Become a Member

Track your favourite stocks
Create & monitor portfolios
Daily portfolio value

Company	Chg	Chg %
Quickpicks
£	%
Add shares to your quickpicks to display them here!

Form 8.3 - GKN PLC

21st Feb 2018 10:48

RNS Number : 5314F

Societe Generale SA

21 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	20/02/2018
(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:	49,960,600	2.91	1,393,856	0.08
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	552,232	0.03	38,264,412	2.23
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	50,512,832	2.94	39,658,268	2.31

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	66,678	4.154
Ordinary	Purchase	4,435	4.186
Ordinary	Purchase	1,801	4.186
Ordinary	Purchase	38	4.181
Ordinary	Purchase	1	4.181
Ordinary	Purchase	45	4.161
Ordinary	Purchase	709	4.167
Ordinary	Purchase	285	4.167
Ordinary	Purchase	1,554	4.167
Ordinary	Purchase	582	4.163
Ordinary	Purchase	934	4.186
Ordinary	Purchase	485	4.181
Ordinary	Purchase	182	4.181
Ordinary	Purchase	666	4.181
Ordinary	Purchase	1,467	4.186
Ordinary	Purchase	2,178	4.172
Ordinary	Purchase	31	4.169
Ordinary	Purchase	2,406	4.176
Ordinary	Purchase	1,027	4.169
Ordinary	Purchase	404	4.169
Ordinary	Purchase	111	4.169
Ordinary	Purchase	543	4.169
Ordinary	Purchase	470	4.17
Ordinary	Purchase	588	4.17
Ordinary	Purchase	1,058	4.175
Ordinary	Purchase	1,056	4.179
Ordinary	Purchase	1,058	4.168
Ordinary	Purchase	138	4.169
Ordinary	Purchase	920	4.169
Ordinary	Purchase	498	4.169
Ordinary	Purchase	560	4.169
Ordinary	Purchase	1,829	4.177
Ordinary	Purchase	864	4.171
Ordinary	Purchase	1,266	4.167
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	4.171
Ordinary	Purchase	837	4.171
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	4.171
Ordinary	Purchase	1,512	4.166
Ordinary	Purchase	400	4.166
Ordinary	Purchase	1,251	4.171
Ordinary	Purchase	80	4.174
Ordinary	Purchase	381	4.18
Ordinary	Purchase	674	4.18
Ordinary	Purchase	445	4.173
Ordinary	Purchase	2,101	4.17
Ordinary	Purchase	383	4.17
Ordinary	Purchase	542	4.17
Ordinary	Purchase	1,500	4.17
Ordinary	Purchase	1,273	4.17
Ordinary	Purchase	1,058	4.174
Ordinary	Purchase	613	4.173
Ordinary	Purchase	1,057	4.174
Ordinary	Purchase	1,265	4.172
Ordinary	Purchase	837	4.172
Ordinary	Purchase	1,056	4.177
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	4.172
Ordinary	Purchase	1,058	4.169
Ordinary	Purchase	625	4.168
Ordinary	Purchase	194	4.168
Ordinary	Purchase	1,056	4.177
Ordinary	Purchase	1,056	4.176
Ordinary	Purchase	1,815	4.17
Ordinary	Purchase	882	4.17
Ordinary	Purchase	637	4.17
Ordinary	Purchase	874	4.17
Ordinary	Purchase	1,057	4.17
Ordinary	Purchase	330	4.17
Ordinary	Purchase	1,768	4.167
Ordinary	Purchase	1,059	4.168
Ordinary	Purchase	2,723	4.17
Ordinary	Purchase	1,890	4.167
Ordinary	Purchase	1,465	4.176
Ordinary	Purchase	1,063	4.169
Ordinary	Purchase	195	4.17
Ordinary	Purchase	107	4.17
Ordinary	Purchase	265	4.17
Ordinary	Purchase	792	4.17
Ordinary	Purchase	1,200	4.172
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	4.17
Ordinary	Purchase	1,100	4.17
Ordinary	Purchase	430	4.17
Ordinary	Purchase	679	4.17
