BRD - Groupe Societe Generale S.A.

Major Shareholding Notification • Sep 9, 2024

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RNS Number : 4509D

Societe Generale SA

09 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	06/09/2024
(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:	46,916,521	6.70	52,647	0.01
(2)  Cash-settled derivatives:	6,722	0.00	15,264,136	2.18
(3)  Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	46,923,243	6.70	15,316,783	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	10,000	5.83273
1p ordinary	Purchase	219	5.828
1p ordinary	Purchase	24	5.828
1p ordinary	Purchase	22	5.826
1p ordinary	Purchase	28	5.81
1p ordinary	Purchase	47	5.818
1p ordinary	Purchase	76	5.828
1p ordinary	Purchase	18	5.828
1p ordinary	Purchase	7	5.836
1p ordinary	Purchase	112	5.814
1p ordinary	Purchase	27	5.834
1p ordinary	Purchase	16	5.836
1p ordinary	Purchase	24	5.834
1p ordinary	Purchase	15	5.836
1p ordinary	Purchase	22	5.838
1p ordinary	Purchase	16	5.814
1p ordinary	Purchase	7	5.834
1p ordinary	Purchase	48	5.806
1p ordinary	Purchase	16	5.832
1p ordinary	Purchase	135	5.834
1p ordinary	Purchase	34	5.834
1p ordinary	Purchase	24	5.834
1p ordinary	Purchase	16	5.814
1p ordinary	Purchase	22	5.814
1p ordinary	Purchase	33	5.818
1p ordinary	Purchase	16	5.832
1p ordinary	Purchase	1,719	5.832
1p ordinary	Purchase	140	5.84
1p ordinary	Purchase	327	5.84
1p ordinary	Purchase	1,296	5.842
1p ordinary	Purchase	78	5.82605
1p ordinary	Purchase	1,629	5.832
1p ordinary	Sale	70	5.80943
1p ordinary	Sale	43	5.81767
1p ordinary	Sale	36	5.82854
1p ordinary	Sale	767	5.82842
1p ordinary	Sale	477	5.83189
1p ordinary	Sale	441	5.82503
1p ordinary	Sale	14	5.824
1p ordinary	Sale	119	5.828
1p ordinary	Sale	49	5.828
1p ordinary	Sale	16	5.834
1p ordinary	Sale	16	5.826
1p ordinary	Sale	16	5.824
1p ordinary	Sale	16	5.834
1p ordinary	Sale	5	5.824
1p ordinary	Sale	17	5.834
1p ordinary	Sale	16	5.828
1p ordinary	Sale	16	5.83
1p ordinary	Sale	112	5.838
1p ordinary	Sale	16	5.828
1p ordinary	Sale	27	5.834
1p ordinary	Sale	16	5.834
1p ordinary	Sale	7	5.834
1p ordinary	Sale	16	5.834
1p ordinary	Sale	16	5.834
1p ordinary	Sale	16	5.834
1p ordinary	Sale	155	5.834
1p ordinary	Sale	17	5.834
1p ordinary	Sale	18	5.834
1p ordinary	Sale	48	5.842
1p ordinary	Sale	16	5.826
1p ordinary	Sale	278	5.828
1p ordinary	Sale	48	5.832
1p ordinary	Sale	215	5.832
1p ordinary	Sale	215	5.832
1p ordinary	Sale	835	5.832
1p ordinary	Sale	836	5.832
1p ordinary	Sale	859	5.832
1p ordinary	Sale	859	5.832
1p ordinary	Sale	860	5.832
1p ordinary	Sale	860	5.832
1p ordinary	Sale	1,719	5.832
1p ordinary	Sale	373	5.83
1p ordinary	Sale	378	5.826
1p ordinary	Sale	379	5.83
1p ordinary	Sale	574	5.832
1p ordinary	Sale	619	5.836
1p ordinary	Sale	726	5.826
1p ordinary	Sale	501	5.826
1p ordinary	Sale	1,695	5.81
1p ordinary	Sale	88	5.84
1p ordinary	Sale	463	5.832
1p ordinary	Sale	463	5.832
1p ordinary	Sale	739	5.832
1p ordinary	Sale	740	5.832
1p ordinary	Sale	269	5.82487

(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	10,000	5.832729
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	36	5.828484
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	43	5.817825
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	70	5.809419
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	441	5.825031
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	477	5.831889
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	767	5.828427
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	973	5.8257822666
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	51	5.8383392118
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,058	5.8305676276

(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:	09/09/2024
###### Contact name:	Paul Jenkins
###### Telephone number:	+44 20 7676 6969

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