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Form 8.3 - Darktrace plc

RNS Number : 1378E
Societe Generale SA
13 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

12/09/2024

(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:

42,656,338

6.09

56,898

0.01

(2)  Cash-settled derivatives:

 

5,860

0.00

15,264,067

2.18

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

0

0.00

0

0.00

TOTAL:

42,662,198

6.09

15,320,965

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

13

5.882

1p ordinary

Purchase

215

5.884

1p ordinary

Purchase

39

5.886

1p ordinary

Purchase

22

5.898

1p ordinary

Purchase

53

5.878

1p ordinary

Purchase

82

5.88

1p ordinary

Purchase

51

5.892

1p ordinary

Purchase

114

5.882

1p ordinary

Purchase

10

5.892

1p ordinary

Purchase

47

5.906

1p ordinary

Purchase

14

5.894

1p ordinary

Purchase

3

5.898

1p ordinary

Purchase

117

5.88

1p ordinary

Purchase

11

5.888

1p ordinary

Purchase

24

5.888

1p ordinary

Purchase

270

5.886

1p ordinary

Purchase

31

5.905

1p ordinary

Purchase

9

5.876

1p ordinary

Purchase

12

5.882

1p ordinary

Purchase

13

5.884

1p ordinary

Purchase

13

5.882

1p ordinary

Purchase

128

5.892

1p ordinary

Purchase

325

5.888

1p ordinary

Purchase

53

5.878

1p ordinary

Purchase

25

5.906

1p ordinary

Purchase

66

5.888

1p ordinary

Purchase

35

5.892

1p ordinary

Purchase

27

5.888

1p ordinary

Purchase

95

5.886

1p ordinary

Purchase

50

5.888

1p ordinary

Purchase

15

5.894

1p ordinary

Purchase

73

5.876

1p ordinary

Purchase

31

5.912

1p ordinary

Purchase

260

5.882

1p ordinary

Purchase

36

5.888

1p ordinary

Purchase

60

5.884

1p ordinary

Purchase

36

5.888

1p ordinary

Purchase

70

5.884

1p ordinary

Purchase

152

5.886

1p ordinary

Purchase

60

5.892

1p ordinary

Purchase

100

5.892

1p ordinary

Purchase

31

5.908

1p ordinary

Purchase

48

5.884

1p ordinary

Purchase

35

5.89

1p ordinary

Purchase

77

5.892

1p ordinary

Purchase

44

5.89

1p ordinary

Purchase

80

5.886

1p ordinary

Purchase

1

5.89

1p ordinary

Purchase

31

5.908

1p ordinary

Purchase

55

5.89

1p ordinary

Purchase

36

5.888

1p ordinary

Purchase

36

5.888

1p ordinary

Purchase

47

5.896

1p ordinary

Purchase

71

5.886

1p ordinary

Purchase

23

5.886

1p ordinary

Purchase

52

5.888

1p ordinary

Purchase

211

5.892

1p ordinary

Purchase

6

5.884

1p ordinary

Purchase

31

5.908

1p ordinary

Purchase

13

5.882

1p ordinary

Purchase

12

5.888

1p ordinary

Purchase

1

5.888

1p ordinary

Purchase

24

5.876

1p ordinary

Purchase

257

5.876

1p ordinary

Purchase

31

5.907

1p ordinary

Purchase

89

5.878

1p ordinary

Purchase

31

5.908

1p ordinary

Purchase

82

5.88

1p ordinary

Purchase

57

5.874

1p ordinary

Purchase

31

5.876

1p ordinary

Purchase

72

5.886

1p ordinary

Purchase

37

5.886

1p ordinary

Purchase

67

5.886

1p ordinary

Purchase

32

5.91

1p ordinary

Purchase

69

5.876

1p ordinary

Purchase

54

5.882

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,720

5.874

1p ordinary

Purchase

860

5.874

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,439

5.874

1p ordinary

Purchase

860

5.874

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,720

5.874

1p ordinary

Purchase

230

5.888

1p ordinary

Purchase

765

5.888

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,548

5.874

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,668

5.874

1p ordinary

Purchase

5

5.876

1p ordinary

Purchase

495

5.876

1p ordinary

Purchase

75

5.876

1p ordinary

Purchase

380

5.886

1p ordinary

Purchase

227

5.882

1p ordinary

Purchase

190

5.886

1p ordinary

Purchase

522

5.888

1p ordinary

Purchase

343

5.882

1p ordinary

Purchase

399

5.892

1p ordinary

Purchase

571

5.898

1p ordinary

Purchase

1

5.888

1p ordinary

Purchase

119

5.888

1p ordinary

Purchase

293

5.892

1p ordinary

Purchase

51

5.886

1p ordinary

Purchase

570

5.884

1p ordinary

Purchase

231

5.892

1p ordinary

Sale

69

5.87319

1p ordinary

Sale

5

5.876

1p ordinary

Sale

2,534

5.874

1p ordinary

Sale

114

5.882

1p ordinary

Sale

277

5.882

1p ordinary

Sale

522

5.888

1p ordinary

Sale

571

5.898

1p ordinary

Sale

409

5.88926

1p ordinary

Sale

6,118

5.874

1p ordinary

Sale

903

5.874

1p ordinary

Sale

1,233

5.874

1p ordinary

Sale

590

5.874

1p ordinary

Sale

1,668

5.874

1p ordinary

Sale

2,153

5.874

1p ordinary

Sale

1,848

5.874

 

 

(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 short position

69

5.87318841

1p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

2,439

5.8731189

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

95

5.8731189

1p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

2,295

5.8874491023

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

2,439

5.8874491023

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

5

5.8742372

 

 

(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:

13/09/2024

Contact name:

Paul Jenkins

Telephone number:

+44 20 7676 6969

 

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.

 

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

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