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 relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree | DARKTRACE PLC |
| (c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: | LUKE BIDCO LIMITED (A NEWLY-FORMED COMPANY INDIRECTLY WHOLLY-OWNED BY FUNDS MANAGED AND/OR ADVISED BY THOMA BRAVO, L.P.) |
| (d) Date dealing undertaken: | 26 April 2024 |
| (e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader 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. 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 | 11,875,753 | 6.2270 GBP | 5.1900 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | Sales | 6,549,588 | 6.2320 GBP | 5.1460 GBP |
(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 |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 21 | 5.1552 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 5 | 5.1552 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 1 | 5.1552 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 14,544 | 5.1560 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 3,518 | 5.1612 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 55 | 5.6490 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 78 | 5.6490 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 23 | 5.6490 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 25,429 | 5.9787 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 132,441 | 5.9787 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 16,765 | 5.9930 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 16,765 | 5.9930 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 32 | 5.9989 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 12 | 6.0008 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 62 | 6.0011 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 248 | 6.0012 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 240 | 6.0030 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,253 | 6.0030 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 12,243 | 6.0191 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 62,534 | 6.0196 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 44,628 | 6.0200 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 1,926 | 6.0200 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 8,638 | 6.0207 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 591,813 | 6.0210 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 27,905 | 6.0319 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 260,000 | 6.0343 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 17,371 | 6.0343 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 61 | 6.0465 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 255,363 | 6.0638 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 3,591 | 6.0700 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 21,500 | 6.0705 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 2,067 | 6.0747 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 658,187 | 6.0761 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,800 | 6.0873 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 3,000 | 6.0907 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 28,995 | 6.0913 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 5,577 | 6.0913 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 115,428 | 6.0913 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 19,330 | 6.1043 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 3,718 | 6.1043 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 76,952 | 6.1043 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 300,000 | 6.1138 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 300,000 | 6.1138 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 47,000 | 6.1246 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 12,101 | 6.1246 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 47,000 | 6.1417 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 19,330 | 6.1702 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 3,718 | 6.1702 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 76,952 | 6.1702 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 19,330 | 6.1743 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 76,952 | 6.1743 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 3,718 | 6.1743 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 320,000 | 6.1969 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 80,000 | 6.1988 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 26,400 | 6.1988 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 19,330 | 6.2010 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 3,718 | 6.2010 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 76,952 | 6.2010 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 80,000 | 6.2028 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 80,000 | 6.2064 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 80,000 | 6.2087 GBP |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 16,765 | 7.4818 USD |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 100,000 | 7.5122 USD |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 100,000 | 7.5122 USD |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 200,000 | 7.5134 USD |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 6,632 | 7.5153 USD |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 2,440 | 7.5153 USD |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 395 | 7.5153 USD |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 366 | 7.5153 USD |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 396 | 7.5178 USD |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 2,440 | 7.5178 USD |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 6,632 | 7.5178 USD |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 366 | 7.5178 USD |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 33,530 | 7.5830 USD |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 16,765 | 7.5852 USD |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 33,216 | 7.5916 USD |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 46,784 | 7.5916 USD |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 29,064 | 7.5973 USD |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 46,784 | 7.5973 USD |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 40,936 | 7.5973 USD |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 33,216 | 7.5973 USD |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 96,574 | 7.6045 USD |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 75,135 | 7.6106 USD |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 45,379 | 7.6292 USD |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 45,379 | 7.6361 USD |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 117,355 | 7.6520 USD |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 67,060 | 7.6641 USD |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 63,456 | 7.6776 USD |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 5,970 | 7.7306 USD |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 42,188 | 7.7308 USD |
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 100,000 | 7.7377 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 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) |
| |
| | |
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: | 29 April 2024 |
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.
RNS may use your IP address to confirm compliance with the terms and conditions, to analyse how you engage with the information contained in this communication, and to share such analysis on an anonymised basis with others as part of our commercial services. For further information about how RNS and the London Stock Exchange use the personal data you provide us, please see our Privacy Policy.
