--- title: "REG - Societe Generale SA Rotork PLC - Form 8.3 - Rotork plc" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/295932504.md" description: "Societe Generale SA disclosed its position in Rotork plc on August 14, 2026. The entity holds 72,825,683 shares (8.9%) and short positions equivalent to 36,744,692 shares (4.5%). On August 13, Societe Generale purchased significant volumes of Rotork ordinary shares at approximately 4.84p and increased CFD short positions." datetime: "2026-08-14T12:08:27.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/295932504.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/295932504.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/295932504.md) --- # REG - Societe Generale SA Rotork PLC - Form 8.3 - Rotork plc RNS Number : 7930Q Societe Generale SA 14 August 2026 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: SOCIETE GENERALE SA (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 Rotork 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 13/08/2026 (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" 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: 0.5p ordinary Interests Short positions Number % Number % (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: 72,825,683 8.91 28,301 0.00 (2) Cash-settled derivatives: 0 0.00 36,716,391 4.49 (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00 0 0.00 TOTAL: 72,825,683 8.91 36,744,692 4.50 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 0.5p ordinary Purchase 65,000 4.84145 0.5p ordinary Purchase 495,943 4.838 0.5p ordinary Purchase 247,409 4.838 0.5p ordinary Purchase 23 4.842 0.5p ordinary Purchase 60 4.842 0.5p ordinary Purchase 61 4.842 0.5p ordinary Purchase 137 4.842 0.5p ordinary Purchase 586 4.842 0.5p ordinary Purchase 659 4.84 0.5p ordinary Purchase 694 4.84 0.5p ordinary Purchase 966 4.84 0.5p ordinary Purchase 58 4.844 0.5p ordinary Purchase 58 4.844 0.5p ordinary Purchase 59 4.844 0.5p ordinary Purchase 60 4.842 0.5p ordinary Purchase 60 4.844 0.5p ordinary Purchase 61 4.84 0.5p ordinary Purchase 61 4.842 0.5p ordinary Purchase 62 4.842 0.5p ordinary Purchase 63 4.842 0.5p ordinary Purchase 395 4.84 0.5p ordinary Purchase 411 4.842 0.5p ordinary Purchase 483 4.842 0.5p ordinary Purchase 689 4.842 0.5p ordinary Purchase 1,057 4.842 0.5p ordinary Purchase 1,772 4.844 0.5p ordinary Purchase 2,481 4.842 0.5p ordinary Purchase 3,526 4.842 0.5p ordinary Purchase 506 4.84 0.5p ordinary Purchase 1,042 4.842 0.5p ordinary Purchase 475 4.84 0.5p ordinary Purchase 744 4.838 0.5p ordinary Purchase 530 4.84 0.5p ordinary Purchase 336 4.84 0.5p ordinary Purchase 360 4.84 0.5p ordinary Purchase 432 4.84 0.5p ordinary Purchase 139 4.84 0.5p ordinary Purchase 615 4.84 0.5p ordinary Purchase 861 4.842 0.5p ordinary Purchase 384 4.84 0.5p ordinary Purchase 576 4.84 0.5p ordinary Purchase 336 4.84 0.5p ordinary Purchase 600 4.84 0.5p ordinary Purchase 390 4.84 0.5p ordinary Purchase 492 4.84 0.5p ordinary Purchase 480 4.84 0.5p ordinary Purchase 576 4.84 0.5p ordinary Purchase 820 4.84 0.5p ordinary Purchase 451 4.84 0.5p ordinary Purchase 528 4.838 0.5p ordinary Purchase 936 4.84 0.5p ordinary Purchase 456 4.84 0.5p ordinary Purchase 820 4.842 0.5p ordinary Purchase 482 4.84 0.5p ordinary Purchase 768 4.84 0.5p ordinary Purchase 336 4.84 0.5p ordinary Purchase 902 4.84 0.5p ordinary Purchase 336 4.84 0.5p ordinary Purchase 336 4.84 0.5p ordinary Purchase 496 4.84 0.5p ordinary Purchase 336 4.84 0.5p ordinary Purchase 408 4.84 0.5p ordinary Purchase 576 4.84 0.5p ordinary Purchase 576 4.838 0.5p ordinary Purchase 504 4.838 0.5p ordinary Purchase 1,066 4.842 0.5p ordinary Purchase 336 4.84 0.5p ordinary Purchase 528 4.838 0.5p ordinary Purchase 336 4.84 0.5p ordinary Purchase 533 4.84 0.5p ordinary Purchase 476 4.84 0.5p ordinary Purchase 789 4.838 0.5p ordinary Sale 1,777 4.838 0.5p ordinary Sale 7,110 4.838 0.5p ordinary Sale 9,567 4.838 0.5p ordinary Sale 16,618 4.838 0.5p ordinary Sale 789 4.838 (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 0.5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 65,000 4.84145 0.5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 495,943 4.838 0.5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 247,409 4.838 (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 - Typee.g. American, European etc. - Expiry date - Option money paid/ received per unit (ii) Exercise - Class of relevant security - Product descriptione.g. call option - Exercising/ exercised against - Number of securities - Exercise price per unit (d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) - Class of relevant security - Nature of dealinge.g. subscription, conversion - Details - Price per unit (if applicable) 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" - 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" - None (c) Attachments - Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? - NO Date of disclosure: 14/08/2026 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. 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