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 Sep 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:

22,016,423

3.14%

11,106,102

1.59%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

62,347

0.01%

22,033,759

3.15%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

22,078,770

3.15%

33,139,861

4.73%

(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

7,935,986

5.8480 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

323,942

5.8491 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

293,699

5.8319 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

134,415

5.8355 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

121,829

5.8318 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

45,611

5.8503 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

45,611

5.8474 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

34,112

5.8357 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

27,932

5.8314 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

19,547

5.8479 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

19,547

5.8495 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

9,072

5.8446 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,844

5.8331 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,542

5.8313 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,897

5.8334 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,689

5.8360 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,936

5.8296 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,896

5.8340 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,695

5.8320 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,830

5.8297 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,789

5.8265 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,455

5.8300 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,352

5.8260 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

738

5.8220 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

474

5.8240 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

363

5.8195 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

249

5.8267 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

229

5.8420 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

116

5.8280 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1

5.8180 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

312,075

5.8319 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

192,784

5.8350 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

128,369

5.8353 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

53,872

5.8282 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

42,617

5.8360 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

24,757

5.8296 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

24,179

5.8247 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

11,576

5.8262 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

10,023

5.8308 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,925

5.8297 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,666

5.8284 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,344

5.8270 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,517

5.8275 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,605

5.8280 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,400

5.8256 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,179

5.8320 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,014

5.8283 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,006

5.8260 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,478

5.8340 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,455

5.8300 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,272

5.8252 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

738

5.8220 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

586

5.8351 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

548

5.8294 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

515

5.8400 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

474

5.8240 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

229

5.8425 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

100

5.8200 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

90

5.8420 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2

5.8180 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

24,179

5.8247 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

53,872

5.8282 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

24,757

5.8297 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

195

5.8315 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

809

5.8340 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

586

5.8351 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

75

5.8355 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

11,268

5.8360 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

169

5.8395 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

130

5.8410 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

90

5.8420 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

366

5.8160 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,830

5.8297 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

33

5.8340 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,114

5.8360 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,072

5.8446 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

34

5.8480 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

39,094

5.8487 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

91,222

5.8489 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

548

5.8294 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

60,760

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 Sep 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213