Melrose Industries PLC

Major Shareholding Notification • Feb 15, 2018

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RNS Number : 0420F

Societe Generale SA

15 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	Melrose Industries 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	14/02/2018
(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: GKN 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:	41,759	0.00	3,660,349	0.19
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	44,000	0.00	0	0.00
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	85,759	0.00	3,660,349	0.19

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	2.215
Ordinary	Purchase	5,851	2.143
Ordinary	Purchase	1,639	2.143
Ordinary	Purchase	1,639	2.143
Ordinary	Purchase	4,937	2.143
Ordinary	Purchase	1,639	2.143
Ordinary	Purchase	923	2.143
Ordinary	Purchase	1,639	2.143
Ordinary	Purchase	5,392	2.139
Ordinary	Purchase	312	2.127
Ordinary	Purchase	541	2.159
Ordinary	Purchase	5,897	2.132
Ordinary	Purchase	3,536	2.133
Ordinary	Purchase	1,900	2.134
Ordinary	Purchase	1,105	2.143
Ordinary	Purchase	1,639	2.143
Ordinary	Purchase	1,500	2.145
Ordinary	Purchase	1,334	2.139
Ordinary	Purchase	611	2.139
Ordinary	Purchase	4,540	2.131
Ordinary	Purchase	186	2.157
Ordinary	Purchase	2,940	2.135
Ordinary	Purchase	3,378	2.134
Ordinary	Purchase	270	2.222
Ordinary	Purchase	18,939	2.211
Ordinary	Purchase	525	2.141
Ordinary	Purchase	667	2.141
Ordinary	Purchase	667	2.141
Ordinary	Purchase	166	2.141
Ordinary	Purchase	166	2.141
Ordinary	Purchase	166	2.141
Ordinary	Purchase	3,144	2.141
Ordinary	Purchase	1,600	2.134
Ordinary	Purchase	1,900	2.134
Ordinary	Purchase	5,622	2.142
Ordinary	Purchase	5,707	2.132
Ordinary	Purchase	1,500	2.132
Ordinary	Purchase	5,789	2.135
Ordinary	Purchase	342	2.138
Ordinary	Purchase	1,999	2.222
Ordinary	Purchase	1,500	2.127
Ordinary	Purchase	2,179	2.158
Ordinary	Purchase	1,591	2.158
Ordinary	Purchase	5,825	2.13
Ordinary	Purchase	348	2.129
Ordinary	Purchase	1,305	2.129
Ordinary	Purchase	392	2.141
Ordinary	Purchase	954	2.133
Ordinary	Purchase	3,852	2.133
Ordinary	Purchase	1,497	2.142
Ordinary	Purchase	1,639	2.142
Ordinary	Purchase	1,639	2.142
Ordinary	Purchase	1,229	2.142
Ordinary	Purchase	1,314	2.141
Ordinary	Purchase	522	2.141
Ordinary	Purchase	663	2.141
Ordinary	Purchase	940	2.141
Ordinary	Purchase	1,117	2.141
Ordinary	Purchase	584	2.141
Ordinary	Purchase	410	2.141
Ordinary	Purchase	657	2.142
Ordinary	Purchase	521	2.142
Ordinary	Purchase	1,056	2.142
Ordinary	Purchase	583	2.142
Ordinary	Purchase	605	2.142
Ordinary	Purchase	1,639	2.142
Ordinary	Purchase	870	2.142
Ordinary	Purchase	1,532	2.142
Ordinary	Purchase	107	2.142
Ordinary	Purchase	925	2.142
Ordinary	Purchase	1,729	2.222
Ordinary	Purchase	1,500	2.133
Ordinary	Purchase	5,482	2.135
Ordinary	Purchase	2,500	2.13
Ordinary	Purchase	2,500	2.13
Ordinary	Purchase	900	2.216
