BRD - Groupe Societe Generale S.A.

Major Shareholding Notification • Jul 30, 2024

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Societe Generale SA

30 July 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	29/07/2024
(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:	26,072,642	3.72	44,386	0.01
(2)  Cash-settled derivatives:	171	0.00	5,413,109	0.77
(3)  Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	26,072,813	3.72	5,457,495	0.78

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	14,301	5.884
1p ordinary	Purchase	7,405	5.884
1p ordinary	Purchase	3,613	5.8849
1p ordinary	Purchase	27,253	5.8855
1p ordinary	Purchase	41,407	5.8875
1p ordinary	Purchase	295,335	5.8875
1p ordinary	Purchase	108,737	5.8875
1p ordinary	Purchase	74,022	5.8855
1p ordinary	Purchase	10,378	5.8855
1p ordinary	Purchase	35	5.886
1p ordinary	Purchase	35	5.882
1p ordinary	Purchase	59	5.902
1p ordinary	Purchase	86	5.888
1p ordinary	Purchase	35	5.882
1p ordinary	Purchase	9	5.902
1p ordinary	Purchase	12	5.884
1p ordinary	Purchase	665	5.884
1p ordinary	Purchase	43	5.904
1p ordinary	Purchase	45	5.898
1p ordinary	Purchase	60	5.898
1p ordinary	Purchase	65	5.886
1p ordinary	Purchase	66	5.898
1p ordinary	Purchase	69	5.898
1p ordinary	Purchase	71	5.896
1p ordinary	Purchase	74	5.904
1p ordinary	Purchase	97	5.894
1p ordinary	Purchase	109	5.898
1p ordinary	Purchase	166	5.894
1p ordinary	Purchase	171	5.898
1p ordinary	Purchase	199	5.898
1p ordinary	Purchase	200	5.904
1p ordinary	Purchase	371	5.898
1p ordinary	Purchase	372	5.888
1p ordinary	Purchase	400	5.904
1p ordinary	Purchase	409	5.898
1p ordinary	Purchase	445	5.898
1p ordinary	Purchase	600	5.894
1p ordinary	Purchase	3	5.884
1p ordinary	Purchase	242	5.884
1p ordinary	Purchase	293	5.884
1p ordinary	Purchase	519	5.884
1p ordinary	Purchase	705	5.901
1p ordinary	Purchase	550	5.9
1p ordinary	Purchase	7	5.894
1p ordinary	Purchase	696	5.9
1p ordinary	Purchase	15	5.892
1p ordinary	Purchase	50	5.894
1p ordinary	Purchase	660	5.898
1p ordinary	Purchase	660	5.895
1p ordinary	Purchase	665	5.88
1p ordinary	Purchase	699	5.901
1p ordinary	Purchase	165	5.894
1p ordinary	Purchase	663	5.901
1p ordinary	Sale	1,331	5.884
1p ordinary	Sale	2,662	5.884
1p ordinary	Sale	2,218	5.884
1p ordinary	Sale	2,810	5.884
1p ordinary	Sale	735	5.884
1p ordinary	Sale	884	5.884

(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	Increasing a short position	7,405	5.884
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	14,301	5.884
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	27,253	5.8870991863
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	74,022	5.8870991863
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	108,737	5.8870991863
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	295,335	5.8870991863
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	3,613	5.88488237
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	10,378	5.8855
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	41407	5.8875
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	68	5.9037706
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	868	5.8851983156

(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:	30/07/2024
###### 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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