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Form 8.3 - GKN PLC

25th Jan 2018 13:45

RNS Number : 9550C
Societe Generale SA
25 January 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

24/01/2018

(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:

10,392,036

0.61

1,382,113

0.08

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

 

546,972

0.03

6,037,680

0.35

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

0

0.00

0

0.00

 

TOTAL:

10,939,008

0.64

7,419,793

0.43

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

3,334

4.346

Ordinary

Purchase

3,334

4.346

Ordinary

Purchase

466

4.38

Ordinary

Purchase

501

4.374

Ordinary

Purchase

255

4.374

Ordinary

Purchase

619

4.372

Ordinary

Purchase

2,093

4.371

Ordinary

Purchase

1,085

4.371

Ordinary

Purchase

750

4.371

Ordinary

Purchase

1,059

4.371

Ordinary

Purchase

407

4.373

Ordinary

Purchase

1,188

4.373

Ordinary

Purchase

358

4.371

Ordinary

Purchase

1,856

4.368

Ordinary

Purchase

6

4.368

Ordinary

Purchase

429

4.368

Ordinary

Purchase

129

4.368

Ordinary

Purchase

200

4.37

Ordinary

Purchase

358

4.37

Ordinary

Purchase

650

4.37

Ordinary

Purchase

750

4.373

Ordinary

Purchase

209

4.37

Ordinary

Purchase

761

4.37

Ordinary

Purchase

2,254

4.37

Ordinary

Purchase

750

4.38

Ordinary

Purchase

750

4.371

Ordinary

Purchase

196

4.371

Ordinary

Purchase

1,304

4.371

Ordinary

Purchase

330

4.371

Ordinary

Purchase

563

4.371

Ordinary

Purchase

825

4.371

Ordinary

Purchase

2,165

4.383

Ordinary

Purchase

90

4.368

Ordinary

Purchase

85

4.37

Ordinary

Purchase

78

4.37

Ordinary

Purchase

229

4.37

Ordinary

Purchase

1,895

4.37

Ordinary

Purchase

297

4.37

Ordinary

Purchase

115

4.37

Ordinary

Purchase

77

4.372

Ordinary

Purchase

78

4.372

Ordinary

Purchase

45

4.371

Ordinary

Purchase

1,410

4.396

Ordinary

Purchase

2,088

4.384

Ordinary

Purchase

66

4.382

Ordinary

Purchase

1,630

4.38

Ordinary

Purchase

1,372

4.372

Ordinary

Purchase

984

4.38

Ordinary

Purchase

1,437

4.371

Ordinary

Purchase

328

4.371

Ordinary

Purchase

1,400

4.371

Ordinary

Purchase

450

4.371

Ordinary

Purchase

990

4.371

Ordinary

Purchase

3,028

4.385

Ordinary

Purchase

3,031

4.386

Ordinary

Purchase

1,692

4.377

Ordinary

Purchase

4,174

4.371

Ordinary

Purchase

1,513

4.391

Ordinary

Purchase

995

4.38

Ordinary

Purchase

510

4.379

Ordinary

Purchase

531

4.379

Ordinary

Purchase

1,201

4.383

Ordinary

Purchase

1,045

4.382

Ordinary

Purchase

994

4.382

Ordinary

Purchase

1,237

4.37

Ordinary

Purchase

2,413

4.38

Ordinary

Purchase

1,100

4.389

Ordinary

Purchase

100

4.389

Ordinary

Purchase

1,138

4.372

Ordinary

Purchase

398

4.372

Ordinary

Purchase

1,355

4.389

Ordinary

Purchase

1,537

4.371

Ordinary

Purchase

1,304

4.386

Ordinary

Purchase

1,477

4.386

Ordinary

Purchase

885

4.389

Ordinary

Purchase

1,157

4.371

Ordinary

Purchase

393

4.371

Ordinary

Purchase

902

4.377

Ordinary

Purchase

165

4.377

Ordinary

Purchase

1,594

4.394

Ordinary

Purchase

332

4.393

Ordinary

Purchase

2,812

4.387

Ordinary

Purchase

