Form 8.3 -DARKTRACE PLC

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:

07 Aug 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:

22,776,436

3.25%

70,808

0.01%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

0

0.00%

22,631,080

3.23%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

22,776,436

3.25%

22,701,888

3.24%

(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

126,184

5.9524 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

67,045

5.9530 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

50,814

5.9621 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

27,094

5.9600 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

24,288

5.9520 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,904

5.9528 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,849

5.9518 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,775

5.9540 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,141

5.9658 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,550

5.9633 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,192

5.9649 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,101

5.9501 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,003

5.9617 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,604

5.9497 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,527

5.9537 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,508

5.9610 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,176

5.9686 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,000

5.9654 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

961

5.9488 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

942

5.9626 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

828

5.9612 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

775

5.9720 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

767

5.9620 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

685

5.9680 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

655

5.9560 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

651

5.9660 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

633

5.9640 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

412

5.9580 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

121

5.9527 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

60

5.9514 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5

5.9539 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

138,950

5.9520 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

22,091

5.9547 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

20,091

5.9565 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

10,809

5.9590 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

10,711

5.9592 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

10,473

5.9583 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,082

5.9528 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,192

5.9650 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,164

5.9562 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

824

5.9580 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

775

5.9720 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

769

5.9564 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

745

5.9619 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

685

5.9680 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

664

5.9511 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

651

5.9660 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

599

5.9640 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

490

5.9586 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

201

5.9485 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

96

5.9600 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

59

5.9510 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

18

5.9560 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

11

5.9540 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

Opening Short

12,570

5.9564 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

300

5.9493 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

272

5.9636 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

3,082

5.9632 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

11,207

5.9599 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,756

5.9567 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

664

5.9511 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

66

5.9619 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

11,545

5.9520 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,164

5.9562 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,635

5.9592 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

19,618

5.9523 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,399

5.9544 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,003

5.9617 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

50,814

5.9621 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,473

5.9583 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,769

5.9540 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,598

5.9520 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

29,342

5.9520 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

27,023

5.9600 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:

08 Aug 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213