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:

11 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:

8,542,197

1.22%

3,183,225

0.45%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

574,979

0.08%

8,499,929

1.21%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

9,117,176

1.30%

11,683,154

1.67%

(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

60,289

5.8769 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

48,226

5.8753 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

26,383

5.8585 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

11,764

5.8617 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

11,154

5.8780 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,847

5.8469 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,074

5.8503 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,300

5.8344 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,766

5.8549 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,644

5.8591 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,366

5.8486 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,101

5.8386 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,471

5.8440 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,452

5.8768 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,105

5.8540 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,062

5.8382 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,050

5.8582 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

926

5.8773 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

806

5.8760 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

800

5.8875 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

543

5.8320 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

473

5.8340 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

250

5.8580 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

100

5.8896 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

68

5.8460 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

27,386

5.8691 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

19,186

5.8333 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

17,407

5.8773 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,627

5.8660 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,728

5.8520 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,385

5.8744 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,108

5.8789 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,216

5.8780 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,482

5.8456 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,718

5.8716 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,639

5.8466 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,437

5.8870 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,243

5.8275 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

800

5.8880 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

471

5.8440 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

411

5.8719 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

243

5.8550 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

100

5.8900 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

68

5.8439 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

368

5.8718 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

411

5.8719 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

570

5.8434 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

991

5.8768 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,437

5.8870 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,961

5.8769 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,788

5.8780 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

6,863

5.8772 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

19,186

5.8334 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

27

5.8668 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

926

5.8773 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

2,303

5.8774 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,764

5.8617 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

26,383

5.8585 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

46,047

5.8625 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

56,672

5.8780 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:

12 Jun 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213