Become a Member
  • Track your favourite stocks
  • Create & monitor portfolios
  • Daily portfolio value
Sign Up
Quickpicks
Add shares to your
quickpicks to
display them here!

Form 8.3 - GKN PLC

16th Feb 2018 11:40

RNS Number : 1522F
Societe Generale SA
16 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

15/02/2018

(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:

33,327,264

1.94

2,135,966

0.12

(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:

33,879,496

1.97

10,997,566

0.64

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

1,355

4.176

Ordinary

Purchase

708

4.173

Ordinary

Purchase

372

4.16

Ordinary

Purchase

1,078

4.16

Ordinary

Purchase

571

4.158

Ordinary

Purchase

288

4.158

Ordinary

Purchase

1,667

4.148

Ordinary

Purchase

3,334

4.148

Ordinary

Purchase

1,060

4.186

Ordinary

Purchase

1,936

4.183

Ordinary

Purchase

1,936

4.181

Ordinary

Purchase

1,244

4.148

Ordinary

Purchase

720

4.109

Ordinary

Purchase

1,931

4.181

Ordinary

Purchase

1,932

4.18

Ordinary

Purchase

1,414

4.176

Ordinary

Purchase

1,013

4.185

Ordinary

Purchase

1,936

4.182

Ordinary

Purchase

1,915

4.179

Ordinary

Purchase

1,062

4.18

Ordinary

Purchase

1,061

4.185

Ordinary

Purchase

1,060

4.187

Ordinary

Purchase

1,021

4.183

Ordinary

Purchase

1,062

4.183

Ordinary

Purchase

91

4.177

Ordinary

Purchase

972

4.177

Ordinary

Purchase

1,973

4.157

Ordinary

Purchase

1,063

4.177

Ordinary

Purchase

1,244

4.148

Ordinary

Purchase

1,067

4.158

Ordinary

Purchase

2,000

4.156

Ordinary

Purchase

1,067

4.158

Ordinary

Purchase

1,485

4.164

Ordinary

Purchase

4,809

4.164

Ordinary

Purchase

1,437

4.164

Ordinary

Purchase

1,439

4.176

Ordinary

Purchase

1,138

4.178

Ordinary

Purchase

1,086

4.178

Ordinary

Purchase

435

4.178

Ordinary

Purchase

703

4.178

Ordinary

Purchase

1,129

4.133

Ordinary

Purchase

1,064

4.175

Ordinary

Purchase

771

4.14

Ordinary

Purchase

1,000

4.141

Ordinary

Purchase

2,097

4.163

Ordinary

Purchase

2,050

4.14

Ordinary

Purchase

233

4.141

Ordinary

Purchase

1,982

4.174

Ordinary

Purchase

1,979

4.173

Ordinary

Purchase

1,905

4.173

Ordinary

Purchase

1,983

4.172

Ordinary

Purchase

769

4.176

Ordinary

Purchase

870

4.175

Ordinary

Purchase

294

4.176

Ordinary

Purchase

890

4.185

Ordinary

Purchase

172

4.185

Ordinary

Purchase

1,485

4.104

Ordinary

Purchase

651

4.099

Ordinary

Purchase

2,080

4.19

Ordinary

Purchase

1,088

4.177

Ordinary

Purchase

1,063

4.176

Ordinary

Purchase

433

4.185

Ordinary

Purchase

626

4.185

Ordinary

Purchase

764

4.182

Ordinary

Purchase

651

4.095

Ordinary

Purchase

651

4.096

Ordinary

Purchase

5,000

4.19

Ordinary

Purchase

5,000

4.19

Ordinary

Purchase

5,000

4.19

Ordinary

Purchase

1,059

4.189

Ordinary

Purchase

1,061

4.183

Ordinary

Purchase

