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Form 8.3 - GKN Plc

22nd Feb 2018 14:33

RNS Number : 6915F

Societe Generale SA

22 February 2018

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1. KEY INFORMATION

(a) Full name of discloser:	Société Générale S.A.
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	GKN Plc
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure	21/02/2018
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"	YES: Melrose Industries Plc

2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

Class of relevant security:	Ordinary
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	59,828,071	3.48	1,359,244	0.08
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	552,232	0.03	38,567,435	2.25
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	60,380,303	3.52	39,926,679	2.32

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee options)

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:

3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

(a) Purchases and sales

Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
Ordinary	Purchase	15	4.173
Ordinary	Purchase	18,625	4.223
Ordinary	Purchase	9,070	4.223
Ordinary	Purchase	19,989	4.223
Ordinary	Purchase	331	4.175
Ordinary	Purchase	1,033	4.175
Ordinary	Purchase	770	4.146
Ordinary	Purchase	1,362	4.201
Ordinary	Purchase	430	4.201
Ordinary	Purchase	750	4.21
Ordinary	Purchase	750	4.172
Ordinary	Purchase	600	4.143
Ordinary	Purchase	730	4.148
Ordinary	Purchase	750	4.176
Ordinary	Purchase	1,553	4.152
Ordinary	Purchase	748	4.144
Ordinary	Purchase	386	4.223
Ordinary	Purchase	28,143	4.223
Ordinary	Purchase	600	4.213
Ordinary	Purchase	672	4.213
Ordinary	Purchase	544	4.213
Ordinary	Purchase	652	4.146
Ordinary	Purchase	503	4.146
Ordinary	Purchase	503	4.146
Ordinary	Purchase	251	4.146
Ordinary	Purchase	556	4.146
Ordinary	Purchase	627	4.214
Ordinary	Purchase	628	4.211
Ordinary	Purchase	1,202	4.154
Ordinary	Purchase	750	4.211
Ordinary	Purchase	395	4.154
Ordinary	Purchase	1,472	4.149
Ordinary	Purchase	477	4.149
Ordinary	Purchase	1,232	4.151
Ordinary	Purchase	991	4.15
Ordinary	Purchase	534	4.145
Ordinary	Purchase	990	4.143
Ordinary	Purchase	2,537	4.143
Ordinary	Purchase	549	4.145
Ordinary	Purchase	1,629	4.223
Ordinary	Purchase	1,881	4.223
Ordinary	Purchase	1,063	4.153
Ordinary	Purchase	8	4.15
Ordinary	Purchase	1,061	4.17
Ordinary	Purchase	1,059	4.175
Ordinary	Purchase	1,059	4.174
Ordinary	Purchase	1,063	4.153
Ordinary	Purchase	118	4.152
Ordinary	Purchase	945	4.152
Ordinary	Purchase	1,055	4.15
Ordinary	Purchase	1,059	4.175
Ordinary	Purchase	1,059	4.174
Ordinary	Purchase	1,063	4.152
Ordinary	Purchase	792	4.153
Ordinary	Purchase	271	4.153
Ordinary	Purchase	313	4.151
Ordinary	Purchase	750	4.151
Ordinary	Purchase	1,061	4.156
Ordinary	Purchase	2,207	4.174
Ordinary	Purchase	1,063	4.151
Ordinary	Purchase	1,088	4.15
Ordinary	Purchase	415	4.177
Ordinary	Purchase	643	4.177
Ordinary	Purchase	97	4.149
Ordinary	Purchase	2,361	4.213
Ordinary	Purchase	1,461	4.147
Ordinary	Purchase	99	4.152
Ordinary	Purchase	964	4.152
Ordinary	Purchase	1,061	4.17
Ordinary	Purchase	128	4.146
Ordinary	Purchase	1,058	4.176
Ordinary	Purchase	1,061	4.17
Ordinary	Purchase	1,059	4.174
Ordinary	Purchase	1,063	4.153
Ordinary	Purchase	1,063	4.152
Ordinary	Purchase	988	4.178
Ordinary	Purchase	69	4.178
Ordinary	Purchase	83	4.177
Ordinary	Purchase	1,052	4.189
Ordinary	Purchase	1,045	4.173
Ordinary	Purchase	1,059	4.174
Ordinary	Purchase	297	4.216
Ordinary	Purchase	2,376	4.216
Ordinary	Purchase	1,509	4.199
Ordinary	Purchase	1,063	4.153
Ordinary	Purchase	1,059	4.175
Ordinary	Purchase	1,083	4.174
Ordinary	Purchase	1,059	4.174
Ordinary	Purchase	2,376	4.212
Ordinary	Purchase	1,059	4.176
Ordinary	Purchase	1,059	4.175
