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Form 8.3 - GKN PLC

19th Feb 2018 10:54

RNS Number : 2690F
Societe Generale London Branch
19 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

16/02/2018

(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:

33,490,571

1.95

1,561,824

0.09

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

 

552,232

0.03

8,861,600

0.52

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

0

0.00

0

0.00

 

TOTAL:

34,042,803

1.98

10,423,424

0.61

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

1

4.167

Ordinary

Purchase

490

4.176

Ordinary

Purchase

2,063

4.173

Ordinary

Purchase

3,001

4.154

Ordinary

Purchase

731

4.154

Ordinary

Purchase

333

4.179

Ordinary

Purchase

480

4.179

Ordinary

Purchase

1,000

4.159

Ordinary

Purchase

567

4.159

Ordinary

Purchase

400

4.159

Ordinary

Purchase

1,825

4.161

Ordinary

Purchase

428

4.161

Ordinary

Purchase

642

4.155

Ordinary

Purchase

1,000

4.155

Ordinary

Purchase

1,150

4.163

Ordinary

Purchase

572

4.179

Ordinary

Purchase

995

4.163

Ordinary

Purchase

1,620

4.163

Ordinary

Purchase

574

4.164

Ordinary

Purchase

1,066

4.165

Ordinary

Purchase

492

4.164

Ordinary

Purchase

640

4.155

Ordinary

Purchase

666

4.171

Ordinary

Purchase

1,062

4.179

Ordinary

Purchase

991

4.153

Ordinary

Purchase

664

4.148

Ordinary

Purchase

819

4.156

Ordinary

Purchase

820

4.155

Ordinary

Purchase

1,063

4.175

Ordinary

Purchase

1,062

4.169

Ordinary

Purchase

821

4.166

Ordinary

Purchase

244

4.166

Ordinary

Purchase

1,065

4.165

Ordinary

Purchase

756

4.14

Ordinary

Purchase

53

4.164

Ordinary

Purchase

399

4.171

Ordinary

Purchase

5,000

4.181

Ordinary

Purchase

3,290

4.181

Ordinary

Purchase

1,066

4.164

Ordinary

Purchase

1,013

4.164

Ordinary

Purchase

1,064

4.172

Ordinary

Purchase

1,066

4.164

Ordinary

Purchase

439

4.163

Ordinary

Purchase

764

4.176

Ordinary

Purchase

299

4.176

Ordinary

Purchase

1,062

4.18

Ordinary

Purchase

1,477

4.175

Ordinary

Purchase

1,623

4.172

Ordinary

Purchase

1,332

4.173

Ordinary

Purchase

1,025

4.153

Ordinary

Purchase

1,069

4.153

Ordinary

Purchase

554

4.167

Ordinary

Purchase

1,708

4.166

Ordinary

Purchase

1,183

4.167

Ordinary

Purchase

1,285

4.169

Ordinary

Purchase

3,272

4.175

Ordinary

Purchase

1,094

4.152

Ordinary

Purchase

640

4.156

Ordinary

Purchase

640

4.157

Ordinary

Purchase

665

4.149

Ordinary

Purchase

25

4.174

Ordinary

Purchase

2,313

4.164

Ordinary

Purchase

570

4.175

Ordinary

Purchase

1,457

4.175

Ordinary

Purchase

1,061

4.174

Ordinary

Purchase

2,329

4.175

Ordinary

Purchase

3,933

4.175

Ordinary

Purchase

1,063

4.174

Ordinary

Purchase

1,704

4.164

Ordinary

Purchase

684

4.166

Ordinary

Purchase

570

4.164

Ordinary

Purchase

918

4.179

Ordinary

Purchase

359

4.179

Ordinary

Purchase

707

4.144

Ordinary

Purchase

1,064

4.171

Ordinary

Purchase

1,064

4.172

Ordinary

Purchase

681

4.165

Ordinary

Purchase

1,647

4.172

Ordinary

Purchase

2,125

4.187

Ordinary

Purchase

1,058

4.187

Ordinary

Purchase

893

4.187

Ordinary

Purchase

1,000

4.187

Ordinary

Purchase

2,290

4.187

Ordinary

Purchase

947

4.155

Ordinary

Purchase

121

4.155

Ordinary

Purchase

128

4.155

Ordinary

Purchase

1,067

