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Form 8.3 - GKN Plc

26th Feb 2018 10:21

RNS Number : 9093F
Societe Generale SA
26 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

23/02/2018

(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:

59,905,023

3.49

1,647,867

0.10

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

 

552,232

0.03

38,875,495

2.26

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

0

0.00

0

0.00

 

TOTAL:

60,457,255

3.52

40,523,362

2.36

 

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

294

4.267

Ordinary

Purchase

472

4.267

Ordinary

Purchase

700

4.266

Ordinary

Purchase

880

4.263

Ordinary

Purchase

1,463

4.262

Ordinary

Purchase

24

4.271

Ordinary

Purchase

66

4.271

Ordinary

Purchase

66

4.271

Ordinary

Purchase

32

4.263

Ordinary

Purchase

32

4.257

Ordinary

Purchase

44

4.261

Ordinary

Purchase

32

4.258

Ordinary

Purchase

222

4.261

Ordinary

Purchase

903

4.261

Ordinary

Purchase

1,377

4.265

Ordinary

Purchase

382

4.268

Ordinary

Purchase

709

4.268

Ordinary

Purchase

659

4.263

Ordinary

Purchase

750

4.267

Ordinary

Purchase

1,206

4.264

Ordinary

Purchase

750

4.268

Ordinary

Purchase

750

4.266

Ordinary

Purchase

911

4.266

Ordinary

Purchase

750

4.266

Ordinary

Purchase

1,355

4.266

Ordinary

Purchase

234

4.265

Ordinary

Purchase

900

4.265

Ordinary

Purchase

127

4.27

Ordinary

Purchase

1,026

4.262

Ordinary

Purchase

290

4.263

Ordinary

Purchase

1,346

4.263

Ordinary

Purchase

603

4.263

Ordinary

Purchase

1,642

4.268

Ordinary

Purchase

177

4.28

Ordinary

Purchase

814

4.28

Ordinary

Purchase

637

4.28

Ordinary

Purchase

331

4.268

Ordinary

Purchase

700

4.267

Ordinary

Purchase

687

4.272

Ordinary

Purchase

1,370

4.272

Ordinary

Purchase

866

4.272

Ordinary

Purchase

374

4.272

Ordinary

Purchase

1,372

4.272

Ordinary

Purchase

764

4.264

Ordinary

Purchase

503

4.266

Ordinary

Purchase

750

4.268

Ordinary

Purchase

1,024

4.266

Ordinary

Purchase

770

4.266

Ordinary

Purchase

22

4.266

Ordinary

Purchase

1,842

4.265

Ordinary

Purchase

1,070

4.264

Ordinary

Purchase

709

4.269

Ordinary

Purchase

750

4.269

Ordinary

Purchase

529

4.262

Ordinary

Purchase

675

4.278

Ordinary

Purchase

100

4.278

Ordinary

Purchase

254

4.278

Ordinary

Purchase

1,296

4.261

Ordinary

Purchase

756

4.261

Ordinary

Purchase

884

4.279

Ordinary

Purchase

145

4.279

Ordinary

Purchase

1,030

4.275

Ordinary

Purchase

308

4.277

Ordinary

Purchase

1,030

4.274

Ordinary

Purchase

1,029

4.278

Ordinary

Purchase

1,029

4.277

Ordinary

Purchase

2,945

4.271

Ordinary

Purchase

392

4.271

Ordinary

Purchase

2,146

4.272

Ordinary

Purchase

292

4.273

Ordinary

Purchase

738

4.273

Ordinary

Purchase

1,029

4.279

Ordinary

Purchase

727

4.226

Ordinary

Purchase

970

4.226

Ordinary

Purchase

4,563

4.263

Ordinary

Purchase

510

4.278

Ordinary

Purchase

399

4.278

Ordinary

Purchase

120

4.278

Ordinary

Purchase

1,080

4.268

Ordinary

Purchase

2,155

4.269

Ordinary

Purchase

112

4.267

Ordinary

Purchase

2,437

4.268

Ordinary

Purchase

105

4.267

Ordinary

Purchase

150

4.267

Ordinary

Purchase

167

4.267

Ordinary

Purchase

500

4.267

Ordinary

Purchase

1,000

4.267

Ordinary

Purchase

1,000

4.267

Ordinary

Purchase

620

4.265

Ordinary

Purchase

1,000