Ordinary	Purchase	1,065	4.143
Ordinary	Purchase	1,058	4.175
Ordinary	Purchase	1,059	4.174
Ordinary	Purchase	1,059	4.175
Ordinary	Purchase	1,200	4.144
Ordinary	Purchase	1,063	4.152
Ordinary	Purchase	1,056	4.178
Ordinary	Purchase	237	4.151
Ordinary	Purchase	995	4.143
Ordinary	Purchase	1,059	4.176
Ordinary	Purchase	428	4.143
Ordinary	Purchase	1,516	4.217
Ordinary	Purchase	334	4.176
Ordinary	Purchase	725	4.176
Ordinary	Purchase	1,516	4.217
Ordinary	Purchase	261	4.172
Ordinary	Purchase	800	4.172
Ordinary	Purchase	2,101	4.148
Ordinary	Purchase	858	4.176
Ordinary	Purchase	200	4.176
Ordinary	Purchase	1,056	4.178
Ordinary	Purchase	1,059	4.177
Ordinary	Purchase	1,059	4.176
Ordinary	Purchase	1,500	4.171
Ordinary	Purchase	1,061	4.171
Ordinary	Purchase	1,063	4.151
Ordinary	Purchase	2,183	4.171
Ordinary	Purchase	709	4.173
Ordinary	Purchase	350	4.173
Ordinary	Purchase	1,057	4.174
Ordinary	Purchase	1,058	4.173
Ordinary	Purchase	1,063	4.151
Ordinary	Purchase	1,084	4.17
Ordinary	Purchase	1,590	4.17
Ordinary	Purchase	111	4.152
Ordinary	Purchase	1,059	4.173
Ordinary	Purchase	1,091	4.141
Ordinary	Purchase	1,057	4.174
Ordinary	Purchase	1,087	4.175
Ordinary	Purchase	2,000	4.152
Ordinary	Purchase	2,000	4.152
Ordinary	Purchase	1,062	4.152
Ordinary	Purchase	1,062	4.15
Ordinary	Purchase	187	4.175
Ordinary	Purchase	726	4.175
Ordinary	Purchase	1,062	4.17
Ordinary	Purchase	1,617	4.141
Ordinary	Purchase	1,062	4.171
Ordinary	Purchase	1,493	4.145
Ordinary	Purchase	975	4.144
Ordinary	Purchase	1,026	4.144
Ordinary	Purchase	2,001	4.144
Ordinary	Purchase	1,054	4.185
Ordinary	Purchase	995	4.155
Ordinary	Purchase	451	4.17
Ordinary	Purchase	611	4.17
Ordinary	Purchase	1,016	4.151
Ordinary	Purchase	1,055	4.183
Ordinary	Purchase	1,059	4.173
Ordinary	Purchase	499	4.152
Ordinary	Purchase	196	4.152
Ordinary	Purchase	1,059	4.173
Ordinary	Purchase	668	4.192
Ordinary	Purchase	384	4.192
Ordinary	Purchase	56	4.152
Ordinary	Purchase	47	4.151
Ordinary	Purchase	610	4.175
Ordinary	Purchase	700	4.176
Ordinary	Purchase	1,433	4.144
Ordinary	Purchase	67	4.155
Ordinary	Purchase	3	4.223
Ordinary	Purchase	9,500,000	4.193
Ordinary	Purchase	10,000	4.189343
Ordinary	Purchase	293,023	4.181066
Ordinary	Purchase	107,000	4.167
Ordinary	Sale	99	4.225
Ordinary	Sale	896	4.168
Ordinary	Sale	896	4.168
Ordinary	Sale	631	4.22
Ordinary	Sale	97	4.22
Ordinary	Sale	860	4.169
Ordinary	Sale	750	4.208
Ordinary	Sale	1,052	4.165
Ordinary	Sale	750	4.188
Ordinary	Sale	193	4.169
Ordinary	Sale	43	4.152
Ordinary	Sale	1,056	4.214
Ordinary	Sale	310	4.214
Ordinary	Sale	134	4.214
Ordinary	Sale	291	4.22
Ordinary	Sale	644	4.22
Ordinary	Sale	750	4.22
Ordinary	Sale	21	4.18
Ordinary	Sale	3,378	4.18
Ordinary	Sale	750	4.221
Ordinary	Sale	750	4.227
Ordinary	Sale	811	4.225
Ordinary	Sale	1,170	4.225
Ordinary	Sale	658	4.192
Ordinary	Sale	3,689	4.192
Ordinary	Sale	2,209	4.192
Ordinary	Sale	463	4.192
Ordinary	Sale	391	4.222
Ordinary	Sale	984	4.222
Ordinary	Sale	584	4.211
Ordinary	Sale	593	4.151
Ordinary	Sale	159	4.167
Ordinary	Sale	1,055	4.167
Ordinary	Sale	191	4.167
Ordinary	Sale	1,064	4.224
Ordinary	Sale	427	4.188
Ordinary	Sale	860	4.188
Ordinary	Sale	750	4.188
Ordinary	Sale	664	4.192
Ordinary	Sale	1,044	4.223
Ordinary	Sale	1,071	4.22
Ordinary	Sale	409	4.168
Ordinary	Sale	651	4.168
Ordinary	Sale	3,920	4.22
Ordinary	Sale	1,063	4.158
Ordinary	Sale	387	4.153
Ordinary	Sale	676	4.153
Ordinary	Sale	276	4.173
Ordinary	Sale	783	4.173
Ordinary	Sale	436	4.219
Ordinary	Sale	418	4.219
Ordinary	Sale	659	4.219
Ordinary	Sale	1,602	4.224
Ordinary	Sale	1,574	4.224
Ordinary	Sale	1,486	4.225
Ordinary	Sale	1,653	4.17
Ordinary	Sale	1,094	4.225
Ordinary	Sale	1,120	4.226
Ordinary	Sale	570	4.228
Ordinary	Sale	1,063	4.152
Ordinary	Sale	873	4.215
Ordinary	Sale	279	4.167