4.156

Ordinary

Purchase

623

4.175

Ordinary

Purchase

1,059

4.183

Ordinary

Purchase

2,164

4.181

Ordinary

Purchase

1,264

4.165

Ordinary

Purchase

1,137

4.181

Ordinary

Purchase

1,137

4.181

Ordinary

Purchase

2,215

4.181

Ordinary

Purchase

1,838

4.182

Ordinary

Purchase

1,064

4.173

Ordinary

Purchase

374

4.181

Ordinary

Purchase

1,936

4.183

Ordinary

Purchase

2,018

4.183

Ordinary

Purchase

617

4.183

Ordinary

Purchase

2,431

4.183

Ordinary

Purchase

1,037

4.173

Ordinary

Purchase

2,251

4.173

Ordinary

Purchase

603

4.144

Ordinary

Purchase

104

4.173

Ordinary

Purchase

2,162

4.163

Ordinary

Purchase

1,062

4.178

Ordinary

Purchase

1,066

4.161

Ordinary

Purchase

1,125

4.16

Ordinary

Purchase

1,121

4.157

Ordinary

Purchase

593

4.158

Ordinary

Purchase

473

4.158

Ordinary

Purchase

1,123

4.158

Ordinary

Purchase

1,083

4.156

Ordinary

Purchase

1,067

4.156

Ordinary

Purchase

1,089

4.171

Ordinary

Purchase

1,417

4.164

Ordinary

Purchase

187

4.148

Ordinary

Purchase

627

4.163

Ordinary

Purchase

1,005

4.149

Ordinary

Purchase

908

4.148

Ordinary

Purchase

144

4.179

Ordinary

Purchase

1,111

4.179

Ordinary

Purchase

689

4.138

Ordinary

Purchase

2,053

4.17

Ordinary

Purchase

1,430

4.18

Ordinary

Purchase

1,000

4.144

Ordinary

Purchase

1,069

4.15

Ordinary

Purchase

1,717

4.172

Ordinary

Purchase

856

4.179

Ordinary

Purchase

1,091

4.175

Ordinary

Purchase

1,215

4.175

Ordinary

Purchase

1,453

4.157

Ordinary

Purchase

750

4.183

Ordinary

Purchase

529

4.183

Ordinary

Purchase

599

4.183

Ordinary

Purchase

1,450

4.183

Ordinary

Purchase

676

4.182

Ordinary

Purchase

1,364

4.182

Ordinary

Purchase

708

4.145

Ordinary

Purchase

1,951

4.171

Ordinary

Purchase

406

4.171

Ordinary

Purchase

1,403

4.171

Ordinary

Purchase

168,786

4.165

Ordinary

Purchase

6,945

4.165

Ordinary

Purchase

144

4.165

Ordinary

Purchase

12,468

4.165

Ordinary

Purchase

279

4.165

Ordinary

Purchase

273,162

4.165

Ordinary

Purchase

295

4.165

Ordinary

Purchase

147,508

4.165

Ordinary

Purchase

1,667

4.154

Ordinary

Purchase

1,667

4.154

Ordinary

Purchase

3,334

4.154

Ordinary

Purchase

3,214

4.154

Ordinary

Purchase

1,667

4.165

Ordinary

Purchase

3,334

4.154

Ordinary

Purchase

400

4.154

Ordinary

Purchase

120

4.154

Ordinary

Purchase

3,334

4.154

Ordinary

Purchase

450

4.154

Ordinary

Purchase

2,884

4.154

Ordinary

Purchase

3,334

4.154

Ordinary

Purchase

6,668

4.154

Ordinary

Purchase

3,334

4.154

Ordinary

Purchase

3,334

4.154

Ordinary

Purchase

3,334

4.154

Ordinary

Purchase

13,336

4.154

Ordinary

Purchase

6,668

4.154

Ordinary

Purchase

667

4.154

Ordinary

Purchase

333

4.154

Ordinary

Purchase

1,691

4.172

Ordinary

Purchase

580

4.172

Ordinary

Purchase

1,242

4.181

Ordinary

Purchase

764

4.175

Ordinary

Purchase

1,738

4.175

Ordinary

Purchase

1,359

4.187

Ordinary

Purchase

1,108

4.187

Ordinary

Purchase

18

4.187

Ordinary

Purchase

60

4.187

Ordinary

Purchase

173

4.187

Ordinary

Purchase

376

4.183

Ordinary

Purchase

332

4.183

Ordinary

Purchase

947

4.183

Ordinary

Purchase

239

4.183

Ordinary

Purchase

1,124

4.167

Ordinary

Purchase

1,688

4.165

Ordinary

Purchase

3,563

4.154

Ordinary

Purchase

1,688

4.176

Ordinary