1,063

4.176

Ordinary

Purchase

1,000

4.1

Ordinary

Purchase

1,088

4.175

Ordinary

Purchase

527

4.1

Ordinary

Purchase

138

4.188

Ordinary

Purchase

727

4.188

Ordinary

Purchase

1,059

4.195

Ordinary

Purchase

1,063

4.176

Ordinary

Purchase

1,000

4.177

Ordinary

Purchase

724

4.177

Ordinary

Purchase

1,035

4.177

Ordinary

Purchase

1,429

4.177

Ordinary

Purchase

1,060

4.185

Ordinary

Purchase

679

4.103

Ordinary

Purchase

936

4.103

Ordinary

Purchase

813

4.176

Ordinary

Purchase

251

4.176

Ordinary

Purchase

103

4.175

Ordinary

Purchase

2,381

4.174

Ordinary

Purchase

961

4.175

Ordinary

Purchase

949

4.103

Ordinary

Purchase

695

4.118

Ordinary

Purchase

88

4.179

Ordinary

Purchase

700

4.12

Ordinary

Purchase

695

4.119

Ordinary

Purchase

340

4.145

Ordinary

Purchase

974

4.179

Ordinary

Purchase

900

4.145

Ordinary

Purchase

1,060

4.186

Ordinary

Purchase

1,118

4.147

Ordinary

Purchase

2,146

4.155

Ordinary

Purchase

2,131

4.148

Ordinary

Purchase

2,032

4.186

Ordinary

Purchase

1,415

4.214

Ordinary

Purchase

1,105

4.176

Ordinary

Purchase

512

4.148

Ordinary

Purchase

1,435

4.187

Ordinary

Purchase

2,121

4.177

Ordinary

Purchase

1,312

4.18

Ordinary

Purchase

1,124

4.194

Ordinary

Purchase

1,345

4.197

Ordinary

Purchase

1,136

4.179

Ordinary

Purchase

1,073

4.199

Ordinary

Purchase

1,313

4.2

Ordinary

Purchase

1,124

4.189

Ordinary

Purchase

368

4.187

Ordinary

Purchase

1,750

4.187

Ordinary

Purchase

1,125

4.191

Ordinary

Purchase

459

4.188

Ordinary

Purchase

2,115

4.19

Ordinary

Purchase

783

4.196

Ordinary

Purchase

1,092

4.196

Ordinary

Purchase

2,116

4.192

Ordinary

Purchase

414

4.178

Ordinary

Purchase

710

4.178

Ordinary

Purchase

1,132

4.199

Ordinary

Purchase

1,125

4.201

Ordinary

Purchase

1,687

4.197

Ordinary

Purchase

1,312

4.178

Ordinary

Purchase

616

4.176

Ordinary

Purchase

597

4.196

Ordinary

Purchase

1,277

4.196

Ordinary

Purchase

1,124

4.176

Ordinary

Purchase

731

4.176

Ordinary

Purchase

639

4.137

Ordinary

Purchase

686

4.176

Ordinary

Purchase

1,432

4.165

Ordinary

Purchase

846

4.165

Ordinary

Purchase

627

4.178

Ordinary

Purchase

634

4.14

Ordinary

Purchase

640

4.149

Ordinary

Purchase

879

4.149

Ordinary

Purchase

91

4.148

Ordinary

Purchase

861

4.145

Ordinary

Purchase

593

4.16

Ordinary

Purchase

924

4.158

Ordinary

Purchase

871

4.153

Ordinary

Purchase

249

4.19

Ordinary

Purchase

682

4.19

Ordinary

Purchase

540

4.157

Ordinary

Purchase

843

4.102

Ordinary

Purchase

319

4.155

Ordinary

Purchase

858

4.155

Ordinary

Purchase

1,321

4.176

Ordinary

Purchase

1,600

4.137

Ordinary

Purchase

689

4.168

Ordinary

Purchase

682

4.162

Ordinary

Purchase

1,160

4.154

Ordinary

Purchase

641

4.154

Ordinary

Purchase