Ordinary	Sale	484	4.167
Ordinary	Sale	299	4.167
Ordinary	Sale	1,060	4.173
Ordinary	Sale	392	4.217
Ordinary	Sale	1,045	4.218
Ordinary	Sale	797	4.166
Ordinary	Sale	654	4.217
Ordinary	Sale	1,071	4.219
Ordinary	Sale	1,492	4.194
Ordinary	Sale	1,060	4.176
Ordinary	Sale	512	4.168
Ordinary	Sale	548	4.168
Ordinary	Sale	453	4.204
Ordinary	Sale	1,065	4.204
Ordinary	Sale	1,047	4.21
Ordinary	Sale	1,787	4.209
Ordinary	Sale	362	4.209
Ordinary	Sale	1,332	4.212
Ordinary	Sale	636	4.212
Ordinary	Sale	776	4.153
Ordinary	Sale	287	4.153
Ordinary	Sale	2,157	4.211
Ordinary	Sale	708	4.211
Ordinary	Sale	1,061	4.167
Ordinary	Sale	401	4.209
Ordinary	Sale	1,097	4.209
Ordinary	Sale	263	4.206
Ordinary	Sale	785	4.206
Ordinary	Sale	245	4.207
Ordinary	Sale	342	4.207
Ordinary	Sale	461	4.207
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	4.208
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	4.208
Ordinary	Sale	213	4.172
Ordinary	Sale	432	4.172
Ordinary	Sale	415	4.172
Ordinary	Sale	5,000	4.15
Ordinary	Sale	465	4.152
Ordinary	Sale	252	4.152
Ordinary	Sale	406	4.152
Ordinary	Sale	866	4.22
Ordinary	Sale	1,085	4.17
Ordinary	Sale	1,064	4.151
Ordinary	Sale	946	4.225
Ordinary	Sale	1,116	4.155
Ordinary	Sale	1,044	4.225
Ordinary	Sale	1,044	4.223
Ordinary	Sale	444	4.166
Ordinary	Sale	479	4.166
Ordinary	Sale	1,063	4.167
Ordinary	Sale	138	4.166
Ordinary	Sale	1,086	4.166
Ordinary	Sale	1,061	4.167
Ordinary	Sale	453	4.169
Ordinary	Sale	286	4.169
Ordinary	Sale	1,168	4.169
Ordinary	Sale	1,064	4.152
Ordinary	Sale	846	4.151
Ordinary	Sale	218	4.151
Ordinary	Sale	485	4.189
Ordinary	Sale	406	4.189
Ordinary	Sale	1,137	4.189
Ordinary	Sale	244	4.151
Ordinary	Sale	320	4.151
Ordinary	Sale	402	4.151
Ordinary	Sale	1,230	4.15
Ordinary	Sale	402	4.15
Ordinary	Sale	3,368	4.15
Ordinary	Sale	1,598	4.15
Ordinary	Sale	398	4.17
Ordinary	Sale	662	4.17
Ordinary	Sale	802	4.168
Ordinary	Sale	802	4.168
Ordinary	Sale	120	4.168
Ordinary	Sale	713	4.206
Ordinary	Sale	231	4.206
Ordinary	Sale	23	4.206
Ordinary	Sale	1,122	4.208
Ordinary	Sale	1,052	4.167
Ordinary	Sale	628	4.224
Ordinary	Sale	427	4.224
Ordinary	Sale	2,114	4.192
Ordinary	Sale	107,000	4.167
	Total Purchases	10,131,282
	Total Sales	229,199

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. CFD

Nature of dealing

e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position

Number of reference securities

Price per unit GBP

Ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

10,000

4.189343

Ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

293,023

4.181066

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security

Product description e.g. call option

Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.

Number of securities to which option relates

Exercise price per unit

Type

e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Option money paid/ received per unit GBP

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit GBP

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security

Nature of dealing

e.g. subscription, conversion

Details

Price per unit (if applicable) GBP

4. OTHER INFORMATION

(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing 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, state "none"

(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:

(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or

(ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:

If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

Date of disclosure:	22/02/2018
Contact name:	Olivier Vero
Telephone number:	+44 20 7676 6969

Public 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 can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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