4.265

Ordinary

Purchase

1,300

4.267

Ordinary

Purchase

800

4.27

Ordinary

Purchase

229

4.27

Ordinary

Purchase

1,030

4.273

Ordinary

Purchase

755

4.279

Ordinary

Purchase

275

4.268

Ordinary

Purchase

756

4.268

Ordinary

Purchase

417

4.259

Ordinary

Purchase

1,047

4.269

Ordinary

Purchase

880

4.269

Ordinary

Purchase

274

4.279

Ordinary

Purchase

1,030

4.27

Ordinary

Purchase

1,056

4.262

Ordinary

Purchase

1,789

4.262

Ordinary

Purchase

1,033

4.262

Ordinary

Purchase

810

4.262

Ordinary

Purchase

471

4.262

Ordinary

Purchase

1,667

4.263

Ordinary

Purchase

1,876

4.269

Ordinary

Purchase

1,054

4.27

Ordinary

Purchase

874

4.271

Ordinary

Purchase

19,004

4.265

Ordinary

Purchase

22,500

4.262175

Ordinary

Sale

782

4.26

Ordinary

Sale

721

4.246

Ordinary

Sale

562

4.267

Ordinary

Sale

831

4.267

Ordinary

Sale

755

4.26

Ordinary

Sale

500

4.26

Ordinary

Sale

600

4.271

Ordinary

Sale

754

4.262

Ordinary

Sale

818

4.268

Ordinary

Sale

600

4.269

Ordinary

Sale

650

4.27

Ordinary

Sale

752

4.246

Ordinary

Sale

764

4.266

Ordinary

Sale

3,334

4.265

Ordinary

Sale

3,334

4.265

Ordinary

Sale

3,334

4.265

Ordinary

Sale

3,334

4.265

Ordinary

Sale

3,334

4.265

Ordinary

Sale

3,334

4.265

Ordinary

Sale

3

4.27

Ordinary

Sale

737

4.265

Ordinary

Sale

24

4.268

Ordinary

Sale

2,436

4.265

Ordinary

Sale

1,171

4.262

Ordinary

Sale

873

4.26

Ordinary

Sale

1,596

4.26

Ordinary

Sale

690

4.26

Ordinary

Sale

573

4.267

Ordinary

Sale

1,070

4.233

Ordinary

Sale

910

4.261

Ordinary

Sale

835

4.256

Ordinary

Sale

528

4.275

Ordinary

Sale

684

4.259

Ordinary

Sale

789

4.259

Ordinary

Sale

1,367

4.272

Ordinary

Sale

139

4.272

Ordinary

Sale

18

4.272

Ordinary

Sale

930

4.272

Ordinary

Sale

132

4.272

Ordinary

Sale

646

4.267

Ordinary

Sale

1,359

4.237

Ordinary

Sale

24

4.236

Ordinary

Sale

990

4.236

Ordinary

Sale

966

4.236

Ordinary

Sale

990

4.236

Ordinary

Sale

940

4.267

Ordinary

Sale

960

4.254

Ordinary

Sale

160

4.27

Ordinary

Sale

814

4.246

Ordinary

Sale

1,757

4.246

Ordinary

Sale

422

4.245

Ordinary

Sale

558

4.264

Ordinary

Sale

667

4.27

Ordinary

Sale

649

4.269

Ordinary

Sale

93

4.254

Ordinary

Sale

960

4.254

Ordinary

Sale

543

4.254

Ordinary

Sale

1,068

4.245

Ordinary

Sale

2,571

4.246

Ordinary

Sale

170

4.252

Ordinary

Sale

920

4.252

Ordinary

Sale

1,622

4.26

Ordinary

Sale

554

4.261

Ordinary

Sale

750

4.26

Ordinary

Sale

189

4.26

Ordinary

Sale

206

4.261

Ordinary

Sale

109

4.26

Ordinary

Sale

503

4.26

Ordinary

Sale

352

4.267

Ordinary

Sale

1,504

4.267

Ordinary

Sale

173

4.267

Ordinary

Sale

92

4.267

Ordinary

Sale

517

4.261

Ordinary

Sale

517

4.261

Ordinary

Sale

435

4.261

Ordinary

Sale

538

4.251

Ordinary

Sale

296

4.261

Ordinary

Sale

610

4.26

Ordinary

Sale

381

4.261

Ordinary

Sale

814

4.268

Ordinary

Sale

709

4.268

Ordinary

Sale

335

4.272

Ordinary

Sale

1,474

4.272

Ordinary

Sale

59

4.253

Ordinary

Sale

123

4.253

Ordinary

Sale

393

4.253

Ordinary

Sale

689

4.235

Ordinary

Sale

689

4.235

Ordinary

Sale

891

4.26

Ordinary

Sale

760

4.26

Ordinary

Sale

540

4.268

Ordinary

Sale

94

4.258

Ordinary

Sale

750

4.258

Ordinary

Sale

602

4.267

Ordinary

Sale

503

4.267

Ordinary

Sale

1,600