2,811

4.15

Ordinary

Purchase

709

4.14

Ordinary

Purchase

1,587

4.14

Ordinary

Purchase

3,818

4.16

Ordinary

Purchase

563

4.158

Ordinary

Purchase

1,485

4.16

Ordinary

Purchase

1,148

4.158

Ordinary

Purchase

3,540

4.19

Ordinary

Purchase

750

4.093

Ordinary

Purchase

3,130

4.102

Ordinary

Purchase

1,659

4.102

Ordinary

Purchase

2,002

4.141

Ordinary

Purchase

3,755

4.137

Ordinary

Purchase

1,113

4.17

Ordinary

Purchase

17

4.17

Ordinary

Purchase

184

4.17

Ordinary

Purchase

767

4.155

Ordinary

Purchase

939

4.147

Ordinary

Purchase

26,749

4.148

Ordinary

Purchase

42,159

4.148

Ordinary

Purchase

2,994

4.148

Ordinary

Purchase

33,966

4.148

Ordinary

Purchase

1,678

4.148

Ordinary

Purchase

22,644

4.148

Ordinary

Purchase

16,729

4.148

Ordinary

Purchase

47

4.185

Ordinary

Purchase

5,000,000

4.106

Ordinary

Purchase

197,000

4.09507934

Ordinary

Purchase

130,000

3.99779654

Ordinary

Sale

75

4.131

Ordinary

Sale

10

4.176

Ordinary

Sale

535

4.191

Ordinary

Sale

425

4.173

Ordinary

Sale

1,756

4.173

Ordinary

Sale

509

4.172

Ordinary

Sale

719

4.172

Ordinary

Sale

425

4.171

Ordinary

Sale

700

4.171

Ordinary

Sale

704

4.155

Ordinary

Sale

700

4.178

Ordinary

Sale

530

4.211

Ordinary

Sale

700

4.132

Ordinary

Sale

107

4.184

Ordinary

Sale

560

4.184

Ordinary

Sale

1,217

4.138

Ordinary

Sale

719

4.099

Ordinary

Sale

1,061

4.181

Ordinary

Sale

1,063

4.182

Ordinary

Sale

109

4.159

Ordinary

Sale

927

4.169

Ordinary

Sale

1,000

4.109

Ordinary

Sale

1,062

4.177

Ordinary

Sale

1,054

4.211

Ordinary

Sale

1,000

4.109

Ordinary

Sale

1,063

4.176

Ordinary

Sale

1,054

4.211

Ordinary

Sale

1,071

4.155

Ordinary

Sale

1,586

4.191

Ordinary

Sale

536

4.191

Ordinary

Sale

1,065

4.168

Ordinary

Sale

1,588

4.158

Ordinary

Sale

1,061

4.18

Ordinary

Sale

616

4.176

Ordinary

Sale

1,000

4.176

Ordinary

Sale

738

4.159

Ordinary

Sale

1,528

4.159

Ordinary

Sale

321

4.208

Ordinary

Sale

1,055

4.207

Ordinary

Sale

1,082

4.115

Ordinary

Sale

1,063

4.173

Ordinary

Sale

1,062

4.177

Ordinary

Sale

1,088

4.174

Ordinary

Sale

8,274

4.165

Ordinary

Sale

1,198

4.115

Ordinary

Sale

1,060

4.188

Ordinary

Sale

908

4.203

Ordinary

Sale

149

4.203

Ordinary

Sale

1,065

4.168

Ordinary

Sale

849

4.159

Ordinary

Sale

493

4.135

Ordinary

Sale

1,061

4.192

Ordinary

Sale

1,398

4.1

Ordinary

Sale

1,211

4.135

Ordinary

Sale

1,086

4.185

Ordinary

Sale

1,061

4.185

Ordinary

Sale

1,060

4.185

Ordinary

Sale

1,060

4.186

Ordinary

Sale

738

4.166

Ordinary

Sale

1,466

4.166

Ordinary

Sale

1,000

4.182

Ordinary

Sale

1,061

4.187

Ordinary

Sale

177

4.182

Ordinary

Sale

1,000

4.182

Ordinary

Sale

1,062

4.182

Ordinary

Sale

1,476

4.15

Ordinary

Sale

325

4.189

Ordinary

Sale

