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:

19 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:

11,946,340

1.71%

3,274,868

0.47%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

875,518

0.13%

11,816,198

1.69%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

12,821,858

1.83%

15,091,066

2.15%

(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

556,654

5.7680 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

200,073

5.7878 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

70,575

5.7820 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

60,908

5.7693 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

30,000

5.7802 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

21,964

5.7684 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

17,320

5.7920 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,518

5.7768 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,026

5.7772 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,700

5.7767 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,485

5.7886 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,169

5.7867 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,945

5.7837 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,829

5.7679 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,789

5.7850 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,423

5.7809 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,391

5.7744 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,018

5.7826 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

925

5.7840 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

581

5.7833 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

440

5.7810 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

310

5.7800 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

73

5.7880 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

57

5.7663 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

134,598

5.7683 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

80,567

5.7680 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

24,534

5.7692 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

16,343

5.7802 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

14,046

5.7769 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

13,080

5.7778 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,338

5.7766 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,163

5.7820 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,715

5.7805 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,565

5.7800 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

680

5.7840 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

642

5.7832 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

524

5.7810 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

507

5.7724 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

319

5.7803 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

73

5.7880 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

10

5.7900 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

85

5.7800 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

164

5.7880 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,255

5.7830 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,715

5.7805 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

3,266

5.7776 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,338

5.7766 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,080

5.7778 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

39,548

5.7684 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

95,211

5.7683 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

14,046

5.7769 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,546

5.7886 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,634

5.7856 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,945

5.7837 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,518

5.7768 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,561

5.7698 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

17,320

5.7925 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

17,828

5.7767 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

30,000

5.7802 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

70,000

5.7820 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

200,000

5.7878 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

477,164

5.7680 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:

20 Jun 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213