REG - Darktrace PLC - Director/PDMR Shareholding

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26/09/2024 12:30

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RNS Number : 8483F  Darktrace PLC  26 September 2024

26 September 2024

Darktrace plc

("Darktrace")

 

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging
managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

On 26 April 2024, the boards of directors of Luke Bidco Limited ("Bidco") and
Darktrace plc ("Darktrace") announced that they had reached agreement on the
terms and conditions of a recommended all cash acquisition by Bidco of the
entire issued, and to be issued, ordinary share capital of Darktrace (the
"Acquisition").

Pursuant to the terms of the Acquisition agreed by Darktrace and Bidco, an
option over ordinary shares in the capital of Darktrace ("Shares") granted
under the Discretionary Share Option Scheme ("DSOS") was exercised by Jack
Stockdale, Chief Technology Officer and a Person Discharging Managerial
Responsibilities ("PDMR"), on 24 September 2024, being the date that the Court
sanctioned the scheme of arrangement to implement the Acquisition. As a result
of exercising such DSOS option, Jack Stockdale will acquire 437,500 Ordinary
Shares which will be satisfied via the transfer of Shares from Darktrace's
Employee Benefit Trust on 27 September 2024.

 

 Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA")
 Name                                     Jack Stockdale
 Reason for the notification
 Position / status                        CTO
 Initial notification / amendment         Initial Notification
 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
 platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 Name                                     Darktrace plc
 LEI                                      213800PC5S5P9CSNFC89
 Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of
 instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each
 place where transactions have been conducted
 Description of the financial instrument  Ordinary shares

 Identification code

                                          Dark / GB00BNYK8G86
 Nature of the transaction                Exercise of DSOS options over, and acquisition of, 437,500 Shares.
 Currency                                 GBP - British Pound
 Price(s) and volume(s)

        Price(s)  Volume(s)   Total
                                                  0.53      250000     131760.00
                                                  2.06      187500     385480.69
                                            Aggregated   1.182     437500     517240.69
 Date of the transaction                  24 September 2024
 Place of the transaction                 Outside of a trading venue

Date of the transaction

24 September 2024

Place of the transaction

Outside of a trading venue

 

 

Contact:

Luk Janssens - Head of Investor Relations, Darktrace

luk.janssens@darktrace.com

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