Ordinary	Purchase	661	2.216
Ordinary	Purchase	1,100	2.216
Ordinary	Purchase	3,007	2.211
Ordinary	Purchase	28,454	2.211
Ordinary	Purchase	15	2.141
Ordinary	Sale	1,422	2.16
Ordinary	Sale	562	2.16
Ordinary	Sale	1,250	2.157
Ordinary	Sale	1,063	2.199
Ordinary	Sale	2,305	2.162
Ordinary	Sale	1,937	2.163
Ordinary	Sale	2,339	2.151
Ordinary	Sale	1,083	2.216
Ordinary	Sale	1,540	2.167
Ordinary	Sale	5	2.214
Ordinary	Sale	1,131	2.212
Ordinary	Sale	1,153	2.214
Ordinary	Sale	1,083	2.197
Ordinary	Sale	1,819	2.213
Ordinary	Sale	1,453	2.207
Ordinary	Sale	1,375	2.138
Ordinary	Sale	4,019	2.16
Ordinary	Sale	285	2.16
Ordinary	Sale	1,590	2.196
Ordinary	Sale	2,092	2.16
Ordinary	Sale	3,767	2.16
Ordinary	Sale	89	2.17
Ordinary	Sale	297	2.157
Ordinary	Sale	12,809	2.165
Ordinary	Sale	2,314	2.165
Ordinary	Sale	2,012	2.166
Ordinary	Sale	1,037	2.166
Ordinary	Sale	1,500	2.184
Ordinary	Sale	229	2.163
Ordinary	Sale	2,163	2.161
Ordinary	Sale	176	2.161
Ordinary	Sale	4,000	2.189
Ordinary	Sale	165	2.161
Ordinary	Sale	1,523	2.191
Ordinary	Sale	138	2.191
Ordinary	Sale	1,500	2.163
Ordinary	Sale	1,306	2.135
Ordinary	Sale	3,075	2.148
Ordinary	Sale	2,780	2.149
Ordinary	Sale	1,778	2.193
Ordinary	Sale	1,677	2.205
Ordinary	Sale	1,197	2.168
Ordinary	Sale	2,498	2.151
Ordinary	Sale	239	2.139
Ordinary	Sale	1,356	2.138
Ordinary	Sale	3,232	2.14
Ordinary	Sale	1,191	2.157
Ordinary	Sale	293	2.159
Ordinary	Sale	1,767	2.159
Ordinary	Sale	587	2.201
Ordinary	Sale	434	2.201
Ordinary	Sale	1,500	2.204
Ordinary	Sale	1,358	2.193
Ordinary	Sale	1,402	2.191
Ordinary	Sale	1,500	2.153
Ordinary	Sale	593	2.166
Ordinary	Sale	1,527	2.166
Ordinary	Sale	1,817	2.166
Ordinary	Sale	1,500	2.166
Ordinary	Sale	73	2.176
Ordinary	Sale	95	2.176
Ordinary	Sale	1,878	2.176
Ordinary	Sale	2,230	2.175
Ordinary	Sale	2,055	2.168
Ordinary	Sale	1,112	2.166
Ordinary	Sale	1,244	2.141
Ordinary	Sale	1,516	2.191
Ordinary	Sale	171	2.191
Ordinary	Sale	653	2.154
Ordinary	Sale	1,414	2.154
Ordinary	Sale	2,049	2.174
Ordinary	Sale	1,494	2.213
Ordinary	Sale	1,979	2.201
Ordinary	Sale	1,418	2.152
Ordinary	Sale	1,063	2.202
Ordinary	Sale	844	2.213
Ordinary	Sale	678	2.213
Ordinary	Sale	1,178	2.213
Ordinary	Sale	1,165	2.195
Ordinary	Sale	1,466	2.216
Ordinary	Sale	1,390	2.154
Ordinary	Sale	676	2.154
Ordinary	Sale	1,398	2.168
Ordinary	Sale	2,192	2.162
Ordinary	Sale	1,166	2.14
Ordinary	Sale	1,726	2.174
Ordinary	Sale	2,046	2.176
Ordinary	Sale	1,249	2.165
Ordinary	Sale	1,706	2.165
Ordinary	Sale	1,264	2.139
Ordinary	Sale	1,677	2.163
Ordinary	Sale	1,271	2.163
Ordinary	Sale	1,437	2.207
Ordinary	Sale	3,486	2.207
Ordinary	Sale	1,402	2.142
Ordinary	Sale	749	2.157
Ordinary	Sale	21,780	2.211
	Total Purchases	188,091
	Total Sales	170,222

(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:	15/02/2018
###### 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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