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Regulatory News

Form 8.3 – Darktrace PLC

RNS Number : 6634X
KKR Dark Aggregator L.P.
31 August 2022
 

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:

KKR Dark Aggregator L.P.

(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

26 August 2022 (in addition, funds managed by an entity in which an affiliate of the Discloser has an indirect interest have dealt in relevant securities on previous dates during the offer period as detailed in the attachment below)

(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

If YES, specify which:

 

 

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:

70,633,213

9.81

 

 

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

 

730,617

0.10

 

 

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0%

 

 

 

  TOTAL (*):

71,363,830

9.91

 

 

 

(*) The positions include holdings of funds managed by Marshall Wace LLP. (an entity in which an affiliate of the Discloser has an indirect interest).

 

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 (**)

 

(**) In addition, funds managed by an entity in which an affiliate of the Discloser has an indirect interest have dealt in relevant securities on previous dates during the offer period as detailed in the attachment below

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

(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

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

1

GBP 5.158000

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

10010

GBP 5.166121

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

1000

GBP 5.172000

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

7482

GBP 5.257840

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

5978

GBP 5.273168

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

45796

GBP 5.210856

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

3566

GBP 5.245750

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

45651

GBP 5.225441

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

73918

GBP 5.246000

 

(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:

30 August 2022

Contact name:

Colin Brodie

Telephone number*:

+ 44 20 7839 9800

 

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 +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

 

*If the discloser is a natural person, a telephone number does not need to be included, provided contact information has been provided to the Panel's Market Surveillance Unit.

 

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

 

 

 

 

ADDITIONAL DEALINGS DURING THE OFFER PERIOD

 

Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

Date of dealing

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. CFD

Nature of dealing

 

Number of reference securities

Price per unit (GBP)

15/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

SELL

3377

4.124708

15/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

SELL

1293

4.1375

15/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

BUY

1293

4.1375

15/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

SELL

9968

4.220379

15/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

SELL

21761

4.105792

15/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

SELL

21067

4.110944

15/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

SELL

41170

4.161208

15/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

SELL

49109

4.17314

15/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

SELL

7443

4.12811

15/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

SELL

29047

4.121456

15/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

SELL

109484

4.148

16/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

SELL

303

4.91

16/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

BUY

303

4.91

16/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

SELL

299

4.9935

16/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

BUY

299

4.9935

16/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

BUY

15599

4.908745

16/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

BUY

6193

4.938782

16/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

SELL

21

5.116

16/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

BUY

21

5.116

16/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

SELL

276

5.116

16/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

BUY

276

5.116

16/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

BUY

2030

5.138

16/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

BUY

27929

5.015835

16/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

BUY

14841

4.908153

16/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

BUY

49839

5.019381

16/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

BUY

2314

4.904992

16/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

BUY

36494

5.09382

16/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

BUY

12719

4.93164

16/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

BUY

1653700

5.097597

17/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

BUY

3962

5.367353

17/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

BUY

18840

5.370632

17/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

BUY

7728

5.416592

17/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

BUY

9702

5.361506

17/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

BUY

23793

5.369388

17/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

BUY

3998

5.376514

17/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

BUY

27244

5.384194

17/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

BUY

3043

5.436747

17/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

BUY

20992

5.386848

17/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

BUY

8450

5.374399

17/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

BUY

372516

5.380606

18/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

SELL

925

5.362

18/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

SELL

29911

5.415

18/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

SELL

10923

5.415

18/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

BUY

10923

5.415

18/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

BUY

29911

5.415

18/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

BUY

3829

5.414788

18/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

SELL

13685

5.424

18/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

BUY

13685

5.424

18/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

SELL

12270

5.446156

18/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

SELL

2570

5.400005

18/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

SELL

24608

5.439

18/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

BUY

24608

5.439

18/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

SELL

10593

5.440753

18/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

SELL

21903

5.423065

18/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

SELL

3413

5.474953

18/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

SELL

93721

5.441362

18/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

SELL

5154

5.441829

18/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

SELL

99009

5.441305

18/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

SELL

65316

5.424

19/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

SELL

120

5.214

19/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

SELL

1579

5.277661

19/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

BUY

12820

5.39

19/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

SELL

26558

5.497

19/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

BUY

26558

5.497

19/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

SELL

100985

5.494

19/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

BUY

100985

5.494

19/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

SELL

6198

5.485

19/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

BUY

6198

5.485

19/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

SELL

907

5.442

19/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

BUY

907

5.442

19/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

SELL

46419

5.449228

19/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

BUY

46419

5.449228

19/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

SELL

4252

5.346899

19/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

SELL

3868

5.506872

19/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

SELL

33792

5.352134

19/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

SELL

88428

5.339783

19/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

SELL

15762

5.434852

19/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

SELL

3506

5.297649

19/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

SELL

30836

5.451604

19/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

SELL

55042

5.44

22/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

BUY

6576

5.224

23/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

SELL

49399

5.236

23/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

BUY

49399

5.236

23/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

SELL

1758

5.34041

23/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

SELL

4818

5.307923

24/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

SELL

94

5.27

24/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

SELL

745

5.261

24/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

BUY

745

5.261

24/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

SELL

478

5.272941

24/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

SELL

105

5.15

24/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

SELL

1034

5.17

24/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

SELL

1138

5.245453

24/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

SELL

10423

5.243586

24/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

SELL

2575

5.132

24/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

BUY

2575

5.132

24/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

SELL

875

5.213974

24/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

BUY

875

5.213974

24/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

SELL

2252

5.12

24/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

BUY

2252

5.12

24/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

SELL

263

5.146

25/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

SELL

283

5.159357

25/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

SELL

475

5.04

25/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

SELL

108

5.022

25/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

SELL

658

5.022

25/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

SELL

18862

5.017

25/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

BUY

18862

5.017

25/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

SELL

1500

5.017

25/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

BUY

1500

5.017

25/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

BUY

1480

5.050182

25/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

BUY

2

5.093

25/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

BUY

296

5.078

25/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

BUY

1306

5.074744

25/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

BUY

15042

5.082746

25/08/2022

1p ordinary

CFD

BUY

1069

5.12

 

 

 
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