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:

31 Jul 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:

31,037,137

4.43%

114,963

0.02%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

8,337

0.00%

30,851,946

4.40%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

31,045,474

4.43%

30,966,909

4.42%

(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

164,340

5.9060 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

86,049

5.9074 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

15,244

5.9047 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

15,005

5.9120 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,523

5.9155 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

9,479

5.9057 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,304

5.9087 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,702

5.9200 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,240

5.9063 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,214

5.9117 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,051

5.9031 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,956

5.9135 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,480

5.9178 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,285

5.9168 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,197

5.9160 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

983

5.9070 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

529

5.8960 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

403

5.9140 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

89

5.9069 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

56

5.9180 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

161,702

5.9065 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

75,974

5.9060 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

17,091

5.9089 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

15,135

5.9183 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

12,509

5.9087 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,762

5.9143 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,523

5.9163 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,497

5.9199 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,971

5.9200 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,870

5.9023 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,324

5.9180 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,214

5.9114 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,906

5.9122 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,798

5.9121 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,573

5.9160 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,489

5.9133 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,160

5.9181 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

770

5.9051 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

671

5.9167 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

529

5.8960 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

403

5.9140 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

403

5.9141 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

221

5.9050 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

72

5.9120 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

400

5.9139 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,923

5.9056 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

2,822

5.9106 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

89

5.9069 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

5,525

5.9154 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

22

5.9000 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

9,258

5.9060 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

3,009

5.9141 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

991

5.9051 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3

5.9066 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

66

5.9159 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,543

5.9078 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,630

5.9060 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

17,091

5.9090 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,214

5.9114 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

15,244

5.9047 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

27,501

5.9060 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

56

5.9100 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,956

5.9135 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

86

5.9163 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,523

5.9155 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

278

5.9144 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

52,692

5.9175 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,870

5.9023 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,905

5.9038 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,956

5.9060 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

14,933

5.9120 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:

01 Aug 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213