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REG - Goldman Sachs (EPT) Darktrace PLC - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

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RNS Number : 3395W  GoldmanSachs International  17 August 2022

 

FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)

 

PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED
INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY

Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

 

1.         KEY INFORMATION

 

 (a) Name of exempt principal trader:                                            (GS) GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL
 (b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form  DARKTRACE PLC
 relates:

      Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
 (c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is        THOMA BRAVO L.P.
 connected:
 (d) Date dealing undertaken:                                                    16 August 2022
 (e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader    N/A
 making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

      If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"

 

2.         DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

 

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities
of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(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  Purchases/ sales  Total number of securities  Highest price per unit paid/received  Lowest price per unit paid/received

 1p ordinary                 Purchases         3,870,113                   5.3150 GBP                            4.8445 GBP
 1p ordinary                 Sales             3,175,883                   5.3020 GBP                            4.8495 GBP

 

 

 

(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

 Class of relevant security  Product description  Nature of dealing                                                              Number of reference securities  Price per unit

                             e.g. CFD             e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short
                                                  position
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     301                             4.1480 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       301                             4.1480 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       13,823                          4.8650 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       4,746                           4.8655 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    156                             4.8682 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    914                             4.8682 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    3,259                           4.8682 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    145                             4.8682 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    211                             4.8682 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       88,496                          4.8700 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       36,870                          4.8700 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       9,264                           4.8723 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       692                             4.8723 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       82,824                          4.8724 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       89,373                          4.8814 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    40                              4.8997 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    4                               4.8997 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    1,744                           4.8997 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    23                              4.8997 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    12                              4.8997 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       219                             4.9071 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       278                             4.9080 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     2,800                           4.9099 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a long position                                                        9,264                           4.9099 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     215                             4.9100 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    3,692                           4.9104 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       6,776                           4.9106 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       384                             4.9184 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       169                             4.9184 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       94                              4.9188 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       132                             4.9299 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    51                              4.9306 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       37                              4.9306 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    597                             4.9306 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    93                              4.9306 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    38                              4.9306 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    949                             4.9334 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       1,033                           4.9334 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    5,631                           4.9334 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    20,126                          4.9334 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    803                             4.9334 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    101                             4.9407 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    602                             4.9407 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    2,179                           4.9407 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    85                              4.9407 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    27                              4.9407 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    16,153                          4.9525 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       1,961                           4.9535 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       14,630                          4.9535 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       5,259                           4.9535 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     500                             4.9616 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       170,000                         4.9729 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       6                               4.9935 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       34,200                          5.0036 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    407                             5.0043 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    3,138                           5.0043 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    11,217                          5.0043 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    343                             5.0043 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    443                             5.0043 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       117                             5.0135 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a long position                                                        5,300                           5.0140 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       155                             5.0177 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       265,489                         5.0282 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       110,609                         5.0282 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      36,153                          5.0520 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a long position                                                        113,847                         5.0520 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    1,047                           5.0762 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     116,153                         5.0773 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       69                              5.0928 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    1,534                           5.0956 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    8,401                           5.0956 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    30,420                          5.0956 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    1,282                           5.0956 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    405                             5.0956 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    414                             5.0974 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       47                              5.0974 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    2,411                           5.0974 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       414                             5.0974 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    8,933                           5.0974 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    353                             5.0974 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       2,406                           5.1093 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       3,293                           5.1093 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       1,460                           5.1093 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       808                             5.1098 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    1                               5.1148 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     30                              5.1236 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      4,638                           5.1273 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       22,000                          5.1362 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     1,414                           5.1514 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      3                               5.1533 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      150,000                         5.2224 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    9,000                           5.2537 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       2,100                           5.2868 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       1,459                           6.1927 USD
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       676                             6.1927 USD
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       1,833                           6.1927 USD
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       5,154                           6.1927 USD

 

 

 

(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                           Expiry date  Option money paid/ received per unit

                                                                                                                                                                                      e.g. American, European etc.

 

(ii)        Exercise

 

 Class of relevant security  Product description  Exercising / exercised against  Number of securities  Exercise price per unit

                             e.g. call option

 

(d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

 

 Class of relevant security  Nature of dealing               Details  Price per unit (if applicable)

                             e.g. subscription, conversion

 

 

3.         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 exempt
 principal trader 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 exempt principal trader 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

 

 

 Date of disclosure:  17 August 2022
 Contact name:        Papa Lette and Andrzej Szyszka
 Telephone number:    +33(1) 4212 1459 / +48(22) 317 4817

 

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
(http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk) .

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