Purchase

243

4.172

Ordinary

Purchase

1,070

4.172

Ordinary

Purchase

3,000

4.176

Ordinary

Purchase

1,073

4.162

Ordinary

Purchase

1,125

4.173

Ordinary

Purchase

1,876

4.16

Ordinary

Purchase

679

4.172

Ordinary

Purchase

936

4.144

Ordinary

Purchase

630

4.174

Ordinary

Purchase

750

4.176

Ordinary

Purchase

637

4.177

Ordinary

Purchase

750

4.174

Ordinary

Purchase

3,046

4.175

Ordinary

Purchase

3

4.175

Ordinary

Purchase

686

4.182

Ordinary

Purchase

750

4.181

Ordinary

Purchase

700

4.181

Ordinary

Purchase

887

4.181

Ordinary

Purchase

1,513

4.182

Ordinary

Purchase

750

4.145

Ordinary

Purchase

33

4.145

Ordinary

Purchase

410

4.173

Ordinary

Purchase

750

4.173

Ordinary

Purchase

634

4.165

Ordinary

Purchase

1,411

4.18

Ordinary

Purchase

3,132

4.18

Ordinary

Purchase

518

4.145

Ordinary

Purchase

80,013

4.154

Ordinary

Sale

650

4.165

Ordinary

Sale

611

4.167

Ordinary

Sale

1,113

4.167

Ordinary

Sale

2,623

4.163

Ordinary

Sale

1,186

4.167

Ordinary

Sale

353

4.185

Ordinary

Sale

401

4.185

Ordinary

Sale

1,082

4.198

Ordinary

Sale

1,078

4.184

Ordinary

Sale

148

4.177

Ordinary

Sale

880

4.193

Ordinary

Sale

641

4.184

Ordinary

Sale

643

4.184

Ordinary

Sale

301

4.185

Ordinary

Sale

179

4.193

Ordinary

Sale

3,916

4.165

Ordinary

Sale

158

4.18

Ordinary

Sale

110

4.18

Ordinary

Sale

1,056

4.198

Ordinary

Sale

756

4.18

Ordinary

Sale

39

4.18

Ordinary

Sale

729

4.176

Ordinary

Sale

349

4.197

Ordinary

Sale

708

4.197

Ordinary

Sale

1,057

4.196

Ordinary

Sale

1,066

4.171

Ordinary

Sale

1,766

4.177

Ordinary

Sale

186

4.177

Ordinary

Sale

743

4.177

Ordinary

Sale

837

4.177

Ordinary

Sale

13,059

4.165

Ordinary

Sale

1,057

4.197

Ordinary

Sale

1,057

4.196

Ordinary

Sale

1,057

4.196

Ordinary

Sale

1,055

4.202

Ordinary

Sale

1,070

4.152

Ordinary

Sale

852

4.196

Ordinary

Sale

205

4.196

Ordinary

Sale

205

4.196

Ordinary

Sale

852

4.196

Ordinary

Sale

873

4.196

Ordinary

Sale

1,056

4.198

Ordinary

Sale

800

4.199

Ordinary

Sale

281

4.199

Ordinary

Sale

852

4.196

Ordinary

Sale

875

4.197

Ordinary

Sale

181

4.197

Ordinary

Sale

642

4.181

Ordinary

Sale

420

4.181

Ordinary

Sale

1,066

4.167

Ordinary

Sale

1,066

4.17

Ordinary

Sale

106

4.181

Ordinary

Sale

1,067

4.162

Ordinary

Sale

817

4.165

Ordinary

Sale

225

4.165

Ordinary

Sale

187

4.181

Ordinary

Sale

7,476

4.165

Ordinary

Sale

1,667

4.165

Ordinary

Sale

306

4.19

Ordinary

Sale

603

4.19

Ordinary

Sale

95

4.176

Ordinary

Sale

1,000

4.176

Ordinary

Sale

762

4.176

Ordinary

Sale

993

4.177

Ordinary

Sale

70

4.177

Ordinary

Sale

1,061

4.187

Ordinary

Sale

1,067

4.165

Ordinary

Sale

1,057

4.197

Ordinary

Sale

1,082

4.198

Ordinary

Sale

383

4.199

Ordinary

Sale

699

4.199

Ordinary

Sale

1,058

4.191

Ordinary

Sale

852

4.195

Ordinary

Sale

204

4.195

Ordinary

Sale

514

4.174

Ordinary

Sale

1,584

4.174

Ordinary

Sale

852

4.174

Ordinary

Sale

1,000

4.178

Ordinary

Sale

1,059

4.192

Ordinary

Sale

767

4.194

Ordinary

Sale

43

4.174

Ordinary

Sale

796

4.193

Ordinary

Sale

1,059

4.193

Ordinary

Sale

446

4.165

Ordinary

Sale

645

4.165

Ordinary

Sale

683

4.164

Ordinary

Sale

1,067

4.165

Ordinary

Sale

