The £7.4 billion sale of Autonomy to Hewlett-Packard announced in 2011 ended in a High Court ruling that the FTSE 100 company, also founded by Lynch, inflated revenues, revenue growth and gross margins. Lynch is fighting extradition to the US over separate legal proceedings, with a decision expected within weeks. The serial entrepreneur, known as the UK's answer to Bill Gates, claims Hewlett-Packard is making him a scapegoat for its own failures. Darktrace also reported earnings of $1.5 million, from a loss of $145 million a year before. It revealed an accounting error, saying $3.8 million in which had been recognised for its 2022 results should have been booked for 2021. Its chief excecutive, Poppy Gustafsson, said on Thursday that she and the Darktrace board believe "we have so much more value to bring to this business as an independent company". Its shares tumbled by 32% to 353p on Thursday.