4.27

Ordinary

Sale

2,000

4.27

Ordinary

Sale

647

4.259

Ordinary

Sale

708

4.242

Ordinary

Sale

52

4.233

Ordinary

Sale

28

4.259

Ordinary

Sale

134

4.261

Ordinary

Sale

899

4.261

Ordinary

Sale

1,031

4.267

Ordinary

Sale

1,250

4.26

Ordinary

Sale

1,192

4.269

Ordinary

Sale

408

4.255

Ordinary

Sale

628

4.255

Ordinary

Sale

1,036

4.256

Ordinary

Sale

1,032

4.263

Ordinary

Sale

1,031

4.27

Ordinary

Sale

1,000

4.26

Ordinary

Sale

1,033

4.261

Ordinary

Sale

1,033

4.262

Ordinary

Sale

984

4.264

Ordinary

Sale

1,057

4.262

Ordinary

Sale

849

4.276

Ordinary

Sale

1,034

4.261

Ordinary

Sale

1,030

4.271

Ordinary

Sale

1,165

4.261

Ordinary

Sale

1,032

4.266

Ordinary

Sale

1,032

4.263

Ordinary

Sale

1,029

4.282

Ordinary

Sale

1,034

4.261

Ordinary

Sale

191

4.243

Ordinary

Sale

849

4.243

Ordinary

Sale

65

4.264

Ordinary

Sale

1,032

4.263

Ordinary

Sale

487

4.259

Ordinary

Sale

1,688

4.269

Ordinary

Sale

849

4.259

Ordinary

Sale

1,012

4.259

Ordinary

Sale

1,341

4.26

Ordinary

Sale

1,163

4.279

Ordinary

Sale

1,033

4.262

Ordinary

Sale

849

4.262

Ordinary

Sale

1,390

4.245

Ordinary

Sale

203

4.262

Ordinary

Sale

1,053

4.258

Ordinary

Sale

1,032

4.265

Ordinary

Sale

423

4.27

Ordinary

Sale

1,032

4.266

Ordinary

Sale

607

4.27

Ordinary

Sale

1,034

4.262

Ordinary

Sale

175

4.279

Ordinary

Sale

200

4.266

Ordinary

Sale

1,036

4.266

Ordinary

Sale

858

4.266

Ordinary

Sale

1,031

4.267

Ordinary

Sale

1,410

4.26

Ordinary

Sale

225

4.263

Ordinary

Sale

225

4.261

Ordinary

Sale

751

4.261

Ordinary

Sale

282

4.261

Ordinary

Sale

389

4.262

Ordinary

Sale

136

4.27

Ordinary

Sale

1,037

4.255

Ordinary

Sale

618

4.265

Ordinary

Sale

363

4.27

Ordinary

Sale

785

4.263

Ordinary

Sale

532

4.27

Ordinary

Sale

629

4.27

Ordinary

Sale

401

4.27

Ordinary

Sale

3,000

4.233

Ordinary

Sale

2,623

4.261

Ordinary

Sale

247

4.263

Ordinary

Sale

1,118

4.28

Ordinary

Sale

362

4.263

Ordinary

Sale

670

4.263

Ordinary

Sale

773

4.28

Ordinary

Sale

257

4.28

Ordinary

Sale

1,000

4.261

Ordinary

Sale

1,000

4.261

Ordinary

Sale

644

4.261

Ordinary

Sale

1,181

4.269

Ordinary

Sale

868

4.269

Ordinary

Sale

467

4.269

Ordinary

Sale

382

4.269

Ordinary

Sale

1,040

4.24

Ordinary

Sale

1,038

4.25

Ordinary

Sale

2,043

4.261

Ordinary

Sale

315

4.269

Ordinary

Sale

1,057

4.27

Ordinary

Sale

1,030

4.268

Ordinary

Sale

1,057

4.272

Ordinary

Sale

527

4.262

Ordinary

Sale

739

4.274

Ordinary

Sale

1,565

4.274

Ordinary

Sale

849

4.274

Ordinary

Sale

273

4.274

Ordinary

Sale

1,034

4.261

Ordinary

Sale

587

4.274

Ordinary

Sale

873

4.274

Ordinary

Sale

457

4.274

Ordinary

Sale

1,035

4.258

Ordinary

Sale

60

4.26

Ordinary

Sale

974

4.26

Ordinary

Sale

1,138

4.261

Ordinary

Sale

1,016

4.261

Ordinary

Sale

2,000

4.261

Ordinary

Sale

872

4.259

Ordinary

Sale

850

4.259

Ordinary

Sale

1,030

4.272

Ordinary

Sale

660

4.264

Ordinary

Sale

766

4.264

Ordinary

Sale

1,036

4.255

Ordinary

Sale

778

4.255

Ordinary

Sale

194

4.24

Ordinary

Sale

2,654

4.272

Ordinary

Sale

2,621

4.272

Ordinary

Sale

337

4.244

Ordinary

Sale

1,031

4.268

Ordinary

Sale

1,033

4.272

Ordinary

Sale

420

4.274

Ordinary

Sale

175

4.266

Ordinary

Sale

891

4.266

Ordinary

