TIDMMERL
RNS Number : 9919R
Societe Generale SA
01 November 2019
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.
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(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this Merlin Entertainments plc
form relates:
Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
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(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state
this and specify identity
of offeror/offeree:
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(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: 31/10/2019
For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date
prior to the disclosure
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(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making NO
disclosures in respect
of any other party to the offer?
If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"
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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
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Number % Number %
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(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: 13,426,200 1.31 282,379 0.03
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(2) Cash-settled derivatives: 0 0.00 13,414,319 1.31
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(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to
purchase/sell: 0 0.00 0 0.00
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TOTAL: 13,426,200 1.31 13,696,698 1.34
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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 Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit
security GBP
Ordinary Purchase 54 4.549
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Ordinary Purchase 35 4.549
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Ordinary Purchase 1,420 4.546
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Ordinary Purchase 536 4.546
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Ordinary Purchase 608 4.546
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Ordinary Purchase 108 4.548
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Ordinary Purchase 103 4.548
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Ordinary Purchase 54 4.547
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Ordinary Purchase 97 4.548
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Ordinary Purchase 96 4.548
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Ordinary Purchase 431 4.545
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Ordinary Purchase 6,004 4.548
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Ordinary Purchase 1,812 4.548
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Ordinary Purchase 270 4.546
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Ordinary Purchase 536 4.546
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Ordinary Purchase 6,701 4.546
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Ordinary Purchase 461 4.546
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Ordinary Purchase 536 4.546
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Ordinary Purchase 547 4.562
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Ordinary Purchase 250,000 4.547
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Ordinary Sale 529 4.548
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Ordinary Sale 831 4.548
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Ordinary Sale 665 4.547
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Ordinary Sale 581 4.547
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Ordinary Sale 1,630 4.547
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Ordinary Sale 1,111 4.547
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Ordinary Sale 172 4.547
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Ordinary Sale 103 4.548
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Ordinary Sale 750 4.548
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Ordinary Sale 764 4.547
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Ordinary Sale 315 4.547
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Ordinary Sale 235 4.548
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Ordinary Sale 704 4.547
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Ordinary Sale 105 4.547
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Ordinary Sale 691 4.547
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Ordinary Sale 947 4.548
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Ordinary Sale 680 4.547
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Ordinary Sale 843 4.547
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Ordinary Sale 747 4.548
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Ordinary Sale 306 4.548
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Ordinary Sale 1,433 4.547
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Ordinary Sale 408 4.548
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Ordinary Sale 45 4.547
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Ordinary Sale 2,709 4.546
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Ordinary Sale 1,379 4.547
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Ordinary Sale 592 4.547
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Ordinary Sale 749 4.547
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Ordinary Sale 241 4.547
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Ordinary Sale 1,538 4.548
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Ordinary Sale 7,146 4.546
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Ordinary Sale 1,015 4.546
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Ordinary Sale 543 4.547
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Ordinary Sale 573 4.547
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Ordinary Sale 921 4.546
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Ordinary Sale 2,606 4.546
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Ordinary Sale 833 4.547
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Ordinary Sale 2,533 4.548
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Ordinary Sale 1,253 4.548
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Ordinary Sale 7,198 4.545
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Ordinary Sale 249 4.545
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Ordinary Sale 3,817 4.545
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Ordinary Sale 1,752 4.545
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Ordinary Sale 245 4.545
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Ordinary Sale 2,107,387 4.55
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Ordinary Sale 1,737,000 4.55
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Ordinary Sale 3,188,000 4.55
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Ordinary Sale 1,118,098 4.55
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Ordinary Sale 547 4.562
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Ordinary Sale 250,000 4.547
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Total Purchases 270,409
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Total Sales 8,453,519
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(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of relevant Product description Nature of dealing Number of reference Price per unit GBP
security e.g. CFD e.g. opening/closing a securities
long/short position,
increasing/reducing a
long/short position
(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class of Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type Expiry date Option money
relevant description purchasing, securities price per e.g. paid/
security e.g. call selling, to which unit American, received per
option varying etc. option European unit
relates etc. GBP
(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant Product description Exercising/ exercised Number of securities Exercise price per
security e.g. call option against unit GBP
(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: 01/11/2019
Contact name: Paul Jenkins
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Telephone number*: +44 20 7676 6969
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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.The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website
at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.
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