358

4.173

Ordinary

Sale

500

4.189

Ordinary

Sale

1,060

4.18

Ordinary

Sale

1

4.18

Ordinary

Sale

740

4.182

Ordinary

Sale

1,061

4.18

Ordinary

Sale

2,011

4.182

Ordinary

Sale

1,065

4.171

Ordinary

Sale

639

4.173

Ordinary

Sale

1,160

4.184

Ordinary

Sale

720

4.184

Ordinary

Sale

1,000

4.184

Ordinary

Sale

983

4.184

Ordinary

Sale

1,306

4.209

Ordinary

Sale

374

4.092

Ordinary

Sale

910

4.209

Ordinary

Sale

688

4.104

Ordinary

Sale

687

4.113

Ordinary

Sale

1,312

4.159

Ordinary

Sale

1,470

4.181

Ordinary

Sale

60

4.181

Ordinary

Sale

2,057

4.199

Ordinary

Sale

362

4.199

Ordinary

Sale

2,426

4.199

Ordinary

Sale

1,200

4.126

Ordinary

Sale

684

4.127

Ordinary

Sale

683

4.126

Ordinary

Sale

121

4.199

Ordinary

Sale

686

4.128

Ordinary

Sale

392

4.151

Ordinary

Sale

32

4.17

Ordinary

Sale

1,058

4.17

Ordinary

Sale

253

4.213

Ordinary

Sale

801

4.213

Ordinary

Sale

240

4.176

Ordinary

Sale

1,000

4.176

Ordinary

Sale

691

4.151

Ordinary

Sale

252

4.173

Ordinary

Sale

940

4.173

Ordinary

Sale

1,084

4.102

Ordinary

Sale

206

4.103

Ordinary

Sale

905

4.103

Ordinary

Sale

2,064

4.1

Ordinary

Sale

411

4.173

Ordinary

Sale

367

4.173

Ordinary

Sale

106

4.173

Ordinary

Sale

372

4.173

Ordinary

Sale

231

4.173

Ordinary

Sale

834

4.173

Ordinary

Sale

98

4.198

Ordinary

Sale

1,000

4.198

Ordinary

Sale

117

4.131

Ordinary

Sale

2,932

4.131

Ordinary

Sale

1,063

4.177

Ordinary

Sale

214

4.177

Ordinary

Sale

1,063

4.177

Ordinary

Sale

1,125

4.212

Ordinary

Sale

530

4.106

Ordinary

Sale

1,103

4.15

Ordinary

Sale

90

4.11

Ordinary

Sale

992

4.11

Ordinary

Sale

2,332

4.15

Ordinary

Sale

1,113

4.15

Ordinary

Sale

1,103

4.15

Ordinary

Sale

2,342

4.15

Ordinary

Sale

1,089

4.179

Ordinary

Sale

968

4.159

Ordinary

Sale

1,170

4.138

Ordinary

Sale

850

4.17

Ordinary

Sale

392

4.17

Ordinary

Sale

1,064

4.178

Ordinary

Sale

4

4.159

Ordinary

Sale

678

4.178

Ordinary

Sale

1,682

4.178

Ordinary

Sale

1,898

4.178

Ordinary

Sale

750

4.189

Ordinary

Sale

750

4.191

Ordinary

Sale

550

4.134

Ordinary

Sale

834

4.174

Ordinary

Sale

563

4.142

Ordinary

Sale

152

4.142

Ordinary

Sale

563

4.142

Ordinary

Sale

750

4.182

Ordinary

Sale

669

4.182

Ordinary

Sale

1,016

4.182

Ordinary

Sale

994

4.151

Ordinary

Sale

639

4.151

Ordinary

Sale

1,211

4.169

Ordinary

Sale

790

4.192

Ordinary

Sale

255

4.192

Ordinary

Sale

223

4.192

Ordinary

Sale

959

4.184

Ordinary

Sale

1,080

4.168

Ordinary

Sale

129

4.209

Ordinary

Sale

294

4.199

Ordinary

Sale

1,511

4.199

Ordinary

Sale

1,253

4.211

Ordinary

Sale

685

4.173

Ordinary

Sale

668

4.19

Ordinary

Sale

710

4.212

Ordinary

Sale

1,014

4.19

Ordinary

Sale

641

4.179

Ordinary

Sale

28

4.179

Ordinary

