Société Générale — Major Shareholding Notification 2021

Dec 3, 2021

National Storage Mechanism | Additional information

RNS Number : 5353U

Societe Generale SA

03 December 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	02/12/2021
(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:	38,977,766	4.98	125,023	0.02
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	446,500	0.06	15,536,176	1.99
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	39,424,266	5.04	15,661,199	2.00

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	472	7.402
Ordinary	Purchase	1,276	7.386
Ordinary	Sale	596	7.386
Ordinary	Sale	2,280	7.386
Ordinary	Sale	2,876	7.386
Ordinary	Sale	2,876	7.386
Ordinary	Sale	35	7.394
Ordinary	Sale	157	7.394
Ordinary	Sale	308	7.394
Ordinary	Sale	68	7.394
Ordinary	Sale	332	7.394
Ordinary	Sale	76	7.394
Ordinary	Sale	39	7.4
Ordinary	Sale	231	7.4
Ordinary	Sale	183	7.4
Ordinary	Sale	841	7.4
Ordinary	Sale	113	7.4
Ordinary	Sale	45	7.4
Ordinary	Sale	448	7.394
Ordinary	Sale	954	7.4
Ordinary	Sale	762	7.4
Ordinary	Sale	515	7.4
Ordinary	Sale	128	7.4
Ordinary	Sale	195	7.4
Ordinary	Sale	723	7.4
Ordinary	Sale	183	7.394
Ordinary	Sale	1,522	7.4
Ordinary	Sale	183	7.394
Ordinary	Sale	279	7.394
Ordinary	Sale	138	7.394
Ordinary	Sale	22	7.394
Ordinary	Sale	114	7.4
Ordinary	Sale	138	7.4
Ordinary	Sale	201	7.4
Ordinary	Sale	15	7.4
Ordinary	Sale	101	7.4
Ordinary	Sale	448	7.4
Ordinary	Sale	517	7.394
Ordinary	Sale	12	7.4
Ordinary	Sale	130	7.4
Ordinary	Sale	127	7.4
Ordinary	Sale	360	7.4
Ordinary	Sale	668	7.398
Ordinary	Sale	1,522	7.4
Ordinary	Sale	304	7.4
Ordinary	Sale	344	7.394
Ordinary	Sale	316	7.394
Ordinary	Sale	785	7.394
Ordinary	Sale	264	7.394
Ordinary	Sale	181	7.396
Ordinary	Sale	316	7.396
Ordinary	Sale	75	7.396
Ordinary	Sale	944	7.394
Ordinary	Sale	150	7.398
Ordinary	Sale	150	7.398
Ordinary	Sale	36	7.398
Ordinary	Sale	1,379	7.386
Ordinary	Sale	4,871	7.386
Ordinary	Sale	41	7.4
Ordinary	Sale	400	7.4
Ordinary	Sale	425	7.4
Ordinary	Sale	127	7.4
Ordinary	Sale	280	7.4
Ordinary	Sale	203	7.4
Ordinary	Sale	465	7.4
Ordinary	Sale	567	7.4
Ordinary	Sale	946	7.394
Ordinary	Sale	1,494	7.402
Ordinary	Sale	1	7.398
Ordinary	Sale	137	7.398
Ordinary	Sale	872	7.398
Ordinary	Sale	38,938	7.386
Ordinary	Sale	732	7.402
Ordinary	Sale	12,180	7.4
Ordinary	Sale	52	7.402
Ordinary	Sale	35	7.402
Ordinary	Sale	278	7.402
Ordinary	Sale	132	7.402
Ordinary	Sale	396	7.402
Ordinary	Sale	20	7.402
Ordinary	Sale	130	7.402
Ordinary	Sale	48	7.402
Ordinary	Sale	591	7.402
Ordinary	Sale	230	7.402
Ordinary	Sale	300	7.402
Ordinary	Sale	1,200	7.402
Ordinary	Sale	48	7.402
Ordinary	Sale	134	7.402
Ordinary	Sale	16	7.402
Ordinary	Sale	2	7.402
Ordinary	Sale	105	7.402
Ordinary	Sale	7	7.402
Ordinary	Sale	19	7.402
Ordinary	Sale	7	7.402
Ordinary	Sale	236	7.402
Ordinary	Sale	234	7.402
Ordinary	Sale	418	7.402
Ordinary	Sale	720	7.4
Ordinary	Sale	166	7.402
Ordinary	Sale	498	7.402
Ordinary	Sale	20	7.402
Ordinary	Sale	58	7.402
Ordinary	Sale	50	7.402
Ordinary	Sale	718	7.396
Ordinary	Sale	24	7.402
Ordinary	Sale	7	7.402
Ordinary	Sale	315	7.402
Ordinary	Sale	147	7.402
Ordinary	Sale	206	7.402
Ordinary	Sale	99	7.402
Ordinary	Sale	40	7.402
Ordinary	Sale	1,200	7.406
Ordinary	Sale	389	7.4
Ordinary	Sale	24	7.402
Ordinary	Sale	1,257	7.402
Ordinary	Sale	17	7.402
Ordinary	Sale	4	7.402
Ordinary	Sale	236	7.403
Ordinary	Sale	143	7.402
Ordinary	Sale	10	7.402
Ordinary	Sale	656	7.398
Ordinary	Sale	4	7.402
Ordinary	Sale	236	7.403
Ordinary	Sale	817	7.402
Ordinary	Sale	751	7.4
Ordinary	Sale	1,255	7.4
Ordinary	Sale	3,170	7.386
	Total Purchases	1,748
	Total Sales	107,259

(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	27,617	7.4000921578
Ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	38,938	7.386
Ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	3,170	7.386

(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:	03/12/2021
###### 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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