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:

16 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:

3,451,738

0.49%

4,614,007

0.65%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

4,840,606

0.68%

865,314

0.12%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

8,292,344

1.17%

5,479,321

0.77%

(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

18

5.0840 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

167

5.1138 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

249

5.1140 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

250

4.8710 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

291

5.0700 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

295

5.1040 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

332

5.1500 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

335

5.0480 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

337

5.1120 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

387

5.0015 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

479

5.0900 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

729

5.0161 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

873

4.8500 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,050

4.9697 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,126

5.0031 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,431

5.1302 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,612

4.9892 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,030

5.0271 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,030

5.1380 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,324

4.9748 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,417

5.1680 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,639

4.9668 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,764

5.0411 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,355

5.0383 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,695

5.0580 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,282

5.0920 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,000

5.2000 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,495

5.0972 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,621

5.1215 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,105

5.0430 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,589

5.0993 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,450

4.9242 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

13,363

5.1076 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

14,435

5.1520 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

15,410

4.9081 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

28,602

4.9274 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

29,783

5.0656 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

45,031

4.9964 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

57,958

4.9920 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

68,122

5.0613 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

116,153

5.0773 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

150,000

5.0519 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

234,951

4.9707 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

500,000

4.8583 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

783,862

4.9922 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

35

5.0869 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

131

5.0860 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

188

4.8499 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

232

5.1384 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

249

5.1140 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

250

4.8710 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

291

5.1180 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

291

5.0700 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

295

5.1040 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

314

5.0000 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

335

5.0480 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

337

5.1120 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

353

5.0140 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

360

5.1735 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

387

5.0015 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

410

5.0060 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

443

5.0920 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

462

5.0900 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

589

4.8749 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

609

5.0064 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

764

5.1671 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

796

5.1215 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

797

5.0002 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

848

5.1196 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,029

5.0794 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,353

5.0784 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,539

5.0875 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,798

5.1385 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,991

5.0751 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,030

5.1380 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,147

5.0441 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,274

5.1429 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,329

5.0614 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,391

5.0177 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,454

5.0437 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,467

5.1564 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,826

5.1185 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,428

5.1220 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,568

5.1263 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,676

5.0574 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,838

5.0886 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,863

5.1300 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,171

5.0517 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

9,372

5.1096 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

12,065

5.1517 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

12,230

5.1213 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

12,384

5.1086 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

12,812

5.1294 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

16,250

5.0518 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

17,975

5.0503 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

30,000

4.9648 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

31,663

4.9940 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

34,906

5.0533 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

34,945

5.0544 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

35,274

4.9507 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

61,947

5.0658 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

76,360

5.1520 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

90,834

5.0721 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

100,980

5.0280 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

140,000

4.9093 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

251,382

4.9908 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

Long

1,353

5.0784 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

3,000

4.8845 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

4,000

5.1368 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

4,428

5.1220 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

4,568

5.1263 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

4,838

5.0886 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

7,102

5.1197 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

9,372

5.1096 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

10,367

5.1519 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

12,230

5.1213 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

12,384

5.1086 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

12,812

5.1294 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

30,690

5.1520 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

52,725

4.9605 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

56,620

4.9095 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Long

65,993

5.1520 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

131,180

4.9797 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Long

140,000

4.9093 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

697

5.0753 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,965

4.9046 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

3,021

5.0920 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

4,733

4.9050 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

5,000

5.1412 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

5,638

4.9145 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

6,273

4.8990 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

6,994

4.8859 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

7,940

4.9093 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

9,029

5.1282 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

10,397

4.9114 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

13,129

5.1520 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

20,714

5.0019 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

24,317

4.9916 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Short

68,122

5.0613 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

82,692

4.9715 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

139,130

4.9531 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

140,033

5.0180 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

265,518

4.9674 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

367,045

5.0005 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Short

500,000

4.8584 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:

17 Aug 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213