BRD - Groupe Societe Generale S.A.

Major Shareholding Notification • Aug 5, 2024

National Storage Mechanism | Additional information

RNS Number : 2273Z

Societe Generale SA

05 August 2024

The Form 8.3 - Company Name' announcement released on 02/08/2024 at 09:23 under RNS No 9841Y has been amended.

Amendments are identified with an asterisk (*).

The full amended text is shown below.

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	01/08/2024
(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:	*291,409	0.08	256,304	0.07
(2)  Cash-settled derivatives:	122	0.00	703	0.00
(3)  Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	17,200	0.00	-	0.00
TOTAL:	*308,731	0.09	257,007	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	28	46.43
common stock	Purchase	72	46.43
common stock	Purchase	2	46.63
common stock	Purchase	310	46.63
common stock	Purchase	13,086	46.63
common stock	Purchase	61	46.63
common stock	Purchase	100	46.63
common stock	Purchase	1	46.22
common stock	Purchase	1	46.25
common stock	Purchase	7	46.42
common stock	Purchase	12	46.42
common stock	Purchase	17	46.42
common stock	Purchase	20	46.16
common stock	Purchase	30	46.32
common stock	Purchase	59	46.21
common stock	Purchase	70	46.32
common stock	Purchase	80	46.16
common stock	Purchase	88	46.42
common stock	Purchase	99	46.22
common stock	Purchase	99	46.25
common stock	Purchase	100	46.07
common stock	Purchase	100	46.08
common stock	Purchase	100	46.18
common stock	Purchase	100	46.25
common stock	Purchase	100	46.32
common stock	Purchase	100	46.34
common stock	Purchase	100	46.405
common stock	Purchase	100	46.41
common stock	Purchase	100	46.41
common stock	Purchase	100	46.415
common stock	Purchase	100	46.415
common stock	Purchase	100	46.415
common stock	Purchase	100	46.42
common stock	Purchase	100	46.42
common stock	Purchase	100	46.42
common stock	Purchase	248	46.36
common stock	Purchase	100	46.41
common stock	Purchase	102	46.39
common stock	Purchase	3	46.39
common stock	Purchase	4,136	46.63
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit EUR
common stock	Purchase	361	43.054
common stock	Purchase	200	42.835
common stock	Purchase	200	42.835
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit USD
common stock	Sale	100	46.63
common stock	Sale	900	46.63
common stock	Sale	3	46.27
common stock	Sale	50	46.21
common stock	Sale	50	46.21
common stock	Sale	97	46.27
common stock	Sale	100	46.13
common stock	Sale	100	46.2
common stock	Sale	100	46.28
common stock	Sale	4	46.26
common stock	Sale	22	46.31
common stock	Sale	31	46.19
common stock	Sale	37	46.36
common stock	Sale	63	46.36
common stock	Sale	69	46.19
common stock	Sale	78	46.31
common stock	Sale	95	46.33
common stock	Sale	100	46.12
common stock	Sale	100	46.14
common stock	Sale	100	46.17
common stock	Sale	100	46.17
common stock	Sale	100	46.19
common stock	Sale	100	46.2
common stock	Sale	100	46.22
common stock	Sale	100	46.31
common stock	Sale	100	46.31
common stock	Sale	100	46.43
common stock	Sale	100	46.51
common stock	Sale	200	46.47
common stock	Sale	1,030	46.63
common stock	Sale	300	46.575
common stock	Sale	127	46.575
common stock	Sale	100	46.57
common stock	Sale	73	46.575
common stock	Sale	100	46.575
common stock	Sale	1	46.2
common stock	Sale	1	46.21
common stock	Sale	2	46.16
common stock	Sale	2	46.19
common stock	Sale	2	46.2
common stock	Sale	2	46.2
common stock	Sale	2	46.2
common stock	Sale	2	46.2
