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:

14 Jun 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:

9,501,865

1.36%

2,829,396

0.40%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

462,638

0.07%

9,446,871

1.35%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

9,964,503

1.42%

12,276,267

1.75%

(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

460,632

5.8000 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

174,647

5.8020 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

161,859

5.8003 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

70,000

5.8089 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

48,011

5.7950 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

30,000

5.8098 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

29,645

5.7988 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

25,684

5.7958 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

24,416

5.7952 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

21,843

5.7954 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

12,914

5.8065 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,800

5.8082 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,177

5.8060 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,286

5.7979 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,251

5.8054 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,125

5.8084 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,522

5.8027 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,451

5.7960 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

946

5.8120 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

674

5.7975 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

486

5.7930 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

481

5.7990 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

412

5.8140 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

257

5.7974 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

135

5.8210 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

69

5.8220 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

55

5.7966 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

332,611

5.7990 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

94,281

5.8041 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

24,926

5.8002 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

21,549

5.8047 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

21,145

5.8012 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

15,006

5.8107 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

14,384

5.8073 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

9,849

5.8000 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,540

5.8049 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,581

5.8011 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,296

5.8044 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,200

5.8200 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,645

5.8110 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,525

5.8083 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,357

5.8070 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,172

5.7961 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,164

5.8066 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,145

5.8045 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,091

5.8077 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

950

5.7991 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

716

5.8010 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

712

5.8060 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

707

5.8100 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

563

5.8080 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

478

5.8240 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

385

5.7960 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

75

5.7966 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

Closing Long

14,169

5.8072 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

274,169

5.8000 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

64

5.8140 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

151

5.8080 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

323

5.8010 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

950

5.7991 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

961

5.8000 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,269

5.8012 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,982

5.8017 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,540

5.8049 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

15,006

5.8107 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

21,549

5.8047 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

94,281

5.8041 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

257

5.7974 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

578

5.8145 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,522

5.8027 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,125

5.8084 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

12,914

5.8066 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

30,000

5.8098 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

58,738

5.8016 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

70,000

5.8089 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

77,570

5.8005 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

78,615

5.7999 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

102,066

5.8000 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:

17 Jun 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213