Form 8.3 - Darktrace plc

Societe Generale SA

06 August 2024

 

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:	SOCIETE GENERALE SA
(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	05/08/2024
(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:	30,202,867	4.31%	34,714	0.00%
(2)  Cash-settled derivatives:	0	0.00%	7,877,659	1.12%
(3)  Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:	30,202,867	4.31%	7,912,373	1.13%

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:
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:

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
1p ordinary	Purchase	66,225	5.9446
1p ordinary	Purchase	472,365	5.9446
1p ordinary	Purchase	173,917	5.9446
1p ordinary	Purchase	33	5.942
1p ordinary	Purchase	10	5.94
1p ordinary	Purchase	115	5.942
1p ordinary	Purchase	18	5.942
1p ordinary	Purchase	131	5.942
1p ordinary	Purchase	328	5.942
1p ordinary	Purchase	368	5.942
1p ordinary	Purchase	392	5.944
1p ordinary	Purchase	422	5.918
1p ordinary	Purchase	537	5.944
1p ordinary	Purchase	758	5.938
1p ordinary	Purchase	1,927	5.924
1p ordinary	Purchase	2,407	5.924
1p ordinary	Purchase	6,609	5.924
1p ordinary	Purchase	1,706	5.924
1p ordinary	Purchase	173	5.924
1p ordinary	Purchase	8,480	5.924
1p ordinary	Purchase	13,216	5.924
1p ordinary	Purchase	675	5.924
1p ordinary	Purchase	876	5.924
1p ordinary	Sale	8,365	5.92491
1p ordinary	Sale	121	5.928
1p ordinary	Sale	6	5.924
1p ordinary	Sale	798	5.924
1p ordinary	Sale	36	5.928
1p ordinary	Sale	4	5.924
1p ordinary	Sale	35	5.932
1p ordinary	Sale	8	5.924
1p ordinary	Sale	36	5.93
1p ordinary	Sale	2	5.924
1p ordinary	Sale	36	5.928
1p ordinary	Sale	35	5.93
1p ordinary	Sale	29	5.926
1p ordinary	Sale	65	5.93
1p ordinary	Sale	17,212	5.944
1p ordinary	Sale	1	5.924
1p ordinary	Sale	3	5.924
1p ordinary	Sale	149	5.924
1p ordinary	Sale	344	5.924
1p ordinary	Sale	535	5.924
1p ordinary	Sale	675	5.924
1p ordinary	Sale	1,019	5.924
1p ordinary	Sale	1,033	5.924
1p ordinary	Sale	1,721	5.924
1p ordinary	Sale	1,721	5.924
1p ordinary	Sale	1,721	5.924
1p ordinary	Sale	1,721	5.924
1p ordinary	Sale	1,721	5.924
1p ordinary	Sale	1,721	5.924
1p ordinary	Sale	1,748	5.924
1p ordinary	Sale	145	5.934
1p ordinary	Sale	178	5.936
1p ordinary	Sale	193	5.93
1p ordinary	Sale	212	5.932
1p ordinary	Sale	664	5.924
1p ordinary	Sale	876	5.924
1p ordinary	Sale	1,243	5.94
1p ordinary	Sale	2,800	5.94
1p ordinary	Sale	96	5.932
1p ordinary	Sale	204	5.932
1p ordinary	Sale	333	5.932
1p ordinary	Sale	561	5.912
1p ordinary	Sale	2,568	5.92
1p ordinary	Sale	144	5.938
1p ordinary	Sale	142	5.924
1p ordinary	Sale	144	5.942
1p ordinary	Sale	144	5.93
1p ordinary	Sale	700	5.908
1p ordinary	Sale	94	5.946
1p ordinary	Sale	94	5.942
1p ordinary	Sale	694	5.936
1p ordinary	Sale	667	5.93
1p ordinary	Sale	318	5.908
1p ordinary	Sale	722	5.93
1p ordinary	Sale	70	5.934
1p ordinary	Sale	686	5.937
1p ordinary	Sale	684	5.931
1p ordinary	Sale	722	5.942
1p ordinary	Sale	698	5.924
1p ordinary	Sale	29	5.91
1p ordinary	Sale	6	5.926
1p ordinary	Sale	722	5.916
1p ordinary	Sale	708	5.95
1p ordinary	Sale	57	5.936
1p ordinary	Sale	722	5.938
1p ordinary	Sale	722	5.946
1p ordinary	Sale	685	5.943
1p ordinary	Sale	94	5.916
1p ordinary	Sale	683	5.934
1p ordinary	Sale	709	5.939
1p ordinary	Sale	35	5.926
1p ordinary	Sale	10	5.924
1p ordinary	Sale	21	5.928
1p ordinary	Sale	94	5.938
1p ordinary	Sale	700	5.936
1p ordinary	Sale	667	5.924
1p ordinary	Sale	73	5.942
1p ordinary	Sale	649	5.942
1p ordinary	Sale	692	5.926
1p ordinary	Sale	691	5.929
1p ordinary	Sale	722	5.93
1p ordinary	Sale	696	5.94
1p ordinary	Sale	5,227	5.924

(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. CFD	Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position	Number of reference securities	Price per unit GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	48	5.94366
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	173,917	5.9446
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	472,365	5.9446
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	66,225	5.9446
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	110	5.94366
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	8,365	5.92491
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	1,211	5.9247

(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

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?

NO

Date of disclosure:	06/08/2024
Contact name:	Paul Jenkins
Telephone number:	[phone]

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 [phone].

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

 

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