| 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 |
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| (c) | Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | DARKTRACE PLC | |||||
| (d) | If an exempt fund manager connected with an |
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| (e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 30 Aug 2024 | |||||
| (f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making | NO | |||||
| 2. | POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
| (a) | Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree | ||||||
| Class of relevant security: | 1p ordinary | ||||||
| | Interests | Short Positions | |||||
| Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||||
| (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: | 21,885,510 | 3.12% | 20,829,795 | 2.97% | |||
| (2) Cash-settled derivatives: | 0 | 0.00% | 21,665,195 | 3.09% | |||
| (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||
| | 21,885,510 | 3.12% | 42,494,990 | 6.07% | |||
| (b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and | ||||||
| Class of relevant security in relation to | | ||||||
| Details, including nature of the rights | | ||||||
| 3. | DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
| (a) | Purchase and sales | ||||||
| Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 598,671 | 5.8555 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 120,446 | 5.8534 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 89,868 | 5.8560 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 41,176 | 5.8521 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 25,473 | 5.8554 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 17,066 | 5.8340 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 16,017 | 5.8260 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 12,051 | 5.8288 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 11,165 | 5.8121 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 11,113 | 5.8190 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 6,571 | 5.8296 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 4,742 | 5.8324 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 3,736 | 5.8253 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,890 | 5.8228 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,649 | 5.8312 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,590 | 5.8180 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,560 | 5.8300 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,485 | 5.8218 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,446 | 5.8349 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,408 | 5.8234 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,239 | 5.8329 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,053 | 5.8270 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 742 | 5.8240 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 712 | 5.8548 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 557 | 5.8380 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 520 | 5.8310 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 385 | 5.8220 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 130 | 5.8360 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 104 | 5.8331 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 97 | 5.8209 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 589,986 | 5.8550 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 234,195 | 5.8983 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 207,818 | 5.8552 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 89,480 | 5.8483 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 60,777 | 5.8191 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 46,309 | 5.8560 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 22,062 | 5.8253 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 10,029 | 5.8190 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 8,727 | 5.8557 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 8,424 | 5.8543 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 8,284 | 5.8562 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 6,731 | 5.8556 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 3,311 | 5.8340 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 2,458 | 5.8183 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 2,364 | 5.8300 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 1,048 | 5.8165 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 813 | 5.8160 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 677 | 5.8200 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 593 | 5.8380 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 508 | 5.8280 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 271 | 5.8220 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 37 | 5.8360 GBP | ||||
| (b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions | ||||||
| Class of | Product description | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 6,557 | 5.8477 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 97 | 5.8209 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 2,864 | 5.8349 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 80,859 | 5.8545 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,007 | 5.8289 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 131 | 5.8350 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,458 | 5.8183 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 60,777 | 5.8191 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 66,864 | 5.8560 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,890 | 5.8228 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 12,051 | 5.8288 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 34,788 | 5.8560 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,048 | 5.8165 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 15,431 | 5.8260 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 272 | 5.8298 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 22,062 | 5.8253 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 61,715 | 5.8560 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 742 | 5.8240 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 10,549 | 5.8560 GBP | |||
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| (c) | Stock-settled derivative transactions | ||||||
| (i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying | ||||||
| Class | Product | Writing, | Number | Exercise | Type | Expiry | Option |
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| (ii) | Exercising |
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| Class of relevant | Product description | Exercising/ exercised against | Number of | Exercise price per | |||
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| (d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for | ||||||
| Class of relevant | Nature of Dealings | Details | Price per unit (if | ||||
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| 4. | OTHER INFORMATION | ||||||
| (a) | Indemnity and other dealings arrangements | ||||||
| Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, | |||||||
| NONE | |||||||
| (b) | Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or | ||||||
| Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between | |||||||
| NONE | |||||||
| (c) | Attachments |
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| Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
| Date of disclosure: | 02 Sep 2024 | ||||||
| Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
| Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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