KKR Dark Aggregator sold about 19.4 million ordinary shares in Darktrace at a price of 425 pence per share via a secondary placing, Jefferies said in a statement.

A second technology growth fund advised by KKR did not participate in the placing and continues to hold an about 7.3% stake in Darktrace, it added.

(Reporting by Aby Jose Koilparambil in Bengaluru)