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:

16 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:

22,973,807

3.28%

20,746,359

2.96%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

14,200

0.00%

22,828,096

3.26%

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

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL: 

22,988,007

3.28%

43,574,455

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 PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Purchase and sales

Class of relevant security

Purchase/sale

Number of securities

Price per unit

1p ordinary

Purchase

858,518

5.8917 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

116,032

5.8940 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

65,881

5.9026 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

37,772

5.9181 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

32,901

5.9089 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

23,064

5.8900 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

12,111

5.9012 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

11,668

5.9028 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

11,107

5.9002 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,030

5.9017 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,990

5.9038 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,490

5.9020 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,115

5.9200 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,216

5.9140 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,178

5.8920 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,848

5.8902 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,655

5.9180 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,558

5.9040 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

669

5.9042 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

570

5.8998 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

570

5.9000 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

493

5.8991 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

418

5.8960 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

205

5.8980 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

14

5.8894 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,004,213

5.8920 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

49,769

5.9100 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

44,001

5.9020 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

36,000

5.9150 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

15,759

5.9007 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,857

5.8923 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,848

5.8942 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,573

5.9200 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,461

5.9155 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,312

5.9195 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,449

5.9140 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,216

5.9141 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,898

5.9011 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,655

5.9180 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,240

5.9073 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

905

5.9142 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

714

5.9126 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

687

5.9066 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

570

5.9000 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

441

5.8900 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

383

5.9149 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

259

5.9144 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

205

5.8980 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

200

5.9030 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

45

5.9040 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

4,799

5.9011 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

9,756

5.9016 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,706

5.8978 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

43,859

5.9020 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

38,288

5.9022 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,668

5.9028 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

83

5.9060 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,324

5.9034 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,268

5.9100 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,857

5.8923 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,795

5.9011 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,156

5.9020 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,543

5.9057 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,669

5.9020 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,855

5.9029 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

32,901

5.9089 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

57

5.9100 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

6,848

5.8942 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,990

5.9038 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

66

5.9019 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,668

5.9020 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,030

5.9017 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,125

5.9020 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

36,000

5.9240 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:

19 Aug 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213