Ordinary	Purchase	500	4.17
Ordinary	Purchase	1,928	4.168
Ordinary	Purchase	764	4.169
Ordinary	Purchase	293	4.169
Ordinary	Purchase	1,723	4.152
Ordinary	Purchase	151	4.159
Ordinary	Purchase	640	4.159
Ordinary	Purchase	1,607	4.169
Ordinary	Purchase	1,997	4.171
Ordinary	Purchase	837	4.171
Ordinary	Purchase	861	4.169
Ordinary	Purchase	1,222	4.17
Ordinary	Purchase	6,562	4.171
Ordinary	Purchase	837	4.171
Ordinary	Purchase	2,178	4.171
Ordinary	Purchase	100	4.169
Ordinary	Purchase	1,039	4.173
Ordinary	Purchase	1,057	4.169
Ordinary	Purchase	562	4.172
Ordinary	Purchase	495	4.172
Ordinary	Purchase	1,506	4.169
Ordinary	Purchase	1,506	4.169
Ordinary	Purchase	586	4.173
Ordinary	Purchase	1,340	4.17
Ordinary	Purchase	499	4.17
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	4.177
Ordinary	Purchase	193	4.177
Ordinary	Purchase	837	4.177
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	4.172
Ordinary	Purchase	2,317	4.169
Ordinary	Purchase	1,681	4.168
Ordinary	Purchase	1,785	4.168
Ordinary	Purchase	1,758	4.166
Ordinary	Purchase	1,681	4.167
Ordinary	Purchase	1,913	4.167
Ordinary	Purchase	1,536	4.166
Ordinary	Purchase	1,056	4.175
Ordinary	Purchase	364	4.181
Ordinary	Purchase	265	4.181
Ordinary	Purchase	667	4.178
Ordinary	Purchase	622	4.162
Ordinary	Purchase	667	4.159
Ordinary	Purchase	639	4.165
Ordinary	Purchase	28	4.165
Ordinary	Purchase	1,138	4.181
Ordinary	Purchase	196	4.181
Ordinary	Purchase	1	4.177
Ordinary	Purchase	750	4.169
Ordinary	Purchase	42	4.169
Ordinary	Purchase	1,693	4.169
Ordinary	Purchase	572	4.184
Ordinary	Purchase	1,669	4.169
Ordinary	Purchase	431	4.159
Ordinary	Purchase	168	4.159
Ordinary	Purchase	81	4.159
Ordinary	Purchase	2,575	4.159
Ordinary	Purchase	636	4.176
Ordinary	Purchase	550	4.168
Ordinary	Purchase	133	4.167
Ordinary	Purchase	261	4.154
Ordinary	Purchase	2,574	4.154
Ordinary	Purchase	1,544	4.154
Ordinary	Purchase	1	4.154
Ordinary	Purchase	180	4.154
Ordinary	Purchase	5	4.154
Ordinary	Purchase	750	4.17
Ordinary	Purchase	2	4.17
Ordinary	Purchase	170	4.168
Ordinary	Purchase	2,198	4.167
Ordinary	Purchase	538	4.167
Ordinary	Purchase	37	4.17
Ordinary	Purchase	1,017	4.17
Ordinary	Purchase	254	4.158
Ordinary	Purchase	1,392	4.158
Ordinary	Purchase	412	4.158
Ordinary	Purchase	150	4.158
Ordinary	Purchase	750	4.17
Ordinary	Purchase	637	4.173
Ordinary	Purchase	295	4.17
Ordinary	Purchase	750	4.171
Ordinary	Purchase	280	4.17
Ordinary	Purchase	638	4.166
Ordinary	Purchase	787	4.172
Ordinary	Purchase	1,110	4.17
Ordinary	Purchase	1,375	4.174
Ordinary	Purchase	310	4.174
Ordinary	Purchase	750	4.176
Ordinary	Purchase	750	4.181
Ordinary	Purchase	631	4.178
Ordinary	Purchase	119	4.178
Ordinary	Purchase	750	4.17
Ordinary	Purchase	145	4.17
Ordinary	Purchase	107	4.17
Ordinary	Purchase	498	4.17
Ordinary	Purchase	1,026	4.17
Ordinary	Purchase	900	4.14
Ordinary	Purchase	550	4.172
Ordinary	Purchase	1	4.172
Ordinary	Purchase	827	4.169
Ordinary	Purchase	750	4.17
Ordinary	Purchase	750	4.169
Ordinary	Purchase	421	4.172
Ordinary	Purchase	603	4.173
Ordinary	Purchase	328	4.172
Ordinary	Purchase	354	4.172
Ordinary	Purchase	750	4.171
Ordinary	Purchase	2,356	4.171