1,376

4.372

Ordinary

Purchase

522

4.383

Ordinary

Purchase

1,034

4.372

Ordinary

Purchase

1,472

4.388

Ordinary

Purchase

2,401

4.397

Ordinary

Purchase

996

4.376

Ordinary

Purchase

236

4.37

Ordinary

Purchase

1,509

4.393

Ordinary

Purchase

1,060

4.393

Ordinary

Purchase

1,391

4.383

Ordinary

Purchase

719

4.383

Ordinary

Purchase

2,296

4.387

Ordinary

Purchase

1,520

4.374

Ordinary

Purchase

19,102

4.346

Ordinary

Purchase

21

4.377

Ordinary

Purchase

4,371

4.346

Ordinary

Purchase

119

4.369

Ordinary

Purchase

178

4.372

Ordinary

Purchase

458

4.372

Ordinary

Purchase

1,943

4.371

Ordinary

Purchase

422

4.371

Ordinary

Purchase

1,988

4.373

Ordinary

Purchase

151

4.373

Ordinary

Purchase

1,837

4.373

Ordinary

Purchase

52

4.37

Ordinary

Purchase

237

4.37

Ordinary

Purchase

422

4.37

Ordinary

Purchase

187

4.369

Ordinary

Purchase

571

4.369

Ordinary

Purchase

610

4.371

Ordinary

Purchase

145

4.371

Ordinary

Purchase

244

4.371

Ordinary

Purchase

964

4.371

Ordinary

Purchase

25,418

4.346

Ordinary

Purchase

835

4.346

Ordinary

Purchase

9,275

4.346

Ordinary

Purchase

4,556

4.346

Ordinary

Purchase

1,249

4.346

Ordinary

Purchase

1,005

4.346

Ordinary

Purchase

12,709

4.346

Ordinary

Purchase

8,246

4.346

Ordinary

Purchase

3,545

4.346

Ordinary

Purchase

1,086

4.346

Ordinary

Purchase

12,287

4.346

Ordinary

Purchase

342

4.346

Ordinary

Purchase

348

4.346

Ordinary

Purchase

523

4.346

Ordinary

Sale

38

4.393

Ordinary

Sale

1,312

4.378

Ordinary

Sale

2,068

4.384

Ordinary

Sale

557

4.384

Ordinary

Sale

1,506

4.381

Ordinary

Sale

750

4.391

Ordinary

Sale

626

4.38

Ordinary

Sale

583

4.376

Ordinary

Sale

835

4.376

Ordinary

Sale

750

4.376

Ordinary

Sale

1,001

4.385

Ordinary

Sale

518

4.385

Ordinary

Sale

917

4.38

Ordinary

Sale

584

4.378

Ordinary

Sale

677

4.371

Ordinary

Sale

750

4.386

Ordinary

Sale

626

4.379

Ordinary

Sale

750

4.371

Ordinary

Sale

530

4.386

Ordinary

Sale

1,200

4.38

Ordinary

Sale

750

4.377

Ordinary

Sale

112

4.38

Ordinary

Sale

390

4.386

Ordinary

Sale

1,848

4.387

Ordinary

Sale

550

4.384

Ordinary

Sale

2,400

4.384

Ordinary

Sale

68

4.384

Ordinary

Sale

1,108

4.388

Ordinary

Sale

355

4.388

Ordinary

Sale

1,018

4.376

Ordinary

Sale

38

4.392

Ordinary

Sale

893

4.346

Ordinary

Sale

759

4.346

Ordinary

Sale

348

4.346

Ordinary

Sale

523

4.346

Ordinary

Sale

3,334

4.346

Ordinary

Sale

811

4.346

Ordinary

Sale

3,334

4.346

Ordinary

Sale

748

4.383

Ordinary

Sale

125

4.385

Ordinary

Sale

700

4.386

Ordinary

Sale

558

4.396

Ordinary

Sale

555

4.378

Ordinary

Sale

2,371

4.38

Ordinary

Sale

750

4.378

Ordinary

Sale

1,525

4.378

Ordinary

Sale

7

4.386

Ordinary

Sale

999

4.381

Ordinary

Sale

334

4.382

Ordinary

Sale

1,001

4.387

Ordinary

Sale

1,022

4.389

Ordinary

Sale

996

4.383

Ordinary

Sale

639

4.383

Ordinary

Sale

2,141

4.38

Ordinary

Sale

996

4.378

Ordinary

Sale

730

4.376

Ordinary

Sale

999

4.38

Ordinary

Sale

999

4.381

Ordinary

Sale

1,066

4.38

Ordinary

Sale

267

