Form 8.3 - Darktrace plc

Societe Generale SA

12 September 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	11/09/2024
(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:	42,650,024	6.09	53,586	0.01
(2)  Cash-settled derivatives:	8,055	0.00	15,264,136	2.18
(3)  Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	42,658,079	6.09	15,317,722	2.19

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	29	5.87
1p ordinary	Purchase	101	5.87
1p ordinary	Purchase	48	5.864
1p ordinary	Purchase	115	5.868
1p ordinary	Purchase	33	5.87
1p ordinary	Purchase	120	5.888
1p ordinary	Purchase	17	5.888
1p ordinary	Purchase	1,356	5.89
1p ordinary	Purchase	9	5.89
1p ordinary	Purchase	35	5.888
1p ordinary	Purchase	354	5.89
1p ordinary	Purchase	1,719	5.89
1p ordinary	Purchase	394	5.88828
1p ordinary	Purchase	10,077	5.89
1p ordinary	Sale	7	5.868
1p ordinary	Sale	15	5.9
1p ordinary	Sale	45	5.9
1p ordinary	Sale	16	5.898
1p ordinary	Sale	89	5.898
1p ordinary	Sale	790	5.89
1p ordinary	Sale	14	5.854
1p ordinary	Sale	17	5.862
1p ordinary	Sale	57	5.89
1p ordinary	Sale	30	5.908
1p ordinary	Sale	10	5.9
1p ordinary	Sale	60	5.864
1p ordinary	Sale	16	5.888
1p ordinary	Sale	112	5.898
1p ordinary	Sale	21	5.878
1p ordinary	Sale	23	5.862
1p ordinary	Sale	62	5.902
1p ordinary	Sale	34	5.894
1p ordinary	Sale	15	5.894
1p ordinary	Sale	28	5.87
1p ordinary	Sale	10	5.9
1p ordinary	Sale	16	5.894
1p ordinary	Sale	48	5.866
1p ordinary	Sale	15	5.894
1p ordinary	Sale	23	5.9
1p ordinary	Sale	15	5.908
1p ordinary	Sale	20	5.864
1p ordinary	Sale	16	5.894
1p ordinary	Sale	33	5.902
1p ordinary	Sale	16	5.9
1p ordinary	Sale	12	5.852
1p ordinary	Sale	21	5.89
1p ordinary	Sale	3	5.856
1p ordinary	Sale	113	5.866
1p ordinary	Sale	14	5.894
1p ordinary	Sale	38	5.878
1p ordinary	Sale	15	5.902
1p ordinary	Sale	48	5.9
1p ordinary	Sale	92	5.864
1p ordinary	Sale	10	5.89
1p ordinary	Sale	4	5.854
1p ordinary	Sale	16	5.9
1p ordinary	Sale	16	5.894
1p ordinary	Sale	16	5.896
1p ordinary	Sale	28	5.898
1p ordinary	Sale	12	5.852
1p ordinary	Sale	12	5.852
1p ordinary	Sale	16	5.9
1p ordinary	Sale	16	5.902
1p ordinary	Sale	107	5.864
1p ordinary	Sale	16	5.894
1p ordinary	Sale	141	5.878
1p ordinary	Sale	16	5.886
1p ordinary	Sale	16	5.894
1p ordinary	Sale	16	5.894
1p ordinary	Sale	16	5.896
1p ordinary	Sale	16	5.898
1p ordinary	Sale	15	5.908
1p ordinary	Sale	24	5.9
1p ordinary	Sale	10	5.852
1p ordinary	Sale	29	5.892
1p ordinary	Sale	16	5.9
1p ordinary	Sale	2	5.856
1p ordinary	Sale	36	5.866
1p ordinary	Sale	29	5.864
1p ordinary	Sale	4	5.856
1p ordinary	Sale	45	5.87
1p ordinary	Sale	150	5.862
1p ordinary	Sale	9	5.894
1p ordinary	Sale	16	5.89
1p ordinary	Sale	16	5.9
1p ordinary	Sale	38	5.906
1p ordinary	Sale	160	5.88
1p ordinary	Sale	16	5.9
1p ordinary	Sale	42	5.89
1p ordinary	Sale	386	5.88
1p ordinary	Sale	462	5.878
1p ordinary	Sale	409	5.866
1p ordinary	Sale	835	5.866
1p ordinary	Sale	29	5.87

(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	Increasing a long position	165	5.8888862315
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	484	5.8837186703
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	326	5.8837186703
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	2,130	5.8837186703
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	326	5.8692913047
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	71	5.8660143155

(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:	12/09/2024
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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