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 relevant securities this form relates:

DARKTRACE PLC

(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:

01 Aug 2024

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

NO

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:

30,961,256

4.42%

103,223

0.01%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

8,337

0.00%

30,778,719

4.39%

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL: 

30,969,593

4.42%

30,881,942

4.41%

(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 PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Purchase and sales

Class of relevant security

Purchase/sale

Number of securities

Price per unit

1p ordinary

Purchase

37,956

5.9256 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

28,393

5.9262 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

27,589

5.9540 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

22,102

5.9322 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,156

5.9327 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,197

5.9298 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,971

5.9260 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,303

5.9320 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

875

5.9329 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

57,454

5.9274 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

48,039

5.8855 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

22,925

5.9273 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

20,607

5.8726 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

14,289

5.9183 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

11,279

5.9542 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

10,276

5.9536 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,971

5.9260 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,285

5.9236 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

942

5.9199 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

885

5.9531 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

597

5.9419 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

362

5.9530 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

308

5.9120 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

244

5.9340 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

220

5.9420 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security

Product description

Nature of dealing

Number of reference securities

Price per unit

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

100

5.9280 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

979

5.9356 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

8,232

5.9352 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4

5.9275 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

1,631

5.9272 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

362

5.9530 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

885

5.9531 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

67

5.9179 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

2,795

5.9403 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,226

5.9286 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

83

5.9060 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,285

5.9236 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

57,454

5.9274 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,460

5.9535 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,665

5.9540 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

37,956

5.9256 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,860

5.9540 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

14,289

5.9183 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,197

5.9298 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

198

5.9246 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

597

5.9420 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,331

5.9540 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

28,393

5.9262 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

470

5.9540 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

68,646

5.9060 GBP

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security

Product description

Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc

Number of securities to which option relates

Exercise price per unit

Type

Expiry date

Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii)

Exercising

Class of relevant security

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if 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 person 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:

02 Aug 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213