Sale

528

4.179

Ordinary

Sale

567

4.178

Ordinary

Sale

685

4.114

Ordinary

Sale

556

4.178

Ordinary

Sale

190

4.178

Ordinary

Sale

694

4.176

Ordinary

Sale

1,348

4.176

Ordinary

Sale

754

4.213

Ordinary

Sale

669

4.179

Ordinary

Sale

601

4.165

Ordinary

Sale

133

4.165

Ordinary

Sale

750

4.164

Ordinary

Sale

950

4.191

Ordinary

Sale

911

4.189

Ordinary

Sale

547

4.151

Ordinary

Sale

999

4.139

Ordinary

Sale

556

4.166

Ordinary

Sale

1,019

4.166

Ordinary

Sale

113

4.197

Ordinary

Sale

849

4.197

Ordinary

Sale

681

4.168

Ordinary

Sale

534

4.189

Ordinary

Sale

631

4.173

Ordinary

Sale

1,082

4.167

Ordinary

Sale

903

4.173

Ordinary

Sale

548

4.167

Ordinary

Sale

619

4.175

Ordinary

Sale

728

4.182

Ordinary

Sale

1,387

4.182

Ordinary

Sale

669

4.182

Ordinary

Sale

609

4.148

Ordinary

Sale

776

4.179

Ordinary

Sale

513

4.148

Ordinary

Sale

567

4.182

Ordinary

Sale

1,756

4.173

Ordinary

Sale

500

4.156

Ordinary

Sale

550

4.156

Ordinary

Sale

721

4.172

Ordinary

Sale

743

4.172

Ordinary

Sale

170

4.156

Ordinary

Sale

706

4.156

Ordinary

Sale

948

4.199

Ordinary

Sale

1,044

4.2

Ordinary

Sale

1,144

4.188

Ordinary

Sale

897

4.171

Ordinary

Sale

750

4.173

Ordinary

Sale

917

4.178

Ordinary

Sale

750

4.171

Ordinary

Sale

279

4.171

Ordinary

Sale

87

4.171

Ordinary

Sale

286

4.171

Ordinary

Sale

178

4.184

Ordinary

Sale

184

4.184

Ordinary

Sale

959

4.184

Ordinary

Sale

826

4.168

Ordinary

Sale

251

4.168

Ordinary

Sale

1,293

4.193

Ordinary

Sale

43

4.193

Ordinary

Sale

149

4.193

Ordinary

Sale

750

4.149

Ordinary

Sale

971

4.181

Ordinary

Sale

544

4.121

Ordinary

Sale

750

4.178

Ordinary

Sale

750

4.199

Ordinary

Sale

750

4.178

Ordinary

Sale

1,057

4.169

Ordinary

Sale

724

4.211

Ordinary

Sale

677

4.212

Ordinary

Sale

633

4.211

Ordinary

Sale

547

4.151

Ordinary

Sale

57

4.151

Ordinary

Sale

548

4.127

Ordinary

Sale

450

4.192

Ordinary

Sale

279

4.192

Ordinary

Sale

873

4.192

Ordinary

Sale

915

4.133

Ordinary

Sale

650

4.132

Ordinary

Sale

513

4.19

Ordinary

Sale

279

4.19

Ordinary

Sale

636

4.19

Ordinary

Sale

1,180

4.15

Ordinary

Sale

340

4.171

Ordinary

Sale

368

4.171

Ordinary

Sale

189

4.179

Ordinary

Sale

581

4.137

Ordinary

Sale

177

4.179

Ordinary

Sale

750

4.162

Ordinary

Sale

13,380

4.148

Ordinary

Sale

9,560

4.148

Total Purchases

5,690,148

Total Sales

231,413

 

 

(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

197,000

4.09507934

Ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

130,000

3.99779654

 

(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:

16/02/2018

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
 
 
RETFMGMZMVRGRZM

Related Shares:

GKN PLC
FTSE 100 Latest
Value8,417.34
Change2.09