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:

22 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:

2,240,304

0.32%

4,716,919

0.67%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

4,731,218

0.67%

506,878

0.07%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

6,971,522

0.98%

5,223,797

0.74%

(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

5

5.2620 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6

5.2640 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7

5.2660 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

15

5.2408 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

82

5.2568 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

363

5.2480 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

368

5.2470 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

384

5.2520 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

400

5.2460 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

400

5.2500 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

547

5.2440 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

680

5.2510 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

841

5.2473 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

960

5.2497 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,000

5.3180 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,000

5.2160 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,070

5.2027 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,125

5.2184 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,214

5.2759 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,236

5.2912 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,698

5.2270 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,500

5.2940 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,480

5.2376 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,457

5.2971 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,305

5.2704 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,576

5.1880 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,229

5.2604 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,726

5.2362 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,689

5.2240 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,488

5.2223 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

9,534

5.2126 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

9,622

5.2930 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

13,753

5.2818 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

19,822

5.2422 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

42,666

5.2259 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

49,548

5.2574 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

75,000

5.3992 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

86,896

5.2468 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

100,000

5.4317 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

100,635

5.2364 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5

5.2620 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

13

5.2651 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

131

5.1854 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

334

5.3080 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

351

5.2510 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

363

5.2480 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

368

5.2470 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

384

5.2520 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

400

5.2500 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

400

5.2460 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

482

5.2559 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

547

5.2440 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

551

5.2311 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

745

5.2849 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

801

5.1951 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

828

5.3076 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

954

5.1907 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,881

5.2115 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,000

5.2670 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,142

5.3690 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,442

5.3087 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,888

5.2580 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,891

5.2105 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,582

5.2491 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,695

5.2247 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,000

5.1760 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,789

5.2880 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,744

5.2354 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

11,000

5.2515 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

20,223

5.2514 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

28,974

5.2240 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

31,019

5.2331 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

31,666

5.2244 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

72,522

5.2458 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

850,000

5.3600 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

Long

88

5.2155 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

2,442

5.3087 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

4,078

5.2496 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

4,578

5.2232 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

18,956

5.2239 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

137

5.2640 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

313

5.2500 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

571

5.2568 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

578

5.2825 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,106

5.3594 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,407

5.3132 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,815

5.2332 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,816

5.2240 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,210

5.2373 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

5,000

5.2498 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

7,300

5.2240 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

8,466

5.2762 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

9,622

5.2930 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

29,751

5.2633 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

31,171

5.2248 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

43,824

5.2269 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

46,626

5.2563 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:

23 Aug 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213