Sale

637

4.274

Ordinary

Sale

1,544

4.259

Ordinary

Sale

54

4.26

Ordinary

Sale

1,188

4.239

Ordinary

Sale

1,030

4.27

Ordinary

Sale

1,188

4.239

Ordinary

Sale

1,033

4.262

Ordinary

Sale

509

4.269

Ordinary

Sale

235

4.28

Ordinary

Sale

546

4.269

Ordinary

Sale

820

4.28

Ordinary

Sale

849

4.261

Ordinary

Sale

185

4.261

Ordinary

Sale

890

4.26

Ordinary

Sale

1,007

4.268

Ordinary

Sale

1,357

4.279

Ordinary

Sale

163

4.279

Ordinary

Sale

526

4.257

Ordinary

Sale

718

4.238

Ordinary

Sale

323

4.238

Ordinary

Sale

1,041

4.237

Ordinary

Sale

1,042

4.238

Ordinary

Sale

1,035

4.257

Ordinary

Sale

694

4.245

Ordinary

Sale

1,035

4.258

Ordinary

Sale

161

4.282

Ordinary

Sale

870

4.282

Ordinary

Sale

525

4.237

Ordinary

Sale

3,675

4.236

Ordinary

Sale

849

4.236

Ordinary

Sale

2,826

4.236

Ordinary

Sale

1,000

4.237

Ordinary

Sale

1,277

4.254

Ordinary

Sale

1,031

4.27

Ordinary

Sale

1,540

4.253

Ordinary

Sale

820

4.26

Ordinary

Sale

1,006

4.257

Ordinary

Sale

1,078

4.253

Ordinary

Sale

929

4.249

Ordinary

Sale

723

4.262

Ordinary

Sale

1,035

4.257

Ordinary

Sale

1,035

4.258

Ordinary

Sale

1,059

4.259

Ordinary

Sale

1,034

4.262

Ordinary

Sale

310

4.262

Ordinary

Sale

356

4.276

Ordinary

Sale

676

4.276

Ordinary

Sale

621

4.249

Ordinary

Sale

313

4.264

Ordinary

Sale

867

4.264

Ordinary

Sale

111

4.264

Ordinary

Sale

1,033

4.263

Ordinary

Sale

1,237

4.267

Ordinary

Sale

849

4.276

Ordinary

Sale

1,090

4.241

Ordinary

Sale

1,031

4.266

Ordinary

Sale

1,525

4.255

Ordinary

Sale

1,060

4.255

Ordinary

Sale

1,031

4.267

Ordinary

Sale

869

4.24

Ordinary

Sale

1,031

4.266

Ordinary

Sale

1,036

4.256

Ordinary

Sale

541

4.266

Ordinary

Sale

1,227

4.249

Ordinary

Sale

144

4.249

Ordinary

Sale

956

4.263

Ordinary

Sale

76

4.263

Ordinary

Sale

1,039

4.245

Ordinary

Sale

882

4.279

Ordinary

Sale

692

4.279

Ordinary

Sale

716

4.259

Ordinary

Sale

693

4.259

Ordinary

Sale

1,255

4.259

Ordinary

Sale

492

4.266

Ordinary

Sale

1,192

4.261

Ordinary

Sale

1,000

4.26

Ordinary

Sale

1,033

4.262

Ordinary

Sale

673

4.24

Ordinary

Sale

1,033

4.262

Ordinary

Sale

898

4.244

Ordinary

Sale

1,734

4.259

Ordinary

Sale

1,034

4.26

Ordinary

Sale

2,943

4.261

Ordinary

Sale

2,943

4.261

Ordinary

Sale

838

4.277

Ordinary

Sale

194

4.277

Ordinary

Sale

1,059

4.26

Ordinary

Sale

174

4.276

Ordinary

Sale

445

4.266

Ordinary

Sale

858

4.276

Ordinary

Sale

932

4.261

Ordinary

Sale

101

4.261

Ordinary

Sale

1,059

4.259

Ordinary

Sale

849

4.254

Ordinary

Sale

362

4.266

Ordinary

Sale

85

4.266

Ordinary

Sale

322

4.266

Ordinary

Sale

854

4.266

Ordinary

Sale

520

4.254

Ordinary

Sale

1,064

4.242

Ordinary

Sale

1,033

4.26

Ordinary

Sale

745

4.262

Ordinary

Sale

288

4.262

Ordinary

Sale

1,061

4.255

Ordinary

Sale

161

4.26

Ordinary

Sale

587

4.266

Ordinary

Sale

1,037

4.256

Ordinary

Sale

3,334

4.265

Ordinary

Sale

2,000

4.265

Ordinary

Sale

667

4.265

Total Purchases

131,678

Total Sales

288,642

 

 

(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

22,500

4.262175

 

(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:

26/02/2018

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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