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Form 8.3 - GKN Plc

28th Feb 2018 10:58

RNS Number : 2352G
Societe Generale SA
28 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

27/02/2018

(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:

71,011,671

4.13

1,515,336

0.09

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

 

552,232

0.03

38,897,995

2.26

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00

0

0.00

 

TOTAL:

71,563,903

4.17

40,413,331

2.35

 

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

520

4.279

Ordinary

Purchase

606

4.279

Ordinary

Purchase

239

4.276

Ordinary

Purchase

45

4.276

Ordinary

Purchase

118

4.298

Ordinary

Purchase

1,000

4.283

Ordinary

Purchase

968

4.282

Ordinary

Purchase

502

4.282

Ordinary

Purchase

298

4.282

Ordinary

Purchase

386

4.29

Ordinary

Purchase

642

4.29

Ordinary

Purchase

227

4.29

Ordinary

Purchase

71

4.283

Ordinary

Purchase

326

4.294

Ordinary

Purchase

491

4.286

Ordinary

Purchase

246

4.287

Ordinary

Purchase

465

4.286

Ordinary

Purchase

411

4.284

Ordinary

Purchase

344

4.284

Ordinary

Purchase

328

4.284

Ordinary

Purchase

779

4.283

Ordinary

Purchase

295

4.284

Ordinary

Purchase

971

4.291

Ordinary

Purchase

375

4.285

Ordinary

Purchase

186

4.282

Ordinary

Purchase

180

4.282

Ordinary

Purchase

141

4.282

Ordinary

Purchase

205

4.282

Ordinary

Purchase

259

4.282

Ordinary

Purchase

261

4.281

Ordinary

Purchase

500

4.28

Ordinary

Purchase

472

4.279

Ordinary

Purchase

432

4.279

Ordinary

Purchase

1,263

4.291

Ordinary

Purchase

1,072

4.31

Ordinary

Purchase

1,263

4.29

Ordinary

Purchase

34

4.296

Ordinary

Purchase

652

4.294

Ordinary

Purchase

686

4.282

Ordinary

Purchase

19

4.2805

Ordinary

Purchase

257

4.2805

Ordinary

Purchase

261

4.2804981

Ordinary

Purchase

142

4.2709859

Ordinary

Purchase

26

4.296

Ordinary

Purchase

27

4.309

Ordinary

Purchase

41

4.296

Ordinary

Purchase

3,334

4.307

Ordinary

Purchase

75

4.2710667

Ordinary

Purchase

563

4.303

Ordinary

Purchase

938

4.302

Ordinary

Purchase

563

4.311

Ordinary

Purchase

4,011

4.307

Ordinary

Purchase

1,865

4.307

Ordinary

Purchase

83

4.307

Ordinary

Purchase

644

4.307

Ordinary

Purchase

4,793

4.307

Ordinary

Purchase

861

4.311

Ordinary

Purchase

4,334

4.284

Ordinary

Purchase

3,623

4.301

Ordinary

Purchase

711

4.301

Ordinary

Purchase

625

4.234

Ordinary

Purchase

375

4.235

Ordinary

Purchase

1,145

4.285

Ordinary

Purchase

1,000

4.238

Ordinary

Purchase

625

4.238

Ordinary

Purchase

401

4.238

Ordinary

Purchase

1,879

4.307

Ordinary

Purchase

925

4.307

Ordinary

Purchase

325

4.307

Ordinary

Purchase

476

4.292

Ordinary

Purchase

2,000

4.285

Ordinary

Purchase

1,000

4.287

Ordinary

Purchase

514

4.287

Ordinary

Purchase

184

4.287

Ordinary

Purchase

385

4.287

Ordinary

Purchase

950

4.287

Ordinary

Purchase

1,000

4.287

Ordinary

Purchase

