Melrose Industries PLC

Major Shareholding Notification • Feb 16, 2018

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RNS Number : 1400F

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	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	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: 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:	41,564	0.00	3,522,200	0.18
(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:	85,564	0.00	3,522,200	0.18

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	2,386	2.275
Ordinary	Purchase	2,451	2.2919992
Ordinary	Purchase	4,827	2.275
Ordinary	Purchase	4,392	2.276
Ordinary	Purchase	466	2.275
Ordinary	Purchase	867	2.273
Ordinary	Purchase	3,033	2.275
Ordinary	Purchase	1,719	2.276
Ordinary	Purchase	1,322	2.289
Ordinary	Purchase	164	2.289
Ordinary	Purchase	451	2.289
Ordinary	Purchase	2,700	2.3
Ordinary	Purchase	594	2.29
Ordinary	Purchase	1,821	2.3
Ordinary	Purchase	139	2.3
Ordinary	Purchase	554	2.274
Ordinary	Purchase	1,594	2.274
Ordinary	Purchase	907	2.274
Ordinary	Purchase	1,854	2.274
Ordinary	Purchase	2,521	2.289
Ordinary	Purchase	2,775	2.289
Ordinary	Purchase	1,464	2.288
Ordinary	Purchase	1,093	2.285
Ordinary	Purchase	288	2.288
Ordinary	Purchase	3,421	2.288
Ordinary	Purchase	1,302	2.262
Ordinary	Purchase	369	2.262
Ordinary	Purchase	1,703	2.28
Ordinary	Purchase	1,428	2.28
Ordinary	Purchase	159	2.271
Ordinary	Purchase	2,721	2.273
Ordinary	Purchase	4,934	2.295
Ordinary	Purchase	5,042	2.294
Ordinary	Purchase	2,249	2.273
Ordinary	Purchase	1,784	2.289
Ordinary	Purchase	5,251	2.292
Ordinary	Purchase	3,495	2.273
Ordinary	Purchase	5,102	2.289
Ordinary	Purchase	5,263	2.288
Ordinary	Purchase	457	2.287
Ordinary	Purchase	4,800	2.287
Ordinary	Purchase	113	2.289
Ordinary	Purchase	1,220	2.29
Ordinary	Purchase	1,745	2.29
Ordinary	Purchase	235	2.289
Ordinary	Purchase	135	2.289
Ordinary	Purchase	2,113	2.273
Ordinary	Purchase	5,139	2.29
Ordinary	Purchase	2,226	2.273
Ordinary	Purchase	5,077	2.279
Ordinary	Purchase	67	2.267
Ordinary	Purchase	107	2.276
Ordinary	Purchase	1,218	2.23
Ordinary	Purchase	1,471	2.29
Ordinary	Purchase	259	2.29
Ordinary	Purchase	1,305	2.29
Ordinary	Purchase	1,657	2.29
Ordinary	Purchase	4,807	2.284
Ordinary	Purchase	3,963	2.283
Ordinary	Purchase	948	2.277
Ordinary	Purchase	785	2.283
Ordinary	Purchase	4,423	2.278
Ordinary	Purchase	1,003	2.291
Ordinary	Purchase	1,371	2.291
Ordinary	Purchase	2,694	2.291
Ordinary	Purchase	2,347	2.277
Ordinary	Purchase	890	2.282
Ordinary	Purchase	2,335	2.282
Ordinary	Purchase	1,839	2.282
Ordinary	Purchase	4,527	2.28
Ordinary	Purchase	3,010	2.279
Ordinary	Purchase	5,464	2.289
Ordinary	Purchase	4,755	2.276
Ordinary	Purchase	5,357	2.281
Ordinary	Purchase	518	2.276
Ordinary	Purchase	4,799	2.28
Ordinary	Purchase	2,341	2.28
Ordinary	Purchase	5,171	2.291
