Melrose Industries PLC

Major Shareholding Notification • Mar 27, 2018

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RNS Number : 0761J

Societe Generale SA

27 March 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	26/03/2018
(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:	62,141	0.00	11,822,435	0.61
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	8,548,502	0.44	470,000	0.02
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	8,610,643	0.44	12,292,435	0.63

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	1,350	2.202
Ordinary	Purchase	1,316	2.196
Ordinary	Purchase	1,450	2.217
Ordinary	Purchase	336	2.217
Ordinary	Purchase	2,000	2.194
Ordinary	Purchase	2,548	2.203
Ordinary	Purchase	7,683	2.21
Ordinary	Purchase	1,379	2.217
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	2.19
Ordinary	Purchase	5,270	2.21
Ordinary	Sale	477	2.212
Ordinary	Sale	2,604	2.212
Ordinary	Sale	631	2.199
Ordinary	Sale	177	2.217
Ordinary	Sale	559	2.217
Ordinary	Sale	328	2.217
Ordinary	Sale	4,017	2.21
Ordinary	Sale	11,391	2.21
Ordinary	Sale	1,005	2.211
Ordinary	Sale	311	2.205
Ordinary	Sale	1,100	2.205
Ordinary	Sale	875	2.213
Ordinary	Sale	753	2.213
Ordinary	Sale	2,000	2.213
Ordinary	Sale	1,146	2.213
Ordinary	Sale	381	2.213
Ordinary	Sale	2,833	2.207
Ordinary	Sale	1,254	2.207
Ordinary	Sale	3,650	2.208
Ordinary	Sale	4,221	2.219
Ordinary	Sale	4,948	2.209
Ordinary	Sale	5,836	2.209
Ordinary	Sale	3,026	2.209
Ordinary	Sale	638	2.209
Ordinary	Sale	404	2.209
Ordinary	Sale	3,009	2.209
Ordinary	Sale	2,913	2.217
Ordinary	Sale	597	2.206
Ordinary	Sale	2,170	2.217
Ordinary	Sale	10,474	2.21
Ordinary	Sale	132	2.217
Ordinary	Sale	1,886	2.2
Ordinary	Sale	183	2.217
Ordinary	Sale	2,757	2.218
Ordinary	Sale	296	2.218
Ordinary	Sale	1,629	2.218
Ordinary	Sale	2,589	2.218
Ordinary	Sale	4,256	2.218
Ordinary	Sale	199	2.195
Ordinary	Sale	126	2.217
Ordinary	Sale	237	2.217
Ordinary	Sale	111	2.214
Ordinary	Sale	2,341	2.208
Ordinary	Sale	1,269	2.214
Ordinary	Sale	326	2.206
Ordinary	Sale	1,144	2.216
Ordinary	Sale	3,187	2.203
Ordinary	Sale	1,278	2.205
Ordinary	Sale	1,043	2.213
Ordinary	Sale	5,946	2.211
Ordinary	Sale	114	2.199
Ordinary	Sale	3,485	2.199
Ordinary	Sale	1,254	2.207
Ordinary	Sale	2,679	2.19
Ordinary	Sale	1,512	2.213
Ordinary	Sale	742	2.198
Ordinary	Sale	696	2.198
Ordinary	Sale	4,537	2.206
Ordinary	Sale	1,184	2.205
Ordinary	Sale	5,086	2.212
Ordinary	Sale	690	2.212
Ordinary	Sale	3,631	2.2
Ordinary	Sale	695	2.203
Ordinary	Sale	2,819	2.203
Ordinary	Sale	2,169	2.202
Ordinary	Sale	296	2.202
Ordinary	Sale	375	2.214
Ordinary	Sale	309	2.214
Ordinary	Sale	4,610	2.213
Ordinary	Sale	1,012	2.213
Ordinary	Sale	5,215	2.214
Ordinary	Sale	2,659	2.202
Ordinary	Sale	1,838	2.202
Ordinary	Sale	2,293	2.213
Ordinary	Sale	3,464	2.205
Ordinary	Sale	6,429	2.21
	Total Purchases	24,332
	Total Sales	164,456

(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:	27/03/2018
###### 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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