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RNS Number : 2148D Societe Generale SA 01 March 2022
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 Spectris plc
relates:
Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
(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: 28/02/2022
For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date
prior to the disclosure
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making YES: Oxford Instruments plc
disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"
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: 1,992,407 1.80 5,923 0.01
(2) Cash-settled derivatives: 0 0.00 2,542 0.00
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to 0 0.00 0 0.00
purchase/sell:
1,992,407 1.80 8,465 0.01
TOTAL:
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 88 29.29
Ordinary Purchase 36 29.29
Ordinary Purchase 112 30.08
Ordinary Purchase 395 28.06
Ordinary Purchase 729 28.06
Ordinary Purchase 884 28.06
Ordinary Purchase 81 29.29
Ordinary Purchase 33 29.29
Ordinary Purchase 120 30.08
Ordinary Purchase 86 29.29
Ordinary Purchase 35 29.29
Ordinary Purchase 20 30.08
Ordinary Purchase 101 30.08
Ordinary Purchase 17 29.91
Ordinary Purchase 67 29.91
Ordinary Purchase 1 29.91
Ordinary Purchase 4,346 28.06
Ordinary Purchase 7,858 28.06
Ordinary Purchase 928 28.06
Ordinary Purchase 6,222 28.06
Ordinary Purchase 2,384 28.06
Ordinary Purchase 129 28.06
Ordinary Purchase 2,131 28.06
Ordinary Purchase 213 28.06
Ordinary Purchase 214 28.06
Ordinary Purchase 789 28.06
Ordinary Purchase 2,834 28.06
Ordinary Purchase 276 28.06
Ordinary Purchase 1,343 28.06
Ordinary Purchase 1,222 28.06
Ordinary Purchase 3,686 28.06
Ordinary Purchase 133 28.06
Ordinary Purchase 76 29.74
Ordinary Purchase 94 29.74
Ordinary Purchase 43 29.9
Ordinary Purchase 32 29.9
Ordinary Purchase 101 29.93
Ordinary Purchase 75 29.72
Ordinary Purchase 230 29.7
Ordinary Purchase 168 29.33
Ordinary Purchase 75 29.47
Ordinary Purchase 75 29.39
Ordinary Purchase 49 29.25
Ordinary Purchase 196 28.5
Ordinary Purchase 75 29.08
Ordinary Purchase 75 29.08
Ordinary Purchase 75 28.08
Ordinary Purchase 166 31.13
Ordinary Purchase 20 30.15
Ordinary Purchase 145 30.15
Ordinary Purchase 111 29.93
Ordinary Purchase 27 27.88
Ordinary Purchase 18 27.85
Ordinary Purchase 175 28.02
Ordinary Purchase 18 27.8
Ordinary Purchase 18 27.78
Ordinary Purchase 18 27.78
Ordinary Purchase 18 27.78
Ordinary Purchase 19 27.78
Ordinary Purchase 19 27.78
Ordinary Purchase 18 27.78
Ordinary Purchase 23 27.92
Ordinary Purchase 19 27.78
Ordinary Purchase 25 27.84
Ordinary Purchase 18 27.8
Ordinary Purchase 18 27.78
Ordinary Purchase 2 28.08
Ordinary Purchase 19 27.78
Ordinary Purchase 14 28.31
Ordinary Purchase 1 28.31
Ordinary Purchase 18 27.8
Ordinary Purchase 18 27.85
Ordinary Sale 80 30.38
Ordinary Sale 70 30.32
Ordinary Sale 80 30.4
Ordinary Sale 80 27.1
Ordinary Sale 112 30.05
Ordinary Sale 163 31.37
Ordinary Sale 85 30.06
Ordinary Sale 30 30.06
Ordinary Sale 125 27.46
Ordinary Sale 73 30.05
Ordinary Sale 47 30.05
Ordinary Sale 110 30.06
Ordinary Sale 126 27.46
Ordinary Sale 8 30.06
