BRD - Groupe Societe Generale S.A.

Major Shareholding Notification • Sep 18, 2024

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RNS Number : 6863E

Societe Generale SA

18 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	17/09/2024
(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:	28,676,172	4.09	64,625	0.01
(2)  Cash-settled derivatives:	5,786	0.00	15,236,463	2.18
(3)  Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	28,681,958	4.09	15,301,088	2.18

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	57	5.836
1p ordinary	Purchase	16	5.83
1p ordinary	Purchase	51	5.828
1p ordinary	Purchase	14	5.822
1p ordinary	Purchase	17	5.832
1p ordinary	Purchase	57	5.828
1p ordinary	Purchase	101	5.828
1p ordinary	Purchase	30	5.832
1p ordinary	Purchase	4	5.83
1p ordinary	Purchase	7	5.83
1p ordinary	Purchase	114	5.834
1p ordinary	Purchase	2	5.83
1p ordinary	Purchase	27	5.836
1p ordinary	Purchase	32	5.826
1p ordinary	Purchase	16	5.832
1p ordinary	Purchase	48	5.83
1p ordinary	Purchase	32	5.826
1p ordinary	Purchase	257	5.83
1p ordinary	Purchase	32	5.828
1p ordinary	Purchase	32	5.828
1p ordinary	Purchase	13	5.834
1p ordinary	Purchase	20	5.828
1p ordinary	Purchase	16	5.826
1p ordinary	Purchase	16	5.826
1p ordinary	Purchase	7	5.822
1p ordinary	Purchase	16	5.826
1p ordinary	Purchase	23	5.828
1p ordinary	Purchase	37	5.828
1p ordinary	Purchase	18	5.832
1p ordinary	Purchase	33	5.828
1p ordinary	Purchase	33	5.828
1p ordinary	Purchase	25	5.83
1p ordinary	Purchase	51	5.828
1p ordinary	Purchase	72	5.83
1p ordinary	Purchase	26	5.828
1p ordinary	Purchase	36	5.826
1p ordinary	Purchase	20	5.828
1p ordinary	Purchase	17	5.834
1p ordinary	Purchase	72	5.832
1p ordinary	Purchase	163	5.828
1p ordinary	Purchase	16	5.832
1p ordinary	Purchase	141	5.828
1p ordinary	Purchase	16	5.832
1p ordinary	Purchase	18	5.83
1p ordinary	Purchase	48	5.828
1p ordinary	Purchase	32	5.828
1p ordinary	Purchase	33	5.836
1p ordinary	Purchase	32	5.836
1p ordinary	Purchase	32	5.832
1p ordinary	Purchase	16	5.832
1p ordinary	Purchase	80	5.83
1p ordinary	Purchase	53	5.83
1p ordinary	Purchase	16	5.826
1p ordinary	Purchase	40	5.83
1p ordinary	Purchase	33	5.828
1p ordinary	Purchase	15	5.828
1p ordinary	Purchase	42	5.83
1p ordinary	Purchase	33	5.83
1p ordinary	Purchase	30	5.83
1p ordinary	Purchase	25	5.828
1p ordinary	Purchase	17	5.832
1p ordinary	Purchase	11	5.832
1p ordinary	Purchase	20	5.826
1p ordinary	Purchase	39	5.832
1p ordinary	Purchase	4,035	5.854
1p ordinary	Purchase	96	5.83
1p ordinary	Purchase	48	5.832
1p ordinary	Purchase	32	5.828
1p ordinary	Purchase	4	5.83
1p ordinary	Purchase	59	5.826
1p ordinary	Purchase	16	5.83
1p ordinary	Purchase	17	5.832
1p ordinary	Purchase	146	5.832
1p ordinary	Purchase	16	5.828
1p ordinary	Purchase	430	5.836
1p ordinary	Purchase	430	5.836
1p ordinary	Purchase	430	5.854
1p ordinary	Purchase	1,719	5.854
1p ordinary	Purchase	1,719	5.854
1p ordinary	Purchase	2	5.832
1p ordinary	Purchase	279	5.832
1p ordinary	Purchase	421	5.832
1p ordinary	Purchase	446	5.83
1p ordinary	Purchase	808	5.832
1p ordinary	Purchase	476	5.84783
1p ordinary	Sale	33,310	5.85085
1p ordinary	Sale	42	5.846
1p ordinary	Sale	59	5.838
1p ordinary	Sale	1	5.844
1p ordinary	Sale	39	5.852
1p ordinary	Sale	149	5.844
1p ordinary	Sale	24	5.844
1p ordinary	Sale	6	5.834
1p ordinary	Sale	92	5.838
1p ordinary	Sale	27	5.847
1p ordinary	Sale	87	5.85
1p ordinary	Sale	10	5.848
1p ordinary	Sale	170	5.846
1p ordinary	Sale	17	5.838
1p ordinary	Sale	33	5.844
1p ordinary	Sale	23	5.844
1p ordinary	Sale	16	5.844
1p ordinary	Sale	48	5.838
1p ordinary	Sale	15	5.844
1p ordinary	Sale	21	5.84
1p ordinary	Sale	13	5.836
1p ordinary	Sale	14	5.836
1p ordinary	Sale	19	5.836
1p ordinary	Sale	2	5.838
1p ordinary	Sale	16	5.838
1p ordinary	Sale	18	5.838
1p ordinary	Sale	17	5.832
1p ordinary	Sale	68	5.844
1p ordinary	Sale	16	5.848
1p ordinary	Sale	34	5.836
1p ordinary	Sale	36	5.838
1p ordinary	Sale	8	5.834
1p ordinary	Sale	20	5.854
1p ordinary	Sale	47	5.838
1p ordinary	Sale	10	5.834
1p ordinary	Sale	32	5.854
1p ordinary	Sale	16	5.834
1p ordinary	Sale	41	5.846
1p ordinary	Sale	150	5.832
1p ordinary	Sale	33	5.844
1p ordinary	Sale	7	5.837
1p ordinary	Sale	103	5.846
1p ordinary	Sale	4	5.834
1p ordinary	Sale	18	5.838
1p ordinary	Sale	124	5.854
1p ordinary	Sale	42	5.856
1p ordinary	Sale	430	5.854
1p ordinary	Sale	860	5.854
1p ordinary	Sale	1,719	5.854
1p ordinary	Sale	361	5.844
1p ordinary	Sale	620	5.82967
1p ordinary	Sale	1,152	5.854
1p ordinary	Sale	691	5.854
1p ordinary	Sale	1,382	5.854
1p ordinary	Sale	5,276,583	5.836
1p ordinary	Sale	6,418,000	5.836
1p ordinary	Sale	17,573	5.854

(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	Reducing a short position	33,310	5.850869
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	1,089	5.845056171
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	5,706	5.845056171
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	698	5.842373652
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	1,089	5.842373652
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	172	5.830585861

(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:	18/09/2024
###### Contact name:	Paul Jenkins
###### Telephone number:	+44 20 7676 6969

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