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:

10 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:

8,305,518

1.19%

3,183,350

0.45%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

580,112

0.08%

8,265,292

1.18%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

8,885,630

1.27%

11,448,642

1.63%

(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

122,726

5.9000 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

44,698

5.8964 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

30,143

5.8613 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

26,177

5.8549 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

23,819

5.8785 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

14,574

5.8982 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,800

5.8433 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,600

5.8375 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,466

5.8520 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,789

5.8200 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,330

5.8591 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,224

5.8555 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,800

5.8271 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,357

5.8330 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

542

5.8664 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

485

5.8300 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

297

5.8357 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

172

5.8440 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2

5.8690 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,765,137

5.8440 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

113,198

5.8983 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

59,698

5.8705 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

33,296

5.9000 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

14,241

5.8999 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,817

5.8574 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,622

5.8988 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,225

5.8593 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,005

5.8240 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,898

5.8259 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,663

5.8628 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,827

5.8589 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,554

5.8550 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,237

5.8358 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,150

5.8349 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,125

5.8680 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,056

5.8568 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,043

5.8600 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,007

5.8305 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

724

5.8213 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

705

5.8330 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

566

5.8720 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

335

5.8260 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

268

5.8580 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

74

5.8320 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

41

5.8230 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

1

5.8440 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

323

5.8548 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

724

5.8213 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,150

5.8349 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

3,561

5.8628 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,389

5.8434 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,622

5.8988 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,817

5.8574 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

14,680

5.9000 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

24,586

5.8701 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4

5.8945 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11

5.8923 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

297

5.8357 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

485

5.8300 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,763

5.8347 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,183

5.8566 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,466

5.8520 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

21,994

5.8546 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

23,819

5.8785 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

30,143

5.8613 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

40,316

5.9000 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:

11 Jun 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213