BRD - Groupe Societe Generale S.A.

Major Shareholding Notification • Aug 1, 2024

National Storage Mechanism | Additional information

RNS Number : 7968Y

Societe Generale SA

01 August 2024

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	International Paper Company
(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	31/07/2024
(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"	Yes: Smith (DS) plc

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:	common stock
	Interests		Short positions
Number	%	Number	%
(1)  Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	285,878	0.08	246,213	0.07
(2)  Cash-settled derivatives:	0	0.00	805	0.00
(3)  Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	17,200	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	303,078	0.09	247,018	0.07

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 USD
common stock	Purchase	200	46.48
common stock	Purchase	24	45.86
common stock	Purchase	76	45.86
common stock	Purchase	100	46.02
common stock	Purchase	1	46.12
common stock	Purchase	1	46.16
common stock	Purchase	1	46.21
common stock	Purchase	3	46.05
common stock	Purchase	3	46.18
common stock	Purchase	4	45.92
common stock	Purchase	6	46.03
common stock	Purchase	6	46.14
common stock	Purchase	7	46.04
common stock	Purchase	13	45.97
common stock	Purchase	17	45.87
common stock	Purchase	248	46.48
common stock	Purchase	554	46.48
common stock	Purchase	1,032	46.48
common stock	Purchase	1,307	46.48
common stock	Purchase	1,367	46.48
common stock	Purchase	1,050	46.48
common stock	Purchase	2,678	46.48
common stock	Purchase	100	46.48
common stock	Purchase	47	46.48
common stock	Purchase	163	46.48
common stock	Purchase	1,300	46.48
common stock	Purchase	1	46.49
common stock	Purchase	1	46.53
common stock	Purchase	6	46.51
common stock	Purchase	6	46.53
common stock	Purchase	28	46.5
common stock	Purchase	35	45.97
common stock	Purchase	47	46.52
common stock	Purchase	64	46.54
common stock	Purchase	65	45.97
common stock	Purchase	66	46.52
common stock	Purchase	72	46.51
common stock	Purchase	76	46.52
common stock	Purchase	98	46.52
common stock	Purchase	98	46.55
common stock	Purchase	100	46.44
common stock	Purchase	100	46.46
common stock	Purchase	100	46.48
common stock	Purchase	100	46.49
common stock	Purchase	100	46.495
common stock	Purchase	100	46.5
common stock	Purchase	100	46.5
common stock	Purchase	100	46.51
common stock	Purchase	100	46.51
common stock	Purchase	100	46.51
common stock	Purchase	100	46.52
common stock	Purchase	100	46.52
common stock	Purchase	100	46.52
common stock	Purchase	100	46.52
common stock	Purchase	100	46.52
common stock	Purchase	100	46.53
common stock	Purchase	100	46.55
common stock	Purchase	200	46.46
common stock	Purchase	200	46.52
common stock	Purchase	302	46.55
common stock	Purchase	336	46.54
common stock	Purchase	377	46.53
common stock	Purchase	1	46.15
common stock	Sale	100	46.2
common stock	Sale	71	46.6
common stock	Sale	29	46.6
common stock	Sale	1,648	46.48
common stock	Sale	2	46.01
common stock	Sale	2	46.48
common stock	Sale	3	46.55
common stock	Sale	4	46.18
common stock	Sale	8	46.48
common stock	Sale	9	46.2
common stock	Sale	10	46.54
common stock	Sale	10	46.62
common stock	Sale	10	46.69
common stock	Sale	100	46.48
common stock	Sale	100	46.48
common stock	Sale	83	46.47
common stock	Sale	117	46.47
common stock	Sale	100	46.48
common stock	Sale	400	46.48
common stock	Sale	1	46.52
common stock	Sale	5	46.59
common stock	Sale	6	46.5
common stock	Sale	7	46.15
common stock	Sale	15	46.61
common stock	Sale	16	46.58
common stock	Sale	18	46.22
common stock	Sale	20	46.5
common stock	Sale	20	46.52
common stock	Sale	21	46.52
common stock	Sale	25	46.56
common stock	Sale	28	46.52
common stock	Sale	31	46.45
common stock	Sale	34	46.48
common stock	Sale	35	46.52
common stock	Sale	36	46.5
common stock	Sale	37	46.54
common stock	Sale	37	46.58
common stock	Sale	42	46.48
common stock	Sale	42	46.5
common stock	Sale	42	46.51
common stock	Sale	43	46.52
common stock	Sale	44	45.88
common stock	Sale	45	46.54
common stock	Sale	48	46
common stock	Sale	50	46.05
common stock	Sale	50	46.59
common stock	Sale	50	46.59
common stock	Sale	51	46
common stock	Sale	51	46.005
common stock	Sale	52	45.83
common stock	Sale	56	45.88
common stock	Sale	61	46.48
common stock	Sale	63	46.54
common stock	Sale	64	46.52
common stock	Sale	66	46.48
common stock	Sale	69	46.45
common stock	Sale	72	46.52
common stock	Sale	74	46.52
common stock	Sale	75	46.56
common stock	Sale	80	46.5
common stock	Sale	82	46.22
common stock	Sale	93	46.15
common stock	Sale	95	46.01
common stock	Sale	96	46.52
common stock	Sale	97	46.48
common stock	Sale	99	46.5
common stock	Sale	100	45.81
common stock	Sale	100	45.81
common stock	Sale	100	45.84
common stock	Sale	100	45.87
common stock	Sale	100	45.99
common stock	Sale	100	46.07
common stock	Sale	100	46.15
common stock	Sale	100	46.15
common stock	Sale	100	46.2
common stock	Sale	100	46.26
common stock	Sale	100	46.44
common stock	Sale	100	46.45
common stock	Sale	100	46.47
common stock	Sale	100	46.48
common stock	Sale	100	46.48
common stock	Sale	100	46.48
common stock	Sale	100	46.48
common stock	Sale	100	46.48
common stock	Sale	100	46.49
common stock	Sale	100	46.49
common stock	Sale	100	46.5
common stock	Sale	100	46.5
common stock	Sale	100	46.5
common stock	Sale	100	46.5
common stock	Sale	100	46.505
common stock	Sale	100	46.51
common stock	Sale	100	46.54
common stock	Sale	100	46.54
common stock	Sale	100	46.55
common stock	Sale	100	46.56
common stock	Sale	100	46.58
common stock	Sale	100	46.59
common stock	Sale	100	46.59
common stock	Sale	100	46.59
common stock	Sale	100	46.59
common stock	Sale	100	46.59
common stock	Sale	100	46.61
common stock	Sale	100	46.61
common stock	Sale	100	46.62
common stock	Sale	130	46.52
common stock	Sale	137	46.6
common stock	Sale	151	46.42
common stock	Sale	200	46.25
common stock	Sale	200	46.48
common stock	Sale	200	46.53
common stock	Sale	53	46.6
common stock	Sale	1,607	46.44673
common stock	Sale	85	45.92
common stock	Sale	50	45.92

