Société Générale — Major Shareholding Notification 2021

Sep 8, 2021

National Storage Mechanism | Additional information

RNS Number : 1164L

Societe Generale SA

08 September 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	07/09/2021
(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:	41,674,720	5.33	79,864	0.01
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	0	0.00	9,190,549	1.18
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	41,674,720	5.33	9,270,413	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	179	7.398
Ordinary	Purchase	21	7.398
Ordinary	Purchase	428	8.348
Ordinary	Purchase	262	8.262
Ordinary	Purchase	49	8.262
Ordinary	Purchase	503	8.196
Ordinary	Purchase	239	7.784
Ordinary	Purchase	263	7.784
Ordinary	Purchase	325	7.358
Ordinary	Purchase	76	7.358
Ordinary	Purchase	323	7.3
Ordinary	Purchase	304	8.376
Ordinary	Purchase	348	8.36
Ordinary	Purchase	482	8.364
Ordinary	Purchase	453	8.318
Ordinary	Purchase	345	8.356
Ordinary	Purchase	617	8.35
Ordinary	Purchase	908	8.318
Ordinary	Purchase	529	8.08
Ordinary	Purchase	626	8.202
Ordinary	Purchase	650	7.804
Ordinary	Purchase	13,159	7.8
Ordinary	Purchase	512	7.756
Ordinary	Purchase	321	7.384
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	7.354
Ordinary	Purchase	86	7.354
Ordinary	Purchase	475	7.27
Ordinary	Purchase	422	8.348
Ordinary	Purchase	445	8.196
Ordinary	Purchase	166	7.784
Ordinary	Purchase	291	7.784
Ordinary	Purchase	450	8.348
Ordinary	Purchase	311	8.262
Ordinary	Purchase	425	8.196
Ordinary	Purchase	175	7.784
Ordinary	Purchase	283	7.784
Ordinary	Purchase	344	8.382
Ordinary	Purchase	12,641	7.4
Ordinary	Purchase	236	7.286
Ordinary	Purchase	128	7.286
Ordinary	Purchase	200	7.398
Ordinary	Purchase	29,061	7.380213
Ordinary	Purchase	55,000	7.3064836
Ordinary	Sale	200	8.55
Ordinary	Sale	217	8.384
Ordinary	Sale	308	8.364
Ordinary	Sale	514	8.382
Ordinary	Sale	578	7.45
Ordinary	Sale	146	7.312
Ordinary	Sale	33	7.312
Ordinary	Sale	394	7.346
Ordinary	Sale	74	7.414
Ordinary	Sale	250	7.414
Ordinary	Sale	23	8.38
Ordinary	Sale	258	8.38
Ordinary	Sale	191	7.396
Ordinary	Sale	536	7.396
Ordinary	Sale	580	7.424
Ordinary	Sale	382	7.382
Ordinary	Sale	465	8.4
Ordinary	Sale	388	8.392
Ordinary	Sale	1,220	7.39
Ordinary	Sale	578	7.448
Ordinary	Sale	15	8.38
Ordinary	Sale	276	8.378
Ordinary	Sale	39	8.38
Ordinary	Sale	370	7.434
Ordinary	Sale	579	7.432
Ordinary	Sale	579	7.436
Ordinary	Sale	579	7.434
Ordinary	Sale	250	8.38
Ordinary	Sale	469	7.416
Ordinary	Sale	734	7.386
Ordinary	Sale	111	7.416
Ordinary	Sale	231	8.238
Ordinary	Sale	216	8.238
Ordinary	Sale	941	7.384
Ordinary	Sale	209	7.434
Ordinary	Sale	659	7.766
Ordinary	Sale	659	7.774
Ordinary	Sale	580	7.428
Ordinary	Sale	141	7.382
Ordinary	Sale	580	7.43
Ordinary	Sale	772	7.382
Ordinary	Sale	678	7.378
Ordinary	Sale	28	7.38
Ordinary	Sale	854	7.38
Ordinary	Sale	48	7.402
Ordinary	Sale	171	7.324
Ordinary	Sale	417	7.324
Ordinary	Sale	877	7.398
Ordinary	Sale	47	7.402
Ordinary	Sale	877	7.4
Ordinary	Sale	36	7.402
Ordinary	Sale	689	7.402
Ordinary	Sale	1,397	7.41
Ordinary	Sale	181	7.444
Ordinary	Sale	237	7.382
Ordinary	Sale	709	7.376
Ordinary	Sale	74	7.444
Ordinary	Sale	110	8.38
Ordinary	Sale	579	7.43
Ordinary	Sale	250	7.428
Ordinary	Sale	102	7.428
Ordinary	Sale	700	7.388
Ordinary	Sale	972	7.39
Ordinary	Sale	583	7.38
Ordinary	Sale	15	8.384
Ordinary	Sale	6	8.384
Ordinary	Sale	290	8.384
Ordinary	Sale	587	7.34
Ordinary	Sale	344	7.39
Ordinary	Sale	231	7.39
Ordinary	Sale	696	7.39
Ordinary	Sale	58	7.392
Ordinary	Sale	134	7.394
Ordinary	Sale	590	7.312
Ordinary	Sale	1,123	7.392
Ordinary	Sale	827	7.394
Ordinary	Sale	591	7.3
Ordinary	Sale	298	8.384
Ordinary	Sale	673	7.394
Ordinary	Sale	274	7.394
Ordinary	Sale	807	7.39
Ordinary	Sale	386	7.392
Ordinary	Sale	446	7.392
Ordinary	Sale	514	8.378
Ordinary	Sale	578	7.448
Ordinary	Sale	1,035	7.43
Ordinary	Sale	249	7.43
Ordinary	Sale	1,426	7.43
Ordinary	Sale	203	7.396
Ordinary	Sale	154	7.382
Ordinary	Sale	29	7.382
Ordinary	Sale	339	7.382
Ordinary	Sale	10	7.382
Ordinary	Sale	398	8.38
Ordinary	Sale	542	7.416
Ordinary	Sale	542	7.416
Ordinary	Sale	346	7.404
Ordinary	Sale	1,306	7.378
Ordinary	Sale	12,276	7.378
Ordinary	Sale	11,859	7.378
	Total Purchases	124,061
	Total Sales	67,122

(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	Closing a long position	29,061	7.380213
Ordinary	CFD	Closing a long position	55,000	7.3064836

(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:	08/09/2021
###### 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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