Barclays Regulatory News (BARC)

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:

21 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:

21,460,484

3.06%

2,921,533

0.42%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

490,993

0.07%

21,335,301

3.05%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

21,951,477

3.13%

24,256,834

3.46%

(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

7,171,501

5.7720 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,727,497

5.7728 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,271,148

5.7731 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

374,105

5.8079 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

325,849

5.7767 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

206,531

5.7848 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

118,752

5.8082 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

110,777

5.8081 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

86,816

5.8080 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

70,000

5.8078 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

70,000

5.8142 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

55,452

5.8073 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

32,596

5.8057 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

31,520

5.8054 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

30,986

5.8086 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

30,000

5.8108 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

26,341

5.8059 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

23,893

5.8039 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

18,967

5.7921 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

17,724

5.8720 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

17,517

5.8124 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

16,126

5.8100 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

14,101

5.8106 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

13,438

5.8140 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

13,408

5.8143 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

13,384

5.8060 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

11,751

5.8097 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,670

5.8065 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,066

5.8130 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

9,454

5.8269 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

9,035

5.8074 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,303

5.8095 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,685

5.8037 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,284

5.8120 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,484

5.8139 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,925

5.7996 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,481

5.8184 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,296

5.8141 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,854

5.8175 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,574

5.8160 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,257

5.8180 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,085

5.8048 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,026

5.8200 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,844

5.7934 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,684

5.7980 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,586

5.8046 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,256

5.8040 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,145

5.7920 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,094

5.8084 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,900

5.8020 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,805

5.8072 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,622

5.8089 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,504

5.9000 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,415

5.8070 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,411

5.8129 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,114

5.8170 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,095

5.7880 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,081

5.8109 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,067

5.7947 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

675

5.8000 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

564

5.8240 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

548

5.8800 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

545

5.8220 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

537

5.7900 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

537

5.7940 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

533

5.7960 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

495

5.8940 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

421

5.8440 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

326

5.7990 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

190

5.7687 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

131

5.8110 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

94

5.8010 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,655,684

5.7725 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

515,588

5.7845 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

357,399

5.7720 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

200,000

5.8076 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

130,942

5.8074 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

61,124

5.7724 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

52,550

5.8093 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

46,672

5.8068 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

44,694

5.8047 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

43,600

5.8108 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

42,848

5.8072 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

39,938

5.7763 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

36,055

5.8094 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

33,306

5.8080 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

26,518

5.8049 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

24,913

5.8083 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

18,677

5.8051 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

16,651

5.7711 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

16,126

5.8100 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

15,486

5.8052 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

14,627

5.8112 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

13,384

5.8060 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

10,699

5.8081 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,284

5.8120 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,779

5.8101 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,073

5.8066 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,574

5.8160 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,257

5.8180 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,026

5.8200 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,921

5.8140 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,800

5.8124 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,684

5.7980 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,585

5.8020 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,145

5.7920 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,798

5.8079 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,504

5.9000 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,218

5.8040 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,204

5.8039 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,095

5.7880 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

827

5.7979 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

675

5.8000 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

564

5.8240 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

548

5.8800 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

545

5.8220 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

537

5.7900 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

537

5.7940 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

533

5.7960 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

495

5.8940 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

421

5.8440 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

797

5.7687 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

Closing Long

466,793

5.7720 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

69

5.8079 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

275

5.8064 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

827

5.7979 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,204

5.8039 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16,651

5.7711 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

18,026

5.7999 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

36,055

5.8094 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

337,365

5.7720 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

106,968

5.7691 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

326

5.7990 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

524

5.8130 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,081

5.8109 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,320

5.7897 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,586

5.8047 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,863

5.8067 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,173

5.8090 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,537

5.8091 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,408

5.8143 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,700

5.8895 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

30,200

5.8060 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

30,200

5.8066 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

39,801

5.7725 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

60,000

5.8094 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

140,000

5.8110 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

206,531

5.7848 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

325,422

5.7765 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

325,849

5.7767 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

684,310

5.7738 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,407,939

5.7720 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

134,648

5.8146 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

1,231,700

5.7734 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:

24 Jun 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213