BRD - Groupe Societe Generale S.A.

Major Shareholding Notification • Sep 16, 2024

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RNS Number : 3236E

Societe Generale SA

16 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	13/09/2024
(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:	40,405,358	5.77	66,068	0.01
(2)  Cash-settled derivatives:	5,950	0.00	15,266,069	2.18
(3)  Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	40,411,308	5.77	15,332,137	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	40	5.86
1p ordinary	Purchase	48	5.844
1p ordinary	Purchase	254	5.846
1p ordinary	Purchase	32	5.856
1p ordinary	Purchase	84	5.85
1p ordinary	Purchase	22	5.846
1p ordinary	Purchase	16	5.858
1p ordinary	Purchase	13	5.85
1p ordinary	Purchase	15	5.848
1p ordinary	Purchase	97	5.844
1p ordinary	Purchase	146	5.848
1p ordinary	Purchase	16	5.85
1p ordinary	Purchase	16	5.856
1p ordinary	Purchase	23	5.846
1p ordinary	Purchase	118	5.85
1p ordinary	Purchase	25	5.842
1p ordinary	Purchase	16	5.85
1p ordinary	Purchase	16	5.846
1p ordinary	Purchase	23	5.856
1p ordinary	Purchase	16	5.862
1p ordinary	Purchase	5	5.848
1p ordinary	Purchase	34	5.848
1p ordinary	Purchase	65	5.858
1p ordinary	Purchase	54	5.862
1p ordinary	Purchase	5	5.844
1p ordinary	Purchase	46	5.842
1p ordinary	Purchase	51	5.856
1p ordinary	Purchase	37	5.846
1p ordinary	Purchase	3	5.846
1p ordinary	Purchase	31	5.85
1p ordinary	Purchase	82	5.858
1p ordinary	Purchase	114	5.848
1p ordinary	Purchase	19	5.85
1p ordinary	Purchase	72	5.854
1p ordinary	Purchase	48	5.848
1p ordinary	Purchase	6	5.862
1p ordinary	Purchase	48	5.856
1p ordinary	Purchase	16	5.85
1p ordinary	Purchase	228	5.852
1p ordinary	Purchase	20	5.842
1p ordinary	Purchase	14	5.86
1p ordinary	Purchase	29	5.844
1p ordinary	Purchase	16	5.844
1p ordinary	Purchase	19	5.842
1p ordinary	Purchase	113	5.856
1p ordinary	Purchase	58	5.854
1p ordinary	Purchase	4	5.842
1p ordinary	Purchase	19	5.85
1p ordinary	Purchase	23	5.862
1p ordinary	Purchase	20	5.858
1p ordinary	Purchase	12	5.85
1p ordinary	Purchase	57	5.858
1p ordinary	Purchase	73	5.844
1p ordinary	Purchase	229	5.85
1p ordinary	Purchase	32	5.846
1p ordinary	Purchase	172	5.85
1p ordinary	Purchase	16	5.856
1p ordinary	Purchase	16	5.85
1p ordinary	Purchase	16	5.85
1p ordinary	Purchase	18	5.848
1p ordinary	Purchase	16	5.85
1p ordinary	Purchase	16	5.862
1p ordinary	Purchase	174	5.848
1p ordinary	Purchase	32	5.846
1p ordinary	Purchase	16	5.862
1p ordinary	Purchase	48	5.844
1p ordinary	Purchase	17	5.846
1p ordinary	Purchase	72	5.856
1p ordinary	Purchase	45	5.848
1p ordinary	Purchase	72	5.856
1p ordinary	Purchase	47	5.862
1p ordinary	Purchase	34	5.86
1p ordinary	Purchase	113	5.844
1p ordinary	Purchase	235	5.844
1p ordinary	Purchase	296	5.844
1p ordinary	Purchase	348	5.844
1p ordinary	Purchase	430	5.844
1p ordinary	Purchase	430	5.844
1p ordinary	Purchase	486	5.844
1p ordinary	Purchase	501	5.844
1p ordinary	Purchase	537	5.844
1p ordinary	Purchase	575	5.844
1p ordinary	Purchase	625	5.844
1p ordinary	Purchase	674	5.844
1p ordinary	Purchase	696	5.844
1p ordinary	Purchase	860	5.844
1p ordinary	Purchase	860	5.844
1p ordinary	Purchase	860	5.844
1p ordinary	Purchase	1,045	5.844
1p ordinary	Purchase	1,607	5.844
1p ordinary	Purchase	1,720	5.844
1p ordinary	Purchase	377	5.854
1p ordinary	Purchase	381	5.848
1p ordinary	Purchase	479	5.852
1p ordinary	Purchase	701	5.846
1p ordinary	Purchase	783	5.85
1p ordinary	Purchase	50	5.848
1p ordinary	Purchase	842	5.844
1p ordinary	Purchase	902	5.848
1p ordinary	Purchase	129	5.85225
1p ordinary	Sale	4	5.858
1p ordinary	Sale	4	5.858
1p ordinary	Sale	25	5.858
1p ordinary	Sale	147	5.864
1p ordinary	Sale	111	5.852
1p ordinary	Sale	128	5.856
1p ordinary	Sale	16	5.854
1p ordinary	Sale	32	5.856
1p ordinary	Sale	4	5.858
1p ordinary	Sale	22	5.852
1p ordinary	Sale	118	5.854
1p ordinary	Sale	26	5.852
1p ordinary	Sale	43	5.852
1p ordinary	Sale	30	5.848
1p ordinary	Sale	26	5.852
1p ordinary	Sale	16	5.854
1p ordinary	Sale	73	5.858
1p ordinary	Sale	115	5.854
1p ordinary	Sale	35	5.854
1p ordinary	Sale	18	5.85
1p ordinary	Sale	5	5.858
1p ordinary	Sale	48	5.854
1p ordinary	Sale	16	5.86
1p ordinary	Sale	115	5.86
1p ordinary	Sale	2	5.852
1p ordinary	Sale	49	5.86
1p ordinary	Sale	32	5.852
1p ordinary	Sale	149	5.852
1p ordinary	Sale	114	5.854
1p ordinary	Sale	16	5.856
1p ordinary	Sale	114	5.852
1p ordinary	Sale	87	5.844
1p ordinary	Sale	773	5.844
1p ordinary	Sale	1,719	5.844
1p ordinary	Sale	465	5.85234
1p ordinary	Sale	2,251,200	5.884
1p ordinary	Sale	822	5.844
1p ordinary	Sale	8,815	5.844
1p ordinary	Sale	3,718	5.844
1p ordinary	Sale	254	5.844
1p ordinary	Sale	7,821	5.844
1p ordinary	Sale	293	5.844
1p ordinary	Sale	189	5.844
1p ordinary	Sale	1,842	5.844
1p ordinary	Sale	1,128	5.86
1p ordinary	Sale	283	5.86
1p ordinary	Sale	78	5.86
1p ordinary	Sale	72	5.86
1p ordinary	Sale	39	5.86
1p ordinary	Sale	6	5.86

(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 long position	1,468	5.854653006
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	185	5.851227889
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	95	5.851668643
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1,468	5.8516686425
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	2,002	5.851668643

(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:	16/09/2024
###### Contact name:	Paul Jenkins
###### Telephone number:	+44 20 7676 6969

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