Darktrace plc
1 November 2023
EBT Market Purchase Programme
Darktrace plc (DARK.L) (together with its subsidiaries "Darktrace" or the "Group"), a global leader in cyber security AI, today announces that Equiniti Trust (Jersey) Limited (the "Trustee"), as Trustee of the Darktrace Employee Benefit Trust (the "EBT") will commence on or about 1 November 2023 making further market purchases of ordinary shares of £0.01 each in Darktrace ("Shares") for up to 10 million Shares (the "EBT Market Purchase Programme").
Purchases under the EBT Market Purchase Programme are for a maximum aggregate consideration of £25 million (inclusive of brokerage and dealing charges). The EBT Market Purchase Programme will complete on or before 31 December 2023, unless extended by Darktrace (subject to applicable law). Shares purchased under the EBT Market Purchase Programme will be used to satisfy existing, planned and anticipated options and awards under Darktrace's employee share schemes, or as otherwise permissible within the terms of the EBT trust deed.
Contact:
Luk Janssens - Head of Investor Relations, Darktrace
Direct: +44 7811 027918