Société Générale — Major Shareholding Notification 2021

Aug 26, 2021

National Storage Mechanism | Additional information

RNS Number : 8849J

Societe Generale SA

26 August 2021

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	Meggitt 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	25/08/2021
(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"	NO

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:	40,008,786	5.12	70,199	0.01
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	29,061	0.00	9,317,923	1.19
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	40,037,847	5.12	9,388,122	1.20

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	301	8.352
Ordinary	Purchase	25	8.35
Ordinary	Purchase	180	8.35
Ordinary	Purchase	131	8.35
Ordinary	Purchase	347	8.338011527
Ordinary	Purchase	783	8.334
Ordinary	Purchase	781	8.336
Ordinary	Purchase	98	8.354
Ordinary	Purchase	189	8.354
Ordinary	Purchase	431	8.348
Ordinary	Purchase	110	8.34
Ordinary	Purchase	437	8.334
Ordinary	Purchase	513	8.354
Ordinary	Purchase	514	8.34
Ordinary	Purchase	169	8.348
Ordinary	Purchase	254	8.34
Ordinary	Purchase	87	8.344
Ordinary	Purchase	49	8.344
Ordinary	Purchase	513	8.344
Ordinary	Purchase	514	8.346
Ordinary	Purchase	370	8.344
Ordinary	Purchase	372	8.34
Ordinary	Purchase	514	8.338
Ordinary	Purchase	513	8.342
Ordinary	Purchase	25	8.346
Ordinary	Purchase	491	8.352
Ordinary	Purchase	59	8.336
Ordinary	Purchase	162	8.346
Ordinary	Purchase	24	8.35
Ordinary	Purchase	72	8.35
Ordinary	Purchase	34	8.35
Ordinary	Purchase	364	8.35
Ordinary	Purchase	6	8.35
Ordinary	Purchase	257	8.346
Ordinary	Purchase	486	8.348
Ordinary	Purchase	407	8.344
Ordinary	Purchase	21	8.334
Ordinary	Purchase	101	8.336
Ordinary	Purchase	413	8.336
Ordinary	Purchase	513	8.342
Ordinary	Purchase	513	8.352
Ordinary	Purchase	513	8.35
Ordinary	Purchase	412	8.35
Ordinary	Purchase	806	8.334
Ordinary	Purchase	271	8.342
Ordinary	Purchase	500	8.342
Ordinary	Purchase	516	8.348
Ordinary	Purchase	735	8.342
Ordinary	Purchase	515	8.322
Ordinary	Purchase	250	8.35
Ordinary	Purchase	711	8.35
Ordinary	Purchase	385	8.338
Ordinary	Purchase	99	8.33
Ordinary	Purchase	169	8.348
Ordinary	Purchase	95	8.348
Ordinary	Purchase	250	8.348
Ordinary	Purchase	216	8.348
Ordinary	Purchase	220	8.348
Ordinary	Purchase	21	8.348
Ordinary	Purchase	187	8.348
Ordinary	Purchase	550	8.35
Ordinary	Purchase	514	8.332
Ordinary	Purchase	278	8.336
Ordinary	Purchase	101	8.356
Ordinary	Purchase	412	8.356
Ordinary	Purchase	253	8.34
Ordinary	Purchase	416	8.33
Ordinary	Purchase	257	8.348
Ordinary	Purchase	361	8.354
Ordinary	Purchase	515	8.32
Ordinary	Purchase	32	8.35
Ordinary	Purchase	250	8.35
Ordinary	Purchase	50	8.342
Ordinary	Purchase	386	8.342
Ordinary	Purchase	117	8.336
Ordinary	Purchase	1,219	8.378
Ordinary	Purchase	5,477	8.378
Ordinary	Purchase	84	8.34
Ordinary	Purchase	69	8.34
Ordinary	Purchase	174	8.336
Ordinary	Purchase	214	8.334
Ordinary	Purchase	403	8.34
Ordinary	Purchase	223	8.344
Ordinary	Purchase	197	8.34
Ordinary	Purchase	161	8.342
Ordinary	Purchase	887	8.33
Ordinary	Purchase	147	8.336
Ordinary	Purchase	145	8.342
Ordinary	Purchase	102	8.342
Ordinary	Purchase	117	8.338
Ordinary	Purchase	211	8.34
Ordinary	Purchase	77	8.344
Ordinary	Purchase	76	8.34
Ordinary	Purchase	421	8.36
Ordinary	Sale	348	8.348
Ordinary	Sale	752	8.336
Ordinary	Sale	258	8.336
Ordinary	Sale	272	8.336
Ordinary	Sale	250	8.342
Ordinary	Sale	423	8.34
Ordinary	Sale	56	8.34
Ordinary	Sale	440	8.342
Ordinary	Sale	119	8.336
Ordinary	Sale	145	8.342
Ordinary	Sale	348	8.344
Ordinary	Sale	277	8.344
Ordinary	Sale	461	8.35
	Total Purchases	33,910
	Total Sales	4,149

(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:	26/08/2021
###### Contact name:	Paul Jenkins
###### 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.

*If the discloser is a natural person, a telephone number does not need to be included, provided contact information has been provided to the Panel's Market Surveillance Unit.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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