438

4.287

Ordinary

Purchase

2,896

4.287

Ordinary

Purchase

440

4.279

Ordinary

Purchase

1,560

4.279

Ordinary

Purchase

1,147

4.307

Ordinary

Purchase

647

4.307

Ordinary

Purchase

254

4.291

Ordinary

Purchase

192

4.291

Ordinary

Purchase

214

4.29

Ordinary

Purchase

372

4.282

Ordinary

Purchase

250

4.277

Ordinary

Purchase

10

4.277

Ordinary

Purchase

208

4.29

Ordinary

Purchase

350

4.29

Ordinary

Purchase

867

4.2905

Ordinary

Purchase

185

4.284

Ordinary

Purchase

328

4.291

Ordinary

Purchase

45

4.291

Ordinary

Purchase

364

4.283

Ordinary

Purchase

975

4.288

Ordinary

Purchase

517

4.282

Ordinary

Purchase

241

4.2795

Ordinary

Purchase

48

4.291

Ordinary

Purchase

382

4.281

Ordinary

Purchase

381

4.28

Ordinary

Purchase

620

4.281

Ordinary

Purchase

49

4.276

Ordinary

Purchase

22

4.276

Ordinary

Purchase

281

4.289

Ordinary

Purchase

58

4.282

Ordinary

Purchase

39

4.282

Ordinary

Purchase

2,334

4.307

Ordinary

Purchase

1,609

4.282

Ordinary

Purchase

11

4.285

Ordinary

Purchase

48

4.307

Ordinary

Purchase

241

4.29

Ordinary

Purchase

332

4.292

Ordinary

Purchase

407

4.282

Ordinary

Purchase

411

4.284

Ordinary

Purchase

319

4.284

Ordinary

Purchase

46

4.291

Ordinary

Purchase

33

4.292

Ordinary

Purchase

315

4.309

Ordinary

Purchase

708

4.309

Ordinary

Purchase

1,037

4.279

Ordinary

Purchase

610

4.288

Ordinary

Purchase

420

4.288

Ordinary

Purchase

578

4.306

Ordinary

Purchase

447

4.306

Ordinary

Purchase

1,023

4.312

Ordinary

Purchase

1,031

4.288

Ordinary

Purchase

1,027

4.3

Ordinary

Purchase

1,031

4.281

Ordinary

Purchase

1,028

4.299

Ordinary

Purchase

541

4.295

Ordinary

Purchase

759

4.295

Ordinary

Purchase

1,027

4.302

Ordinary

Purchase

375

4.299

Ordinary

Purchase

1,027

4.303

Ordinary

Purchase

1,434

4.203

Ordinary

Purchase

1,002

4.296

Ordinary

Purchase

332

4.299

Ordinary

Purchase

321

4.299

Ordinary

Purchase

1,054

4.281

Ordinary

Purchase

1,045

4.311

Ordinary

Purchase

773

4.314

Ordinary

Purchase

1,030

4.291

Ordinary

Purchase

874

4.29

Ordinary

Purchase

155

4.29

Ordinary

Purchase

1,024

4.309

Ordinary

Purchase

1,266

4.283

Ordinary

Purchase

1,032

4.285

Ordinary

Purchase

98

4.315

Ordinary

Purchase

771

4.315

Ordinary

Purchase

1,022

4.316

Ordinary

Purchase

1,029

4.293

Ordinary

Purchase

1,257

4.309

Ordinary

Purchase

1,030

4.284

Ordinary

Purchase

1,030

4.286

Ordinary

Purchase

804

4.312

Ordinary

Purchase

80

4.312

Ordinary

Purchase

1,013

4.3

Ordinary

Purchase

565

4.285

Ordinary

Purchase

1,629

4.304

Ordinary

Purchase

14

4.3

Ordinary

Purchase

343

4.316

Ordinary

Purchase

50

4.309

Ordinary

Purchase

974

4.309

Ordinary

Purchase

242

4.316

Ordinary

Purchase

436

4.316

Ordinary

Purchase

809

4.281

Ordinary

Purchase

139

4.312

Ordinary

Purchase

1,048

4.307

Ordinary

Purchase

1,024

4.308

Ordinary

Purchase

1,030