common stock	Sale	2	46.21
common stock	Sale	2	46.21
common stock	Sale	2	46.21
common stock	Sale	3	46.02
common stock	Sale	3	46.02
common stock	Sale	3	46.02
common stock	Sale	3	46.03
common stock	Sale	3	46.04
common stock	Sale	3	46.08
common stock	Sale	3	46.08
common stock	Sale	3	46.09
common stock	Sale	3	46.1
common stock	Sale	3	46.12
common stock	Sale	3	46.12
common stock	Sale	3	46.14
common stock	Sale	3	46.15
common stock	Sale	3	46.15
common stock	Sale	3	46.15
common stock	Sale	3	46.15
common stock	Sale	3	46.15
common stock	Sale	3	46.16
common stock	Sale	3	46.16
common stock	Sale	3	46.18
common stock	Sale	3	46.18
common stock	Sale	3	46.19
common stock	Sale	3	46.2
common stock	Sale	3	46.21
common stock	Sale	3	46.21
common stock	Sale	3	46.22
common stock	Sale	3	46.24
common stock	Sale	3	46.27
common stock	Sale	3	46.28
common stock	Sale	3	46.31
common stock	Sale	3	46.31
common stock	Sale	3	46.33
common stock	Sale	3	46.33
common stock	Sale	3	46.39
common stock	Sale	3	46.42
common stock	Sale	3	46.43
common stock	Sale	3	46.44
common stock	Sale	3	46.53
common stock	Sale	3	46.53
common stock	Sale	3	46.55
common stock	Sale	3	46.56
common stock	Sale	3	46.58
common stock	Sale	4	46.05
common stock	Sale	4	46.06
common stock	Sale	4	46.635
common stock	Sale	6	46.1
common stock	Sale	6	46.21
common stock	Sale	7	46.21
common stock	Sale	8	46.15
common stock	Sale	8	46.19
common stock	Sale	9	46.12
common stock	Sale	10	46.17
common stock	Sale	14	46.13
common stock	Sale	2	46.63
common stock	Sale	4	46.63
common stock	Sale	7	46.63
common stock	Sale	8	46.63
common stock	Sale	8	46.63
common stock	Sale	10	46.63
common stock	Sale	17	46.63
common stock	Sale	38	46.63
common stock	Sale	74	46.63
common stock	Sale	100	46.63
common stock	Sale	100	46.63
common stock	Sale	100	46.63
common stock	Sale	100	46.63
common stock	Sale	106	46.63
common stock	Sale	126	46.63
common stock	Sale	50	46.45
common stock	Sale	50	46.5
common stock	Sale	53	46.24
common stock	Sale	59	46.64
common stock	Sale	100	46.09
common stock	Sale	100	46.13
common stock	Sale	100	46.53
common stock	Sale	100	46.57
common stock	Sale	100	46.59
common stock	Sale	100	46.6
common stock	Sale	100	46.61
common stock	Sale	100	46.62
common stock	Sale	100	46.62
common stock	Sale	100	46.64
common stock	Sale	100	46.64
common stock	Sale	2	46.26
common stock	Sale	2	46.51
common stock	Sale	4	46.02
common stock	Sale	4	46.04
common stock	Sale	5	46.02
common stock	Sale	7	46.39
common stock	Sale	14	46.28
common stock	Sale	18	46.49
common stock	Sale	19	46.5
common stock	Sale	20	46.31
common stock	Sale	28	46.28
common stock	Sale	29	46.1
common stock	Sale	32	46.48
common stock	Sale	32	46.49
common stock	Sale	40	46.14
common stock	Sale	44	46.45
common stock	Sale	49	46.5
common stock	Sale	54	46.49
common stock	Sale	60	46.14
common stock	Sale	68	46.49
common stock	Sale	71	46.1
common stock	Sale	72	46.28
common stock	Sale	80	46.33
common stock	Sale	82	46.49
common stock	Sale	86	46.28
common stock	Sale	93	46.36
common stock	Sale	96	46.02
common stock	Sale	96	46.03
common stock	Sale	98	46.25
common stock	Sale	100	46.12
common stock	Sale	100	46.13
common stock	Sale	100	46.13
common stock	Sale	100	46.22
common stock	Sale	100	46.25
common stock	Sale	100	46.29
common stock	Sale	100	46.3
common stock	Sale	100	46.36
common stock	Sale	100	46.49
common stock	Sale	4,140	46.63
common stock	Sale	*3,800	46.63
common stock	Sale	8,240	46.63

