Société Générale — Major Shareholding Notification 2021

Sep 14, 2021

National Storage Mechanism | Additional information

RNS Number : 6895L

Societe Generale SA

14 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	13/09/2021
(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:	39,033,149	4.99	50,337	0.01
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	0	0.00	6,490,549	0.83
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	39,033,149	4.99	6,540,886	0.84

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	250	7.34
Ordinary	Purchase	1,740	7.34
Ordinary	Purchase	1,741	7.34
Ordinary	Purchase	5,096	7.34
Ordinary	Purchase	149	7.32
Ordinary	Purchase	87	7.32
Ordinary	Purchase	80	7.32
Ordinary	Purchase	581	7.324
Ordinary	Purchase	250	7.324
Ordinary	Purchase	308	7.32
Ordinary	Purchase	86	7.32
Ordinary	Purchase	98	7.322
Ordinary	Purchase	250	7.322
Ordinary	Purchase	86	7.32
Ordinary	Purchase	668	7.322
Ordinary	Purchase	430	7.322
Ordinary	Purchase	334	7.322
Ordinary	Purchase	291	7.322
Ordinary	Purchase	126	7.32
Ordinary	Purchase	449	7.314
Ordinary	Purchase	240	7.32
Ordinary	Purchase	335	7.308
Ordinary	Purchase	211	7.314
Ordinary	Purchase	310	7.314
Ordinary	Purchase	275	7.314
Ordinary	Purchase	83	7.318
Ordinary	Purchase	250	7.318
Ordinary	Purchase	397	7.32
Ordinary	Purchase	395	7.318
Ordinary	Purchase	388	7.338
Ordinary	Purchase	547	7.33
Ordinary	Purchase	291	7.32
Ordinary	Purchase	47	7.318
Ordinary	Purchase	471	7.32
Ordinary	Purchase	293	7.322
Ordinary	Purchase	90	7.32
Ordinary	Purchase	581	7.342
Ordinary	Purchase	592	7.32
Ordinary	Purchase	932	7.326
Ordinary	Purchase	1,022	7.326
Ordinary	Purchase	501	7.32
Ordinary	Purchase	102	7.314
Ordinary	Purchase	128	7.306
Ordinary	Purchase	385	7.32
Ordinary	Purchase	331	7.318
Ordinary	Purchase	790	7.316
Ordinary	Purchase	10	7.334
Ordinary	Purchase	354	7.334
Ordinary	Purchase	250	7.306
Ordinary	Purchase	173	7.334
Ordinary	Purchase	353	7.334
Ordinary	Purchase	582	7.334
Ordinary	Purchase	43	7.318
Ordinary	Purchase	330	7.318
Ordinary	Purchase	582	7.334
Ordinary	Purchase	527	7.33
Ordinary	Purchase	582	7.332
Ordinary	Purchase	308	7.322
Ordinary	Purchase	332	7.322
Ordinary	Purchase	509	7.314
Ordinary	Purchase	138	7.32
Ordinary	Purchase	463	7.32
Ordinary	Purchase	76	7.32
Ordinary	Purchase	27	7.32
Ordinary	Purchase	364	7.32
Ordinary	Purchase	19	7.322
Ordinary	Purchase	199	7.32
Ordinary	Purchase	500	7.32
Ordinary	Purchase	250	7.318
Ordinary	Purchase	75	7.318
Ordinary	Purchase	250	7.318
Ordinary	Purchase	100	7.322
Ordinary	Purchase	248	7.322
Ordinary	Purchase	559	7.318
Ordinary	Purchase	30	7.316
Ordinary	Purchase	502	7.322
Ordinary	Purchase	389	7.316
Ordinary	Purchase	467	7.322
Ordinary	Purchase	317	7.322
Ordinary	Purchase	460	7.32
Ordinary	Purchase	100	7.318
Ordinary	Purchase	213	7.32
Ordinary	Purchase	84	7.322
Ordinary	Purchase	250	7.322
Ordinary	Purchase	311	7.336
Ordinary	Purchase	52	7.336
Ordinary	Purchase	314	7.32
Ordinary	Purchase	299	7.32
Ordinary	Purchase	466	7.318
Ordinary	Purchase	331	7.32
Ordinary	Purchase	357	7.318
Ordinary	Purchase	431	7.336
Ordinary	Purchase	486	7.32
Ordinary	Purchase	430	7.308
Ordinary	Purchase	392	7.334
Ordinary	Purchase	142	7.326
Ordinary	Purchase	440	7.326
Ordinary	Sale	196	7.316
Ordinary	Sale	96	7.316
Ordinary	Sale	321	7.316
Ordinary	Sale	82	7.316
Ordinary	Sale	250	7.316
Ordinary	Sale	258	7.314
Ordinary	Sale	250	7.314
	Total Purchases	38,553
	Total Sales	1,453

(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:	14/09/2021
###### 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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