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:

13 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:

9,222,725

1.32%

3,344,001

0.48%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

723,796

0.10%

9,172,897

1.31%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

9,946,521

1.42%

12,516,898

1.79%

(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

184,947

5.7955 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

132,021

5.7932 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

70,000

5.7995 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

70,000

5.8026 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

45,707

5.7958 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

30,000

5.8152 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

30,000

5.7868 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

21,282

5.7921 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

17,893

5.7936 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

15,423

5.7900 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

15,200

5.8078 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,826

5.8140 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,627

5.7895 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,778

5.7990 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,605

5.7988 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,500

5.8100 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,215

5.8020 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,408

5.8011 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,053

5.7969 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

944

5.7940 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

710

5.8308 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

700

5.7656 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

611

5.8580 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

546

5.8005 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

546

5.7980 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

516

5.8300 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

515

5.8000 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

489

5.8080 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

411

5.8137 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

396

5.8540 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

373

5.8050 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

300

5.7830 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

100

5.7896 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1

5.8720 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

270,605

5.7900 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

39,651

5.7987 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

24,817

5.7931 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

16,020

5.8000 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,701

5.7878 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,987

5.8086 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,375

5.7902 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,866

5.8483 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,858

5.8155 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,658

5.8041 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,299

5.7960 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,866

5.8119 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,117

5.8211 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,070

5.8162 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

519

5.8585 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

468

5.8100 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

411

5.8142 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

396

5.8540 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

393

5.8020 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

212

5.7970 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

200

5.7800 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

79

5.7890 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

54

5.7867 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

16

5.8001 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

34

5.8720 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

300

5.7920 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

316

5.8077 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

349

5.7836 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,866

5.8119 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,299

5.7960 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

39,651

5.7987 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

207

5.8065 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

489

5.8080 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

546

5.8005 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,012

5.8480 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,826

5.8140 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

17,579

5.7937 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

19,961

5.8039 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

21,282

5.7921 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

40,978

5.7945 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

103,585

5.7900 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

200,000

5.8010 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

6,157

5.8096 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

9,758

5.8048 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

263,601

5.7900 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

3,056

5.7902 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:

14 Jun 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213