Ordinary Sale 21 30.36
Ordinary Sale 69 30.35
Ordinary Sale 2 30.36
Ordinary Sale 66 30.36
Ordinary Sale 52 30.33
Ordinary Sale 121 30.05
Ordinary Sale 57 30.68
Ordinary Sale 459 30.67
Ordinary Sale 111 30.06
Ordinary Sale 45 30.68
Ordinary Sale 78 27.46
Ordinary Sale 55 27.46
Ordinary Sale 42 30.33
Ordinary Sale 70 30.5
Ordinary Sale 154 27.31
Ordinary Sale 154 27.33
Ordinary Sale 72 28.13
Ordinary Sale 153 27.35
Ordinary Sale 41 28.13
Ordinary Sale 75 30.28
Ordinary Sale 55 30.51
Ordinary Sale 43 28.11
Ordinary Sale 16 30.51
Ordinary Sale 149 28.09
Ordinary Sale 56 28.11
Ordinary Sale 50 28.11
Ordinary Sale 152 27.57
Ordinary Sale 119 30.29
Ordinary Sale 88 27.88
Ordinary Sale 35 30.3
Ordinary Sale 70 30.3
Ordinary Sale 75 29.97
Ordinary Sale 150 28.08
Ordinary Sale 36 27.61
Ordinary Sale 75 29.95
Ordinary Sale 100 27.59
Ordinary Sale 154 27.26
Ordinary Sale 24 27.59
Ordinary Sale 116 27.61
Ordinary Sale 75 30.45
Ordinary Sale 75 29.96
Ordinary Sale 28 27.59
Ordinary Sale 75 30.28
Ordinary Sale 75 30.36
Ordinary Sale 152 27.68
Ordinary Sale 75 30.43
Ordinary Sale 59 30.35
Ordinary Sale 17 30.62
Ordinary Sale 46 28.03
Ordinary Sale 75 30.62
Ordinary Sale 103 30.42
Ordinary Sale 75 30.36
Ordinary Sale 75 30.42
Ordinary Sale 70 30.49
Ordinary Sale 199 27.05
Ordinary Sale 104 28.03
Ordinary Sale 75 30.39
Ordinary Sale 8 28.02
Ordinary Sale 142 28.02
Ordinary Sale 150 28.04
Ordinary Sale 75 30.43
Ordinary Sale 37 30.42
Ordinary Sale 151 27.77
Ordinary Sale 155 27.11
Ordinary Sale 79 30.08
Ordinary Sale 37 30.38
Ordinary Sale 64 30.38
Ordinary Sale 39 30.37
Ordinary Sale 30 27.29
Ordinary Sale 124 27.29
Ordinary Sale 39 30.36
Ordinary Sale 55 30.37
Ordinary Sale 41 30.35
Ordinary Sale 130 30.33
Ordinary Sale 83 30.36
Ordinary Sale 1 30.38
Ordinary Sale 100 30.38
Ordinary Sale 151 27.8
Ordinary Sale 166 30.05
Ordinary Sale 75 30.07
Ordinary Sale 111 31.3
Ordinary Sale 130 30.38
Ordinary Sale 26 30.05
Ordinary Sale 100 30.05
Ordinary Sale 80 30.14
Ordinary Sale 35 30.05
Ordinary Sale 155 27.13
Ordinary Sale 185 27.45
Ordinary Sale 75 30.52
Ordinary Sale 15 29.97
Ordinary Sale 88 29.98
Total Purchases 39,917
Total Sales 9,034
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of relevant security Product description Nature of dealing Number of reference securities Price per unit GBP
e.g. CFD e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short
position
(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 Expiry date Option money paid/ received per unit
e.g. American, European etc. GBP
(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security Product description Exercising/ exercised against Number of securities Exercise price per unit GBP
e.g. call option
(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant security Nature of dealing Details Price per unit (if applicable) GBP
e.g. subscription, conversion
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: 01/03/2022
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
(http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk) .
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