(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 USD
common stock	CFD	Increasing a long position	2	46.01
common stock	CFD	Increasing a long position	2	46.48
common stock	CFD	Increasing a long position	3	46.55
common stock	CFD	Increasing a long position	4	46.18
common stock	CFD	Increasing a long position	9	46.2
common stock	CFD	Increasing a long position	10	46.54
common stock	CFD	Increasing a long position	10	46.62
common stock	CFD	Increasing a long position	10	46.69
common stock	CFD	Closing a long position	1	46.12
common stock	CFD	Closing a long position	1	46.16
common stock	CFD	Closing a long position	1	46.21
common stock	CFD	Closing a long position	3	46.05
common stock	CFD	Closing a long position	3	46.18
common stock	CFD	Closing a long position	4	45.92
common stock	CFD	Closing a long position	6	46.03
common stock	CFD	Closing a long position	6	46.14
common stock	CFD	Closing a long position	7	46.04
common stock	CFD	Closing a long position	13	45.97
common stock	CFD	Closing a long position	17	45.87
common stock	CFD	Closing a long position	248	46.48
common stock	CFD	Reducing a short position	8	46.48

(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

(ii)        Exercise

Class of relevant security	Product description e.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 dealing e.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?	YES

###### Date of disclosure:	01/08/2024
###### 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.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk .

SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN POSITIONS)

DETAILS OF OPEN STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVE (INCLUDING OPTION) POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.         KEY INFORMATION

Full name of person making disclosure:	SOCIETE GENERALE SA
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities the disclosure relates:	International Paper Company

2.         STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVES (INCLUDING OPTIONS)

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Written or purchased	Number of securities to which option or derivative relates	Exercise price per unit USD	Type e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date
common stock	Listed Put Option	Written	17,200	25	American	17/01/2025

3.         AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood:

It is not necessary to provide details on a Supplemental Form (Open Positions) with regard to cash-settled derivatives.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

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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