Director/PDMR Shareholding

Darktrace PLC

13 May 2024

 

13 May 2024

Darktrace plc

("Darktrace")

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

Darktrace announces that, pursuant to the terms of the FY2023 bonus plan, two Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMRs") received the number of ordinary shares of Darktrace (the "Shares") as set out below. Pursuant to the terms of the FY2023 bonus plan, one third of the PDMRs' bonuses are required to be held as Shares. Full details of the FY2023 bonus plan are set out in the FY2023 annual report of Darktrace.

On 17 October 2023, Poppy Gustafsson, CEO, received 21,549 Shares and Catherine Graham, CFO, received 17,012 Shares. In each case, the Shares were purchased on the open market by Equiniti Trust (Jersey) Ltd as Trustees of the Darktrace EBT in respect of the Deferred Bonus Plan 2023 on behalf of the PDMR. 

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 of £0.01 in Darktrace plc Dark
Nature of the transaction	Purchase
Currency	GBP - British Pound
Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s)  Total 3.691 21549 79537.36   Aggregated 3.691 21549 79537.36
Date of the transaction	17 October 2023
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 of £0.01 in Darktrace plc Dark
Nature of the transaction	Purchase
Currency	GBP - British Pound
Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s)  Total 3.691 17012  62791.29   Aggregated 3.691 17012   62791.29
Date of the transaction	17 October 2023
Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange

Contact:

Luk Janssens - Head of Investor Relations, Darktrace

[e-mail]

 

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