Ordinary	Purchase	286	4.169
Ordinary	Purchase	837	4.169
Ordinary	Purchase	69	4.169
Ordinary	Purchase	595	4.173
Ordinary	Purchase	639	4.169
Ordinary	Purchase	860	4.173
Ordinary	Purchase	636	4.177
Ordinary	Purchase	899	4.177
Ordinary	Purchase	136	4.17
Ordinary	Purchase	614	4.17
Ordinary	Purchase	750	4.17
Ordinary	Purchase	545	4.168
Ordinary	Purchase	617	4.183
Ordinary	Purchase	1,732	4.168
Ordinary	Purchase	750	4.168
Ordinary	Purchase	750	4.17
Ordinary	Purchase	750	4.17
Ordinary	Purchase	817	4.17
Ordinary	Purchase	764	4.169
Ordinary	Purchase	1,786	4.171
Ordinary	Purchase	8	4.171
Ordinary	Purchase	676	4.175
Ordinary	Purchase	1,924	4.17
Ordinary	Purchase	12,488	4.186
Ordinary	Purchase	10,000	4.173355
Ordinary	Purchase	390,000	4.1589
Ordinary	Sale	6	4.159
Ordinary	Sale	3,334	4.186
Ordinary	Sale	1,275	4.156
Ordinary	Sale	971	4.156
Ordinary	Sale	4,637	4.156
Ordinary	Sale	1,771	4.164
Ordinary	Sale	1,217	4.186
Ordinary	Sale	2,522	4.186
Ordinary	Sale	911	4.173
Ordinary	Sale	145	4.173
Ordinary	Sale	2,000	4.166
Ordinary	Sale	615	4.159
Ordinary	Sale	1,291	4.159
Ordinary	Sale	615	4.159
Ordinary	Sale	1,023	4.159
Ordinary	Sale	316	4.159
Ordinary	Sale	1,186	4.159
Ordinary	Sale	1,056	4.173
Ordinary	Sale	1,081	4.175
Ordinary	Sale	1,334	4.186
Ordinary	Sale	259	4.186
Ordinary	Sale	1,334	4.186
Ordinary	Sale	812	4.186
Ordinary	Sale	1,085	4.165
Ordinary	Sale	1,087	4.155
Ordinary	Sale	584	4.163
Ordinary	Sale	640	4.163
Ordinary	Sale	640	4.164
Ordinary	Sale	584	4.164
Ordinary	Sale	726	4.152
Ordinary	Sale	2,148	4.152
Ordinary	Sale	88	4.152
Ordinary	Sale	1,542	4.169
Ordinary	Sale	381	4.168
Ordinary	Sale	1,342	4.168
Ordinary	Sale	2,653	4.17
Ordinary	Sale	1,331	4.165
Ordinary	Sale	1,059	4.17
Ordinary	Sale	1,056	4.176
Ordinary	Sale	2,039	4.167
Ordinary	Sale	104	4.165
Ordinary	Sale	91	4.167
Ordinary	Sale	941	4.167
Ordinary	Sale	409	4.167
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	4.165
Ordinary	Sale	1,271	4.165
Ordinary	Sale	2,000	4.165
Ordinary	Sale	722	4.165
Ordinary	Sale	768	4.165
Ordinary	Sale	2,064	4.169
Ordinary	Sale	346	4.164
Ordinary	Sale	487	4.164
Ordinary	Sale	1,030	4.166
Ordinary	Sale	386	4.173
Ordinary	Sale	234	4.173
Ordinary	Sale	689	4.179
Ordinary	Sale	750	4.157
Ordinary	Sale	750	4.181
Ordinary	Sale	409	4.173
Ordinary	Sale	561	4.173
Ordinary	Sale	925	4.152
Ordinary	Sale	750	4.166
Ordinary	Sale	941	4.167
Ordinary	Sale	311	4.167
Ordinary	Sale	630	4.167
Ordinary	Sale	41	4.165
Ordinary	Sale	612	4.165
Ordinary	Sale	593	4.166
Ordinary	Sale	700	4.165
Ordinary	Sale	36	4.168
Ordinary	Sale	1,743	4.164
Ordinary	Sale	750	4.171
Ordinary	Sale	665	4.153
Ordinary	Sale	167	4.166
Ordinary	Sale	321	4.166
Ordinary	Sale	455	4.166
Ordinary	Sale	750	4.166
Ordinary	Sale	696	4.165
Ordinary	Sale	153	4.165
Ordinary	Sale	903	4.16
Ordinary	Sale	390,000	4.1589
	Total Purchases	665,597
	Total Sales	465,850

(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

4.173355

(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:	21/02/2018
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

END

RETDMGZZGMNGRZM

Related Shares:

FTSE 100 Latest

Value8,417.34

Change2.09