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:

05 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:

7,719,242

1.10%

552,012

0.08%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

724,787

0.10%

7,681,233

1.10%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

8,444,029

1.21%

8,233,245

1.18%

(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

345,647

5.8004 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

115,172

5.8024 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

70,906

5.8000 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

29,988

5.8043 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

25,287

5.7997 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

16,735

5.8022 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,717

5.8010 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,741

5.8053 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,928

5.8020 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,940

5.8046 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,128

5.8060 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

742

5.8050 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

613

5.8040 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

66

5.7983 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

92,764

5.8011 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

37,431

5.8020 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

29,487

5.8051 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

25,628

5.8040 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

14,345

5.8000 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,929

5.8010 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,741

5.8053 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,870

5.8056 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,553

5.8086 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,274

5.8120 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,272

5.8100 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,212

5.8045 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,211

5.8108 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

992

5.8057 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

751

5.8155 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

632

5.8050 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

Closing Short

5,223

5.8002 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

7,207

5.8000 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

23

5.8040 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

7,415

5.8025 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

7,781

5.8024 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

9,320

5.8019 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

751

5.8155 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,212

5.8045 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,594

5.8000 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,732

5.8039 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

25,000

5.8096 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

29,487

5.8051 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

25,628

5.8040 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,940

5.8046 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

3,000

5.8047 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

29,988

5.8043 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

107,391

5.8024 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

311,874

5.8000 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:

06 Jun 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213