Société Générale — Major Shareholding Notification 2021

Sep 15, 2021

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RNS Number : 8897L

Societe Generale SA

15 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	14/09/2021
(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:	36,658,702	4.69	46,703	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:	36,658,702	4.69	6,537,252	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	156	7.346
Ordinary	Purchase	270	7.346
Ordinary	Purchase	301	7.34
Ordinary	Purchase	7,246	7.34
Ordinary	Purchase	380	7.342
Ordinary	Purchase	25	7.348
Ordinary	Purchase	204	7.348
Ordinary	Purchase	100	7.348
Ordinary	Purchase	1,517	7.346
Ordinary	Purchase	86	7.346
Ordinary	Purchase	33	7.346
Ordinary	Purchase	581	7.342
Ordinary	Purchase	214	7.342
Ordinary	Purchase	265	7.342
Ordinary	Purchase	101	7.342
Ordinary	Purchase	3,634	7.34
Ordinary	Purchase	308	7.348
Ordinary	Purchase	4	7.348
Ordinary	Sale	292	7.34
Ordinary	Sale	310	7.344
Ordinary	Sale	297	7.344
Ordinary	Sale	310	7.34
Ordinary	Sale	478	7.34
Ordinary	Sale	323	7.34
Ordinary	Sale	316	7.344
Ordinary	Sale	590	7.34
Ordinary	Sale	331	7.338
Ordinary	Sale	581	7.342
Ordinary	Sale	581	7.344
Ordinary	Sale	302	7.34
Ordinary	Sale	113	7.342
Ordinary	Sale	250	7.344
Ordinary	Sale	103	7.342
Ordinary	Sale	86	7.342
Ordinary	Sale	581	7.342
Ordinary	Sale	250	7.34
Ordinary	Sale	581	7.342
Ordinary	Sale	113	7.344
Ordinary	Sale	342	7.344
Ordinary	Sale	581	7.344
Ordinary	Sale	184	7.344
Ordinary	Sale	250	7.336
Ordinary	Sale	354	7.344
Ordinary	Sale	491	7.342
Ordinary	Sale	582	7.324
Ordinary	Sale	105	7.342
Ordinary	Sale	232	7.342
Ordinary	Sale	244	7.342
Ordinary	Sale	320	7.344
Ordinary	Sale	57	7.324
Ordinary	Sale	251	7.324
Ordinary	Sale	47	7.324
Ordinary	Sale	133	7.324
Ordinary	Sale	394	7.338
Ordinary	Sale	582	7.326
Ordinary	Sale	592	7.326
Ordinary	Sale	164	7.338
Ordinary	Sale	177	7.336
Ordinary	Sale	119	7.34
Ordinary	Sale	250	7.342
Ordinary	Sale	189	7.324
Ordinary	Sale	75	7.324
Ordinary	Sale	35	7.324
Ordinary	Sale	42	7.324
Ordinary	Sale	798	7.336
Ordinary	Sale	581	7.34
Ordinary	Sale	15	7.342
Ordinary	Sale	76	7.342
Ordinary	Sale	250	7.338
Ordinary	Sale	289	7.338
Ordinary	Sale	28	7.338
Ordinary	Sale	582	7.346
Ordinary	Sale	97	7.34
Ordinary	Sale	250	7.344
Ordinary	Sale	412	7.332
Ordinary	Sale	67	7.344
Ordinary	Sale	250	7.338
Ordinary	Sale	250	7.338
Ordinary	Sale	182	7.344
Ordinary	Sale	138	7.338
Ordinary	Sale	250	7.342
Ordinary	Sale	582	7.34
Ordinary	Sale	91	7.342
Ordinary	Sale	212	7.342
Ordinary	Sale	46	7.342
Ordinary	Sale	28	7.332
Ordinary	Sale	16	7.332
Ordinary	Sale	354	7.338
Ordinary	Sale	41	7.338
Ordinary	Sale	137	7.342
Ordinary	Sale	581	7.346
Ordinary	Sale	312	7.338
Ordinary	Sale	159	7.342
Ordinary	Sale	250	7.342
Ordinary	Sale	88	7.34
Ordinary	Sale	102	7.338
Ordinary	Sale	249	7.346
Ordinary	Sale	333	7.346
Ordinary	Sale	953	7.342
Ordinary	Sale	161	7.342
Ordinary	Sale	167	7.344
Ordinary	Sale	113	7.336
Ordinary	Sale	538	7.332
Ordinary	Sale	85	7.342
Ordinary	Sale	209	7.344
Ordinary	Sale	334	7.34
Ordinary	Sale	581	7.344
Ordinary	Sale	387	7.338
Ordinary	Sale	327	7.34
Ordinary	Sale	1,072	7.34
Ordinary	Sale	321	7.34
Ordinary	Sale	2,359,314	7.356
	Total Purchases	15,425
	Total Sales	2,386,238

(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:	15/09/2021
###### 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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