4.293

Ordinary

Purchase

1,032

4.282

Ordinary

Purchase

1,027

4.3

Ordinary

Purchase

576

4.309

Ordinary

Purchase

222

4.281

Ordinary

Purchase

597

4.31

Ordinary

Purchase

474

4.31

Ordinary

Purchase

1,032

4.282

Ordinary

Purchase

1,032

4.285

Ordinary

Purchase

688

4.301

Ordinary

Purchase

339

4.301

Ordinary

Purchase

1,032

4.279

Ordinary

Purchase

1,032

4.283

Ordinary

Purchase

1,032

4.275

Ordinary

Purchase

1,400

4.295

Ordinary

Purchase

1,931

4.282

Ordinary

Purchase

914

4.309

Ordinary

Purchase

1,031

4.284

Ordinary

Purchase

1,031

4.283

Ordinary

Purchase

780

4.29

Ordinary

Purchase

294

4.289

Ordinary

Purchase

219

4.29

Ordinary

Purchase

1,027

4.286

Ordinary

Purchase

145

4.287

Ordinary

Purchase

25

4.287

Ordinary

Purchase

26

4.287

Ordinary

Purchase

26

4.287

Ordinary

Purchase

26

4.287

Ordinary

Purchase

617

4.287

Ordinary

Purchase

109

4.287

Ordinary

Purchase

26

4.287

Ordinary

Purchase

26

4.287

Ordinary

Purchase

394

4.275

Ordinary

Purchase

718

4.279

Ordinary

Purchase

308

4.279

Ordinary

Purchase

8

4.281

Ordinary

Purchase

1,026

4.297

Ordinary

Purchase

1,018

4.281

Ordinary

Purchase

632

4.275

Ordinary

Purchase

615

4.291

Ordinary

Purchase

238

4.284

Ordinary

Purchase

349

4.302

Ordinary

Purchase

677

4.302

Ordinary

Purchase

1,027

4.297

Ordinary

Purchase

220

4.282

Ordinary

Purchase

1,026

4.282

Ordinary

Purchase

23

4.28

Ordinary

Purchase

986

4.294

Ordinary

Purchase

40

4.294

Ordinary

Purchase

1,026

4.291

Ordinary

Purchase

286

4.292

Ordinary

Purchase

590

4.292

Ordinary

Purchase

1,026

4.286

Ordinary

Purchase

242

4.292

Ordinary

Purchase

1,026

4.281

Ordinary

Purchase

1,026

4.284

Ordinary

Purchase

265

4.284

Ordinary

Purchase

306

4.285

Ordinary

Purchase

1,026

4.283

Ordinary

Purchase

211

4.284

Ordinary

Purchase

262

4.286

Ordinary

Purchase

249

4.286

Ordinary

Purchase

653

4.286

Ordinary

Purchase

36

4.286

Ordinary

Purchase

396

4.283

Ordinary

Purchase

17

4.283

Ordinary

Purchase

375

4.283

Ordinary

Purchase

921

4.293

Ordinary

Purchase

105

4.293

Ordinary

Purchase

804

4.284

Ordinary

Purchase

223

4.284

Ordinary

Purchase

1,026

4.286

Ordinary

Purchase

1,026

4.292

Ordinary

Purchase

1,026

4.286

Ordinary

Purchase

254

4.286

Ordinary

Purchase

1,026

4.279

Ordinary

Purchase

233

4.286

Ordinary

Purchase

315

4.287

Ordinary

Purchase

341

4.284

Ordinary

Purchase

309

4.285

Ordinary

Purchase

107

4.293

Ordinary

Purchase

685

4.284

Ordinary

Purchase

37

4.282

Ordinary

Purchase

1,026

4.282

Ordinary

Purchase

163

4.28

Ordinary

Purchase

863

4.28

Ordinary

Purchase

234

4.293

Ordinary

Purchase

26

4.282

Ordinary

Purchase

243

4.293

Ordinary

Purchase

51

4.291

Ordinary

Purchase

300

4.293

Ordinary

Purchase

735

4.291

Ordinary

Purchase

291

4.291

Ordinary

Purchase

848

4.283

Ordinary

Purchase

246

4.289

Ordinary

