Melrose Industries PLC

Major Shareholding Notification • Mar 22, 2018

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RNS Number : 5711I

Societe Generale SA

22 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	21/03/2018
(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:	58,251	0.00	11,009,358	0.57
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	7,689,502	0.40	470,000	0.02
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	7,747,753	0.40	11,479,358	0.59

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	1,297	2.221
Ordinary	Purchase	2,263	2.221
Ordinary	Purchase	1,145	2.231
Ordinary	Purchase	809	2.231
Ordinary	Purchase	2,614	2.22
Ordinary	Purchase	954	2.23
Ordinary	Purchase	1,001	2.23
Ordinary	Purchase	1,373	2.235
Ordinary	Purchase	2,699	2.22
Ordinary	Purchase	1,826	2.221
Ordinary	Purchase	1,297	2.214
Ordinary	Purchase	1,611	2.214
Ordinary	Purchase	2,321	2.228
Ordinary	Purchase	2,838	2.231
Ordinary	Purchase	1,849	2.235
Ordinary	Purchase	5,270	2.235
Ordinary	Purchase	77,691	2.241
Ordinary	Purchase	340,451	2.241
Ordinary	Purchase	173,358	2.241
Ordinary	Purchase	24,764	2.219344
Ordinary	Purchase	894,000	2.215
Ordinary	Sale	2,619	2.227
Ordinary	Sale	980	2.227
Ordinary	Sale	2,160	2.23
Ordinary	Sale	1,260	2.235
Ordinary	Sale	2,160	2.225
Ordinary	Sale	1,428	2.221
Ordinary	Sale	1,176	2.231
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	2.233
Ordinary	Sale	2,148	2.232
Ordinary	Sale	1,600	2.229
Ordinary	Sale	3,128	2.225
Ordinary	Sale	1,135	2.225
Ordinary	Sale	1,928	2.225
Ordinary	Sale	1,444	2.225
Ordinary	Sale	4,070	2.226
Ordinary	Sale	13,499	2.235
Ordinary	Sale	408	2.224
Ordinary	Sale	660	2.224
Ordinary	Sale	1,720	2.222
Ordinary	Sale	1,450	2.222
Ordinary	Sale	2,754	2.222
Ordinary	Sale	1,064	2.227
Ordinary	Sale	1,352	2.233
Ordinary	Sale	247	2.233
Ordinary	Sale	1,535	2.222
Ordinary	Sale	1,739,530	2.21616017
Ordinary	Sale	24,764	2.21525
Ordinary	Sale	894,000	2.215
	Total Purchases	1,541,431
	Total Sales	2,711,219

(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	Reducing a long position	77,691	2.241
Ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	340,451	2.241
Ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	173,358	2.241
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,739,530	2.21616017

(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:	22/03/2018
###### 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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