Director/PDMR Shareholding

Darktrace PLC

23 July 2024

 

23 July 2024

Darktrace plc

("Darktrace")

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

Darktrace plc announces that four Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMR") have received the number of shares of Darktrace as set out below, following the vesting of awards previously granted under the Darktrace Award Incentive Plan on 6 May 2021 and 19 July 2023 (the "AIP Awards") on 19 July 2024. The number of shares transferred to three of the four PDMRs was on a sell to cover basis and one PDMR had shares transferred on a hold all basis.

·    Poppy Gustafsson, CEO, acquired 475,000 shares following the vesting of her AIP Awards. She sold 223,724 shares through a sell to cover tax instruction and retained the remaining 251,276 shares.

·    Catherine Graham, CFO, acquired 300,000 shares following the vesting of her AIP Awards. She sold 141,309 shares through a sell to cover tax instruction and retained the remaining 158,691 shares.

·    Jack Stockdale, CTO, acquired 110,189 shares following the vesting of his AIP Awards. He sold 51,927 shares through a sell to cover tax instruction and retained the remaining 58,262 shares.

·    Nicole Eagan, Chief Strategy Officer, AI Officer acquired 109,613 shares following the vesting of her AIP Awards.

Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA")
Name	Poppy Gustafsson
Reason for the notification
Position / status	CEO
Initial notification / amendment	Initial Notification
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
Name	Darktrace plc
LEI	213800PC5S5P9CSNFC89
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
Description of the financial instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares Dark / GB00BNYK8G86
Nature of the transaction	Poppy Gustafsson acquired 475,000 shares following the vesting of her AIP Awards.
Currency	GBP - British Pound
Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s)  Total Aggregated
Date of the transaction	19 July 2024
Place of the transaction	Outside of a trading venue

Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA")
Name	Poppy Gustafsson
Reason for the notification
Position / status	CEO
Initial notification / amendment	Amendment to prior notification PDMR Notification reference 00385678 - Error in omitting vesting shares figure in table.
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
Name	Darktrace plc
LEI	213800PC5S5P9CSNFC89
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
Description of the financial instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares Dark / GB00BNYK8G86
Nature of the transaction	Poppy Gustafsson acquired 475,000 shares following the vesting of her AIP Awards.
Currency	GBP - British Pound
Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s)  Total 0.00 475000 0.00 Aggregated 0.00 475000 0.00
Date of the transaction	19 July 2024
Place of the transaction	Outside of a trading venue

Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA")
Name	Poppy Gustafsson
Reason for the notification
Position / status	CEO
Initial notification / amendment	Initial Notification
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
Name	Darktrace plc
LEI	213800PC5S5P9CSNFC89
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
Description of the financial instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares Dark / GB00BNYK8G86
Nature of the transaction	Of the 475,000 shares acquired following the vesting of her AIP Awards, Poppy Gustafsson sold 223,724 shares through a sell to cover tax instruction and retained the remaining 251,276 shares.
Currency	GBP - British Pound
Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s)  Total 5.83 223724 1303863.47 Aggregated 5.828 223724 1303863.47
Date of the transaction	19 July 2024
Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange

Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA")
Name	Catherine Graham
Reason for the notification
Position / status	CFO
Initial notification / amendment	Initial Notification
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
Name	Darktrace plc
LEI	213800PC5S5P9CSNFC89
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
Description of the financial instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares Dark / GB00BNYK8G86
Nature of the transaction	Catherine Graham acquired 300,000 shares following the vesting of her AIP Awards.
Currency	GBP - British Pound
Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s)  Total 0.00 300000 0.00   Aggregated 0.00 300000 0.00
Date of the transaction	19 July 2024
Place of the transaction	Outside of a trading venue

Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA")
Name	Catherine Graham
Reason for the notification
Position / status	CFO
Initial notification / amendment	Initial Notification
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
Name	Darktrace plc
LEI	213800PC5S5P9CSNFC89
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
Description of the financial instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares Dark / GB00BNYK8G86
Nature of the transaction	Of the 300,000 shares acquired following the vesting of her AIP Awards, Catherine Graham sold 141,309 shares through a sell to cover tax instruction and retained the remaining 158,691 shares.
Currency	GBP - British Pound
Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s)  Total 5.83 141309 823548.85   Aggregated 5.828 141309 823548.85
Date of the transaction	19 July 2024
Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange

Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA")
Name	Jack Stockdale
Reason for the notification
Position / status	CTO
Initial notification / amendment	Initial Notification
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
Name	Darktrace plc
LEI	213800PC5S5P9CSNFC89
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
Description of the financial instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares Dark / GB00BNYK8G86
Nature of the transaction	Jack Stockdale acquired 110,189 shares following the vesting of his AIP Awards.
Currency	GBP - British Pound
Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s)  Total 0.00 110189 0.00   Aggregated 0.00 110189 0.00
Date of the transaction	19 July 2024
Place of the transaction	Outside of a trading venue

Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA")
Name	Jack Stockdale
Reason for the notification
Position / status	CTO
Initial notification / amendment	Initial Notification
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
Name	Darktrace plc
LEI	213800PC5S5P9CSNFC89
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
Description of the financial instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares Dark / GB00BNYK8G86
Nature of the transaction	Of the 110,189 shares acquired following the vesting of his AIP Awards, Jack Stockdale sold 51,927 shares through a sell to cover tax instruction and retained the remaining 58,262 shares.
Currency	GBP - British Pound
Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s)  Total 5.83 51927 302630.56   Aggregated 5.828 51927 302630.56
Date of the transaction	19 July 2024
Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange

Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA")
Name	Nicole Eagan
Reason for the notification
Position / status	Chief Strategy Officer, AI Officer
Initial notification / amendment	Initial Notification
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
Name	Darktrace plc
LEI	213800PC5S5P9CSNFC89
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
Description of the financial instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares Dark / GB00BNYK8G86
Nature of the transaction	Nicole Eagan acquired 109,613 shares following the vesting of her AIP Awards.
Currency	GBP - British Pound
Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s)  Total 0.00 109613 0.00   Aggregated 0.00 109613 0.00
Date of the transaction	19 July 2024
Place of the transaction	Outside of a trading venue

Contact:

Luk Janssens - Head of Investor Relations, Darktrace

[e-mail]

 

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