,945

5.9307 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

69,029

5.9242 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

61,013

5.9291 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

56,084

5.9313 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

36,891

5.9320 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

35,000

5.9314 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

12,795

5.9251 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

12,030

5.9327 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

9,672

5.9249 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,511

5.9240 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,597

5.9244 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,310

5.9208 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,909

5.9323 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,562

5.9300 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,467

5.9183 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

944

5.9380 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

924

5.9100 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

504

5.9340 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

16

5.9420 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1

5.9330 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

800

5.9412 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1

5.9300 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

3,067

5.9317 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

2,564

5.9390 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

18

5.9422 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,672

5.9249 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,467

5.9183 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

28,611

5.9238 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

42,896

5.9240 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

249,945

5.9307 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

66

5.9120 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

34,727

5.9222 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

20,318

5.9240 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,109

5.9290 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,030

5.9327 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,440

5.9376 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

43,382

5.9315 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

15,049

5.9240 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

56,084

5.9313 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,477

5.9270 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:

06 Aug 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213