4.376

Ordinary

Sale

823

4.378

Ordinary

Sale

174

4.378

Ordinary

Sale

665

4.382

Ordinary

Sale

1,045

4.384

Ordinary

Sale

77

4.39

Ordinary

Sale

917

4.39

Ordinary

Sale

1,095

4.383

Ordinary

Sale

1,020

4.379

Ordinary

Sale

994

4.39

Ordinary

Sale

994

4.391

Ordinary

Sale

999

4.381

Ordinary

Sale

1,393

4.371

Ordinary

Sale

1,178

4.376

Ordinary

Sale

1,001

4.386

Ordinary

Sale

314

4.385

Ordinary

Sale

710

4.385

Ordinary

Sale

1,331

4.384

Ordinary

Sale

1,490

4.384

Ordinary

Sale

666

4.381

Ordinary

Sale

333

4.381

Ordinary

Sale

880

4.382

Ordinary

Sale

1,002

4.378

Ordinary

Sale

170

4.387

Ordinary

Sale

825

4.387

Ordinary

Sale

484

4.388

Ordinary

Sale

1,100

4.398

Ordinary

Sale

997

4.393

Ordinary

Sale

745

4.376

Ordinary

Sale

252

4.376

Ordinary

Sale

122

4.375

Ordinary

Sale

998

4.386

Ordinary

Sale

998

4.386

Ordinary

Sale

1,550

4.397

Ordinary

Sale

1,550

4.397

Ordinary

Sale

999

4.385

Ordinary

Sale

149

4.385

Ordinary

Sale

1,531

4.385

Ordinary

Sale

1,050

4.383

Ordinary

Sale

657

4.386

Ordinary

Sale

1,373

4.386

Ordinary

Sale

1,000

4.381

Ordinary

Sale

1,038

4.383

Ordinary

Sale

995

4.386

Ordinary

Sale

998

4.383

Ordinary

Sale

71

4.387

Ordinary

Sale

1,000

4.382

Ordinary

Sale

104

4.392

Ordinary

Sale

889

4.392

Ordinary

Sale

1,002

4.373

Ordinary

Sale

995

4.386

Ordinary

Sale

383

4.387

Ordinary

Sale

238

4.387

Ordinary

Sale

373

4.387

Ordinary

Sale

445

4.375

Ordinary

Sale

400

4.375

Ordinary

Sale

152

4.375

Ordinary

Sale

154

4.382

Ordinary

Sale

845

4.382

Ordinary

Sale

1,615

4.382

Ordinary

Sale

1,001

4.383

Ordinary

Sale

1,042

4.375

Ordinary

Sale

999

4.385

Ordinary

Sale

999

4.386

Ordinary

Sale

2,620

4.384

Ordinary

Sale

724

4.384

Ordinary

Sale

3,344

4.384

Ordinary

Sale

1,025

4.385

Ordinary

Sale

1,168

4.385

Ordinary

Sale

1,002

4.386

Ordinary

Sale

998

4.385

Ordinary

Sale

998

4.387

Ordinary

Sale

138

4.386

Ordinary

Sale

861

4.386

Ordinary

Sale

1,046

4.38

Ordinary

Sale

996

4.382

Ordinary

Sale

284

4.38

Ordinary

Sale

992

4.387

Ordinary

Sale

1,407

4.381

Ordinary

Sale

714

4.376

Ordinary

Sale

282

4.376

Ordinary

Sale

999

4.385

Ordinary

Sale

999

4.386

Ordinary

Sale

333

4.386

Ordinary

Sale

682

4.386

Ordinary

Sale

2,207

4.389

Ordinary

Sale

997

4.393

Ordinary

Sale

990

4.385

Ordinary

Sale

2,161

4.39

Ordinary

Sale

490

4.378

Ordinary

Sale

506

4.378

Ordinary

Sale

1,024

4.385

Ordinary

Sale

2,686

4.39

Ordinary

Sale

995

4.383

Ordinary

Sale

995

4.383

Ordinary

Sale

10

4.385

Ordinary

Sale

742

4.38

Ordinary

Sale

999

4.386

Ordinary

Sale

1,024

4.389

Ordinary

Sale

995

4.387

Ordinary

Sale

1,047

4.391

Ordinary

Sale

995

4.387

Ordinary

Sale

995

4.387

Ordinary

Sale

995

4.388

Ordinary

Sale

1,024

4.387

Ordinary

Sale

1,017

4.389

Ordinary

Sale

534

4.385

Ordinary

Sale

464

4.385

Ordinary

Sale

996

4.377

Ordinary

Sale

992

4.388

Ordinary

Sale

999

4.392

Ordinary

Sale

993

4.39

Ordinary

Sale

994

4.387

Ordinary

Sale

1,158

