Société Générale — Major Shareholding Notification 2021

Oct 5, 2021

National Storage Mechanism | Additional information

RNS Number : 0634O

Societe Generale SA

05 October 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	04/10/2021
(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:	47,342,523	6.06	21,341	0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	351,000	0.04	19,135,516	2.45
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	47,693,523	6.10	19,156,857	2.45

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	734	7.422
Ordinary	Purchase	21	7.422
Ordinary	Purchase	213	7.422
Ordinary	Purchase	1,022	7.43
Ordinary	Purchase	644	7.43
Ordinary	Purchase	6,499	7.43
Ordinary	Purchase	3,927	7.43
Ordinary	Purchase	907	7.43
Ordinary	Purchase	8,547	7.42818884
Ordinary	Purchase	5,946	7.426914
Ordinary	Purchase	706	7.41
Ordinary	Purchase	17	7.41
Ordinary	Purchase	170	7.41
Ordinary	Purchase	325	7.41
Ordinary	Purchase	2	7.41
Ordinary	Purchase	33	7.41
Ordinary	Purchase	3	7.41
Ordinary	Purchase	338	7.41
Ordinary	Purchase	83	7.41
Ordinary	Purchase	39,864	7.43059452
Ordinary	Purchase	9,427	7.4250212
Ordinary	Purchase	85,182	7.42712387
Ordinary	Sale	481	7.42800415800416
Ordinary	Sale	358	7.418
Ordinary	Sale	584	7.418
Ordinary	Sale	199	7.42
Ordinary	Sale	300	7.422
Ordinary	Sale	489	7.42
Ordinary	Sale	569	7.422
Ordinary	Sale	129	7.418
Ordinary	Sale	44	7.414
Ordinary	Sale	153	7.414
Ordinary	Sale	397	7.414
Ordinary	Sale	1,513	7.414
Ordinary	Sale	715	7.434
Ordinary	Sale	666	7.418
Ordinary	Sale	11,562	7.43
Ordinary	Sale	320	7.43
Ordinary	Sale	2,064	7.43
Ordinary	Sale	848	7.43
Ordinary	Sale	93	7.43
Ordinary	Sale	7	7.43
Ordinary	Sale	1,780	7.43
Ordinary	Sale	178	7.43
Ordinary	Sale	340	7.43
Ordinary	Sale	785	7.43
Ordinary	Sale	85	7.43
Ordinary	Sale	182	7.43
Ordinary	Sale	460	7.418
Ordinary	Sale	750	7.41
Ordinary	Sale	499	7.422
Ordinary	Sale	33	7.432
Ordinary	Sale	1,414	7.432
Ordinary	Sale	127	7.434
Ordinary	Sale	1,238	7.434
Ordinary	Sale	1,238	7.434
Ordinary	Sale	416	7.434
Ordinary	Sale	77	7.434
Ordinary	Sale	3,505	7.435
Ordinary	Sale	408	7.435
Ordinary	Sale	13,698	7.435
Ordinary	Sale	1,487	7.436
Ordinary	Sale	555	7.434
	Total Purchases	164,610
	Total Sales	50,746

(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	1,447	7.4297704
Ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	22,749	7.432674403
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	5,946	7.42691466
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	85,182	7.42712387
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	1,677	7.412223
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	39,864	7.4305944
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	9,427	7.425021
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	8,547	7.4281894

(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:	05/10/2021
###### 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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