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Form 8.3 - DARKTRACE PLC

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

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:	Qube Research & Technologies Limited
(b)Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
(c)Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	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: For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure	23-08-2024
(f)In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state “N/A”	N/A

2.POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

(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:	0	0.0	0	0.0
(2)Cash-settled derivatives:	20,577,963	2.94	0	0.0
(3)Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0	0	0
TOTAL:	20,577,963	2.94	0	0.0

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

(b)Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors’ and other employee options)

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:	0
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:	0

3.DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

(a)Purchases and sales

Class of relevant security

Purchase/sale

Number of securities

Price per unit (GBp)

(b)Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position	Number of securities	Exercise price per unit (GBp)
1p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	41	583.69
1p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	247	582.40
1p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	333	584.69
1p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	466	585.20
1p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	497	582.60
1p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	527	583.20
1p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	547	586.20
1p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	681	584.40
1p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	681	586.89
1p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	692	580.80
1p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	735	586.29
1p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	762	584.09
1p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	788	585.80
1p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	807	585.19
1p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	816	584.89
1p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	821	585.60
1p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	833	587.29
1p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	882	583.49
1p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	985	585.00
1p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	1183	583.09
1p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	1200	580.40
1p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	1202	586.49
1p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	1222	579.40
1p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	1298	580.00
1p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	1305	584.49
1p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	1315	584.80
1p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	1437	582.89
1p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	1458	582.80
1p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	1537	585.39
1p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	1574	581.00
1p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	1624	585.49
1p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	1674	580.60
1p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	1703	583.29
1p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	1803	582.00
1p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	1855	582.20
1p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	1944	587.89
1p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	2014	583.00
1p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	2278	581.20
1p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	2499	584.60
1p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	2933	585.29
1p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	2934	585.89
1p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	3302	585.09
1p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	3659	581.40
1p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	3858	585.69
1p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	3972	583.89
1p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	5126	586.00
1p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	8384	584.00
1p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	11071	583.40
1p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	12999	581.60
1p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	15595	585.99
1p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	19747	579.60
1p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	28306	585.40
1p ordinary	Equity swap	increasing a long position	49581	586.09
1p ordinary	Equity swap	decreasing a long position	402	580.20
1p ordinary	Equity swap	decreasing a long position	503	582.00
1p ordinary	Equity swap	decreasing a long position	672	582.60
1p ordinary	Equity swap	decreasing a long position	680	580.40
1p ordinary	Equity swap	decreasing a long position	745	582.20
1p ordinary	Equity swap	decreasing a long position	988	583.80
1p ordinary	Equity swap	decreasing a long position	1071	587.00
1p ordinary	Equity swap	decreasing a long position	1089	581.00
1p ordinary	Equity swap	decreasing a long position	1167	587.20
1p ordinary	Equity swap	decreasing a long position	1204	581.40
1p ordinary	Equity swap	decreasing a long position	1245	586.80
1p ordinary	Equity swap	decreasing a long position	1389	584.20
1p ordinary	Equity swap	decreasing a long position	1392	583.20
1p ordinary	Equity swap	decreasing a long position	1507	580.00
1p ordinary	Equity swap	decreasing a long position	1538	581.80
1p ordinary	Equity swap	decreasing a long position	1561	584.60
1p ordinary	Equity swap	decreasing a long position	1779	584.40
1p ordinary	Equity swap	decreasing a long position	1847	583.60
1p ordinary	Equity swap	decreasing a long position	1917	581.60
1p ordinary	Equity swap	decreasing a long position	2302	586.20
1p ordinary	Equity swap	decreasing a long position	2460	585.80
1p ordinary	Equity swap	decreasing a long position	2602	583.00
1p ordinary	Equity swap	decreasing a long position	2990	584.80
1p ordinary	Equity swap	decreasing a long position	3384	586.40
1p ordinary	Equity swap	decreasing a long position	4269	584.00
1p ordinary	Equity swap	decreasing a long position	4629	581.20
1p ordinary	Equity swap	decreasing a long position	5630	586.00
1p ordinary	Equity swap	decreasing a long position	6764	585.40
1p ordinary	Equity swap	decreasing a long position	7963	585.20
1p ordinary	Equity swap	decreasing a long position	8093	580.80
1p ordinary	Equity swap	decreasing a long position	8868	585.60
1p ordinary	Equity swap	decreasing a long position	11232	585.00
1p ordinary	Equity swap	decreasing a long position	12686	580.60
1p ordinary	Equity swap	decreasing a long position	13219	579.60
1p ordinary	Equity swap	decreasing a long position	14044	586.60

(c)Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security

Product description e.g. call option

Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.

Number of securities to which option relates

Exercise price per unit (GBp)

Type

e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii)Exercise

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

(d)Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security

Nature of dealing

e.g. subscription, conversion

Details

Price per unit (if applicable)

4.OTHER INFORMATION

(a)Indemnity and other dealing 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:

Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”

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 or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:

If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”

None

(c)Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

Date of disclosure:	26-08-2024
Contact name:	Stuart Brown
Telephone number:	00442070722969

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129. The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.