4.395

Ordinary

Sale

647

4.394

Ordinary

Sale

507

4.388

Ordinary

Sale

1,000

4.385

Ordinary

Sale

578

4.385

Ordinary

Sale

151

4.385

Ordinary

Sale

998

4.391

Ordinary

Sale

960

4.392

Ordinary

Sale

994

4.387

Ordinary

Sale

995

4.387

Ordinary

Sale

995

4.388

Ordinary

Sale

993

4.391

Ordinary

Sale

1,396

4.39

Ordinary

Sale

871

4.39

Ordinary

Sale

485

4.37

Ordinary

Sale

124

4.39

Ordinary

Sale

995

4.386

Ordinary

Sale

362

4.37

Ordinary

Sale

156

4.37

Ordinary

Sale

512

4.371

Ordinary

Sale

311

4.371

Ordinary

Sale

995

4.387

Ordinary

Sale

3,000

4.383

Ordinary

Sale

1,727

4.383

Ordinary

Sale

1,016

4.39

Ordinary

Sale

996

4.381

Ordinary

Sale

996

4.382

Ordinary

Sale

1,018

4.383

Ordinary

Sale

161

4.385

Ordinary

Sale

834

4.385

Ordinary

Sale

260

4.385

Ordinary

Sale

539

4.385

Ordinary

Sale

738

4.385

Ordinary

Sale

994

4.387

Ordinary

Sale

2,002

4.386

Ordinary

Sale

1,000

4.387

Ordinary

Sale

997

4.375

Ordinary

Sale

3,000

4.385

Ordinary

Sale

725

4.39

Ordinary

Sale

1,031

4.379

Ordinary

Sale

269

4.39

Ordinary

Sale

995

4.382

Ordinary

Sale

1,024

4.388

Ordinary

Sale

1,000

4.377

Ordinary

Sale

119

4.388

Ordinary

Sale

875

4.388

Ordinary

Sale

902

4.377

Ordinary

Sale

593

4.377

Ordinary

Sale

1,167

4.383

Ordinary

Sale

3,000

4.385

Ordinary

Sale

827

4.377

Ordinary

Sale

995

4.386

Ordinary

Sale

672

4.385

Ordinary

Sale

323

4.385

Ordinary

Sale

995

4.385

Ordinary

Sale

1,020

4.393

Ordinary

Sale

1,001

4.38

Ordinary

Sale

998

4.392

Ordinary

Sale

996

4.383

Ordinary

Sale

996

4.383

Ordinary

Sale

455

4.385

Ordinary

Sale

997

4.393

Ordinary

Sale

1,019

4.394

Ordinary

Sale

996

4.376

Ordinary

Sale

996

4.377

Ordinary

Sale

1,001

4.377

Ordinary

Sale

701

4.376

Ordinary

Sale

994

4.388

Ordinary

Sale

1,001

4.376

Ordinary

Sale

1,024

4.38

Ordinary

Sale

995

4.385

Ordinary

Sale

995

4.386

Ordinary

Sale

993

4.386

Ordinary

Sale

999

4.381

Ordinary

Sale

765

4.378

Ordinary

Sale

997

4.393

Ordinary

Sale

998

4.385

Ordinary

Sale

254

4.378

Ordinary

Sale

994

4.386

Ordinary

Sale

697

4.387

Ordinary

Sale

301

4.387

Ordinary

Sale

998

4.388

Ordinary

Sale

792

4.375

Ordinary

Sale

210

4.375

Ordinary

Sale

1,026

4.376

Ordinary

Sale

2,000

4.377

Ordinary

Sale

1,000

4.377

Ordinary

Sale

993

4.388

Ordinary

Sale

959

4.393

Ordinary

Sale

1,294

4.376

Ordinary

Sale

713

4.376

Ordinary

Sale

1,000

4.376

Ordinary

Sale

1,143

4.376

Ordinary

Sale

999

4.383

Ordinary

Sale

801

4.394

Ordinary

Sale

2,500

4.378

Ordinary

Sale

643

4.388

Ordinary

Sale

706

4.376

Ordinary

Sale

1,212

4.379

Ordinary

Sale

368

4.376

Ordinary

Sale

746

4.376

Ordinary

Sale

666

4.385

Ordinary

Sale

659

4.385

Ordinary

Sale

1

4.387

Ordinary

Sale

35

4.383

Ordinary

Sale

11,470,520

4.359

Total Purchases

216,069

Total Sales

11,722,752

 

 

(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:

25/01/2018

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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