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:

06 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:

22,671,207

3.24%

74,679

0.01%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

0

0.00%

22,519,628

3.22%

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

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL: 

22,671,207

3.24%

22,594,307

3.23%

(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

117,470

5.9450 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

73,350

5.9514 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

61,260

5.9511 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

48,432

5.9600 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

46,330

5.9551 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

38,180

5.9465 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

27,963

5.9540 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

25,333

5.9510 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

24,615

5.9516 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

19,122

5.9423 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

18,966

5.9458 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,100

5.9549 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

9,281

5.9369 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,559

5.9478 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,533

5.9513 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,560

5.9608 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,254

5.9542 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,767

5.9395 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,822

5.9466 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,478

5.9580 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,321

5.9447 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,060

5.9518 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

835

5.9500 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

677

5.9240 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

567

5.9319 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

308

5.9620 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

81

5.9429 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5

5.9460 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1

5.9480 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

501,877

5.9307 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

500,000

5.9320 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

335,838

5.9491 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

53,455

5.9421 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

35,437

5.9541 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

27,690

5.9540 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

24,106

5.9536 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

17,913

5.9459 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

9,894

5.9535 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,578

5.9630 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,558

5.9620 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,085

5.9410 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

793

5.9528 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

773

5.9580 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

467

5.9531 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

304

5.9330 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

237

5.9560 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

10

5.9488 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6

5.9463 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5

5.9460 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5

5.9484 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1

5.9480 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

100

5.9540 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

304

5.9330 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

242

5.9336 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

81

5.9429 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

3,195

5.9550 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2

5.9450 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

28

5.9471 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,512

5.9520 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

23,535

5.9429 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,506

5.9579 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

467

5.9531 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

46,330

5.9551 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

67

5.9499 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,085

5.9410 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

53,455

5.9421 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

23,873

5.9540 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

526

5.9200 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,281

5.9369 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,321

5.9447 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

24,615

5.9516 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,142

5.9540 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

793

5.9528 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

677

5.9240 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6

5.9459 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

17,913

5.9459 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,354

5.9540 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

567

5.9320 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

25,333

5.9510 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,258

5.9540 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,085,991

5.9240 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,337

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:

07 Aug 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213