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:

18 Jul 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:

26,404,092

3.77%

189,698

0.03%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

28,639

0.00%

26,284,668

3.75%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

26,432,731

3.77%

26,474,366

3.78%

(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

214,119

5.8244 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

117,331

5.8284 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

84,766

5.8300 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

41,907

5.8254 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

27,332

5.8280 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

27,186

5.8258 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

15,788

5.8275 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

9,539

5.8226 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,159

5.8160 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,086

5.8260 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,354

5.8208 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,721

5.8197 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,691

5.8262 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,274

5.8220 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

920

5.8240 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

824

5.8320 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

661

5.8324 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

279

5.8340 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

158,873

5.8241 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

128,457

5.8300 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

49,978

5.8237 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

42,826

5.8260 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

32,619

5.8265 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

29,022

5.8210 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

25,381

5.8276 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

17,937

5.8299 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,780

5.8285 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,057

5.8240 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,545

5.8234 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,032

5.8275 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,626

5.8248 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,699

5.8215 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,690

5.8286 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,395

5.8253 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,313

5.8290 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,264

5.8280 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,949

5.8220 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,374

5.8250 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,274

5.8222 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

100

5.8240 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

8,974

5.8288 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

25,234

5.8297 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

24,903

5.8300 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

525

5.8260 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

24,902

5.8256 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

125,134

5.8300 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

36,704

5.8254 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

55,733

5.8300 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

136

5.8280 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,699

5.8215 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

675

5.8220 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

49,978

5.8238 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,778

5.8300 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

30,656

5.8254 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,691

5.8262 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

31,258

5.8297 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

35,167

5.8299 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

661

5.8324 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,545

5.8234 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

15,788

5.8275 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

268

5.8274 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,250

5.8259 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,745

5.8231 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

23,800

5.8285 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,838

5.8210 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,180

5.8300 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,539

5.8226 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,383

5.8300 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:

19 Jul 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213