Société Générale — Major Shareholding Notification 2021

Sep 20, 2021

National Storage Mechanism | Additional information

RNS Number : 3263M

Societe Generale SA

20 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	17/09/2021
(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:	37,652,740	4.82	17,660	0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	0	0.00	6,528,222	0.83
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	37,652,740	4.82	6,545,882	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	75	7.336
Ordinary	Purchase	75	7.334
Ordinary	Purchase	76	7.332
Ordinary	Purchase	46	7.334
Ordinary	Purchase	28	7.334
Ordinary	Purchase	36	7.328
Ordinary	Purchase	38	7.328
Ordinary	Purchase	74	7.338
Ordinary	Purchase	76	7.334
Ordinary	Purchase	74	7.334
Ordinary	Purchase	48	7.334
Ordinary	Purchase	26	7.334
Ordinary	Purchase	74	7.336
Ordinary	Purchase	74	7.334
Ordinary	Purchase	74	7.334
Ordinary	Purchase	33	7.332
Ordinary	Purchase	46	7.332
Ordinary	Purchase	40	7.332
Ordinary	Purchase	74	7.336
Ordinary	Purchase	75	7.334
Ordinary	Purchase	85	7.33
Ordinary	Purchase	75	7.332
Ordinary	Purchase	74	7.338
Ordinary	Purchase	59	7.332
Ordinary	Purchase	2	7.332
Ordinary	Purchase	14	7.332
Ordinary	Purchase	74	7.336
Ordinary	Purchase	28	7.328
Ordinary	Purchase	46	7.328
Ordinary	Purchase	35	7.332
Ordinary	Purchase	39	7.332
Ordinary	Purchase	76	7.332
Ordinary	Purchase	75	7.336
Ordinary	Purchase	49	7.344
Ordinary	Purchase	85	7.334
Ordinary	Purchase	3	7.332
Ordinary	Purchase	46	7.332
Ordinary	Purchase	26	7.332
Ordinary	Purchase	74	7.332
Ordinary	Purchase	27	7.33
Ordinary	Purchase	47	7.33
Ordinary	Purchase	28	7.332
Ordinary	Purchase	2	7.328
Ordinary	Purchase	75	7.332
Ordinary	Purchase	49	7.332
Ordinary	Purchase	12	7.344
Ordinary	Purchase	13	7.346
Ordinary	Purchase	47	7.328
Ordinary	Purchase	25	7.328
Ordinary	Purchase	75	7.334
Ordinary	Purchase	74	7.338
Ordinary	Purchase	34	7.332
Ordinary	Purchase	52	7.332
Ordinary	Purchase	74	7.344
Ordinary	Purchase	75	7.332
Ordinary	Purchase	74	7.342
Ordinary	Purchase	25	7.334
Ordinary	Purchase	50	7.336
Ordinary	Purchase	75	7.336
Ordinary	Purchase	536	7.342
Ordinary	Purchase	717	7.342
Ordinary	Purchase	1,048	7.334
Ordinary	Purchase	495	7.342
Ordinary	Purchase	246	7.342
Ordinary	Purchase	5	7.342
Ordinary	Purchase	10,883	7.364
Ordinary	Purchase	10,025	7.364
Ordinary	Purchase	74,859	7.364
Ordinary	Purchase	813	7.364
Ordinary	Purchase	25,000	7.364
Ordinary	Purchase	1,527	7.364
Ordinary	Purchase	98,659	7.364
Ordinary	Purchase	30,909	7.364
Ordinary	Purchase	33,675	7.364
Ordinary	Purchase	2,698	7.364
Ordinary	Purchase	2,697	7.364
Ordinary	Purchase	2,698	7.364
Ordinary	Purchase	1,527	7.364
Ordinary	Purchase	33,675	7.364
Ordinary	Purchase	56,086	7.364
Ordinary	Purchase	44,224	7.364
Ordinary	Purchase	33,674	7.364
Ordinary	Purchase	154,155	7.364
Ordinary	Purchase	33,675	7.364
Ordinary	Purchase	327,953	7.364
Ordinary	Purchase	2,698	7.364
Ordinary	Purchase	527	7.33599620493359
Ordinary	Purchase	582	7.328
Ordinary	Purchase	582	7.332
Ordinary	Purchase	583	7.33
Ordinary	Purchase	582	7.334
Ordinary	Purchase	307	7.334
Ordinary	Purchase	582	7.332
Ordinary	Purchase	2,380	7.342
Ordinary	Sale	584	7.328
Ordinary	Sale	28	7.334
Ordinary	Sale	583	7.336
Ordinary	Sale	353	7.336
Ordinary	Sale	7	7.334
Ordinary	Sale	873	7.322
Ordinary	Sale	584	7.324
Ordinary	Sale	291	7.322
Ordinary	Sale	74	7.334
Ordinary	Sale	584	7.33
Ordinary	Sale	584	7.324
Ordinary	Sale	306	7.332
Ordinary	Sale	353	7.334
Ordinary	Sale	121	7.334
Ordinary	Sale	93	7.332
Ordinary	Sale	277	7.332
Ordinary	Sale	583	7.328
Ordinary	Sale	584	7.332
Ordinary	Sale	112	7.332
Ordinary	Sale	117	7.332
Ordinary	Sale	353	7.332
Ordinary	Sale	7	7.332
Ordinary	Sale	480	7.336
Ordinary	Sale	103	7.336
Ordinary	Sale	456	7.326
Ordinary	Sale	160	7.326
Ordinary	Sale	584	7.334
Ordinary	Sale	584	7.336
Ordinary	Sale	584	7.332
Ordinary	Sale	583	7.328
Ordinary	Sale	75	7.332
Ordinary	Sale	5	7.332
Ordinary	Sale	191	7.332
Ordinary	Sale	76	7.332
Ordinary	Sale	583	7.334
Ordinary	Sale	355	7.324
Ordinary	Sale	265	7.324
Ordinary	Sale	1	7.33
Ordinary	Sale	191	7.336
Ordinary	Sale	235	7.326
Ordinary	Sale	140	7.336
Ordinary	Sale	321	7.328
Ordinary	Sale	492	7.328
Ordinary	Sale	358	7.33
Ordinary	Sale	419	7.324
Ordinary	Sale	262	7.328
Ordinary	Sale	564	7.324
	Total Purchases	994,342
	Total Sales	15,518

(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	Certificate	Reducing a short position	11	7.38

(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:	20/09/2021
###### 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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