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 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:

2,973,906

0.42%

4,855,702

0.69%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

4,868,256

0.69%

401,966

0.06%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

7,842,162

1.11%

5,257,668

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

1

5.4726 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

9

5.4728 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

83

5.4760 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

116

5.4600 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

214

5.4120 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

214

5.4743 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

306

5.4340 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

321

5.4420 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

340

5.4440 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

361

5.4800 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

453

5.4920 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

483

5.4355 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

510

5.4980 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

589

5.5000 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

593

5.4349 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

733

5.4284 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

863

5.4522 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

875

5.4770 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

899

5.4750 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

950

5.4523 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,104

5.4489 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,199

5.4320 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,408

5.4163 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,915

5.4660 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,189

5.4744 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

28,233

5.4230 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

34,473

5.4240 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

54,199

5.4285 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

75,000

5.3992 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

100,000

5.4317 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

122,551

5.4324 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

140,890

5.4575 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1

5.4220 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6

5.4440 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

96

5.4140 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

116

5.4600 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

361

5.4800 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

373

5.4299 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

453

5.4920 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

510

5.4980 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

540

5.4270 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

888

5.4164 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

899

5.4752 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,222

5.4377 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,915

5.4660 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,419

5.4000 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,778

5.4470 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,887

5.4320 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,000

5.4080 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,414

5.4016 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,803

5.4137 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,142

5.4039 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,939

5.4151 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,444

5.4881 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

21,956

5.4296 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

36,169

5.4240 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

61,767

5.4479 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

144,691

5.4212 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

1,222

5.4377 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

2,638

5.4367 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

8,732

5.4310 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

14,489

5.4530 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

35,908

5.4508 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

36,169

5.4240 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

634

5.4232 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,000

5.4334 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

5,513

5.4365 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

5,744

5.4348 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

7,158

5.4244 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

25,597

5.4619 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

27,158

5.4239 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

54,199

5.4285 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

86,581

5.4243 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

135,377

5.4583 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 Aug 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213