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 relevant securities this form relates:

DARKTRACE PLC

(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:

22 Aug 2024

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

NO

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:

23,265,749

3.32%

20,750,949

2.96%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

20,240

0.00%

23,113,877

3.30%

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL: 

23,285,989

3.32%

43,864,826

6.26%

(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 PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Purchase and sales

Class of relevant security

Purchase/sale

Number of securities

Price per unit

1p ordinary

Purchase

70,000

5.8317 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

30,000

5.8258 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

23,285

5.8200 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

19,684

5.8196 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,377

5.8279 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,239

5.8251 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,216

5.8145 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,930

5.8219 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,580

5.8220 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,047

5.8130 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

470

5.8014 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

287

5.8267 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

253

5.8340 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

162

5.8360 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

99

5.8260 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

48,666

5.8291 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

18,686

5.8240 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

18,333

5.8207 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

17,194

5.8221 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

11,105

5.8202 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,348

5.8200 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,761

5.8225 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,258

5.8164 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,592

5.8220 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,414

5.8188 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,047

5.8136 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

813

5.8327 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

807

5.8162 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

550

5.8181 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

548

5.8293 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

470

5.8020 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

399

5.8080 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security

Product description

Nature of dealing

Number of reference securities

Price per unit

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,263

5.8182 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

293

5.8190 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

559

5.8311 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,520

5.8200 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

36,627

5.8291 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,909

5.8191 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,414

5.8188 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

1,458

5.8162 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

807

5.8162 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,290

5.8200 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,540

5.8209 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

17,194

5.8221 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

18,686

5.8240 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,324

5.9000 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,391

5.8200 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

74

5.8220 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

30,000

5.8258 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,377

5.8280 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,258

5.8164 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,892

5.8200 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,239

5.8251 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

216

5.8204 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

15,253

5.8219 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,216

5.8145 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,622

5.8200 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

70,000

5.8317 GBP

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security

Product description

Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc

Number of securities to which option relates

Exercise price per unit

Type

Expiry date

Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii)

Exercising

Class of relevant security

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if 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 person 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:

23 Aug 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213