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:

19 Aug 2022

(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:

3,261,489

0.46%

5,038,316

0.71%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

4,887,877

0.69%

501,966

0.07%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

8,149,366

1.15%

5,540,282

0.78%

(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

1

5.4114 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

15

5.4555 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

104

5.4620 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

225

5.3760 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

323

5.3579 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

518

5.3873 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

786

5.3980 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,000

5.3500 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,000

5.2080 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,008

5.3289 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,047

5.4558 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,070

5.4320 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,991

5.3680 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,142

5.4170 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,403

5.3432 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,798

5.4980 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

17,860

5.5059 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

18,765

5.4495 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

19,427

5.4400 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

23,076

5.4401 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

28,956

5.5580 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

42,163

5.4523 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

44,354

5.4499 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

44,951

5.3966 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

100,000

5.4507 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

11

5.4545 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

23

5.4580 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

104

5.4620 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

225

5.3760 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

260

5.3750 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

329

5.5000 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

339

5.5340 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

340

5.3980 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

350

5.5120 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

386

5.3500 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

399

5.3970 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

404

5.4070 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

461

5.5360 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

693

5.3920 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

982

5.4758 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,070

5.4320 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,522

5.4147 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,614

5.5445 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,725

5.4367 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,875

5.4736 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,913

5.5400 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,957

5.3680 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,000

5.2080 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,076

5.5174 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,584

5.4839 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

12,986

5.4408 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

13,848

5.4400 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

17,461

5.4448 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

19,749

5.1718 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

25,153

5.4343 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

137,175

5.4285 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

1,614

5.3912 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

9,742

5.4395 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

10,350

5.2791 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

13,848

5.4400 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

19,749

5.1718 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

45,701

5.4400 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

70,461

5.4419 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

504

5.4321 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

3,392

5.4918 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

3,885

5.4400 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

5,281

5.4272 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

13,020

5.3162 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

19,427

5.4400 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

26,650

5.4299 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

34,886

5.4498 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

44,354

5.4499 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

100,000

5.4507 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:

22 Aug 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213