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:

25 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:

30,842,174

4.40%

152,447

0.02%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

15,707

0.00%

30,727,278

4.39%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

30,857,881

4.41%

30,879,725

4.41%

(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

102,345

5.8741 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

62,165

5.8720 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

50,000

5.8714 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

43,932

5.8715 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

22,229

5.8724 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

19,633

5.8747 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,943

5.8812 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,100

5.8780 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,081

5.8570 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,828

5.8732 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,671

5.8783 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,454

5.8613 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,254

5.8800 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,174

5.8777 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,739

5.8640 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,659

5.8820 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

907

5.8580 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

797

5.8700 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

387

5.8760 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

263

5.8740 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

168

5.8560 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

111

5.8571 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

107

5.8620 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

95

5.8680 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

41,836

5.8726 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

39,838

5.8722 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

38,740

5.8709 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

35,245

5.8711 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

15,295

5.8720 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

12,894

5.8728 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,377

5.8588 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,662

5.8782 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,724

5.8807 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,856

5.8670 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,087

5.8745 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,168

5.8800 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,896

5.8780 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,659

5.8820 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,203

5.8710 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

885

5.8752 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

796

5.8700 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

635

5.8660 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

583

5.8730 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

263

5.8740 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

168

5.8560 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

123

5.8760 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

95

5.8680 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

59

5.8640 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3

5.8787 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1

5.8707 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

200

5.8639 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

2,062

5.8763 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,630

5.8726 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

68

5.8667 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,271

5.8786 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

38,740

5.8709 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,203

5.8710 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

27,133

5.8720 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,735

5.8718 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,929

5.8720 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

45,000

5.8732 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,345

5.8741 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

19,633

5.8747 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,856

5.8670 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2

5.8780 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

79

5.8621 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

635

5.8660 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,477

5.8719 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,894

5.8728 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,050

5.8640 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,223

5.8720 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

105,000

5.8732 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:

26 Jul 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213