992

4.166

Ordinary

Sale

1,066

4.166

Ordinary

Sale

935

4.2

Ordinary

Sale

121

4.2

Ordinary

Sale

281

4.195

Ordinary

Sale

1,877

4.192

Ordinary

Sale

1,099

4.192

Ordinary

Sale

1,329

4.195

Ordinary

Sale

1,059

4.195

Ordinary

Sale

577

4.193

Ordinary

Sale

374

4.189

Ordinary

Sale

1,058

4.187

Ordinary

Sale

966

4.189

Ordinary

Sale

1,065

4.17

Ordinary

Sale

1,058

4.187

Ordinary

Sale

1,065

4.167

Ordinary

Sale

1,058

4.19

Ordinary

Sale

1,059

4.19

Ordinary

Sale

1,059

4.183

Ordinary

Sale

3,181

4.154

Ordinary

Sale

1,031

4.18

Ordinary

Sale

1,000

4.18

Ordinary

Sale

1,060

4.19

Ordinary

Sale

1,085

4.191

Ordinary

Sale

147

4.192

Ordinary

Sale

911

4.192

Ordinary

Sale

606

4.173

Ordinary

Sale

369

4.173

Ordinary

Sale

1,322

4.173

Ordinary

Sale

457

4.173

Ordinary

Sale

1,065

4.167

Ordinary

Sale

100

4.166

Ordinary

Sale

1,100

4.175

Ordinary

Sale

1,026

4.191

Ordinary

Sale

1,083

4.192

Ordinary

Sale

84

4.171

Ordinary

Sale

980

4.171

Ordinary

Sale

267

4.172

Ordinary

Sale

797

4.172

Ordinary

Sale

1,057

4.195

Ordinary

Sale

953

4.193

Ordinary

Sale

816

4.191

Ordinary

Sale

244

4.191

Ordinary

Sale

132

4.193

Ordinary

Sale

1,056

4.198

Ordinary

Sale

129

4.177

Ordinary

Sale

1,056

4.197

Ordinary

Sale

737

4.177

Ordinary

Sale

1,056

4.198

Ordinary

Sale

1,056

4.198

Ordinary

Sale

396

4.154

Ordinary

Sale

816

4.198

Ordinary

Sale

240

4.198

Ordinary

Sale

849

4.195

Ordinary

Sale

160

4.199

Ordinary

Sale

921

4.199

Ordinary

Sale

156

4.195

Ordinary

Sale

404

4.197

Ordinary

Sale

171

4.197

Ordinary

Sale

482

4.197

Ordinary

Sale

1,069

4.155

Ordinary

Sale

427

4.18

Ordinary

Sale

633

4.18

Ordinary

Sale

1,068

4.16

Ordinary

Sale

53

4.189

Ordinary

Sale

43

4.195

Ordinary

Sale

11

4.195

Ordinary

Sale

7

4.185

Ordinary

Sale

646

4.176

Ordinary

Sale

750

4.176

Ordinary

Sale

581

4.192

Ordinary

Sale

750

4.189

Ordinary

Sale

667

4.165

Ordinary

Sale

1,334

4.165

Ordinary

Sale

32

4.191

Ordinary

Sale

9,667

4.165

Ordinary

Sale

42,311

4.165

Ordinary

Sale

700

4.184

Ordinary

Sale

600

4.174

Ordinary

Sale

700

4.174

Ordinary

Sale

2,678

4.165

Ordinary

Sale

1,120

4.189

Ordinary

Sale

350

4.196

Ordinary

Sale

1,125

4.196

Ordinary

Sale

1,800

4.196

Ordinary

Sale

1,072

4.196

Ordinary

Sale

1,079

4.196

Ordinary

Sale

750

4.171

Ordinary

Sale

1,120

4.188

Ordinary

Sale

250

4.188

Ordinary

Sale

1

4.172

Ordinary

Sale

737

4.172

Ordinary

Sale

957

4.176

Ordinary

Sale

353

4.176

Ordinary

Sale

301

4.188

Ordinary

Sale

282

4.188

Ordinary

Sale

301

4.188

Ordinary

Sale

75

4.188

Ordinary

Sale

76

4.188

Ordinary

Sale

721

4.178

Ordinary

Sale

600

4.193

Ordinary

Sale

1,455

4.192

Ordinary

Sale

1,666

4.18

Ordinary

Sale

89

4.18

Ordinary

Sale

187

4.18

Ordinary

Sale

1,120

4.19

Ordinary

Sale

365

4.19

Ordinary

Sale

1,219

4.173

Ordinary

Sale

555

4.178

Ordinary

Sale

24

4.178

Ordinary

Sale

39

4.178

Ordinary

Sale

49

4.177

Total Purchases

957,968

Total Sales

220,519

 

 

(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:

19/02/2018

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.

 

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