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RNS Number : 3296G  Darktrace PLC  01 October 2024

1 October 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,
performance-based conditional awards ("PSUs") and time-based conditional
awards ("RSUs") granted over ordinary shares in the Company ("Shares") under
the Darktrace Award Incentive Plan (the "AIP Awards") vested in full on 24
September 2024, being the date that the Court sanctioned the scheme of
arrangement to implement the Acquisition, and were satisfied via the transfer
of Shares from the Company's Employee Benefit Trust ("EBT") on 27 September
2024. As a result, the following Persons Discharging Managerial
Responsibilities ("PDMRs") had AIP Awards vest and satisfied by the transfer
of Shares from the EBT to the respective PDMRs as follows:

 

·    Catherine Graham, CFO, acquired 511,438 Shares following vesting of
PSUs;

·    Jack Stockdale, CTO, acquired 253,408 Shares and 20,379 Shares
following the vesting of PSUs and RSUs respectively; and

·    Nicole Eagan, CSO and AI Officer, acquired 166,442 Shares and 39,925
Shares following the vesting of PSUs and RSUs respectively.

 

 Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA")
 Name                                     Catherine Graham
 Reason for the notification
 Position / status                        CFO
 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                Acquisition of 511,438 Shares following vesting of PSUs.
 Currency                                 GBP - British Pounds
 Price(s) and volume(s)                   Price(s)  Volume(s)   Total
                                                  0.00      511438     0.00
                                            Aggregated   0.00      511438     0.00
 Date of the transaction                  27 September 2024
 Place of the transaction                 Outside of a trading venue

Date of the transaction

27 September 2024

Place of the transaction

Outside of a trading venue

 

 

 

 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                Acquisition of 253,408 Shares and 20,379 Shares following vesting of PSUs and
                                          RSUs respectively.
 Currency                                 GBP - British Pounds
 Price(s) and volume(s)                   Price(s)  Volume(s)   Total
                                                  0.00      273787     0.00
                                            Aggregated   0.00      273787     0.00
 Date of the transaction                  27 September 2024
 Place of the transaction                 Outside of a trading venue

Date of the transaction

27 September 2024

Place of the transaction

Outside of a trading venue

 

 

 Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA")
 Name                                     Nicole Eagan
 Reason for the notification
 Position / status                        Chief Strategy Officer and AI Officer
 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                Acquisition of 166,442 Shares and 39,925 Shares upon vesting and settlement of
                                          PSUs and RSUs respectively
 Currency                                 GBP - British Pounds
 Price(s) and volume(s)                   Price(s)  Volume(s)   Total
                                                  0.00      206367     0.00
                                            Aggregated   0.00      206367     0.00
 Date of the transaction                  27 September 2024
 Place of the transaction                 Outside of a trading venue

Date of the transaction

27 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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