23 July 2024
Darktrace plc
("Darktrace")
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
Darktrace plc announces that four Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMR") have received the number of shares of Darktrace as set out below, following the vesting of awards previously granted under the Darktrace Award Incentive Plan on 6 May 2021 and 19 July 2023 (the "AIP Awards") on 19 July 2024. The number of shares transferred to three of the four PDMRs was on a sell to cover basis and one PDMR had shares transferred on a hold all basis.
· Poppy Gustafsson, CEO, acquired 475,000 shares following the vesting of her AIP Awards. She sold 223,724 shares through a sell to cover tax instruction and retained the remaining 251,276 shares.
· Catherine Graham, CFO, acquired 300,000 shares following the vesting of her AIP Awards. She sold 141,309 shares through a sell to cover tax instruction and retained the remaining 158,691 shares.
· Jack Stockdale, CTO, acquired 110,189 shares following the vesting of his AIP Awards. He sold 51,927 shares through a sell to cover tax instruction and retained the remaining 58,262 shares.
· Nicole Eagan, Chief Strategy Officer, AI Officer acquired 109,613 shares following the vesting of her AIP Awards.
| Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA") | |||||||||
| Name | Poppy Gustafsson | ||||||||
| Reason for the notification | |||||||||
| Position / status | CEO | ||||||||
| Initial notification / amendment | Initial Notification | ||||||||
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||||
| Name | Darktrace plc | ||||||||
| LEI | 213800PC5S5P9CSNFC89 | ||||||||
| Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||||||
| Description of the financial instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares
Dark / GB00BNYK8G86 | ||||||||
| Nature of the transaction | Poppy Gustafsson acquired 475,000 shares following the vesting of her AIP Awards.
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| Currency | GBP - British Pound | ||||||||
| Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| Date of the transaction | 19 July 2024 | ||||||||
| Place of the transaction | Outside of a trading venue | ||||||||
| Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA") | |||||||||||||
| Name | Poppy Gustafsson | ||||||||||||
| Reason for the notification | |||||||||||||
| Position / status | CEO | ||||||||||||
| Initial notification / amendment | Amendment to prior notification PDMR Notification reference 00385678 - Error in omitting vesting shares figure in table. | ||||||||||||
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||||||||
| Name | Darktrace plc | ||||||||||||
| LEI | 213800PC5S5P9CSNFC89 | ||||||||||||
| Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||||||||||
| Description of the financial instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares
Dark / GB00BNYK8G86 | ||||||||||||
| Nature of the transaction | Poppy Gustafsson acquired 475,000 shares following the vesting of her AIP Awards.
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| Currency | GBP - British Pound | ||||||||||||
| Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| Date of the transaction | 19 July 2024 | ||||||||||||
| Place of the transaction | Outside of a trading venue | ||||||||||||
| Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA") | |||||||||||||
| Name | Poppy Gustafsson | ||||||||||||
| Reason for the notification | |||||||||||||
| Position / status | CEO | ||||||||||||
| Initial notification / amendment | Initial Notification | ||||||||||||
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||||||||
| Name | Darktrace plc | ||||||||||||
| LEI | 213800PC5S5P9CSNFC89 | ||||||||||||
| Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||||||||||
| Description of the financial instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares
Dark / GB00BNYK8G86 | ||||||||||||
| Nature of the transaction | Of the 475,000 shares acquired following the vesting of her AIP Awards, Poppy Gustafsson sold 223,724 shares through a sell to cover tax instruction and retained the remaining 251,276 shares.