(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	Opening a long position	1	46.2
common stock	CFD	Opening a long position	1	46.21
common stock	CFD	Opening a long position	2	46.16
common stock	CFD	Opening a long position	2	46.19
common stock	CFD	Opening a long position	2	46.2
common stock	CFD	Opening a long position	2	46.2
common stock	CFD	Opening a long position	2	46.2
common stock	CFD	Opening a long position	2	46.2
common stock	CFD	Opening a long position	2	46.21
common stock	CFD	Opening a long position	2	46.21
common stock	CFD	Opening a long position	2	46.21
common stock	CFD	Opening a long position	3	46.02
common stock	CFD	Opening a long position	3	46.02
common stock	CFD	Opening a long position	3	46.02
common stock	CFD	Opening a long position	3	46.03
common stock	CFD	Opening a long position	3	46.04
common stock	CFD	Opening a long position	3	46.08
common stock	CFD	Opening a long position	3	46.08
common stock	CFD	Opening a long position	3	46.09
common stock	CFD	Opening a long position	3	46.1
common stock	CFD	Opening a long position	3	46.12
common stock	CFD	Opening a long position	3	46.12
common stock	CFD	Opening a long position	3	46.14
common stock	CFD	Opening a long position	3	46.15
common stock	CFD	Opening a long position	3	46.15
common stock	CFD	Opening a long position	3	46.15
common stock	CFD	Opening a long position	3	46.15
common stock	CFD	Opening a long position	3	46.15
common stock	CFD	Opening a long position	3	46.16
common stock	CFD	Opening a long position	3	46.16
common stock	CFD	Opening a long position	3	46.18
common stock	CFD	Opening a long position	3	46.18
common stock	CFD	Opening a long position	3	46.19
common stock	CFD	Opening a long position	3	46.2
common stock	CFD	Opening a long position	3	46.21
common stock	CFD	Opening a long position	3	46.21
common stock	CFD	Opening a long position	3	46.22
common stock	CFD	Opening a long position	3	46.24
common stock	CFD	Opening a long position	3	46.27
common stock	CFD	Opening a long position	3	46.28
common stock	CFD	Opening a long position	3	46.31
common stock	CFD	Opening a long position	3	46.31
common stock	CFD	Opening a long position	3	46.33
common stock	CFD	Opening a long position	3	46.33
common stock	CFD	Opening a long position	3	46.39
common stock	CFD	Reducing a short position	3	46.42
common stock	CFD	Reducing a short position	3	46.43
common stock	CFD	Reducing a short position	3	46.44
common stock	CFD	Reducing a short position	3	46.53
common stock	CFD	Reducing a short position	3	46.53
common stock	CFD	Reducing a short position	3	46.55
common stock	CFD	Reducing a short position	3	46.56
common stock	CFD	Reducing a short position	3	46.58
common stock	CFD	Reducing a short position	4	46.05
common stock	CFD	Reducing a short position	4	46.06
common stock	CFD	Reducing a short position	4	46.635
common stock	CFD	Reducing a short position	6	46.1
common stock	CFD	Reducing a short position	6	46.21
common stock	CFD	Reducing a short position	7	46.21
common stock	CFD	Reducing a short position	8	46.15
common stock	CFD	Reducing a short position	8	46.19
common stock	CFD	Reducing a short position	9	46.12
common stock	CFD	Reducing a short position	10	46.17
common stock	CFD	Reducing a short position	14	46.13
common stock	CFD	Increasing a short position	2	46.63

(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:	*05/08/2024
###### 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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