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:

24 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:

21,584,952

3.08%

2,921,976

0.42%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

481,062

0.07%

21,449,032

3.06%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

22,066,014

3.15%

24,371,008

3.48%

(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

156,877

5.7731 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

97,932

5.7720 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

80,000

5.7790 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

56,000

5.7890 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

50,714

5.7698 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

26,361

5.8130 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

24,515

5.7717 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

24,000

5.7917 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

17,556

5.7728 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,583

5.7875 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,385

5.7811 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,550

5.7792 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,516

5.7816 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,462

5.7683 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,204

5.7930 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,173

5.7776 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

510

5.7800 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

371

5.7830 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

296

5.7700 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

264

5.7840 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

38

5.7777 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3

5.7660 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

168,868

5.7746 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

136,816

5.7725 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

37,982

5.7792 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

37,134

5.7682 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

9,597

5.7828 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,569

5.7720 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,433

5.7764 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,974

5.7771 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,608

5.7825 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,250

5.7841 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,639

5.7933 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,934

5.7703 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,854

5.7921 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

998

5.7779 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

938

5.7708 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

555

5.7880 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

510

5.7980 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

371

5.7831 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

327

5.7904 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

205

5.7820 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 Long

10,697

5.7791 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2

5.8860 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7

5.7839 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

327

5.7904 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

595

5.7799 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

938

5.7708 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,854

5.7921 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,910

5.7771 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,289

5.7806 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

26,570

5.7720 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

37,982

5.7792 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

79,590

5.7762 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

80,422

5.7763 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

264

5.7840 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

624

5.7741 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,173

5.7776 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,550

5.7792 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,385

5.7812 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,583

5.7875 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

24,000

5.7917 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

26,361

5.8130 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

56,000

5.7890 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

58,755

5.7728 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

80,000

5.7789 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

103,760

5.7720 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:

25 Jun 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213