Société Générale — Major Shareholding Notification 2021

Aug 27, 2021

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RNS Number : 0270K

Societe Generale SA

27 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	26/08/2021
(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:	39,923,389	5.11	79,397	0.01
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	29,061	0.00	9,194,090	1.18
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	39,952,450	5.11	9,273,487	1.19

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	260	8.334
Ordinary	Purchase	160	8.35
Ordinary	Purchase	110	8.35
Ordinary	Purchase	160	8.35
Ordinary	Purchase	180	8.35
Ordinary	Purchase	64	8.334
Ordinary	Purchase	270	8.352
Ordinary	Purchase	498	8.356
Ordinary	Purchase	15	8.356
Ordinary	Purchase	319	8.36
Ordinary	Purchase	292	8.352
Ordinary	Purchase	513	8.358
Ordinary	Purchase	513	8.356
Ordinary	Purchase	330	8.35
Ordinary	Purchase	330	8.36
Ordinary	Purchase	320	8.344
Ordinary	Purchase	1	8.374
Ordinary	Purchase	500	8.376
Ordinary	Purchase	3	8.376
Ordinary	Purchase	7	8.372
Ordinary	Purchase	260	8.376
Ordinary	Purchase	112	8.376
Ordinary	Purchase	372	8.372
Ordinary	Purchase	133	8.372
Ordinary	Purchase	512	8.37
Ordinary	Purchase	511	8.394
Ordinary	Purchase	510	8.4
Ordinary	Purchase	514	8.346
Ordinary	Purchase	510	8.402
Ordinary	Purchase	510	8.408
Ordinary	Purchase	510	8.406
Ordinary	Purchase	510	8.404
Ordinary	Purchase	261	8.35
Ordinary	Purchase	469	8.384
Ordinary	Purchase	514	8.348
Ordinary	Purchase	510	8.402
Ordinary	Purchase	650	8.4
Ordinary	Purchase	512	8.378
Ordinary	Purchase	4	8.342
Ordinary	Purchase	263	8.344
Ordinary	Purchase	403	8.344
Ordinary	Purchase	287	8.374
Ordinary	Purchase	202	8.374
Ordinary	Purchase	23	8.374
Ordinary	Purchase	514	8.348
Ordinary	Purchase	513	8.358
Ordinary	Purchase	514	8.342
Ordinary	Purchase	513	8.352
Ordinary	Purchase	274	8.35
Ordinary	Purchase	514	8.346
Ordinary	Purchase	374	8.344
Ordinary	Purchase	237	8.344
Ordinary	Purchase	107	8.344
Ordinary	Purchase	513	8.356
Ordinary	Purchase	18	8.348
Ordinary	Purchase	496	8.348
Ordinary	Purchase	373	8.356
Ordinary	Purchase	513	8.362
Ordinary	Purchase	513	8.354
Ordinary	Purchase	307	8.382
Ordinary	Purchase	512	8.368
Ordinary	Purchase	244	8.354
Ordinary	Purchase	222	8.354
Ordinary	Purchase	18	8.354
Ordinary	Purchase	259	8.376
Ordinary	Purchase	353	8.376
Ordinary	Purchase	115	8.376
Ordinary	Purchase	188	8.376
Ordinary	Purchase	56	8.36
Ordinary	Purchase	100	8.36
Ordinary	Purchase	512	8.374
Ordinary	Purchase	230	8.348
Ordinary	Purchase	143	8.348
Ordinary	Purchase	294	8.342
Ordinary	Purchase	966	8.342
Ordinary	Purchase	179	8.342
Ordinary	Purchase	8,420	8.342
Ordinary	Purchase	433	8.342
Ordinary	Purchase	457	8.35
Ordinary	Sale	256	8.3660156
Ordinary	Sale	365	8.386
Ordinary	Sale	285	8.39
Ordinary	Sale	142	8.362
Ordinary	Sale	187	8.362
Ordinary	Sale	8	8.374
Ordinary	Sale	304	8.374
Ordinary	Sale	164	8.374
Ordinary	Sale	219	8.374
Ordinary	Sale	53	8.374
Ordinary	Sale	512	8.372
Ordinary	Sale	283	8.334
Ordinary	Sale	6	8.332
Ordinary	Sale	250	8.342
Ordinary	Sale	307	8.342
Ordinary	Sale	288	8.33
Ordinary	Sale	87	8.364
Ordinary	Sale	174	8.364
Ordinary	Sale	125	8.376
Ordinary	Sale	164	8.376
Ordinary	Sale	123,833	8.342
Ordinary	Sale	484	8.35
	Total Purchases	33,901
	Total Sales	128,496

(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 short position	123,833	8.342

(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:	27/08/2021
###### 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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