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| Currency | GBP - British Pound | ||||||||||||
| Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| Date of the transaction | 19 July 2024 | ||||||||||||
| Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange | ||||||||||||
| Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA") | |||||||||||||
| Name | Catherine Graham | ||||||||||||
| Reason for the notification | |||||||||||||
| Position / status | CFO | ||||||||||||
| Initial notification / amendment | Initial Notification | ||||||||||||
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||||||||
| Name | Darktrace plc | ||||||||||||
| LEI | 213800PC5S5P9CSNFC89 | ||||||||||||
| Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||||||||||
| Description of the financial instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares
Dark / GB00BNYK8G86 | ||||||||||||
| Nature of the transaction | Catherine Graham acquired 300,000 shares following the vesting of her AIP Awards. | ||||||||||||
| Currency | GBP - British Pound | ||||||||||||
| Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| Date of the transaction | 19 July 2024 | ||||||||||||
| Place of the transaction | Outside of a trading venue | ||||||||||||
| Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA") | |||||||||||||
| Name | Catherine Graham | ||||||||||||
| Reason for the notification | |||||||||||||
| Position / status | CFO | ||||||||||||
| Initial notification / amendment | Initial Notification | ||||||||||||
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||||||||
| Name | Darktrace plc | ||||||||||||
| LEI | 213800PC5S5P9CSNFC89 | ||||||||||||
| Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||||||||||
| Description of the financial instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares
Dark / GB00BNYK8G86 | ||||||||||||
| Nature of the transaction | Of the 300,000 shares acquired following the vesting of her AIP Awards, Catherine Graham sold 141,309 shares through a sell to cover tax instruction and retained the remaining 158,691 shares. | ||||||||||||
| Currency | GBP - British Pound | ||||||||||||
| Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| Date of the transaction | 19 July 2024 | ||||||||||||
| Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange | ||||||||||||
| Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA") | |||||||||||||
| Name | Jack Stockdale | ||||||||||||
| Reason for the notification | |||||||||||||
| Position / status | CTO | ||||||||||||
| Initial notification / amendment | Initial Notification | ||||||||||||
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||||||||
| Name | Darktrace plc | ||||||||||||
| LEI | 213800PC5S5P9CSNFC89 | ||||||||||||
| Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||||||||||
| Description of the financial instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares
Dark / GB00BNYK8G86 | ||||||||||||
| Nature of the transaction | Jack Stockdale acquired 110,189 shares following the vesting of his AIP Awards. | ||||||||||||
| Currency | GBP - British Pound | ||||||||||||
| Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| Date of the transaction | 19 July 2024 | ||||||||||||
| Place of the transaction | Outside of a trading venue | ||||||||||||
| Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA") | |||||||||||||
| Name | Jack Stockdale | ||||||||||||
| Reason for the notification | |||||||||||||
| Position / status | CTO | ||||||||||||
| Initial notification / amendment | Initial Notification | ||||||||||||
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||||||||
| Name | Darktrace plc | ||||||||||||
| LEI | 213800PC5S5P9CSNFC89 | ||||||||||||
| Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||||||||||
| Description of the financial instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares
Dark / GB00BNYK8G86 | ||||||||||||
| Nature of the transaction | Of the 110,189 shares acquired following the vesting of his AIP Awards, Jack Stockdale sold 51,927 shares through a sell to cover tax instruction and retained the remaining 58,262 shares.
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| Currency | GBP - British Pound | ||||||||||||
| Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| Date of the transaction | 19 July 2024 | ||||||||||||
| Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange | ||||||||||||
| Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA") | |||||||||||||
| Name | Nicole Eagan | ||||||||||||
| Reason for the notification | |||||||||||||
| Position / status | Chief Strategy Officer, AI Officer | ||||||||||||
| Initial notification / amendment | Initial Notification | ||||||||||||
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||||||||
| Name | Darktrace plc | ||||||||||||
| LEI | 213800PC5S5P9CSNFC89 | ||||||||||||
| Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||||||||||
| Description of the financial instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares
Dark / GB00BNYK8G86 | ||||||||||||
| Nature of the transaction | Nicole Eagan acquired 109,613 shares following the vesting of her AIP Awards. | ||||||||||||
| Currency | GBP - British Pound | ||||||||||||
| Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| Date of the transaction | 19 July 2024 | ||||||||||||
| Place of the transaction | Outside of a trading venue | ||||||||||||
Contact:
Luk Janssens - Head of Investor Relations, Darktrace
luk.janssens@darktrace.com
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