FORM 8.3
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT/TRADING ANNOUNCEMENT BY
A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)
1. IMPORTANT INFORMATION
| (A) Full name of the discloser: | Man Group PLC |
| (B) Owner or manager of disclosed interests and short positions, if different from 1(a): Naming nominees or vehicle companies is not enough. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named. |
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| (C) Name of the provider/applicant to whose relevant effects this form relates: Use a separate form for each provider/contractor |
Darktrace plc |
| (D) If an exempt fund manager is associated with a provider/contractor, please state this and specify the identity of the provider/contractor: | |
| (and) Date position was taken/transactions were undertaken: When disclosing an opening position, please state the latest possible date before disclosure |
19/07/2024 |
| (F) In addition to the undertaking in point 1(c) above, does the discloser also make disclosures in relation to any other party to the offer? If this is a cash offer or a potential cash offer, please indicate ‘N/A’ |
YES / NO / N/A |
2. VIEWS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
If there are positions or rights to subscribe for disclosure in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree referred to in 1(c), copy Table 2(a) or (b) (as the case may be) for each additional class of relevant securities.
(A) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or the recipient to which the disclosure relates after the transaction (if applicable)
| Class of relevant security: | 1p normal | |||
| Interests | ||||
| Number | % | Number | % | |
| (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: | ||||
| (2) Cash settled derivatives: | 8,559,904 | 1.22 | 20.201 | 0.00 |
| (3) Equity-based derivatives (including options) and purchase/sale agreements: | ||||
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TOTAL: |
8,559,904 | 1.22 | 20.201 | 0.00 |
All interests and all short positions must be disclosed.
Details of any open equity-based derivative positions (including traded options) or agreements to buy or sell relevant securities must be provided on a Supplementary Form 8 (Open Positions).
(B) Rights to subscribe to new securities (including options for directors and other employees)
| Category of relevant securities to which a subscription right applies: | |
| Data, including the nature of the rights involved and relevant percentages: |
3. ACTS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
Where there is trading in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or the recipient of the offer referred to in point 1(c), copy Table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as applicable) for each additional class of relevant securities in which trading takes place.
All prices and other monetary amounts must be stated in the currency.
(A) Purchases and sales
| Class of relevant security | Purchase sale | Number of effects | Price per piece |
(B) Cash-settled derivatives transactions
| Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. CFD |
Nature of the interaction e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/decreasing a long/short position |
Number of reference effects | Price per piece |
| 1p normal | Share exchange | Increasing a long position | 4,036 | 5,831 pounds |
| 1p normal | Share exchange | Increasing a long position | 269,381 | 5,831 pounds |
| 1p normal | Share exchange | Increasing a long position | 14,534 | 5,831 pounds |
| 1p normal | Share exchange | Increasing a long position | 1,930 | 5,831 pounds |
| 1p normal | Share exchange | Increasing a long position | 3,319 | 5,831 pounds |
| 1p normal | Share exchange | Increasing a long position | 79,372 | 5,831 pounds |
| 1p normal | Share exchange | Increasing a long position | 23,842 | 5,831 pounds |
(C) Equity transactions with derivatives (including options)
(i) Write, sell, buy or vary
| Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. call option | Writing, buying, selling, varying etc. | Number of securities to which the option relates | Exercise price per unit | Type e.g. American, European etc. |
Expiration date | Option money paid/received per unit |
(ii) Excercise
| Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. call option |
Practice/practiced against | Number of effects | Exercise price per unit |
(D) Other actions (including subscribing to new securities)
| Class of relevant security | Nature of the interaction e.g. subscription, conversion |
Details | Price per unit (if applicable) |
4. OTHER INFORMATION
(A) Indemnification and other trade regulations
| Information about any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may provide an inducement to act or refrain from acting, 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, then write “none” |
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No |
(B) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
| Information about any agreement, arrangement or understanding, whether formal or informal, between the person making the disclosure and another person relating to: (i) the voting rights of relevant securities under an option; or (ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of relevant securities to which a derivative refers: If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, please state “none” |
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No |
(C) Attachments
| Is there a supplementary form 8 (Open Vacancies) attached? | NO |
| Date of publication: | 22/07/2024 |
| Contact name: | Mackenzie Terry |
| Phone number: | +442071441555 |
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 is available for viewing on the Panel’s website: www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.