Ordinary	Purchase	701	2.288
Ordinary	Purchase	16,400	2.275
Ordinary	Purchase	989	2.276
Ordinary	Purchase	2,687	2.276
Ordinary	Purchase	936	2.28
Ordinary	Purchase	955	2.28
Ordinary	Purchase	1,486	2.28
Ordinary	Purchase	5,014	2.289
Ordinary	Purchase	3,959	2.274
Ordinary	Purchase	5,256	2.287
Ordinary	Purchase	125	2.288
Ordinary	Purchase	4,663	2.288
Ordinary	Purchase	2,742	2.278
Ordinary	Purchase	1,907	2.285
Ordinary	Purchase	4,014	2.275
Ordinary	Purchase	32	2.285
Ordinary	Purchase	1,941	2.283
Ordinary	Purchase	5,059	2.277
Ordinary	Purchase	128	2.267
Ordinary	Purchase	1,378	2.268
Ordinary	Purchase	664	2.268
Ordinary	Purchase	4,449	2.279
Ordinary	Purchase	1,215	2.287
Ordinary	Purchase	8,097	2.275
Ordinary	Purchase	1,087	2.297
Ordinary	Purchase	34	2.287
Ordinary	Purchase	2	2.297
Ordinary	Purchase	34	2.279
Ordinary	Purchase	17,118	2.275
Ordinary	Purchase	2,505	2.28
Ordinary	Purchase	33	2.288
Ordinary	Purchase	33	2.288
Ordinary	Purchase	4,452	2.268
Ordinary	Purchase	5,244	2.275
Ordinary	Purchase	68	2.277
Ordinary	Sale	2,954	2.279
Ordinary	Sale	2,654	2.264
Ordinary	Sale	1,272	2.265
Ordinary	Sale	2,061	2.269
Ordinary	Sale	19	2.274
Ordinary	Sale	1,244	2.274
Ordinary	Sale	2,298	2.28
Ordinary	Sale	1,531	2.279
Ordinary	Sale	1,383	2.27
Ordinary	Sale	2,060	2.274
Ordinary	Sale	2,051	2.283
Ordinary	Sale	1,900	2.269
Ordinary	Sale	1,467	2.275
Ordinary	Sale	1,500	2.283
Ordinary	Sale	1,800	2.272
Ordinary	Sale	1,467	2.279
Ordinary	Sale	1,062	2.28
Ordinary	Sale	372	2.281
Ordinary	Sale	268	2.281
Ordinary	Sale	396	2.281
Ordinary	Sale	1,232	2.277
Ordinary	Sale	2,072	2.277
Ordinary	Sale	1,623	2.277
Ordinary	Sale	1,950	2.279
Ordinary	Sale	1,634	2.28
Ordinary	Sale	1,500	2.28
Ordinary	Sale	1,500	2.276
Ordinary	Sale	403	2.28
Ordinary	Sale	1,500	2.273
Ordinary	Sale	1,235	2.277
Ordinary	Sale	1,213	2.276
Ordinary	Sale	2,435	2.271
Ordinary	Sale	1,500	2.273
Ordinary	Sale	1,440	2.269
Ordinary	Sale	1,500	2.285
Ordinary	Sale	1,278	2.286
Ordinary	Sale	1,468	2.282
Ordinary	Sale	2,572	2.261
Ordinary	Sale	2,279	2.28
Ordinary	Sale	1,953	2.273
Ordinary	Sale	2,239	2.283
Ordinary	Sale	2,093	2.281
Ordinary	Sale	1,735	2.284
Ordinary	Sale	1,900	2.273
Ordinary	Sale	1,022	2.267
Ordinary	Sale	1,500	2.269
Ordinary	Sale	1,500	2.273
Ordinary	Sale	1,142	2.281
Ordinary	Sale	1,662	2.283
Ordinary	Sale	1,177	2.276
Ordinary	Sale	959	2.284
Ordinary	Sale	986	2.284
Ordinary	Sale	356	2.278
Ordinary	Sale	1,408	2.27
Ordinary	Sale	184	2.275
Ordinary	Sale	8,170	2.275
Ordinary	Sale	18,434	2.275
Ordinary	Sale	151	2.275
Ordinary	Sale	4,284	2.275
Ordinary	Sale	17,466	2.275
Ordinary	Sale	3,765	2.275
Ordinary	Sale	10,570	2.275
	Total Purchases	282,703
	Total Sales	144,749

(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:	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.

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