Purchase

1,026

4.282

Ordinary

Purchase

194

4.285

Ordinary

Purchase

313

4.285

Ordinary

Purchase

368

4.286

Ordinary

Purchase

245

4.294

Ordinary

Purchase

693

4.281

Ordinary

Purchase

614

4.281

Ordinary

Purchase

709

4.29

Ordinary

Purchase

348

4.281

Ordinary

Purchase

38

4.282

Ordinary

Purchase

1,026

4.279

Ordinary

Purchase

58

4.283

Ordinary

Purchase

15

4.283

Ordinary

Purchase

953

4.283

Ordinary

Purchase

750

4.282

Ordinary

Purchase

1,026

4.281

Ordinary

Purchase

66

4.282

Ordinary

Purchase

1,026

4.291

Ordinary

Purchase

54

4.277

Ordinary

Purchase

425

4.277

Ordinary

Purchase

266

4.277

Ordinary

Purchase

524

4.279

Ordinary

Purchase

1,026

4.285

Ordinary

Purchase

1,026

4.29

Ordinary

Purchase

1,026

4.288

Ordinary

Purchase

364

4.285

Ordinary

Purchase

662

4.285

Ordinary

Purchase

98,385

4.309635

Ordinary

Sale

1,346

4.212

Ordinary

Sale

1,754

4.285

Ordinary

Sale

750

4.307

Ordinary

Sale

621

4.307

Ordinary

Sale

616

4.289

Ordinary

Sale

1,142

4.308

Ordinary

Sale

551

4.309

Ordinary

Sale

1,591

4.309

Ordinary

Sale

911

4.285

Ordinary

Sale

352

4.285

Ordinary

Sale

1,279

4.212

Ordinary

Sale

1,080

4.285

Ordinary

Sale

196

4.307

Ordinary

Sale

1,382

4.212

Ordinary

Sale

750

4.307

Ordinary

Sale

547

4.288

Ordinary

Sale

648

4.292

Ordinary

Sale

611

4.292

Ordinary

Sale

435

4.28

Ordinary

Sale

1,494

4.28

Ordinary

Sale

1,072

4.287

Ordinary

Sale

1,125

4.29

Ordinary

Sale

835

4.294

Ordinary

Sale

460

4.279

Ordinary

Sale

897

4.285

Ordinary

Sale

89

4.285

Ordinary

Sale

616

4.289

Ordinary

Sale

616

4.285

Ordinary

Sale

1,030

4.287

Ordinary

Sale

340

4.31

Ordinary

Sale

850

4.31

Ordinary

Sale

1,557

4.309

Ordinary

Sale

226

4.309

Ordinary

Sale

568

4.308

Ordinary

Sale

1,359

4.212

Ordinary

Sale

115

4.299

Ordinary

Sale

1,441

4.299

Ordinary

Sale

694

4.299

Ordinary

Sale

1,029

4.297

Ordinary

Sale

1,032

4.282

Ordinary

Sale

565

4.308

Ordinary

Sale

1,030

4.29

Ordinary

Sale

1,031

4.28

Ordinary

Sale

1,120

4.286

Ordinary

Sale

1,053

4.29

Ordinary

Sale

387

4.309

Ordinary

Sale

576

4.309

Ordinary

Sale

588

4.309

Ordinary

Sale

124

4.309

Ordinary

Sale

968

4.29

Ordinary

Sale

1,030

4.287

Ordinary

Sale

973

4.292

Ordinary

Sale

1,030

4.287

Ordinary

Sale

615

4.302

Ordinary

Sale

496

4.302

Ordinary

Sale

256

4.302

Ordinary

Sale

261

4.307

Ordinary

Sale

13,250

4.3

Ordinary

Sale

98,385

4.309635

Total Purchases

284,954

Total Sales

157,745

 

 

(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

 

(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

 

(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"

 

 

 

 

(c) Attachments

 

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

 

 

Date of disclosure:

28/02/2018

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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