Form 8.3 - Darktrace PLC

Quilter PLC

14 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:	Quilter PLC (and subsidiaries)
(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	13/08/2024
(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"	No

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:	7,666,748	1.09
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:
TOTAL:	7,666,748	1.09

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
1p ordinary	Purchase	384	5.937
1p ordinary	Purchase	205	5.935
1p ordinary	Sale	456	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	172	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	500	5.935376
1p ordinary	Sale	750	5.935376
1p ordinary	Sale	2,550	5.935376
1p ordinary	Sale	3,000	5.935376
1p ordinary	Sale	270	5.935376
1p ordinary	Sale	676	5.935376
1p ordinary	Sale	540	5.935376
1p ordinary	Sale	490	5.935376
1p ordinary	Sale	310	5.935376
1p ordinary	Sale	340	5.935376
1p ordinary	Sale	340	5.935376
1p ordinary	Sale	605	5.919
1p ordinary	Sale	360	5.935376
1p ordinary	Sale	450	5.935376
1p ordinary	Sale	430	5.935376
1p ordinary	Sale	210	5.935376
1p ordinary	Sale	310	5.935376
1p ordinary	Sale	230	5.935376
1p ordinary	Sale	85	5.935376
1p ordinary	Sale	670	5.935376
1p ordinary	Sale	703	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	963	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	81	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	177	5.935376
1p ordinary	Sale	176	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	455	5.935376
1p ordinary	Sale	730	5.9245
1p ordinary	Sale	527	5.935376
1p ordinary	Sale	500	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	100	5.93907
1p ordinary	Sale	234	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	316	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	1,416	5.9355
1p ordinary	Sale	983	5.935376
1p ordinary	Sale	150	5.935
1p ordinary	Sale	210	5.9355
1p ordinary	Sale	420	5.9375
1p ordinary	Sale	295	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	219	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	556	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	109	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	282	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	94	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	4,659	5.935376
1p ordinary	Sale	291	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	215	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	290	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	228	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	421	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	416	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	541	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	98	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	400	5.935376
1p ordinary	Sale	375	5.939
1p ordinary	Sale	680	5.935076
1p ordinary	Sale	661	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	400	5.935376
1p ordinary	Sale	209	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	374	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	524	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	364	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	169	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	841	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	574	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	163	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	610	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	269	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	241	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	159	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	160	5.934776
1p ordinary	Sale	628	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	285	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	765	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	1,519	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	447	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	652	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	297	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	203	5.935376
1p ordinary	Sale	316	5.935376
1p ordinary	Sale	507	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	391	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	3,289	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	3,232	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	429	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	340	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	159	5.938792
1p ordinary	Sale	900	5.935376
1p ordinary	Sale	112	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	420	5.935376
1p ordinary	Sale	121	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	425	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	550	5.919
1p ordinary	Sale	900	5.9355
1p ordinary	Sale	162	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	320	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	275	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	166	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	175	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	202	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	172	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	2,000	5.933
1p ordinary	Sale	500	5.935376
1p ordinary	Sale	420	5.935376
1p ordinary	Sale	479	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	175	5.9375
1p ordinary	Sale	442	5.9375
1p ordinary	Sale	130	5.922767
1p ordinary	Sale	130	5.920769
1p ordinary	Sale	692	5.935376
1p ordinary	Sale	415	5.935376
1p ordinary	Sale	705	5.935376
1p ordinary	Sale	397	5.935376
1p ordinary	Sale	644	5.935376
1p ordinary	Sale	1,113	5.935376
1p ordinary	Sale	539	5.935376
1p ordinary	Sale	2,539	5.935376
1p ordinary	Sale	2,523	5.935376
1p ordinary	Sale	291	5.935376
1p ordinary	Sale	1,047	5.935376
1p ordinary	Sale	1,261	5.935376
1p ordinary	Sale	330	5.935376
1p ordinary	Sale	1,825	5.9325
1p ordinary	Sale	1,652	5.939144
1p ordinary	Sale	157	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	163	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	499	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	501	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	476	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	1,080	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	178	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	152	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	645	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	228	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	487	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	288	5.935376
1p ordinary	Sale	185	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	164	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	990	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	1,095	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	257	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	522	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	363	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	425	5.939
1p ordinary	Sale	380	5.9395
1p ordinary	Sale	2,276	5.941514
1p ordinary	Sale	340	5.919004
1p ordinary	Sale	340	5.919004
1p ordinary	Sale	475	5.933048
1p ordinary	Sale	2,010	5.927
1p ordinary	Sale	230	5.935
1p ordinary	Sale	1,019	5.941514
1p ordinary	Sale	475	5.939
1p ordinary	Sale	305	5.939
1p ordinary	Sale	70	5.934816
1p ordinary	Sale	500	5.939
1p ordinary	Sale	800	5.9395
1p ordinary	Sale	276	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	171	5.934321
1p ordinary	Sale	691	5.935376

(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

(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)
1p ordinary	Transfer in	998
1p ordinary	Transfer in	250
1p ordinary	Transfer out	1,498

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:	14/08/2024
Contact name:	Henry Nevin
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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